Object

Royale Casino Service Tray

A shallow service tray used by Royale Casino staff to carry and present wagering tokens and high-value plaques to the craps table. The tray is sized to hold stacks of chips and rectangular $100,000 plaques; its rim keeps items from sliding as a cascade of chips and plaques spills forward. Casino personnel set it on the table and the objects on it shift under the players' hands, producing a sudden, consequential scatter that draws stunned looks from staff and players alike.

3 appearances

Purpose

To transport and present casino chips, plaques, and related gaming paraphernalia to the craps table during play and payouts.

Significance

Functions as the physical instrument that delivers the pile of chips and $100,000 plaques that enable Riker's dramatic leverage; the tray's contents catalyze the scene's turning point as ownership, rules, and escape hinge on the material tokens it brings to the table.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S2E12 · The Royale

Loaded Dice, Legal Fiction

The service tray arrives carrying $100,000 plaques; its visual delivery signals the casino's recognition of an extraordinary win and dramatically escalates stakes, creating the tangible evidence Riker needs to credibly effect the purchase fiction.

Before: Carried by casino staff approaching the table, holding plaques and chips for potential payout.

After: Set down at the table and contributes to the visual cascade of large-value tokens that Riker leverages during the buyout declaration.

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S2E12 · The Royale

Loaded Dice, Legal Title

The service tray also functions as the physical surface from which the plaques are presented; casino staff use it to carry high-value tokens to the table, and it becomes part of the shocked staff's display of potential liability.

Before: Contained the $100,000 plaques, carried by the assistant manager.

After: Emptied or left at the table as plaques are ceremonially pushed forward as part of the payout.

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S2E12 · The Royale

The Buyout and the Revolving Door

A service tray bearing $100,000 plaques arrives as the casino's procedural response to a large win, visually signifying the house's attempt to satisfy payouts until the bank is exceeded; it punctuates the moment the assistant manager declares the bank broken.

Before: Carried by the assistant manager toward the table, loaded with high-denomination plaques to cover large bets.

After: Placed on the table and then rendered irrelevant when Riker claims purchase; the plaques remain as evidence of the bank's limit.

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