The system of Internal Controls submitted by a Sports Wagering
Operator in accordance with
205
CMR 238.02 shall include policies and
procedures relative to the Sports Wagering Counter.
(1) Each Sports Wagering Counter shall:
(a) Be designed and constructed to provide
adequate security for the materials stored and the activities performed
therein. Such design and construction shall be approved by the
Commission;
(b) Include manually
triggered silent alarm systems, which shall be connected directly to the
monitoring rooms of the surveillance and the security departments;
(c) Include one or more Ticket Writer
Stations, each of which shall contain:
1. A
Ticket Writer's drawer and interface through which financial transactions
related to Sports Wagering will be conducted;
2. A permanently affixed number, which shall
be visible to the closed circuit television system;
3. Manually triggered silent alarm systems,
which shall be connected directly to the monitoring rooms of the surveillance
and the security departments; and
4. Full enclosures, unless funds in excess of
$30,000 are either secured in a drop safe approved by the Commission or
transferred to the vault or cage.
(d) Include closed circuit television cameras
capable of accurate visual monitoring and recording of any activities,
including the capturing of the patron's facial image when conducting
transactions at the counter;
(e)
Have an alarm for each emergency exit door that is not a mantrap; and
(f) Include 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 vault shall:
1. Be a fully enclosed room, located in an
area not accessible to the public;
2. Have a metal door with a locking mechanism
that shall be maintained and controlled by the Sports Wagering
manager;
3. Have an alarm device
that signals the surveillance department whenever the door to the vault is
opened; and
4. Have closed circuit
television cameras capable of accurate visual monitoring and recording of all
activities in the vault.
(2) A Sports Wagering Counter shall have an
operating balance not to exceed an amount described in the system of internal
controls submitted by a Sports Wagering Operator in accordance with
205
CMR 138.02: Account
Refusals. 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, the
security department shall notify the surveillance department that the transfer
will take place. The surveillance department shall monitor the transfer. The
funds shall be transferred with appropriate documentation.
