Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
230.260 requires the commission to
"promulgate administrative regulations to establish standards for the conduct
of sports wagering."KRS 230.361 states the "racing
commission shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish a fully
functioning sports wagering system...."KRS 230.805
permits sports wagering at a licensed facility for sports wagering on licensed
premises. This administrative regulation establishes controls for sports
wagering on licensed premises, including the floor plan, security,
surveillance, sports wagering windows, sports wagering kiosks, sports wagers
and vouchers, drop and count, and incident reporting.
Section 1. Floor Plan.
(1) An applicant for a sports wagering
operator's license shall specify where sports wagering will take place within
the licensed facility for sports wagering, if any, by providing the following
information:
(a) A drawing to scale of the
building, and each floor thereof, in which sports wagering shall be conducted,
at a scale sufficient to identify all of the information established in this
section.
(b) The drawing shall
depict the following information:
1. The total
square footage of the race and sports book location;
2. A diagram, outlined in red, of the
proposed designated area for the sports wagering, if any, on each floor within
the building;
3. The race and
sports book locations, including each wagering window;
4. The locations of each sports wagering
kiosk. Notwithstanding the foregoing, licensees may move sports wagering kiosks
from one location to another with approval of the racing commission;
5. Any race and sports book location that is,
or is from time to time, a restricted race and sports book location, specifying
the nature of the restrictions and when they will apply;
6. Each cage;
7. The count room;
8. The vault;
9. Any other restricted areas; and
10. All areas subject to
surveillance.
(c) A
certificate of compliance approved by the local fire and building officials
which has been approved; and a written statement by the appropriate local
official that handicapped access to the designated licensed facility for sports
wagering has been provided.
(2)
(a) The
race and sports book shall include both sports wagering and pari-mutuel
products.
(b) All floor plans for a
race and sports book shall be approved by the commission. In considering a
request related to a floor plan, the commission shall consider, among other
things:
1. The equitable number, size, and
picture clarity of displays or other equipment used to show broadcasts of horse
racing and sporting events;
2. The
equitable number of sports wagering kiosks and pari-mutuel wagering terminals;
and,
3. The presence of a live
sports wagering teller on the licensed premises.
(3) The designated licensed
facility for sports wagering and simulcasting areas shall be approved by the
commission as a condition of license approval.
(4) A floor plan may be amended upon request
by the licensed premises and approval by the racing commission. Such a request
shall be filed with the racing commission in writing at least seventy-two (72)
hours prior to the time for which implementation of the amendment(s) is
sought.
(5) If a licensee includes
a sports wagering kiosk in a simulcast area, the layout of the simulcast area
shall be subject to commission approval.
Section 4.
Anonymous Wagers and Payouts Greater Than $10,000. The requirements of this
section only apply for wagers and payouts not associated with a sports wagering
account.
(1) Prior to accepting any wager in
excess of $10,000 or making a payout in excess of $10,000 on a winning wager, a
licensee shall obtain and record the following information:
(a) The patron's full legal name;
(b) The patron's date of birth;
(c) The patron's principal physical address
other than a post office box;
(d)
The patron's Social Security number, or the last four (4) digits of the Social
Security number, or an equivalent government identification number for a
noncitizen, such as a passport or taxpayer identification number; and
(e) The document number from one of the
following valid identification credentials collected from the patron to verify
their identity:
1. Driver's license;
2. Passport;
3. Non-resident alien identification
card;
4. Other reliable
government-issued identification credentials; or
5. Other picture identification credential
normally acceptable as a means of identification when cashing checks.
(2) Subsequent to
accepting a wager in excess of $10,000 or making a payout in excess of $10,000
on a winning wager the licensee shall maintain records for five (5) years that
include:
(a) The time and date of the wager or
payout;
(b) The amount of the wager
or payout;
(c) The patron's full
legal name;
(d) The ticket writer
or other identification of the location where the wager or payout occurred;
and
(e) The identification of the
employee(s) accepting or approving the wager and payout on the wager.
(3) Licensees shall monitor all
wagers and payouts to ensure patrons are not circumventing the recording and
reporting requirements of this section.
Section 5. Wagering Windows.
(1) Each licensed premises may have one or
more wagering windows located in the race and sports book location or other
window locations as approved by the racing commission.
(2) A wagering window shall:
(a) Be designed and constructed to provide
maximum security for the materials stored and the activities performed therein,
in a manner approved by the racing commission;
(b) Include one (1) or more ticket writer
stations, each of which shall:
1. Interface
with the Sports Wagering System for all sports wagers placed;
2. Contain a permanently affixed number,
which shall be visible to the surveillance system;
3. Contain manually triggered silent alarm
systems, which shall be connected directly to the surveillance operation
room(s); and
4. Contain full
enclosures, unless funds are either secured in a drop safe approved by the
racing commission or transferred to the vault or cage;
(c) Include manually triggered silent alarm
systems, which shall be connected directly to the surveillance operation
room(s);
(d) Provide for
surveillance equipment capable of accurate visual monitoring and recording of
any activities; and
(e) Require any
emergency exit door that is not a mantrap to be alarmed.
(3) A wagering window shall have access to a
secure location, such as a vault, for the purpose of storing funds issued by a
cage to be used in the operation of Sports Wagering. The secure location shall:
(a) Be a fully enclosed room, located in an
area not accessible to the public;
(b) Have a metal door with a locking
mechanism that shall be maintained and controlled by the wagering
manager;
(c) Have an alarm device
that signals surveillance personnel if the door to the secure location is
opened; and
(d) Have surveillance
equipment capable of accurate visual monitoring and recording of all activities
in the secure location.
(4) A wagering window shall have an operating
balance not to exceed an amount specified in the licensee's internal controls
and approved by the racing commission. Funds in excess of the operating balance
shall be transferred to the cage in a secured container by an employee of the
counter accompanied by a security officer. Prior to transporting the funds,
security personnel shall notify surveillance personnel that the transfer will
take place. Surveillance personnel shall monitor the transfer. The funds shall
be transferred with appropriate documentation as set forth in the internal
controls, as approved by the commission.
(5) The assets for which each ticket writer
is responsible shall be maintained on an imprest basis. A ticket writer shall
not permit any other person to access the ticket writer's imprest
inventory.
(6) A ticket writer
shall begin a shift with an imprest amount of currency and coin to be known as
the "wagering inventory." No funds shall be added to or removed from the
wagering inventory during such shift except:
(a) In collection of sports wagers;
(b) In order to make change for a patron
placing a wager;
(c) In collection
for the issuance of vouchers;
(d)
In payment of winning or properly cancelled or refunded wagers;
(e) In payment of vouchers;
(f) To process deposits or withdrawals to or
from a sports wagering account, where supported;
(g) In exchanges with the cashier's cage, a
satellite cage, or vault supported by proper documentation which documentation
shall be sufficient for accounting reconciliation purposes; or
(h) In payment of appeasement
payments.
(7) A wagering
inventory slip shall be completed and signed by the wagering manager, and the
following information shall be recorded thereon at the commencement of a shift:
(a) The date, time, and shift of
preparation;
(b) The denomination
of currency and coin in the wagering inventory issued to the ticket
writer;
(c) The total amount of
each denomination of currency and coin in the Wagering inventory issued to the
ticket writer;
(d) The ticket
writer station to which the ticket writer is assigned; and
(e) The signature of the wagering
manager.
(8) A ticket
writer assigned to a ticket writer station shall count and verify the wagering
inventory at the vault or other approved location and shall reconcile the count
to the wagering inventory slip. The ticket writer shall sign the count sheet
attesting to the accuracy of the information recorded thereon. The wagering
inventory shall be placed in a ticket writer's drawer and transported directly
to the appropriate ticket writer station by the ticket writer.
(9) If funds are transferred from the vault
to a ticket writer, the wagering manager responsible for the vault shall
prepare a two-part Writer Transfer-Out form. Upon completion of the form, the
original shall be retained by the vault manager and the duplicate shall be
retained by the ticket writer. The form shall include:
(a) Date and time of the transfer;
(b) Designation of the vault
location;
(c) Ticket writer station
to where the funds are being transferred to;
(d) Amount of each denomination being
transferred;
(e) Total amount of
the transfer;
(f) Signature of the
preparer of the transfer;
(g)
Signature of the manager verifying and issuing the funds; and (h) Signature of
the ticket writer verifying and receiving the funds.
(10) If funds are transferred from the ticket
writer to a vault, a two-part Writer Transfer-In form shall be prepared. Upon
completion of the form, the original shall be retained by the ticket writer and
the duplicate shall be immediately returned with the funds to the vault. The
form shall include:
(a) Date and time of the
transfer;
(b) Designation of the
vault location where the funds are being transferred to;
(c) Ticket writer station to where the funds
are being transferred from;
(d)
Amount of each denomination being transferred;
(e) Total amount of the transfer;
(f) Signature of the ticket writer verifying
and sending the funds to the vault; and
(g) Signature of the manager verifying and
receiving the funds.
(11) At the conclusion of a ticket writer's
shift, the ticket writer's drawer and its contents shall be transported
directly to the vault or to a location approved by the racing commission in the
wagering window, where the ticket writer shall count the contents of the drawer
and record on the Wagering Inventory Slip the following information:
(a) The date, time, and shift of
preparation;
(b) The denomination
of currency and coupons in the drawer;
(c) The total amount of each denomination of
currency and coupons in the drawer;
(d) The total of the Writer Transfer-Out
forms;
(e) The total of the Writer
Transfer-In forms;
(f) The total
amount in the drawer; and
(g) The
signature of the ticket writer.
(12) The wagering manager shall compare the
ticket writer closing balance to the wagering inventory slip total, record any
over or short amount, and sign the wagering inventory slip.
(13) If the wagering inventory slip lists an
overage or shortage, the ticket writer and the wagering manager shall attempt
to determine the cause of the discrepancy in the count. If the discrepancy
cannot be resolved, such discrepancy shall be reported to surveillance
personnel and the wagering manager or supervisor in charge at such time. Any
discrepancy in excess of $500 shall be reported to the racing commission. Such
report shall include:
(a) Date on which the
discrepancy occurred;
(b) Shift
during which the discrepancy occurred;
(c) Name of the ticket writer;
(d) Name of the wagering manager;
(e) Ticket writer station number;
and
(f) Amount of the
discrepancy.
(14) If
funds are transferred from the vault to the cashier's cage, the wagering
manager responsible for the vault shall prepare a two (2) part Vault
Transfer-Out form. Upon completion of the form, the original shall be retained
by the vault manager and the duplicate shall be transferred with the funds to
the cashier's cage. The form shall include:
(a) Date and time of the transfer;
(b) Designation of the vault
location;
(c) Designation of the
cage location;
(d) Amount of each
denomination being transferred;
(e)
Total amount of the transfer;
(f)
Signature of the preparer of the transfer;
(g) Signature of the vault manager verifying
and issuing the funds; and
(h)
Signature of the cage cashier verifying and receiving the funds.
(15) If funds are transferred from
the cashier's cage to a vault, a two-part Vault Transfer-In form shall be
prepared. Upon completion of the form, the original shall be retained by the
cage cashier and the duplicate shall be transferred with the funds to the
vault. The form shall include:
(a) Date and
time of the transfer;
(b)
Designation of the vault location where the funds are being transferred
to;
(c) Cashier location where the
funds are being transferred from;
(d) Amount of each denomination being
transferred;
(e) Total amount of
the transfer;
(f) Signature of the
cage cashier verifying and sending the funds to the vault; and
(g) Signature of the vault manager verifying
and receiving the funds.
(16) In lieu of separate wagering windows
with live tellers, cage personnel may write and cash tickets.
Section 6. Wrong Ticket Claims.
Subject to a ticket writer's discretion, any claim by a patron that he or she
has been issued a sports wagering ticket other than that requested shall be
made before the patron has left the wagering window or before the ticket writer
has initiated a transaction with another patron.
Section 7. Sports Wagering Kiosks. A licensee
may utilize sports wagering kiosks located in a licensed premises for wagering
transactions in conjunction with a sports wagering system in a location
approved by the commission. A sports wagering kiosk shall be established and
operated as follows:
(1) All aspects of a
sports wagering kiosk, including the computer and any related hardware,
software, or related devices, shall be submitted to a nationally recognized,
independent testing laboratory approved by the racing commission for
certification testing and approved by the racing commission prior to use by a
licensee. The racing commission may require any additional testing or field
inspection of the sports wagering kiosk it deems necessary prior to or after
approval;
(2) To obtain a temporary
license, a licensee may submit to the racing commission a certification report
of an independent testing laboratory of kiosk components in operation in
another jurisdiction in the United States where the licensee is currently
licensed or permitted. The report must certify the kiosk components to either
the GLI-33 Standards or, at the discretion of the racing commission, a standard
deemed to be the equivalent of the GLI-33 Standards. This alternative
certification report must include a list of all critical files and associated
signatures and an appendix which lists the differences of any controlled items
or processes required to be certified in Kentucky which were not certified in
the jurisdiction in which the report was issued. Upon review of the
certification report, the racing commission will make a determination on
whether to accept the certification or require additional information or
documentation or testing.
(3) Each
sports wagering kiosk shall be configured not to:
(a) Issue a sports wagering ticket with a
wager in excess of $10,000;
(b)
Redeem a winning sports wagering ticket with a value in excess of $10,000 or
other limits set by the IRS; or
(c)
Issue or redeem a sports wagering voucher with a value in excess of $10,000 or
other limits set by the IRS;
(4) All sports wagering kiosks shall have a
sign permanently affixed to the kiosk notifying the public that patrons shall
not be Underage Persons, as approved by the commission;
(5) On a schedule approved by the commission,
a licensee shall remove the drop boxes in the sports wagering kiosks. The drop
boxes shall be monitored and recorded by surveillance. The licensee shall
submit the sports wagering kiosk drop schedule to the commission or its
designee; and
(6) The licensee
shall reconcile the sports wagering kiosks on a schedule approved by the
commission pursuant to internal controls. Any variance of $500 dollars or more
shall be documented by the accounting department and reported in writing to the
racing commission within five (5) business days after drop and count of sports
wagering kiosks. The report shall indicate the cause of the variance and shall
contain any documentation required to support the stated explanation.
(7) In locations where sports wagering kiosks
do not allow for redemption, the licensee shall display prominently the methods
of paying out or cashing out vouchers near each sports wagering
kiosk.
Section 8. Drop
and Count.
(1) A licensed premises shall have
a count room whose physical access shall be limited to count team employees,
designated staff, commission employees, and other persons authorized by the
licensee, and shall remain locked unless entry and exist is required by
authorized persons.
(a) Count team employees
shall not exit or enter the count room during the count except for emergencies
or scheduled breaks.
(b)
Surveillance staff shall be notified if count room employees exit or enter the
count room during the count.
(c) A
licensee shall establish a count team policy that shall address the
transportation of extraneous personal items such as personal belongings,
toolboxes, beverage containers, into or out of the count room.
(2) Security of the count and the
count room shall be ensured to prevent unauthorized access, misappropriation of
funds, forgery, theft, or fraud.
(a) All
counts shall be performed by at least two (2) employees.
(b) At no time during the count shall there
be fewer than two (2) count team employees in the count room until the drop
proceeds have been accepted into cage or vault accountability.
(c) Count team employees shall be independent
of the department being counted. A cage or vault employee may be used if they
are not the sole recorder of the count and do not participate in the transfer
of drop proceeds to the cage or vault. An accounting employee may be used if
there is an independent audit of all count documentation.
(3) Currency cassettes and drop boxes shall
be securely removed from sports wagering kiosks.
(a) Surveillance shall be notified prior to
the drop boxes or currency cassettes being accessed in a kiosk.
(b) At least two employees shall be involved
in the collection of currency cassettes and drop boxes from kiosks and at least
one employee should be independent of kiosk accountability.
(c) Currency cassettes and drop boxes shall
be secured in a manner that restricts access to only employees authorized by
the licensee.
(d) If applicable,
redeemed vouchers collected from the kiosk shall be secured and delivered to
the appropriate department (cage or accounting) for reconciliation.
(e) Controls shall be established, and
procedures implemented to ensure that currency cassettes contain the correct
denominations and have been properly installed.
(f) Access to stored full kiosk drop boxes
and currency cassettes shall be restricted to:
1. Employees authorized by the licensee;
and
2. In an emergency, additional
persons authorized for the resolution of a problem.
(g) The kiosk count shall be performed in a
secure area, such as the cage or count room.
(h) If counts from kiosks and any other areas
requiring counts occur simultaneously in the count room, procedures shall be in
effect that prevent the commingling of funds from the kiosks with any other
areas requiring counts.
(i) The
kiosk drop boxes and currency cassettes shall be individually emptied and
counted so as to prevent the commingling of funds between kiosks until the
count of the kiosk contents has been recorded.
(j) Procedures shall be implemented to ensure
that any corrections to the count documentation are permanent and identifiable,
and that the original, corrected information remains legible. Corrections shall
be verified by two (2) employees.
Section 9. Winning Wagers and Vouchers.
(1) Payment on valid sports wagering tickets
shall be made only if presented and surrendered within one (1) year following
the settling of the sporting event, or, in the event of a parlay, the
last-in-time sporting event to settle on the ticket. Failure to present a
ticket within one (1) year shall constitute a waiver of the right to receive
payment on the ticket.
(2) Sports
wagering vouchers shall be valid for one (1) year after the date of issuance.
Failure to present any voucher for redemption within one (1) year of issuance
shall constitute a waiver of the right to receive payment on the
voucher.
(3) A mutilated sports
wagering ticket or voucher that cannot be identified as a valid ticket or
voucher shall not be accepted for payment.
(4) A licensee shall establish a written
procedure for granting patrons an opportunity to file a claim on a lost sports
wagering ticket or voucher and provide a copy to the racing
commission.
Section 10.
Cashiers, Windows, and Cages.
(1) Each
licensed premises shall have on or immediately adjacent to the race and sports
book location a physical structure known as a cashiers' cage to house the
cashiers, which is located in or within close proximity to the race and sports
book location. Each licensed premises may also have one or more satellite cages
in or within close proximity to the race and sports book location.
(2) A cage or satellite cage shall be fully
enclosed and shall have the following features:
(a) Perform financial transactions related to
sports wagering;
(b) Be designed
and constructed to provide maximum security for the materials stored and the
activities performed therein, in a manner approved by the racing
commission;
(c) Include openings at
one or more numbered cashier windows through which financial transactions
related to sports wagering will be conducted, each of which shall contain a
cashier's drawer;
(d) Include
manually triggered silent alarm systems, which shall be connected directly to
the surveillance and the security operation room(s);
(e) Provide for surveillance equipment
capable of accurate visual monitoring and recording of any activities;
and
(f) Include a mantrap if the
cage or satellite cage secure assets having a value greater than an amount
established by the racing commission. The outer door of the mantrap shall be
controlled by security personnel and the inner door shall be controlled by
accounting personnel. The doors of the mantrap shall have separate and distinct
locking mechanisms on each door of the double door entry and exit system. The
mantrap shall be subject to continuous surveillance coverage.
(3) Each licensed premises may
have one or more service windows to serve as a location in the facility to
conduct financial transactions. Such window shall be designed and constructed
in accordance with subsection (2)(b) of this section, and access shall be
controlled by an accounting supervisor.
(4) If approved paperless systems are not in
use, the internal controls shall require that documents regarding the funds
stored in cages shall be transported between cages in a secure manner approved
by the racing commission and accompanied by security.
(5) Each licensed premises shall have on hand
in the cage, or readily available such as in a restricted bank account or by
bond, a reserve of cash to pay winning patrons.
(6) A cashiers' cage and any satellite cage
shall be segregated by personnel such that no single person has both control
and approval for any aspect of cage operations maintained.
(7) A qualified supervisor may perform the
functions of a cashier provided the functions are not incompatible with proper
separation of duties. A supervisor shall not operate from another cashier or
supervisor's imprest inventory.
(8)
The assets for which each cashier is responsible shall be maintained on an
imprest basis. A cashier shall not permit any other person to access his or her
imprest inventory. Cashier functions shall include the following:
(a) Perform check consolidations, total or
partial redemptions, or substitutions for patrons;
(b) Receive cash, authorized cash equivalents
and authorized electronic transfers from patrons in exchange for currency or
sports wagering vouchers;
(c)
Perform deposit and withdrawal transactions for sports wagering accounts, where
supported;
(d) Process exchanges
with cashiers, supported by documentation with signatures thereon, for the
effective segregation of functions in the cashiers' cage;
(e) Receive sports wagering tickets or
vouchers from patrons or authorized employees in exchange for cash;
and
(f) Exchange and reconcile
imprest funds used by attendants, including imprest change/pouch payout
funds.
(9) A licensed
premises may consolidate the cashier functions, provided that the cashier is
qualified to perform all functions and performs no functions incompatible with
proper separation of duties.
Section
11. Security and Surveillance.
(1) The licensed premises shall have
appropriate physical security and surveillance controls that:
(a) Enable a suitable response to any
security issue within the licensed premises; and
(b) Prevent any person from tampering with or
interfering with the operation of any sports wagering or equipment.
(2) The licensed premises shall
establish provisions describing the duties and operation of its security
department, which shall include details relative to the design, construction,
and location of primary and secondary armored car routes, including provisions
for the security of such routes.
(3) Licensed premises shall install,
maintain, and operate a surveillance system that has the capability to monitor
and record continuous unobstructed views of all sports wagering and financial
transactions as well as any dynamic displays of sports wagering
information.
(4) The surveillance
system shall:
(a) Have the capability to
display all camera views on a monitor; and
(b) Record all camera views.
(5) The surveillance system shall
be maintained and operated from a surveillance operation room(s) or, when
authorized by the racing commission, a secured location, such as a locked
cabinet.
(a) The surveillance operation
room(s) shall be secured to prevent unauthorized entry.
(b) The location of the surveillance
operation room or rooms shall ensure the interior is not visible to the public
and employees who do not work in the surveillance room or rooms.
(c) Access to the surveillance operation
room(s) shall be limited to surveillance personnel, the racing commission, and
other persons authorized by the licensee.
(d) Surveillance operation room(s) access
logs shall be maintained, recording all entries and exits.
(e) No personal recording devices of any kind
are permitted in the surveillance operation room. This includes devices such as
cameras, video recorders, and mobile phones.
(f) Surveillance operation room equipment
shall have total override capability over all other satellite surveillance
equipment.
(6) If a
power loss to the surveillance system occurs, alternative security procedures,
such as additional supervisory or security employees, shall be implemented
immediately.
(7) The surveillance
system shall record an accurate date and time stamp on recorded events. The
displayed date and time shall not significantly obstruct the recorded
view.
(8) All surveillance
employees shall be trained in the use of the equipment and wagering
rules.
(9) A periodic inspection of
the surveillance systems shall be conducted. When a dedicated camera stops
providing coverage in the racing and sports book or to sports wagering kiosks,
the coverage failure and necessary repairs shall be documented, and repairs
initiated within seventy-two (72) hours.
(a)
If a dedicated camera stops providing coverage, alternative security
procedures, such as additional supervisory or security personnel, shall be
implemented immediately.
(b) The
racing commission shall be notified of any coverage failure for more than
twenty-four (24) hours and the alternative security measures being
implemented.
(10)
Surveillance coverage shall be provided for the following areas as follows:
(a) For public entrances to the licensed
facility for sports wagering:
1. Each entrance
shall have sufficient coverage of at least two (2) cameras that shall be able
to positively identify each person entering; and
2. Each security check-in point at the
entrances shall have a dedicated camera to capture an unobstructed facial view
of all persons entering the licensed premises.
(b) For non-public entrances to the licensed
facility for sports wagering, including loading docks and emergency exits:
1. Each entrance shall have sufficient camera
coverage, of at least two cameras with sufficient image quality to be able to
positively identify each person entering;
2. Employee entrances shall be secured either
via the use of digitally controlled access systems or by in-person verification
conducted by security; and
3.
Policies shall be in place requiring that employees entering the licensed
facility for sports wagering be identifiable and of sufficient quality to
positively identify each person entering.
(c) For restricted areas of the licensed
facility for sports wagering:
1. All
restricted areas shall have surveillance coverage sufficient that all persons
in the area can be clearly identified;
2. All restricted areas shall have sufficient
coverage and resolution that all cash-handling and gaming equipment and
currency and currency equivalents are identifiable;
3. All restricted areas shall have additional
camera coverage sufficient to provide asset protection as approved by the
racing commission; and
4. Access to
coverage of the surveillance operation room is limited to senior management and
the racing commission.
(d) For all race and sports book locations:
1. The surveillance system shall monitor and
record general activities, to include the ticket writer and cashier areas, with
sufficient clarity to identify the personnel performing the different
functions; and
2. All race and
sports book locations shall have sufficient coverage that a patron can be
tracked throughout the entirety of the race and sports book location.
(e) For ticket writer stations:
1. All ticket writer stations shall have
sufficient coverage to identify currency amounts;
2. Any ticket writer stations that can be
utilized for placing wagers shall have surveillance coverage sufficient to
identify the patron and employee involved in the transaction; and
3. Surveillance personnel shall have access
to the ticket writer stations to access transaction amounts.
(f) For sports wagering kiosks,
the surveillance system shall monitor and record activities occurring at each
sports wagering kiosk with:
1. Sufficient
clarity to identify the activity and the individuals performing it, including
maintenance, drops or fills, and redemption of sports wagering tickets or
vouchers; and
2. Accurate time
stamps.
(g) For the cage
and vault:
1. The surveillance system shall
monitor and record activities occurring in each cage and vault area with:
a. Sufficient clarity to identify individuals
within the cage and patrons and staff members at the window areas, and to
confirm the amount of each cash transaction; and
b. Accurate time stamps.
2. Each cashier station shall be equipped
with one (1) dedicated overhead camera covering the transaction area;
and
3. The cage or vault area in
which exchange and transfer transactions occur shall be monitored and recorded
by a dedicated camera or motion activated dedicated camera that provides
coverage with sufficient clarity to identify the amounts on the exchange and
transfer documentation. Controls provided by a computerized exchange and
transfer system constitute an adequate alternative to viewing the amounts on
the exchange and transfer documentation.
(h) For count rooms, the surveillance system
shall:
1. Monitor and record with sufficient
clarity a general overview of all areas where cash or cash equivalents may be
stored or counted; and
2. Provide
coverage of count equipment with sufficient clarity to view any attempted
manipulation of the recorded data.
(i) All machines capable of dispensing cash
shall have sufficient coverage to view the transaction and the currency amount
being dispensed and the individuals at the machine.
(11) The licensed premises shall utilize an
incident reporting system to document incidents and activities, as set forth in
paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(a) Security
and surveillance procedures approved by the racing commission shall be
implemented for reporting:
1. An individual
engaged in, attempting to engage in, or suspected of cheating, theft,
embezzlement, or other illegal activities;
2. An individual possessing a firearm,
electronic control device, dangerous weapon, or other device or object
prohibited KAR Title 809;
3. An
individual in the race and sports book location who is a prohibited person, the
subject of a law enforcement contact by the licensee, or a potential victim of
human trafficking.
4. All camera,
system, or recording outages;
5.
Any routine tasks accomplished by security or surveillance personnel at the
request of another team; and
6. Any
suspicious incidents observed.
(b) Any violation of the Act or KAR Title 809
shall be identified as such in the incident reporting system.
(c) The racing commission shall have
real-time, read-only access to the incident reporting system.
(d) The incident reporting system shall be
capable of generating reports that detail all incident types and such reports
shall be delivered to the racing commission upon request.
(e) The incident reporting system shall be in
an electronic format equipped with software that prevents modification of an
entry after it has been initially entered into the system.
(f) The incident reporting system shall
document the following:
1. Assignment number
of the incident;
2. Date and
time;
3. Name and identification
license of the individual covering the incident;
4. Nature of the incident; and
5. Resolution of the incident.
(g) All recordings required by
this section shall be retained for a minimum retention period of ninety (90)
calendar days. Suspected crimes, illegal activity, or detentions by security
personnel discovered within the initial retention period shall be copied and
retained for a time period not less than five (5) years.