Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 141 - Closed Circuit Surveillance Systems › Rule 661-141.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The following definitions apply to rules in 661-Chapter
				141:
"Administrator"
means the administrator of the
				Iowa racing and gaming commission.
"Applicant"
means any person applying for an
				occupational license or applying for a license to operate an excursion gambling
				boat, or the officers and members of the board of directors of a qualified
				sponsoring organization located in Iowa.
"Casino surveillance"
means the observation of
				gambling activities in a gaming facility licensed by the commission. The
				purpose of a surveillance system is to safeguard the licensee's assets, to
				protect both the public and the licensee's employees, and to promote public
				confidence that licensed gambling activities are conducted honestly and free of
				criminal elements and activities. It is the responsibility of the licensee to
				ensure that casino surveillance is used to accomplish the stated purpose and is
				not used in an improper manner which would bring discredit to the
				industry.
"Closed network"
or
"closed
				circuit"
means all digital recording equipment and all other
				associated surveillance equipment that shall be designed, configured, and
				maintained on a separate and exclusive network system located on the same
				premises as the casino, or on property adjacent to the casino which has been
				approved by the DCI for the location of surveillance equipment pursuant to
				subrule 141.10(1). This closed network system shall not be touched by,
				connected to, or partitioned from any other network, unless approval has been
				received from the assistant director for gaming operations of the DCI. Approval
				or disapproval of such a request by the assistant director is subject to review
				by the director of the DCI or the commissioner of public safety.
"Commission"
means the Iowa racing and gaming
				commission.
"DCI"
means the division of criminal
				investigation, Iowa department of public safety.
"Dedicated coverage"
means camera coverage
				where the sole function is to view and record a specific area whenever activity
				is occurring in that area.
"Designated sports wagering area"
means an
				area, as designated by a licensee and approved by the commission, in which
				sports wagering is conducted.
"Gambling activities"
means participating in
				any form of on-site wagering as defined by Iowa Code chapter 99F and approved
				by the commission; the movement, storage, and handling of uncounted gambling
				revenues; the manual exchange of moneys for forms of wagering credit on the
				gaming floor; public entrance into and public egress from the gaming floor,
				except that egress through emergency exits that are actively alarmed is not
				included; and any other activities so defined by the commission.
"Gambling game"
means any game of chance
				authorized by the commission.
"Gangplank"
means the walkways that passengers
				use to embark and disembark from the excursion gambling boat.
"Land-based facility"
means the licensee's
				operation where the soft count room is located, if other than on an excursion
				gambling boat.
"Licensee"
means a qualified sponsoring
				organization conducting gambling games on an excursion gambling boat or in a
				racetrack enclosure licensed by the Iowa racing and gaming commission under
				Iowa Code section
				99F.7.
"Operator"
means an entity licensed by the
				Iowa racing and gaming commission to operate an excursion gambling boat or
				racetrack enclosure.
"Slot change booth"
means a structure on the
				floor of a licensed gaming establishment which houses a coin-counting device
				that is utilized to redeem coins or tickets from patrons.