Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Each slot
machine which accepts coin or tokens shall have:
1. A container, to be known as a payout
reserve container ("hopper"), in which coins or slot tokens are retained by the
slot machine to automatically dispense coins or slot tokens to pay jackpots or
credits remaining on a slot machine, or to automatically replenish another
hopper in the slot machine with coins or slot tokens. The slot machine shall be
designed to divert accepted coins or slot tokens that exceed the amount of the
initial hopper fill from the hopper to the slot drop bucket or, if applicable,
the slot drop box;
2. A container,
known as a slot drop bucket or slot drop box, to collect coins or slot tokens
that are retained by the slot machine and are not used to make change or
automatic jackpot payouts. Each slot drop bucket or slot drop box shall be
identified by a number which corresponds to the asset number of the slot
machine, and which is permanently imprinted on or affixed to the outside of the
slot drop bucket or slot drop box in numerals. The number shall be conspicuous
and clearly visible to persons involved in removing or replacing the slot drop
bucket or slot drop box in the slot machine and through the casino licensee's
closed circuit camera coverage system. The size and location of the number are
subject to prior approval by the Division. In addition to bearing an asset
number, each slot drop bucket or slot drop box may also be identified by a bar
code label that is securely affixed thereto. Each bar code label affixed to a
slot drop bucket or slot drop box shall be:
i. Encoded, at a minimum, with the asset
number of the slot machine in which the slot drop bucket or slot drop box is
housed; and
ii. Prepared in
accordance with a casino licensee's internal controls, which controls shall
require, without limitation, the completion of a Bar Code Label Request Form
that is signed by the requester and the preparer; provided, however, that a bar
code label prepared by a member of the count team shall be tested and verified
by a count room supervisor or representative of the casino accounting
department other than a member of the count team, prior to the label being
attached to the slot drop bucket or slot drop box; and
3. On those slot machines which include a
bill changer, a secure, tamper-resistant container known as a slot cash storage
box, in which shall be deposited all currency, gaming vouchers, and coupons
inserted into the bill changer.
(b) A slot drop bucket shall be housed in a
secure compartment separate from any other compartment of the slot machine.
Access to the compartment shall be by two keys, both of which are different
from each other and different from the keys utilized to secure all other
compartments of the slot machine. One key shall be maintained and controlled by
the casino security department and the other key shall be maintained by the
casino accounting department in a secure area within that department. Access to
the key may be gained only by a supervisor of the department and shall require
the use of a sign-in and sign-out procedure.
(c) Any slot machine equipped to accept slot
tokens in denominations of $ 25.00 or more shall utilize a slot drop box,
rather than a slot drop bucket.
(d)
A slot drop box shall have:
1. A slotted
opening through which coins and slot tokens can be deposited;
2. A device that will automatically close and
lock the slotted opening upon removal of the slot drop box from the slot
machine; and
3. A key securing the
contents of the slot drop box which is different from the keys utilized to
secure all other compartments of the slot machine. The key shall be maintained
and controlled by the accounting department in a secure area within that
department. Access to the key may be gained only by a supervisor in that
department and shall require the use of a sign-in and sign-out
procedure.
(e) A slot
drop box shall be housed in a locked compartment separate from any other
compartment of the slot machine. The compartment in which the slot drop box is
located shall be secured by a key, which shall be different from the key
securing the contents of the slot drop box and any other compartment of the
slot machine. The compartment key shall be maintained and controlled by the
casino security department in a secure area within that department. Access to
the key may be gained only by a supervisor in that department and shall require
the use of a sign-in and sign-out procedure.
(f) Each slot cash storage box shall:
1. Have a key securing the contents of the
slot cash storage box which is different from the keys utilized to secure all
other compartments of the slot machine. The key shall be maintained and
controlled by the accounting department in a secure area within that
department. Access to the key may be gained only by a supervisor in that
department and shall require the use of a sign-in and sign-out
procedure;
2. Have a slot opening
through which currency, gaming vouchers and coupons can be inserted into the
slot cash storage box;
3. Have a
mechanical arrangement or device that prohibits removal of currency, gaming
vouchers and coupons from the slot opening whenever the slot cash storage box
is removed from the bill changer;
4. Be fully enclosed, except for such
openings as may be required for the operation of the bill changer or the slot
cash storage box; provided, however, that the location and size of such
openings shall not affect the security of the slot cash storage box, its
contents or the bill changer; and
5. Have an asset number that is permanently
imprinted, affixed or impressed on the outside of the slot cash storage box
which corresponds to the asset number of the slot machine to which the bill
changer has been attached. In lieu of the asset number, a casino licensee may
develop and maintain, in accordance with its internal controls, a system for
assigning a unique identification number to its slot cash storage boxes. The
asset number or unique identification number must be conspicuous and clearly
visible to persons involved in removing or replacing the slot cash storage box
in the bill changer and through the casino licensee's closed circuit television
system. In addition to bearing an asset number or unique identification number,
each slot cash storage box may also be identified by a bar code label that is
securely affixed thereto. Each bar code label affixed to a slot cash storage
box shall be:
i. Encoded, at a minimum, with
the asset number of the slot machine in which the slot cash storage box is
housed; and
ii. Prepared in
accordance with a casino licensee's internal controls, which controls shall
require, without limitation, the completion of a Bar Code Label Request Form
that is signed by the requester and the preparer; provided, however, that a bar
code label prepared by a member of the count team shall be tested and verified
by a count room supervisor or representative of the casino accounting
department other than a member of the count team, prior to the label being
attached to the slot cash storage box.
(g) Access to the area in which the slot cash
storage box is located shall be secured by a key ("belly glass door key") and
separate from any other compartment of the slot machine. The belly glass door
key shall be different from the key securing the contents of the slot cash
storage box and the bill changer door key. The belly glass door key shall be
maintained and controlled by the casino security department or the slot
department. Access to the belly glass door key may be given only by a
supervisor in that department; provided, however, if the slot department
controls the key, the slot department supervisor may issue the key to a casino
security department supervisor, who may give it to appropriate casino security
department personnel only for the purpose of participating in the
transportation of slot cash storage boxes. Access to the belly glass door key
shall require the use of a sign-in and sign-out procedure described in the
casino licensee's internal controls. The bill changer door key shall be
maintained and controlled by the security department. Access to the bill
changer door key shall be limited to security supervisors and shall be
controlled by a sign in and sign out procedure described in the casino
licensee's internal controls.
(h)
Except as otherwise provided above in this section, keys to each slot machine,
or any device connected thereto which may affect the operation of the slot
machine, including, without limitation, keys that activate a
jackpot-to-credit-meter switch, shall be maintained in a secure place and
controlled by the slot department. Access to the keys shall require the use of
a sign-in and sign-out procedure.
(i) Any key removed from a department's
secure area pursuant to (b), (d), (e), (f), or (g) above, shall be returned no
later than the end of the shift of the department member to whom the key was
issued, and the department shall establish a sign-out and sign-in procedure for
all such keys removed.
(j) Unless a
computer which automatically records the information required below is
connected to the slot machines in the casino, as specified in the casino
licensee's internal controls, the following entry authorization logs shall be
maintained by the casino licensee:
1.
Whenever a slot machine, or any device connected thereto which may affect the
operation of the slot machine, is opened, with the exception of a bill changer,
certain information shall be recorded on a "Machine Entry Authorization Log."
The information shall include, at a minimum, the date, time, purpose of opening
the machine or device, and the signature of the authorized employee opening the
machine or device. The Machine Entry Authorization Log shall be maintained in
the slot machine and shall have recorded thereon a sequential number and a
manufacturer's serial number or the asset number of that slot
machine;
2. Whenever a progressive
controller not housed within the cabinet of a slot machine is opened, the
information specified in (j)1 above shall be recorded on a "Progressive Entry
Authorization Log." The Progressive Entry Authorization Log shall be maintained
in the progressive unit and shall have recorded thereon a sequential number and
serial number of the progressive controller;
3. With the exception of the transportation
of slot cash storage boxes, whenever a bill changer, other than a separate slot
cash storage box compartment, is opened, certain information shall be recorded
on a "Bill Changer Log." The information shall include, at a minimum, the date,
time, purpose of opening the bill changer, and the signature of the authorized
employee opening the bill changer. The Bill Changer Log shall be maintained in
the bill changer and shall have recorded thereon a sequential number and the
serial number or asset number of the bill changer. If the bill changer is
contained completely within the cabinet of a slot machine and there is no
separate access to the bill changer unit, the information may be recorded on
the Machine Entry Authorization Log required by (j)1 above, provided that any
information that concerns the opening of the bill changer may be distinguished
from any information that concerns the opening of the slot machine or any other
device connected thereto; and
4.
Whenever a printer for an approved gaming voucher system is accessed, the date,
time, purpose of such access, and the signature of the authorized employee
shall be recorded in the log required by either (j)1 or 3 above, or a separate
log.
