Side-by-side regional comparison of commission and settlement rules between Tampa Bay Regional Gaming Market (Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, Tampa, Florida) under Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission and Detroit Commercial Casino Market (MGM Grand Detroit, Detroit, Michigan) under Michigan Gaming Control Board, covering EZ & 5% Salon versus MGCB 5% & Sup6 settlement, Light & Wonder i-Score & Angel Eye Shoes versus TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards scoreboards, and $25 main pit to $100 to $5,000 high-limit salon table limits.
Sample 8-deck shoe trajectory rendered identically on Light & Wonder i-Score & Angel Eye Shoes (Tampa Bay) and TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards (Detroit MI).
This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 1 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
This bead is at Row 3. Column 1 stopped at Row 2, one row above → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 1 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 1 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
Verified at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa and Tampa Oriental Gaming Pit in Tampa, Florida under Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission.
Verified at MGM Grand Detroit and MotorCity Casino Hotel in Detroit, Michigan under Michigan Gaming Control Board.
High-limit salons scale to $100 to $10,000 high-limit salon in Tampa Bay and $100 to $5,000 high-limit salon in Detroit MI.
Tampa Bay applies bar-7 three-card Banker push across main floor tables; Detroit MI applies commission box lammers or 1:2 payout on Banker 6.
Both markets render 5-road displays (Light & Wonder i-Score & Angel Eye Shoes and TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards) with optical shoe reader verification with top-card burn count.
Across Tampa Bay Regional Gaming Market (TPA) and Detroit Commercial Casino Market (DTW), standardized commission and settlement rules rules diverge: Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission inspects high-volume EZ Baccarat and 5% traditional salon tables at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, whereas Michigan Gaming Control Board enforces 5% commission and No-Commission Super 6 at MGM Grand Detroit.
Across both main pits and salons, Tampa Bay Regional Gaming Market ($25 main pit to $100 to $10,000 high-limit salon) links bar-7 three-card Banker push across main floor tables to optical shoe reader verification with top-card burn count, whereas Detroit Commercial Casino Market ($25 downtown pit to $100 to $5,000 high-limit salon) links commission box lammers or 1:2 payout on Banker 6 to MGCB standard top-card indicator burn.
| Comparison Attribute | Tampa Bay (TPA) | Detroit MI (DTW) |
|---|---|---|
| Regulator & Hub | Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission (Tampa, Florida) | Michigan Gaming Control Board (Detroit, Michigan) |
| Flagship & Secondary Venues | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa / Tampa Oriental Gaming Pit | MGM Grand Detroit / MotorCity Casino Hotel |
| Commission & Push Rule | high-volume EZ Baccarat and 5% traditional salon tables | 5% commission and No-Commission Super 6 |
| Main Pit & Salon Limits | $25 main pit / $100 to $10,000 high-limit salon | $25 downtown pit / $100 to $5,000 high-limit salon |
Hardware differences between Light & Wonder i-Score & Angel Eye Shoes in Tampa, Florida and TCS John Huxley Omni Scoreboards in Detroit, Michigan affect screen layout and commission and settlement rules callouts, yet Small Road (column 3 row 2) and Cockroach Pig (column 4 row 2) math stays invariant.
Across Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa (TPA) and MGM Grand Detroit (DTW), large Asian gaming pit with midi-squeeze and mini-baccarat and 7-seat mini-baccarat and high-limit midi-baccarat pacing combines with Dragon 7 (40:1), Panda 8 (25:1), and Pair (11:1) and Dragon Bonus, Super 6, and Pair wagers under governed oversight.
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