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Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) audits Illinois (IL) table pits under 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.600 Table Games, covering Des Plaines, Elgin, Aurora, and Joliet across United States. Within IL Jurisdiction #17, IGB regulates optical reader boards and burn-card procedures while enforcing a 21+ age threshold across Illinois.

IL Legal Age
21+
Gaming Regulator
IGB
Standard Shoe
8 Decks
Scoreboard Display
5 Roads
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 20 Hands

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Big Road B B P B B P P B P B B P P P B P B B P P
Big Eye Boy ≠ ≠ ≠ = = ≠ = ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ =
Small Road = = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠
Cockroach Pig = = = ≠ = = ≠ = ≠ = ≠ = ≠ ≠

Verified Illinois (IL) 8-deck sample shoe (BBPBBPPBPBBPPPBPBBPP) rendered by the locked road engine.

Big Road B is Banker, P is Player Roads under it Red (=): repeating Blue (≠): breaking
Step-by-Step Mark Proofs (Rule 1 & Rule 2)
Big Eye Boy (Lookback 1) Verified Mark #2

This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

  1. Column 3 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 1 column back, at Column 2.
  2. Column 2 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 2 stopped exactly one row above this bead.

Small Road (Lookback 2) Verified Mark #2

Column 3 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 4 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 3 with Column 1, 2 columns further back.
  2. Column 3 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 3, the one that just finished, with Column 1.

Cockroach Pig (Lookback 3) Verified Mark #2

Column 4 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 5 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 4 with Column 1, 3 columns further back.
  2. Column 4 has 2 beads. Column 1 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 1.

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Key Facts & Table Specifications

Regulatory Authority
Illinois Gaming Board (IGB)

Enforces 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.600 Table Games across Illinois.

Minimum Legal Age
21+ Years Old

Mandatory government ID verification in Des Plaines, Elgin, Aurora, and Joliet.

Approved Table Formats
High-Limit Salon Midi-Baccarat & Main Concourse Mini-Baccarat

8-deck commercial sealed shoe with automated burn and cut-card audit

Commission & Payout Structure
5% Banker vigorish (1.06% house edge) on classic shoes and EZ Baccarat 3-card Banker 7 push (1.02% edge)

Also supports EZ Baccarat (3-Card Banker 7 Push).

Primary Gaming Markets
Des Plaines, Elgin, Aurora, and Joliet

5-road digital LED displays showing Bead Plate, Big Road, Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig

01 · IL Regulatory Framework

IGB Oversight for Illinois (IL #17)

Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) audits Illinois (IL) table pits under 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.600 Table Games, covering Des Plaines, Elgin, Aurora, and Joliet across United States. Within IL Jurisdiction #17, IGB regulates optical reader boards and burn-card procedures while enforcing a 21+ age threshold across Illinois.

On Illinois (IL) scoreboards in Des Plaines, Elgin, Aurora, and Joliet, IGB standardizes main-concourse mini pits: Big Road hollow circles log IL Banker (B) or Player (P) coup winners, whereas IL Big Eye Boy, Small Road, and Cockroach Pig matrices record red (=) for repeating IL column depth or blue (≠) for IL depth breaks under Macau Rule 1 and 3-case Rule 2.

IL AttributeIllinois StandardIGB Note
IL Statute86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.600 Table GamesIGB #17 audit
IL CitiesDes Plaines, Elgin, Aurora, and Joliet21+ ID required
IL FormatsHigh-Limit Salon Midi-Baccarat (IL)optical reader boards & burn-card procedures
  • Verify 21+ photo ID at IGB checkpoints in Des Plaines, Elgin, Aurora, and Joliet.
  • Inspect Illinois (IL) felt placards for optical reader boards and main-concourse mini pits.
  • Test IL shoe BBPBBPPBPBBPPPBPBBPP inside our free 8-Road Calculator.
02 · IL Scoreboard Geometry

Illinois (IL) Big Road and Lookback Display Rules

Across Des Plaines, Elgin, Aurora, and Joliet, Illinois (IGB #17) dealers apply deterministic Punto Banco third-card rules under 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.600 Table Games. Every IL 8-deck shoe audits optical reader boards and burn-card procedures so past IL scoreboard beads never alter upcoming Illinois coup probabilities.

Before wagering in Illinois (IL), players inspect IGB placards in Des Plaines, Elgin, Aurora, and Joliet for High-Limit Salon Midi-Baccarat vs. Main Concourse Mini-Baccarat terms and verify IL sequences using sequence BBPBBPPBPBBPPPBPBBPP in our free 8-Road Calculator.

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythA long run of red (=) marks on a Illinois (IL) display means Banker is favored next.
TruthRed (=) on IL derived roads means the Big Road pattern repeated; Illinois odds depend only on remaining cards.
MythPlayers in Des Plaines, Elgin, Aurora, and Joliet can make optional third-card draws on totals of 5 or 6.
TruthUnder 86 Ill. Adm. Code 3000.600 Table Games, all Illinois (IGB) third-card draws follow the mandatory Punto Banco tableau.
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