Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 52, December 26, 2024
(a) Each facility
manager's internal control system shall include internal controls for bill
validators and their related canisters. The internal controls shall be
submitted to and approved by the commission according to K.A.R. 112-104-1. Each
electronic device configured to accept any combination of currency, gaming
tickets, coupons, and any other instruments authorized by the commission shall
be equipped with a bill validator.
(b) Each bill validator used by the facility
manager shall meet the technical standards adopted by the commission under
article 110. The identifying information on each bill validator shall be noted
on the master list of approved gaming machines in accordance with K.A.R.
112-107-10.
(c) If an electronic
device has a bill validator that is controlled by a software program that can
be modified without replacing any physical element of the bill changer, the
facility manager shall submit for review and approval the manager's internal
controls, which shall address the following:
(1) The method for detecting authorized and
unauthorized software changes;
(2)
the generation of a daily report from its EGM monitoring system, which
immediately documents the software change;
(3) procedures for the control and
installation of the software by the management information systems (MIS)
department;
(4) the creation of a
software control log by the MIS department evidencing all authorized changes to
the bill validator software; and
(5) the review and comparison of the report
and log required in paragraphs (c)(2) and (4) by the internal audit department
for any deviations and investigation.
(d) Access to the bill validator shall be
controlled by at least one lock, the key to which shall be controlled by the
EGM department.
(e) Unless
otherwise authorized by the commission, each electronic device with a bill
validator attached shall also be equipped with the following mechanical,
electrical, or electronic machines:
(1) A
cash box meter that continuously and automatically registers the total amount
in dollars accepted by the bill validator;
(2) bill meters that continuously and
automatically count, for each denomination of currency accepted by the bill
validator, the actual number of bills accepted by the bill validator; and
(3) any other meters that may be
required by the executive director.
(f) The bill validator in each electronic
device shall contain a secure, tamper-resistant container known as a bill
validator canister. Currency, gaming tickets, coupons, and commission-approved
instruments inserted into the bill validator shall be deposited into the bill
validator canister.
(g) The bill
validator canister shall be secured to the bill validator by two separate
locks, the keys to which shall be different from each other. One key shall be
to the lock on the belly door or main door of the EGM, and the second key shall
be for the lock on the release mechanism on the bill validator canister. If
there is not a full door on the bill validator, the lock on the release
mechanism on the bill validator canister shall detect and display whether the
lock is locked or unlocked and communicate whether the lock is locked or
unlocked to an EGM monitoring system. The keys shall be maintained and
controlled as follows:
(1) The key to the
belly door or main door of the electronic device shall be maintained and
controlled by the EGM department.
(2) The key to the lock securing the release
mechanism on the bill validator canister shall be maintained and controlled by
the security department. The security department shall establish a sign-out and
sign-in procedure for this key, which shall include documentation of each
transfer.
(h) Each bill
validator canister shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Have at least one lock securing the
contents of the bill validator canister, the key to which shall be maintained
and controlled by the cage department;
(2) have a slot opening through which
currency, gaming tickets, and coupons can be inserted into the bill validator
canister;
(3) have a mechanical
arrangement or device that prohibits the removal of currency, gaming tickets,
and coupons from the slot opening whenever the bill validator canister is
removed from the bill validator;
(4) be fully enclosed, except for openings
that may be required for the operation of the bill validator or the bill
validator canister. However, the location and size of the openings shall not
affect the security of the bill validator canister, its contents, or the bill
validator;
(5) have an asset
number that is permanently imprinted, affixed, or impressed on the outside of
the bill validator canister that corresponds to the asset number of the
electronic device to which the bill validator has been attached. In lieu of the
asset number, a facility manager may develop and maintain, with prior
commission approval, a system for assigning a unique identification number to
its bill validator canisters. The system shall ensure that each bill validator
canister can readily be identified, either manually or by computer, when in use
with, attached to, and removed from a particular bill validator. Each unique
identification number shall be permanently imprinted, affixed, or impressed on
the outside of each bill validator canister that does not otherwise bear an
asset number. The asset number or unique identification number shall be
conspicuous and visible to persons involved in removing or replacing the bill
validator canister in the bill validator and through the facility manager's
surveillance system. However, emergency bill validator canisters may be
maintained without an asset number or a unique identification number if the
word "emergency" is permanently imprinted, affixed, or impressed on each
canister and if, when put into use, each canister is temporarily marked with
the asset number of the electronic device to which the bill validator is
attached; and
(6) be designed and
installed in a manner that renders the electronic device inoperable in the
event of the removal or absence of the bill validator canister.
(i) Notwithstanding paragraph
(h)(5), any facility manager that uses a computerized EGM monitoring system may
use bill validator canisters and any related components, which shall, through
the use of technology approved by the commission, meet the following
requirements:
(1) Have a unique identifier
number assigned to each bill validator canister:
(A) The number shall not be subject to change
without the approval of the executive director; and
(B) the facility manager shall provide the
commission with a list of the unique identifier numbers;
(2) in the EGM monitoring system, associate
the bill validator canister with the electronic device into which the bill
validator canister is inserted. The association shall remain with the bill
validator canister until the completion of the count process; and
(3) provide the commission and the facility
manager with a method to determine the unique identifier number of the bill
validator canister.