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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 5 - CHIPS AND TOKENS › Rule 13-3-5.11 - Inventory Of Chips

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Chips shall be
				taken from or returned to the reserve chip inventory in the presence of at
				least two (2) individuals. The denominations, number and amount of chips so
				taken or returned shall be recorded in the chip inventory ledger together with
				the date and signatures of the individuals carrying out this process.
(b) Each licensee shall, on a monthly basis,
				compute and record the unredeemed liability for each denomination of chips. The
				result of such inventory must be recorded in the chip inventory ledger. On a
				monthly basis, each licensee shall conduct an inventory of chips in reserve and
				the result of such inventory must be recorded in the chip inventory ledger. If
				the reserve chips are stored in a locked compartment that is sealed and tamper
				resistant, a physical inventory must be conducted annually, unless the
				compartment is opened, at which time an inventory must be conducted. (Amended:
				03/15/2007.)
(c) During nongaming
				hours all chips in the possession of the licensee shall be stored in the chip
				bank, in the vault, or in a locked compartment in a cashier's cage, except that
				chips may be locked in a transparent compartment on gaming tables provided that
				there is adequate security as approved by the Executive Director.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 5 - CHIPS AND TOKENS › Rule 13-3-5.12 - Appeal To Commission

Current through June 25, 2024
If the Executive Director denies any application required or
				  permitted by this regulation, or withdraws any approval previously granted, the
				  licensee may appeal the Executive Director's decision to the Commission within
				  ten (10) days after the date of the decision. The appeal must be in writing and
				  specify the reasons the licensee believes the Executive Director's decision is
				  erroneous. No judicial review of the Commission's decision is permitted.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 6 - SURVEILLANCE › Rule 13-3-6.1 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
As used in this regulation:
(a) "PTZ camera" means a video camera which possesses, at a
				  minimum, pan, tilt, and zoom capabilities or features comparable
				  thereto.
(b) "Dedicated camera" means a video camera which is required
				  by this regulation or an order of the Executive Director, Commission or a court
				  of competent jurisdiction, to continuously monitor and record a specified
				  activity and/or area.
(c) Monitor room means the designated room on the licensees
				  property that houses the surveillance system, is used exclusively for casino
				  surveillance purposes and is dedicated to providing the coverage prescribed by
				  this regulation.
(d) Immediate notification means notification to the
				  Executive Director by telephone within 15 minutes of the discovery of any
				  activity so prescribed by this regulation.
(e) Immediate access means access without delay and upon
				  demand of the Commissioners, Executive Director or any of his agents.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 09/21/2000.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 6 - SURVEILLANCE › Rule 13-3-6.2 - Access to Monitor Rooms

Current through June 25, 2024
Access to monitor rooms shall be limited only to those
				  personnel who are employed exclusively for surveillance purposes and those
				  personnel whose names appear on the monitor room access list approved by the
				  Executive Director; such access list shall be submitted either quarterly or
				  upon any revision.
(a) The
				Commissioners, the Executive Director, and their agents shall, upon
				presentation of proper credentials, at all times be provided immediate access
				to the monitor room and any other surveillance areas; and shall be provided
				immediate access to all documentation including, but not limited to, logs,
				correspondence, electronic mail, facsimile transmissions and any other reports,
				in any form, generated by or within the surveillance department. Confidential
				files maintained solely by the Director or Manager of Surveillance shall be
				made available upon request.
(b)
				Additional personnel may be granted access, with prior written approval from
				the Executive Director, for management purposes, or to repair, install or
				maintain equipment residing in the monitor room. Any person that is not
				employed exclusively for surveillance purposes, must, upon entry to the monitor
				room, enter their name, the date, the reason for their visit and the time they
				arrived and departed from the monitor room on a visitor's log. The visitor's
				log shall be maintained in the monitor room for inspection by the Executive
				Director and shall be retained in a format approved by the Executive Director
				for a period of three (3) years.
(c) Surveillance coverage reviews requested
				by management shall be conducted in an area separate from that which contains
				working monitors and/or any real-time observations and/or coverage.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 6 - SURVEILLANCE › Rule 13-3-6.3 - Surveillance Systems: General Requirements And Minimum Standards

Current through June 25, 2024
This regulation sets forth the minimum standards that must be
				  followed by licensees with respect to surveillance systems and monitor rooms.
				  The Executive Director may, in his sole discretion, require a licensee to
				  comply with surveillance system requirements that are more stringent than those
				  set forth in this regulation. The Director or Manager of Surveillance shall be
				  held responsible for the licensee's compliance with each section of this
				  regulation.
(a) Every licensee shall
				install, maintain and operate at all times a surveillance system either
				comprised of cameras, monitors, video recorders and a video printer; or an
				alternative system approved by the Executive Director that provides the
				coverage required by this regulation.
(b) The surveillance system must include date
				and time generators that display on each recording the date and time of the
				recorded events. The displayed date and time must not obstruct the recorded
				view and shall periodically be synchronized, at least weekly, with all other
				equipment in the monitor room.
(c)
				With exception to satellite monitoring stations approved by the Executive
				Director, all equipment utilized to monitor or record views of gaming
				operations obtained by the surveillance system must be and remain located in
				the monitor room. Monitor room equipment must have complete override of any
				satellite monitoring or recording equipment approved by this section. The
				entrance to the monitor room must be located away from the view of casino
				employees and the general public.
(d) The monitor room must be staffed and the
				surveillance equipment monitored at all times by trained surveillance
				personnel.
1. A minimum of three (3)
				surveillance personnel shall staff each shift in the monitor room of licensees
				with 1,800 or greater gaming positions; licensees with less than 1,800 gaming
				positions shall staff the monitor room with a minimum of two (2) surveillance
				personnel.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 6 - SURVEILLANCE › Rule 13-3-6.4 - Surveillance Systems: Count Rooms And Casino Cage

Current through June 25, 2024
(a)
				Every licensee shall install, maintain, and operate at all times a surveillance
				system that possesses the capability to monitor and record clear unobstructed
				views of all areas and transactions within:
1. The hard count room and any area where
				uncounted coin is stored during the drop and count process, including walls,
				corners, doors, scales, wrapping machines, coin sorters, vaults, safes, and
				general work surfaces;
2. The soft
				count room, and any area where uncounted currency is stored during the drop and
				count process, including walls, corners, doors, drop boxes, vaults, safes, and
				counting surfaces. All counting surfaces must be transparent; and
3. The casino cage, including customer
				windows, employees' windows, cash drawers, vaults, safes, counters, chip
				storage, and fill windows.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 6 - SURVEILLANCE › Rule 13-3-6.5 - Surveillance Systems: Table Games And Card Rooms

Current through June 25, 2024
(a)
				Every licensee who operates table games or a card room shall install, maintain
				and operate at all times a surveillance system that shall possess the capacity
				to monitor and record clear and unobstructed views of all active table games or
				card table surfaces, including table bank trays, with sufficient clarity to
				permit identification of all chip, cash, dice and card values and the outcome
				of the game. Roulette tables and wheels must be recorded so as to permit views
				of both the table and the wheel on one monitor screen - The Commission requires
				that each licensee exercise its best efforts to provide this
				coverage.
(b) Every licensee who
				operates table games or a card room shall install, maintain, and operate at all
				times a surveillance system that shall possess the capability to monitor and
				record clear and unobstructed views of the following:
1. All table game and card room areas with
				sufficient clarity to permit identification of all dealers, patrons, spectators
				and pit personnel; and
2. All drop
				boxes and table numbers.
3.
				Simultaneous coverage of both the table game area and the table game
				surface;
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 6 - SURVEILLANCE › Rule 13-3-6.6 - Surveillance Systems: Keno Games

Current through June 25, 2024
Every licensee who operates a keno game shall install,
				  maintain, and operate at all times a surveillance system that continuously
				  monitors and records clear, unobstructed and uninterrupted views of the
				  following while the game is exposed for play:
(a) All keno desks, and satellite stations,
				including counters, windows, cash drawers, keno boards, supervisor work areas,
				and transaction areas, with sufficient clarity to permit identification of
				cash, all parts of a keno ticket, the patrons and employees; and
(b) The keno ball drawing device and the
				random number generator in computerized systems, with sufficient clarity to
				identify the number on each ball drawn.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 09/21/2000.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 6 - SURVEILLANCE › Rule 13-3-6.7 - Surveillance Systems: Slot Machines

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Every licensee
				who exposes slot machines for play shall install, maintain, and operate at all
				times a surveillance system that continuously monitors and records clear,
				overall, and continuous views of all areas that contain slot machines with
				sufficient clarity to identify all patrons and employees, candle, drop door and
				auxiliary fill compartment doors. The recordings must be retained for at least
				fourteen (14) after the date of the recording.
(b) Every licensee who exposes slot machines
				for play shall install, maintain, and operate at all times a surveillance
				system that shall monitor and record clear and unobstructed views of all slot
				change booths, including their cash drawers, counter tops, counting machines,
				customer windows and employee windows, recorded with sufficient clarity to
				permit identification of all transactions, cash, paperwork, patrons and
				employees.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 09/21/2000; Amended:
				  7/25/2010.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 6 - SURVEILLANCE › Rule 13-3-6.8 - Surveillance Systems: Casino Security Offices

Current through June 25, 2024
The surveillance system must cover all areas of any security
				  office wherein any persons may be detained, questioned, interviewed or
				  interrogated by casino security officers. Security office coverage must include
				  both audio and video, be recorded at all times that a person is detained,
				  questioned, interviewed or interrogated therein, and the signal must terminate
				  in the surveillance room. The recordings must be retained by the licensee for
				  at least fourteen (14) days after the recorded event. In each office or room
				  covered by this section, a sign must be conspicuously displayed which states
				  that the area is under constant audio and video surveillance. (Adopted:
				  09/25/1991; Amended: 09/21/2000; Amended: 10/27/05.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 6 - SURVEILLANCE › Rule 13-3-6.9 - Casino Surveillance System Equipment Malfunctions

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Every licensee shall establish and
				maintain a log, in a format approved by the Executive Director, of any and all
				casino surveillance system equipment malfunctions, and retain the log for a
				period of three years.
(b) Each
				malfunction of the surveillance system must be repaired within 24 hours of the
				malfunction. If, after 24 hours, activity in the affected area cannot be
				monitored, the game(s) or machine(s) shall be closed until such coverage can be
				provided. A record of all malfunctions shall be kept and reported to the
				Executive Director each day. In the event of a dedicated coverage malfunction,
				the licensee must immediately provide alternative camera coverage or other
				security measures that will protect the subject activity. If other security
				measures are taken, the licensee must immediately notify the Executive
				Director. The Executive Director may, in his discretion, determine whether the
				other security measures are adequate. Further, all activity in the area(s)
				affected by the malfunction will be suspended pending repair if adequate
				alternative coverage cannot be provided.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 6 - SURVEILLANCE › Rule 13-3-6.10 - Surveillance System Recording Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) In addition
				to any other recording requirements that are or may be imposed by this
				regulation, every licensee shall record all views, activities, and locations as
				the Executive Director may from time to time require.
(b) Every licensee shall record and maintain
				a shift activity log of all specific activities observed by casino surveillance
				personnel, and any activities that appear unusual or irregular, or that violate
				or appear to violate the Mississippi Gaming Control Act, the regulations
				promulgated thereunder or internal control or procedure or any commonly known
				criminal statute of this state or the United States and notify the Executive
				Director by telephone immediately. The log entry shall be recognized by a
				unique number or identifier by the employee(s) making the entry in digital
				systems and signed by the employee(s) that utilize an analog system. Such log
				shall be maintained in a format approved by the Executive Director and retained
				for a period of three (3) years.
(c) Any violation of the licensee's system of
				internal controls observed by surveillance personnel shall be entered in the
				log required by Rule 6.10(b) of this regulation.
(d) All recordings produced by a surveillance
				system must present a clear and unobstructed view of the scene depicted
				thereon.
(e) Every licensee must
				retain all video recordings for at least fourteen (14) days after the recording
				is produced, unless a shorter time period is allowed by another section of this
				regulation, or by order of the Executive Director, the Commission or a court of
				competent jurisdiction.
(f) Every
				recording made by surveillance personnel pursuant to Rule 6.10(b), must be
				entered into the log required by Rule 6.10(b) of this regulation with the
				following information: the date, the time period of the recording, the areas
				covered by the recording, and the corresponding monitor and video recording
				number. The log shall be signed by the person who made the recording, by no
				later than the end of the shift during which the recording was made.
1. Recordings from dedicated camera coverage
				shall be detailed on a list that shall include camera number, area of coverage
				and the corresponding video recording number on which the recording can be
				found.
2. Recordings from a PTZ
				camera shall be detailed by listing the camera number, a description of the
				scene depicted therein and the corresponding video recording number on which
				the recording can be found.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 6 - SURVEILLANCE › Rule 13-3-6.11 - Surveillance System Plans; Alterations To Surveillance System

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Every applicant for a gaming license
				shall submit to the Executive Director, a surveillance system plan no later
				than ninety (90) days prior to the start of gaming operations, and shall comply
				with the requirements set forth in this regulation no later than seven (7) days
				prior to the start of gaming operations.
(b) The surveillance system plan must include
				a casino floor plan that shows the placement of all surveillance equipment in
				relation to the locations required by this regulation to be covered, and a
				detailed description of the casino surveillance system and its equipment. In
				addition, the plan may include other information that evidences compliance with
				this regulation by the applicant.
(c) Every licensee shall submit, prior to
				implementation, to the Executive Director for approval, any proposed reduction
				to its surveillance system in any area required by this regulation. (Adopted:
				09/25/1991; Amended: 09/21/2000.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 7 - JUNKET REPRESENTATIVES › Rule 13-3-7.1 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) "Collection representative" means any person who may
				  approve or extend gaming credit or collects gaming credit instruments
				  negotiated by a preferred guest. The term does not include:
1. Persons holding a Mississippi gaming license or their
				  employees, or
2. A bonded collection agency licensed by local government
				  authorities in the jurisdiction where it has its principal place of business,
				  or
3. Any licensed attorney.
(b) "Complimentary" means a service, item, or accommodation
				  provided to a person at no cost, or at a reduced price not generally available
				  to the public under similar circumstances; that term shall include any service,
				  item, or accommodation provided at no cost, or at a reduced price due to the
				  anticipated or actual gaming activities of that person.
(c) "Junket representative" means any person who contracts
				  with a gaming licensee or its affiliate to provide services consisting of
				  arranging transportation or lodging for preferred guests at a licensed gaming
				  establishment. It also means any person who contracts with a gaming licensee or
				  its affiliate to provide services as a collection representative. The term does
				  not include travel agencies that receive compensation based solely on the price
				  of the transportation or lodging, or permanent full-time employees of a gaming
				  licensee or its affiliates.
(d) "Preferred guest" means any person, 21 years of age or
				  older, who receives complimentary transportation, food, lodging, entertainment
				  or other consideration with a retail price in excess of $200 from a licensed
				  establishment in a twenty four hour period as an inducement to gamble.
(e) "Secondary representative" means any person other than
				  clerical personnel or ticket takers not otherwise exempt under subsections (a)
				  or (b) who receives compensation in any form from a junket representative for
				  assisting a junket representative.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 7 - JUNKET REPRESENTATIVES › Rule 13-3-7.2 - Filing And Determination Of Suitability

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) A licensee
				shall not enter into a contract with a junket representative for services until
				the junket representative has been investigated and issued a junket
				representative permit from the Commission. No contract may be entered into
				between any licensee and junket representative that would exceed the expiration
				date of the junket representative permit.
(b) A filing for junket representative must
				include the following:
1. The name, address,
				tax identification number, and type of organization of the junket
				representative.
2. A copy of any
				proposed agreement between the licensee and the junket
				representative.
3. If the junket
				representative is to guarantee any payment due to a licensee from any preferred
				guest, a personal financial questionnaire.
4. The designation of persons whom the junket
				representative may use as a secondary representative.
5. A statement on a form approved by the
				Commission that the junket representative:
i.
				Submits to the jurisdiction of the State of Mississippi and the
				Commission;
ii. Designates the
				Secretary of State as its representative upon whom service of process may be
				made; and
iii. Agrees to be
				governed and bound by the laws of the State of Mississippi and the regulations
				of the Commission.
6.
				Such additional information as the Executive Director or Commission may
				request. In the event the junket representative is not an individual, all
				officers and principals of the junket representative shall supply the required
				information. All information required by this section shall be supplied on
				forms furnished or approved by the Executive Director.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 7 - JUNKET REPRESENTATIVES › Rule 13-3-7.3 - Required Reports And Record Keeping

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Each licensee
				shall provide to the Executive Director within one month following each
				calendar quarter, separate lists of junket representatives, which shall
				include:
1. Status of current relationship
				with the licensee;
2. Compensation
				in that quarter paid to a junket representative for each service provided to a
				licensee;
3. The number of
				preferred guests attributed to each junket; and
4. The arrival time and date of each
				junket;
5. The departure time and
				date of the junket; and
6. Such
				other information as required by the Executive Director.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 7 - JUNKET REPRESENTATIVES › Rule 13-3-7.4 - Mandatory Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Every
				agreement, including any agreement of employment, entered into by a licensee
				and a junket representative shall be conditioned as follows:
1. If the Commission determines the junket
				representative is unsuitable, the agreement shall thereupon terminate unless
				otherwise ordered by the Commission.
2. The agreement is not effective and the
				junket representative is not entitled to and may not be paid any compensation
				until the licensee receives notice that the Executive Director has granted a
				junket representative permit to the junket representative.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.1 - Service

Current through June 25, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in this regulation:
(a) All pleadings, notices, and other papers
				required by this regulation to be served may be served by personal delivery or
				certified mail.
(b) A party serving
				a pleading, notice or other paper required by this regulation to be served must
				file with the Commission a proof of service in the form of a certificate signed
				by the party or his representative and stating the date and manner of service.
				(Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.2 - Initiation Of Hearing Procedure; Notice Of Hearing

Current through June 25, 2024
(a)
				Proceedings to review a decision made by the Executive Director pursuant to
				Miss. Code Ann. §
									75-76-159
				must be initiated by the filing and service of a petition in accordance with
				Miss. Code Ann. §
									75-76-161.
(b) A copy of the petition must be served on
				the respondent.
(c) The respondent
				may file and serve a written response within 15 days after being served with a
				copy of the petition.
(d) After the
				time for respondent to file and serve a written response to the petition has
				expired, the hearing examiner shall determine the date, time and place of the
				hearing on the petition.
(e) Notice
				of the hearing must be served by the hearing examiner on each of the parties at
				least 20 days before the hearing, unless the hearing examiner reasonably
				determines that a lesser notice period is appropriate. (Adopted: 09/25/1991;
				Amended: 03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.3 - Pre-hearing Motions

Current through June 25, 2024
Unless otherwise ordered by the hearing examiner, all
				  pre-hearing motions must be filed and served at least ten (10) days before the
				  hearing. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.4 - Nature Of Hearing

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Unless the
				hearing examiner reasonably determines that a different procedure is
				appropriate, the hearing must be conducted in accordance with the following
				procedures:
1. The petitioner may present an
				opening statement on the merits and the respondent may then make a statement of
				the defense. The respondent may reserve his statement of the defense for the
				presentation of his case.
2. After
				his opening statement, if made, and the respondent's statement of the defense,
				if not reserved, the petitioner shall present his case in chief in support of
				the petition.
3. Upon conclusion of
				the petitioner's case in chief, the respondent may move for dismissal of the
				petition. The hearing examiner may grant, deny, or reserve decision on the
				motion, with or without argument.
4. If no motion to dismiss is made, or if
				such motion is denied or decision is reserved thereon, the respondent shall
				then present his case in defense.
5. Upon conclusion of the respondent's case,
				the petitioner may present rebuttal evidence.
6. After the presentation of the evidence by
				the parties, the petitioner may present a closing argument. The respondent may
				then present his closing argument and the petitioner may then present a
				rebuttal argument. Thereafter the matter will stand submitted for
				decision.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.5 - Presentation Of Evidence

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Oral evidence
				may be taken only upon oath or affirmation administered by the hearing
				examiner.
(b) Affidavits may be
				received in evidence as provided in subsection 3 of Miss. Code Ann. §
									75-76-111.
(c) Each party may:
1. Call and examine witnesses;
2. Introduce exhibits relevant to the issues
				of the case, including the transcript of testimony at any investigative
				hearing;
3. Cross-examine opposing
				witnesses on any matter relevant to the issues of the case, even though the
				matter was not covered in a direct examination;
4. Impeach any witness, regardless of which
				party first called him to testify; and
5. Offer rebuttal evidence.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.6 - Admissibility Of Evidence

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The hearing
				need not be conducted according to technical rules relating to evidence and
				witnesses. Any relevant evidence may be admitted and is sufficient in itself to
				support a finding if it is the sort of evidence on which responsible persons
				are accustomed to rely in the conduct of serious affairs, regardless of the
				existence of any common law or statutory rule which might make improper the
				admission of such evidence over objection in a civil action.
(b) The parties or their counsel may by
				stipulation agree that certain evidence be admitted even though such evidence
				might otherwise be subject to objection.
(c) Irrelevant and unduly repetitious
				evidence should not be admitted. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended:
				03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.7 - Subpoenas

Current through June 25, 2024
At the request of a party, subpoenas must be issued by the
				  hearing examiner as provided in subsection 1 of Miss. Code Ann. §
									75-76-109.
				  (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.8 - Discovery

Current through June 25, 2024
No discovery shall be permitted except upon a finding of good
				  cause justifying the discovery sought. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended:
				  03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.9 - Official Notice

Current through June 25, 2024
The hearing examiner may take official notice of any
				  generally accepted information or technical or scientific matter within the
				  field of gaming, and of any other fact which may be judicially noticed by the
				  courts of this state. The parties must be informed of any information, matters
				  or facts so noticed and must be given a reasonable opportunity, on request, to
				  refute such information, matters or facts by evidence or by written or oral
				  presentation of authorities. The manner of such refutation shall be determined
				  by the hearing examiner. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended:
				  03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.10 - Amended Or Supplemental Pleadings

Current through June 25, 2024
The hearing examiner may, before submission of the case for
				  decision, permit the filing of an amended or supplemental petition or response,
				  including an amended or supplemental pleading that conforms to the evidence
				  presented during the hearing. A request for permission to file an amended or
				  supplemental pleading may be made orally during the hearing or in writing. If
				  the request is in writing, a copy must be served on the opposing party. The
				  hearing examiner thereafter shall provide the opposing party a reasonable
				  opportunity to make objections thereto.
If an application for leave to file an amended or
				  supplemental pleading is granted, the hearing examiner must permit the parties
				  to introduce additional evidence with respect to any new matter contained in
				  the pleading.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.11 - Continuances

Current through June 25, 2024
Continuances of the hearing date may be granted upon a
				  showing of good cause by the party requesting the continuance. (Adopted:
				  09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.12 - Communications With The Hearing Examiner or Commission

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Unless required for the disposition of ex
				parte matters authorized by statute or regulation:
1. Neither a party nor his representative
				shall communicate, directly or indirectly, with any Commission member or the
				hearing examiner regarding any matter related to the hearing, except upon
				notice and opportunity to all parties to participate.
2. Neither a Commission member nor the
				hearing examiner shall communicate, directly or indirectly, with any party or
				his representative regarding any matter related to the hearing, except upon
				notice and opportunity to all parties to participate.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.13 - Default

Current through June 25, 2024
The unexcused failure of a party to appear at the hearing may
				  constitute a default and an admission of any facts that may have been alleged
				  by the opposing party. The hearing examiner may take action based on such
				  default or admission or on any other evidence without further notice to the
				  defaulting party. If the hearing examiner takes action based on an admission,
				  the record must include the evidence upon which the action is based. (Adopted:
				  09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.14 - Contempt

Current through June 25, 2024
If any person in proceedings before the Commission or hearing
				  examiner under this regulation disobeys or resists any lawful order or refuses
				  to respond to a subpoena, or refuses to take the oath or affirmation as a
				  witness, or thereafter refuses to be examined, or is guilty of misconduct
				  during the hearing or so near the place thereof as to obstruct the proceeding,
				  the Commission may certify the facts to the circuit court in and for the county
				  where the proceedings are held. At the request of the Commission, the court
				  shall then issue an order directing the person to appear before the court and
				  show cause why he should not be punished for contempt. The court order and a
				  copy of the statement of the Commission or hearing examiner must be served on
				  the person cited to appear. Thereafter the court has jurisdiction of the
				  matter, and the same proceedings must be had, the same penalties may be imposed
				  and the person charged may purge himself of the contempt in the same way as in
				  the case of a person who has committed a contempt in the trial of a civil
				  action before a circuit court. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended:
				  03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.15 - Burden Of Proof

Current through June 25, 2024
The petitioner bears the burden of showing by a preponderance
				  of the evidence that the decision made by the Executive Director pursuant to
				  Miss. Code Ann. §
									75-76-159
				  should be reversed or modified.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.16 - Decision Of The Hearing Examiner

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) After the
				hearing, the hearing examiner shall render a written decision on the merits
				that sustains, modifies or reverses the initial decision of the Executive
				Director.
(b) The decision of the
				hearing examiner must contain findings of fact and a determination of the
				issues presented.
(c) A copy of the
				decision must be served on each party. The decision must be accompanied by
				proof of service in the form of a certificate signed by an agent or employee of
				the Commission and stating the date and manner of service. The decision is
				effective and final upon service on all parties, unless otherwise ordered by
				the hearing examiner. If the decision is sent by mail, it will be presumed to
				have been served five calendar days after it is mailed. (Adopted: 09/25/1991;
				Amended: 03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.17 - Appeal To Commission

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Any party
				aggrieved by a final decision of the hearing examiner may appeal to the
				Commission pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §
									75-76-119.
(b) The Commission's review will be limited
				to the evidence before the hearing examiner. The Commission may remand the case
				to the hearing examiner for additional evidence if sufficient reason exists for
				the failure to present the evidence at the hearing.
(c) The Commission may affirm, modify, or
				reverse the decision of the hearing examiner.
(d) A copy of the Commission's decision must
				be served on each party. The decision must be accompanied by proof of service
				in the form of a certificate signed by an agent or employee of the Commission
				and stating the date and manner of service. The decision is effective and final
				upon service upon all parties, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission. If
				the decision is sent by mail it will be presumed to have been served five
				calendar days after it is mailed. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended:
				03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 8 - PLAYER DISPUTES › Rule 13-3-8.18 - Judicial Review

Current through June 25, 2024
Judicial review of a final decision of the Commission may be
				  had in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. §
									75-76-167
				  through 173, inclusive, of the Act. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended:
				  03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 9 - UNSUPERVISED MINORS › Rule 13-3-9.1 - In General

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Terms used in
				this regulation are defined, as follows:
1.
				"Minor" is a person younger than twenty-one (21) years of age.
2. "Gaming Areas" are the areas of the
				establishment, vessel, cruise vessel where gaming has been approved and is
				actively conducted.
3. "Nongaming
				Areas" are the public common areas located upon the premises of a licensee,
				including, but not limited to, restaurants, arcades, pools, garages and parking
				lots.
4. "Young adult" is a minor
				aged 16 through 20 who may be charged with the responsibility of properly
				supervising a minor younger than 16 years of age.
5. "Unsupervised minor" is a minor younger
				than 16 years of age not in the company of a parent, guardian, young adult or
				other adult responsible for the welfare of the minor.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 10 - PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS PROBLEM GAMBLING › Rule 13-3-10.1 - Definition

Current through June 25, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in these regulations
				  concerning self-exclusion procedures J., shall have the following
				  meanings:
(a) Self-exclusion means
				voluntarily having oneself barred from the premises of any licensed gaming
				establishment (hereinafter casino) in Mississippi and from all gaming-related
				activities and privileges, including the issuance of gaming credit and
				check-cashing privileges; the receipt of direct-marketing and promotional
				materials regarding gaming opportunities, junket solicitations, player club
				memberships, complimentary goods and services and the like; and collection of
				any winnings or recovery of any losses during the exclusionary
				period.
(b) Premises for purposes
				of self-exclusion shall mean premises as defined in the Gaming Control Act,
				§
									75-76-5(bb).
(c) Self-excluded person means any person
				whose name is included on the self-exclusion list maintained by the
				Commission.
(d) Self-exclusion list
				mean the list of names of self-excluded persons. (Adopted:03/25/1999; Amended:
				09/21/00; Amended: 09/24/03.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 10 - PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS PROBLEM GAMBLING › Rule 13-3-10.2 - Request for Self-Exclusion

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Any person may
				request self-exclusion pursuant to these regulations by appearing personally at
				any office of the Mississippi Gaming Commission where he or she shall:
1. Present valid identification credentials
				containing:
i. His or her signature;
				and
ii. Either a photograph or a
				general physical description;
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 10 - PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS PROBLEM GAMBLING › Rule 13-3-10.3 - Self-Exclusion List

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The Commission
				shall maintain the official self-exclusion list and shall notify each casino of
				any addition to or deletion from the list.
(b) The notice provided by the Commission to
				all casinos concerning any person whose name shall be either added to or
				deleted from the self-exclusion list will include the following information:
1. All of the identifying information
				required by Section 2(c)(1) which was given on the Request for Self-Exclusion,
				or the request for removal from self-exclusion, whichever is applicable;
				and,
2. A copy of the photograph
				taken by the Commission pursuant to Section 2(a).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 10 - PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS PROBLEM GAMBLING › Rule 13-3-10.4 - Duties of Casino

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Each casino
				shall have and make available to all patrons the Self-Exclusion Form developed
				and provided by the Commission.
(b)
				Each casino shall designate a person or persons to be the contact person with
				the Commission for purposes of self-exclusion procedures, including receipt and
				maintenance of the self-exclusion list, submission of the casino licencee's
				procedures, and all other communications between the Commission and the casino
				for self-exclusion purposes.
(c)
				Each casino shall establish procedures and systems which:
1. Require employees of the casino, upon
				identification of a self-excluded person present in the casino, to notify:
i. Those employees of the casino designated
				to monitor the presence of self-excluded persons; and
ii. Designated representatives of the
				Commission via Email.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 10 - PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS PROBLEM GAMBLING › Rule 13-3-10.5 - Removal from self-exclusion list

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Except for
				those persons choosing a lifetime self-exclusion, removal from the
				self-exclusion shall be automatic upon expiration of the period of
				self-exclusion specified under Section 2(c)(2) above.
(b) Upon the expiration of the self-exclusion
				period, the Commission shall delete the name of the person from the
				self-exclusion list and notify each casino of such deletion from the list as
				set out in Section 3(a) and (b) above. (Adopted:03/25/1999; Amended: 09/21/00;
				Amended: 09/24/03.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 10 - PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS PROBLEM GAMBLING › Rule 13-3-10.6 - Training of Casino Employee

Current through June 25, 2024
Each casino shall implement procedures for training for all
				  new employees, and annual retraining for all employees who directly interact
				  with gaming patrons in gaming areas. That training shall, at a minimum, consist
				  of information concerning the nature of problem gambling, the procedures for
				  requesting self-exclusion, and assisting patrons in obtaining information about
				  problem gambling programs. This section shall not be construed to impose a duty
				  upon employees of casinos to identify problem gamblers nor to impose any
				  liability for failure to do so. Each licensee shall designate personnel
				  responsible for maintaining the training program. Training programs conducted
				  or certified by the Mississippi Gaming Commission or the Mississippi Council on
				  Compulsive Gambling are presumed to provide adequate training under this
				  section. (Adopted:03/25/1999; Amended: 09/21/00; Amended:
				  09/24/03.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 10 - PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS PROBLEM GAMBLING › Rule 13-3-10.7 - Noncompliance

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Any casino violating any requirements of
				these regulations on self-exclusion may be subject to disciplinary action by
				the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
(b) Any self-excluded person violating the
				terms of his or her self-exclusion agreement during the self-excluded period
				may be subject to (1) conviction for criminal trespass, and/or (2) placement by
				the Commission on the involuntary exclusion list as set out in Part V. of these
				regulations.
(c) The provisions of
				this regulation are solely regulatory in nature and neither create a minimum
				standard of care toward the public nor establish a private cause of action for
				non-compliance. (Adopted:03/25/1999; Amended: 09/21/00; Amended:
				09/24/03.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 3 - OPERATIONS › Chapter 10 - PROCEDURES TO ADDRESS PROBLEM GAMBLING › Rule 13-3-10.8 - Sharing the Self-Exclusion List with other jurisdictions

Current through June 25, 2024
The Commission may enter into agreements with the Louisiana
				  Gaming Commission, the Choctaw Gaming Commission, or other regulated gaming
				  jurisdiction for the mutual sharing of self-exclusion lists, by which the
				  Commission would forward Mississippi's self-exclusion list to the other
				  commission and likewise receive from that commission the self-exclusion list
				  from that jurisdiction. The Commission may then provide and update the casinos
				  with the exclusion lists from those jurisdictions in the same manner and using
				  the same procedures as is provided in these regulations for Mississippi's
				  self-exclusion list. In that event, all rules and regulations concerning
				  self-exclusion in Mississippi shall be applicable to the self-exclusion lists
				  from those jurisdictions, just as if those persons had submitted a
				  self-exclusion request in Mississippi; likewise, those persons who have
				  self-excluded in Mississippi will be excluded in the other jurisdictions just
				  as they are in Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33