Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Two or more casino licensees may, with the prior approval of the Division, operate a wide area progressive (WAP).
(b) Each WAP shall be operated and administered:
1. By the participating casino licensees in accordance with the terms of a written slot system agreement that has been executed by each participating casino licensee and approved by the Division; or
2. In whole or in part, by a casino service industry enterprise applicant or licensee on behalf of the participating casino licensees provided that a written slot system agreement is executed by the casino service industry enterprise.
(c) The person or persons designated in a slot system agreement responsible for the operation and administration of a WAP shall be referred to as a slot system operator.
1. More than one slot system operator may be involved in the operation and administration of a WAP. A slot system operator may be involved in the operation and administration of more than one WAP.
i. If more than one slot system operator is involved in the operation and administration of a particular WAP, there may be more than one slot system agreement with regard to that WAP; and
ii. Each participating casino licensee shall be a party to all slot system agreements for a particular WAP.
2. An agreement between a slot system manufacturer and a casino licensee pursuant to which the slot system manufacturer agrees to sell, lease, or service, but not operate or administer, WAP components shall not be considered a slot system agreement. A separate agreement may be entered between the slot system manufacturer and each casino licensee participating in the WAP.
(d) Each slot system agreement shall specifically identify and describe the role, authority, and responsibilities of each participating casino licensee and each slot system operator in the conduct of the WAP. The agreement shall include:
1. A description of the process by which significant decisions that affect the operation of the game are approved and implemented by each casino licensee or slot system operator;
2. If applicable, the casino licensee or slot system operator responsible for establishing and serving as trustee of a trust for a WAP offering an annuity jackpot;
3. The casino licensee or slot system operator initially responsible for the funding and payment of all jackpots, fees, and taxes associated with the operation of the WAP; and
4. The casino licensee or slot system operator responsible for generating, maintaining and filing all records and reports required by the Act and rules of the Division.
(e) Each party to a slot system agreement shall only be liable for acts, omissions and violations of the Act or the rules of the Division related to its own individual responsibilities under the slot system agreement, unless the slot system agreement specifically provides for joint and several liability.
(f) Each casino licensee or slot system operator seeking approval to participate in a WAP shall submit to the Division a system of accounting and internal controls specifying the manner in which the participating casino licensees and slot system operators will satisfy the requirements of the Act and the Division's regulations concerning the operation of slot machines and WAPs. The internal controls shall include a list of each employee of the casino service industry enterprise serving in a slot system operator position title.
(g) Each WAP shall be controlled and operated from a computer monitoring room approved by the Division. The computer monitoring room for a WAP shall:
1. Be under the sole possession and control of, and maintained and operated by, employees of the slot system operator designated in the slot system agreement for that slot system;
2. Have continuous clandestine CCTV coverage of the operation of the slot system and its equipment by:
i. The surveillance department of a casino licensee designated in the slot system agreement for that slot system (the "surveillance casino"); or
ii. A video surveillance system maintained in a secure area of the computer monitoring room that is accessible only in accordance with internal controls submitted to the Division and which, at a minimum:
(1) Provide continuous dedicated CCTV coverage to the Division;
(2) Continuously record the transmissions of the CCTV system and be capable of superimposing the time and date of the transmission on each recording; and
(3) Require the secure retention of the recordings made by the CCTV system on tape or other storage media for a period of no less than 30 days or for such longer period as may be directed by the Division if particular recordings are determined by the Division to be of evidentiary value;
3. Maintain a video surveillance system in a location approved by the Division for the purposes of providing coverage as required herein in an emergency situation;
4. Be accessible only through a locked door, which door shall be equipped with an alarm device that signals either the CCTV monitoring room of the surveillance casino, if the computer monitoring room is operated pursuant to (h)2i above, or the employees of the slot system operator, if operated pursuant to this section, whenever the door to the computer monitoring room is open;
5. Have a Computer Monitoring Room Entry Log, which Log shall be:
i. Kept in the computer monitoring room;
ii. Maintained in a book with bound numbered pages that cannot be readily removed or in an electronic format as approved by the Division; and
iii. Signed by each person whose presence is not expressly authorized and identified in the internal controls of the computer monitoring room slot system operator, with each Log entry containing, at a minimum, the following information:
(1) The date and time entering the computer monitoring room;
(2) The entering person's name, his or her department or employer and, if applicable, his or her employee license number;
(3) The reason for entering the computer monitoring room;
(4) The name of the person authorizing the person's entry into the computer monitoring room; and
(5) The date and time of exiting the computer monitoring room;
6. Be readily accessible to Division personnel 24 hours a day;
7. Be in a location within Atlantic County, New Jersey approved by the Division;
8. Be housed in a facility approved by the Division that is owned or leased by a slot system operator;
9. Be designed in a manner that assures that the multi-casino progressive slot system shall not be disrupted; and
10. Comply with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:69D-2.
(h) A system operator may, with Division approval, establish a secondary remote computer monitoring room that is located outside of Atlantic County, used to duplicate all or some of the processes controlled by the computer room located in Atlantic County, and for disaster recovery, data collection, and system integrity. It may also be used to identify potential system malfunctions provided that only the employees of the computer room located in Atlantic County are authorized to respond to service calls and issues pertaining to Atlantic City casinos. The secondary location shall be supervised by an employee licensed or registered by the Division and the location shall be accessible to employees of the Division.
