Arkansas Administrative Code › Agency 006 - Department of Finance and Administration › Division 06 - Racing Commission › Rule 006.06.19-001 - CGR 1. Issuance of Rules; Construction; Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, June, 2024
1.010
Promulgation, amendment,
			 modification and repeal.
The following Rules are issued pursuant to the
			 Amendment. The Commission will, from time to time, promulgate, amend and repeal
			 such Rules, consistent with the policy, objects and purposes of the Arkansas
			 Racing Commission, as it may deem necessary or desirable in carrying out the
			 policy and provisions of the Amendment.
1.020
Construction.
Nothing
			 contained in these Rules shall be so construed as to conflict with any
			 provision of the Amendment or of any other applicable law.
1.030
Severability.
If any
			 provision of these Rules be held invalid, it shall not be construed to
			 invalidate any of the other provisions of these Rules.
1.040
Definitions, words and terms;
			 tense, number and gender.
The provisions of the Amendment relating to
			 definitions, tense, number and gender apply and govern the interpretation of
			 these Rules, except when otherwise plainly declared or clearly apparent from
			 the context.
1.050 "Amendment"
			 defined. "Amendment" means Amendment 100 to the Arkansas Constitution, known as
			 the Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018.
1.055 "Automated teller machine" defined.
			 "Automated teller machine" or "ATM" means an automated bank teller machine
			 capable of dispensing cash.
1.060
			 "Card game" defined. "Card game" means a game in which the licensee is not
			 party to wagers and from which the licensee receives compensation in the form
			 of a rake-off, a time buy-in, or other fee or payment from a player for the
			 privilege of playing, and includes but is not limited to the following: Poker,
			 bridge, whist, solo and panguingui.
1.062 "Cashable credits" defined. "Cashable
			 credits" means wagering credits that are redeemable for cash.
1.065 "Casino" defined. "Casino" means a
			 facility where casino gaming is conducted as authorized by the Amendment.
"Casino applicant"
is defined as any individual,
				corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity applying for a
				license to conduct casino gaming at a casino in Pope County or Jefferson
				County, Arkansas, pursuant to Section 4 of the Amendment. Franchise holders
				shall be exempt from this definition pursuant to Section 4 of the
				Amendment.
"Casino gaming"
is defined as dealing, operating,
				carrying on, conducting, maintaining, or exposing for play any game played with
				cards, dice, equipment, or any mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic
				device or machine for money, property, checks, credit, or any representative
				value. Casino gaming shall also be defined to include accepting wagers on
				sporting events. "Casino gaming" does not include lotteries conducted pursuant
				to Amendment 87 and/or The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, Ark. Code Ann. §
									23-115-101, et
				seq.
"Casino gaming receipts"
is defined as gross
				receipts from casino gaming.
"Casino license"
is defined as a license issued
				by the Arkansas Racing Commission to conduct casino gaming at a casino.
"Casino licensee"
is defined as any individual,
				corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity holding a license
				issued by the Arkansas Racing Commission to conduct casino gaming at a
				casino.
1.066 "Commission"
			 means the Arkansas Racing Commission.
1.067 "Commission Rules" means Rules and
			 Regulations Governing Horse Racing in Arkansas, Rules and Regulations Governing
			 Greyhound Racing in Arkansas, Arkansas Regulations for Franchise Holders
			 Operating Electronic Games of Skill, and Arkansas Casino Gaming
			 Rules.
1.080 "Counter game"
			 defined. "Counter game" means a game in which the licensee is party to wagers
			 and wherein the licensee documents all wagering activity. The term includes,
			 but is not limited to bingo, keno, race books, and sports pools. The term does
			 not include table games, card games and slot machines.
1.085 "Counter games payout" defined.
			 "Counter games payout" means the total amount of money, chips, wagering
			 vouchers, payout receipts, and electronic money transfers made from a counter
			 game through the use of a cashless wagering system, that are distributed to a
			 patron as the result of a legitimate wager.
1.090 "Counter games write"
defined.
"Counter games write" means the total amount of money,
			 guaranteed drafts, chips, wagering vouchers, unpaid winning tickets, and
			 electronic money transfers made to a counter game through the use of a cashless
			 wagering system, that are accepted from a patron as a legitimate
			 wager.
1.092 "Debit instrument"
			 defined. "Debit instrument" means a card, code or other device with which a
			 person may initiate an electronic funds transfer or a wagering account
			 transfer. The term includes, without limitation, a prepaid access
			 instrument.
1.093 "Department of
			 Finance and Administration" or "DF&A" means the Arkansas Department of
			 Finance and Administration.
1.095
			 "Drop" defined. "Drop" means:
1. For table
			 games, the total amount of money, guaranteed drafts, chips, and wagering
			 vouchers contained in the drop boxes and any electronic money transfers made to
			 the game through the use of a cashless wagering system.
2. For slot machines, the total amount of
			 money, and wagering vouchers contained in the drop box, and any electronic
			 money transfers made to the slot machine through the use of a cashless wagering
			 system.