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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-15 - Communications among responders

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 15.
The communications among responders section shall include the
				  following:
(1) A description of all
				methods by which identified responders will exchange information and
				communicate with each other during a response, including the communications
				networks and common frequencies that will be utilized.
(2) A description of the primary and back-up
				systems for all communication channels and systems.
(3) Contain a diagram or matrix that shows
				the flow of information to be maintained within the emergency response system.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-16 - Warning systems and emergency public notification

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 16.
The warning systems and emergency public notification section
				  shall include the following:
(1) An
				identification of responsible officials on board the riverboat and a
				description of the methods by which those officials will notify the patrons and
				public of an incident, impending incident, or on-board incident.
(2) Notification may be accomplished in one
				(1) of the following manners:
(A) A siren or
				other signal. The meaning of the siren or other signal and the response to be
				taken in reaction to a siren or other signal shall be set forth in the
				emergency response plan.
(B) Other
				methods of notification of patrons, including, but not limited to, an intercom
				system, deck-to-deck announcements, and room-to-room
				announcements.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-17 - Public information and community relations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 17.
The public information and community relations section shall
				  include the following:
(1) A
				description of the methods used, prior to incidents, for educating the public
				about possible incidents and planned protective measures.
(2) A designated public information officer
				and spokesperson and a description of methods for keeping the public informed
				during an incident, including a list of all radio, television, and press
				contacts.
(3) A description of the
				role and organizational position of the public information officer during
				incidents.
(4) A description of any
				related public information activities that should be undertaken prior to and
				during an incident.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-18 - Medical information

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 18.
The medical section shall include the following:
(1) A list of the hospitals and telephone
				numbers of the hospitals within the county and those in surrounding counties to
				which sick or injured individuals may be transported.
(2) A list of fire departments and other
				sources providing rescue services and the corresponding telephone
				numbers.
(3) The name and telephone
				number of the county coroner's office.
(4) A description of the methods of
				coordination between the riverboat medical coordinator and the medical response
				services in the area, including emergency medical services response
				personnel.
(5) A designation, by
				title, of an individual to function as a triage officer, the methodology to be
				utilized, and the method of coordination with local health and medical
				officials.
(6) A description of the
				utilization of a comprehensive management of the medical resource listing,
				including, but not limited to, the following:
(A) Medical personnel, emergency medical
				services response personnel, and other manpower.
(B) Emergency vehicles.
(C) Ambulances.
(D) Hospitals, hospital capacity, and type of
				treatment available.
(E)
				Specialized rescue units.
(F)
				Medical response teams.
(G)
				Mortuary services.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-19 - Resources management section

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 19.
The resources management section shall include the
				  following:
(1) A description of the
				available emergency equipment and facilities in the community and an
				identification of the persons responsible for such equipment and
				facilities.
(2) A list of personnel
				resources available for emergency response by major categories, including
				governmental, volunteer, and private sector resources.
(3) A description of the types, quantities,
				capabilities, and location of emergency equipment available, including the
				equipment in the possession of fire departments, police departments, and
				emergency medical response units.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-20 - Personal protective measures and evacuation procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 20.
The personal protective measures and evacuation procedures
				  section shall include the following:
(1) A description of evacuation plans,
				including those for precautionary evacuations and alternative
				evacuations.
(2) A description of
				the authority for ordering or recommending evacuation, including the riverboat
				licensee personnel authorized to recommend evacuation.
(3) A description of the authority,
				responsibility, and the chain of command of governmental agencies and private
				sector organizations.
(4) A
				description of the role of the affected facilities in the evacuation decision
				making.
(5) A description of the
				methods to be utilized in an evacuation, including the methods to be utilized
				for assisting mobility impaired individuals.
(6) A description of the relationship between
				evacuation procedures and other protective measures.
(7) A description of potential incidents or
				circumstances that would require evacuation, including, but not limited to, the
				following circumstances:
(A) Fire.
(B) Bomb threat.
(C) Hazardous material release in the
				area.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-21 - Fire and rescue

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 21.
The fire and rescue section shall include the
				  following:
(1) A list of the major
				tasks to be performed by firefighters in coping with a fire on the
				riverboat.
(2) An identification of
				the public and private sector fire protection organizations with response
				capability and those with knowledge of shipboard fires.
(3) An identification of firefighting and
				rescue capabilities, including trained personnel, equipment, and fire
				extinguishers. The location of the equipment and fire extinguishers shall be
				noted.
(4) A description of the
				training program for navigational personnel and security personnel.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-22 - Law enforcement and security

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 22.
The law enforcement and security section shall include the
				  following:
(1) A description of the
				riverboat licensee's command structure including assignment of emergency
				responsibilities.
(2) A list of the
				major law enforcement tasks related to enforcement of statutory requirements
				pertaining to riverboat gambling.
(3) A description of the provisions in place
				to request assistance from local law enforcement agencies, if
				necessary.
(4) A description of the
				methods in place to train all security personnel.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-23 - Human services

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 23.
The human services section shall include the
				  following:
(1) A list of the agencies
				and corresponding telephone numbers for those agencies responsible for
				providing emergency human services, including, but not limited to, the
				following:
(A) Food.
(B) Shelter.
(C) Clothing.
(D) Continuity of medical care.
(E) Crisis counseling.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-24 - Documentation and investigative follow-up

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 24.
The documentation and investigative follow-up section shall
				  include the following:
(1) A list of
				all reports required by local, state, and federal agencies and the individuals
				responsible for preparing the reports after an incident.
(2) A description of the methods for
				evaluating emergency responses and an identification, by title, of the
				individuals responsible for conducting the evaluations.
(3) A description of the provisions for cost
				recovery.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-25 - Testing and updating plan procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 25.
The procedures for testing and updating the plan shall
				  include the following:
(1) The methods
				and schedules for practicing the emergency response plan. The emergency
				response plan shall be practiced at least one (1) time every quarter.
(2) A description of the nature of the
				exercises for testing the adequacy of the emergency response plan.
(3) A list of the frequency of the practice
				session, by type of incident.
(4) A
				practice session schedule for the current year. This practice session schedule
				shall be updated on an annual basis. All schedules shall be provided to the
				executive director by January 31 of each year.
(5) A description of the role of affected
				response agencies or transportation companies, or both, in the practice
				sessions.
(6) A description of the
				procedures utilized to evaluate performance during the practice sessions, the
				method utilized to revise the emergency response plan, and the method utilized
				to correct deficiencies in the emergency response plan.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-26 - Training

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 26.
The training section shall include the following:
(1) A list of training programs for riverboat
				personnel and a schedule of the training programs. The schedule of training
				programs shall be updated annually, and a copy of the schedule provided to the
				executive director by January 31 of each year.
(2) A list of the training programs and
				schedules for the training of local emergency response and medical
				personnel.
(3) A schedule of
				training activities for the current year. The schedule shall be updated on an
				annual basis, and the updated schedule shall be provided to the executive
				director by January 31 of each year.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-27 - Navigation personnel and life saving equipment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 27.
(a) The
				riverboat licensee shall comply with the safety equipment and appliances
				requirements specified by the United States Coast Guard under 46 CFR 2.01
				through 46 CFR 2.95.
(b) The
				riverboat licensee shall comply with the minimum manning requirements specified
				by the United States Coast Guard under 46 CFR 2.01 through 46 CFR 2.95.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-28 - Waiver of requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 28.
The executive director may waive, restrict, or alter any
				  requirement or procedure set forth in this rule if the executive director
				  determines that the requirement or procedure is impractical or burdensome, and
				  such waiver, restriction, or alteration is in the best interest of the public
				  and the gaming industry, and is not outside the technical requirements
				  necessary to serve the purpose of the requirement or procedure.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 8 - PUBLIC SAFETY AND EXCURSIONS › Rule 2 - Medical Services; Emergency Response › Section 2-29 - Reports by the executive director

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 5-14-1.5-6.1
Sec. 29.
The executive director shall report any action he or she has
				  taken or contemplates taking under this rule with respect to an emergency
				  response plan at the next meeting held under
				  68 IAC
				  1-2-5 or an executive session held under IC
				  5-14-1.5-6.1.
				  The commission may direct the executive director to take additional or
				  different action.
*
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC
				  4-33-3-2;
				  IC
				  4-33-10-6
Sec. 1.
The following definitions apply throughout this rule:
(1) "Agent" means any person who is employed
				by any agency of the state, other than the commission, and who is assigned to
				perform full-time services on behalf of, or for the benefit of, the commission
				regardless of the title or position held by that person. For purposes of IC
				4-33-10-6,
				an agent is an employee.
(2)
				"Compensation" means any money, thing of value, or financial benefit conferred
				on or received by a person in return for services rendered, or to be rendered,
				whether by that person or another.
(3) "Conflict of interest" means a situation
				in which a member's private interest, usually of a financial nature, may
				influence the member's judgment in the performance of the member's public duty.
				A conflict of interest includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(A) Any conduct that would lead a reasonable
				person, knowing all of the circumstances, to conclude that a member is biased.
(B) Acceptance of any form of
				compensation other than from the commission for any services rendered as part
				of the member's official duties for the commission.
(C) Participation in any business being
				transacted with the commission by any person in which the member or the
				member's spouse or child has a financial interest.
(D) Use of the member's position, title, or
				any authority associated with it in a manner designed for personal gain or
				benefit.
(E) Demonstration, through
				work or action in the performance of the member's official duties, of any
				preferential attitude or treatment toward any person.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-2 - Policy

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4; IC 4-35-4
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 4-35
Sec. 2.
The commission is required to maintain the integrity of the
				  commission and casino gambling. Members, employees, and agents must encourage
				  confidence in the commission by maintaining high standards of honesty,
				  integrity, and impartiality. Members, employees, and agents shall conduct
				  themselves in a manner that will enhance public respect for the integrity of
				  the commission and its work.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-3 - Consequences of violation of rule by a member, employee, or agent

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-3-8; IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33-3-10; IC 4-33-3-11
Sec. 3.
(a)
				Violation of this article or the Indiana Code by a member:
(1) may result in the matter being referred
				to the governor for possible removal from the commission under IC 4-33-3-11;
				and
(2) shall result in the matter
				being referred to the governor by the executive director for removal from the
				commission under IC 4-33-3-11 if IC 4-33-3-10 is violated.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-4 - Disclosure forms

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4; IC 4-35-4
Affected: IC 4-33-3; IC 4-35
Sec. 4.
(a) By
				January 31 of each year, each member shall prepare and file with the office of
				the commission, a disclosure form that does the following:
(1) Affirms that the member or the member's
				spouse, parent, or child is not:
(A) a member
				of the board of directors of;
(B)
				financially interested in; or
(C)
				employed by; a casino licensee or applicant for a casino owner's license under
				the jurisdiction of the commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-5 - Notice of member, employee, or agent interest, status, or disqualification

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4; IC 4-35-4
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 4-35
Sec. 5.
(a) A member
				or employee who becomes aware that the member or the member's spouse, parent,
				or child is:
(1) a member of the board of
				directors of; or
(2) financially
				interested in; a casino licensee or an applicant for a casino owner's license
				shall notify the executive director, in writing, immediately.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-6 - Confidentiality

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 6.
A member, employee, or agent or former member, employee, or
				  agent, shall not disseminate any material in the possession of the commission
				  that the commission treats as confidential unless specifically authorized to do
				  so by the executive director or the commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-7 - Restrictions on receiving gifts

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6; IC 4-33
Sec. 7.
No member, employee, or agent may accept any gift, gratuity,
				  compensation, travel, lodging, or anything of value, directly or indirectly,
				  from any licensee of the commission, or any entity affiliated therewith, or any
				  applicant for any license, unless:
(1)
				the acceptance conforms with state law and rules adopted by the state ethics
				commission under IC 4-2-6 and Title 40 of the Indiana Administrative Code;
				and
(2) the acceptance conforms to
				any policy or directive issued by the executive director or the
				commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-8 - Restrictions on gift giving

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 8.
No licensee or applicant for any license may, directly or
				  indirectly, give or offer to give any gift, gratuity, compensation, travel,
				  lodging, or anything of value to any member, employee, or agent that the
				  member, employee, or agent is prohibited from accepting under section 7 of this
				  rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-9 - Conflict of interest

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 9.
(a) A
				member, employee, or agent shall advise the executive director of any incident
				or circumstance that would present the existence of a conflict of interest with
				respect to the performance of the member, employee, or agent's duties with the
				commission.
(b) A member, employee,
				or agent shall not engage in any conduct that constitutes a conflict of
				interest.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-10 - Attempted bribery

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 10.
A member, employee, or agent who is approached and offered a
				  bribe shall immediately report the matter to the executive director.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-11 - Political activity

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 11.
Members, employees, and agents shall not engage in political
				  activity in a manner that violates
				  40 IAC
				  2-1-7.1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-12 - Fact witnesses

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 12.
A former member, employee, or agent may appear before the
				  commission as a fact witness about matters or actions taken by the member
				  during his or her tenure at the commission. The former member, employee, or
				  agent shall not receive compensation for such an appearance other than a
				  standard witness fee and reimbursement for travel expenses as established by
				  statute or rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-13 - Prohibition of ex parte contact with members

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 13.
(a) No
				licensee or an applicant for any license, or any affiliate or representative
				thereof, shall engage in ex parte communications with a member. A member shall
				not engage in any ex parte communications with a licensee or an applicant for
				any license, or any affiliate or representative thereof.
(b) Any member, licensee, or applicant for
				any license, or affiliate or representative thereof, who receives any
				communication in violation of subsection (a), or who is aware of an attempted
				communication in violation of subsection (a), shall disclose the source and
				content of the communication to the commission through the executive
				director.
(c) Any member who
				receives any communication that attempts to influence that member's official
				action shall disclose the source and content of the communication to the
				executive director. The executive director may investigate or initiate an
				investigation of the matter to determine if the communication violates section
				14 of this rule or the Act. The disclosure under this section and the
				investigation shall remain confidential. Following an investigation, the
				executive director may advise the governor or the commission, or both, of the
				results of the investigation and may recommend such action as the executive
				director considers appropriate.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-14 - Postemployment restrictions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-2-6-11; IC 4-33
Sec. 14.
All former members, employees or agents shall comply with the
				  postemployment restrictions set forth in IC 4-2-6-11.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-15 - Restrictions on discussions of employment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 15.
(a) Any
				employee or agent of the commission who receives any invitation, written or
				oral, to initiate any discussion concerning employment or the possibilities
				thereof with any entity, or affiliate thereof, that holds or is an applicant
				for any license issued by the commission, shall immediately report such fact to
				the executive director.
(b) An
				employee or agent of the commission may not enter into any negotiations for
				employment with any entity or affiliate thereof that holds or is an applicant
				for any license issued by the commission, without providing a written notice to
				the executive director not less than thirty-six (36) hours prior to such
				negotiations or discussions. Such an employee or agent shall not take any
				action on behalf of the commission with respect to that entity unless
				instructed to do so by the executive director.
(c) No licensee or applicant for a license
				shall initiate any negotiation for discussion of employment with an employee or
				agent of the commission without written notice thereof being previously
				provided to the executive director by either the employee, agent, licensee, or
				applicant.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-16 - Outside employment

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 16.
(a) A new
				employee shall obtain written permission from the executive director before
				continuing outside employment held at the time the employee begins to work for
				the commission.
(b) An employee
				shall obtain written permission from the executive director before accepting
				any outside employment.
(c)
				Permission shall be denied (or permission previously granted will be revoked)
				if the nature of the work is considered to create or creates a possible
				conflict of interest or otherwise interferes with the employee's duties for the
				commission.
(d) An employee granted
				permission for outside employment shall not conduct any business or perform any
				activities, including solicitation, related to outside employment on the
				premises used by the commission or during the employee's working hours for the
				commission.
(e) As used in this
				section, "outside employment" includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) Operation of a proprietorship.
(2) Participation in a partnership or group
				business enterprise.
(3)
				Performance as a director or corporate officer of any for-profit corporation or
				banking or credit institution.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-17 - Consequences of violation of rule by a licensee or applicant for a license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 17.
Violation of this rule by a licensee or an applicant for any
				  license may result in the initiation of a disciplinary action under 68 IAC 13
				  or denial of the application for licensure.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-18 - Reports by the executive director

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 5-14-1.5-6.1
Sec. 18.
The executive director shall report any action he or she has
				  taken or contemplates taking under this rule with respect to a member,
				  employee, or agent or former member, employee, or agent to the commission at
				  the next meeting held under
				  68 IAC
				  1-2-5 or at an executive session held under IC
				  5-14-1.5-6.1. The commission may direct the executive director to take
				  additional or different action, including presenting the matter to the state
				  ethics commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 9 - ETHICS › Rule 5 - Ethics for Commission Members, Agents, and Employees › Section 5-19 - Compliance with other requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 19.
In addition to any notice requirements, ethics disclosure
				  requirements, and ethics standards established by this rule, each employee and
				  agent shall abide by and conform to any rules, regulations, or policies of the
				  commission or the agency that employs the agent with respect to conflicts of
				  interest. Any employee or agent who is not in compliance shall promptly advise
				  the employing agency in accordance with that agency's requirements and shall
				  also advise the executive director of the details concerning the
				  noncompliance.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 1 - Rules of Game; General Provisions › Section 1-1 - Applicability; general provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4; IC 4-35-4
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 4-35
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				rule applies to casino licensees and casino license applicants.
(b) The following definitions apply
				throughout this article:
(1) "House limit"
				means the top wager that the casino licensee will allow at a live gaming device
				for a particular game.
(2) "Shoe"
				means a dealing device that:
(A) has a
				compartment in which the cards are stacked; and
(B) permits the cards to be dealt at a given
				time.
(3) "Shuffling
				machine" means a device that automatically shuffles cards so that they are
				randomly and thoroughly intermixed.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 1 - Rules of Game; General Provisions › Section 1-1.1 - Rate of progression

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2
Affected: IC 4-33-8
Sec. 1.1.
(a) This
				section applies to a riverboat licensee that offers a live gambling game with a
				progressive feature.
(b) As used in
				this rule, "rate of progression" means the amount by which the progressive
				jackpot will increase incrementally for each credit wagered by a player to
				participate in the progressive feature of the live gaming device.
(c) The rate of progression that must be
				offered on a gambling game with a progressive feature must be at least sixty
				percent (60%) and not more than one hundred percent (100%).
(d) Once a gambling game is offered with an
				established rate of progression, the rate of progression shall not be changed
				until after a patron wins the jackpot.
(e) The riverboat licensee shall submit, at a
				minimum, the following information to chief counsel for the commission:
(1) The types of gambling games that will
				offer a progressive feature.
(2)
				The location of the gambling games that will offer a progressive
				feature.
(3) The rate of
				progression for each gambling game.
(4) The reset amount for each gambling game.
The information required by this subsection must be submitted
				  when a new progressive live gaming device is introduced into the casino or the
				  riverboat licensee changes the rate of progression on an existing progressive
				  live gaming device.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 1 - Rules of Game; General Provisions › Section 1-1.2 - Holding gaming positions; responsibility for patron assets

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4; IC 4-35-4
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 4-35
Sec. 1.2.
(a) A
				casino licensee may hold a patron's seat at a live gaming device or an
				electronic gaming device only in accordance with this section.
(b) A casino licensee or an occupational
				licensee, or both, shall not hold a seat at a live gaming device or hold an
				electronic gaming device for a patron for a period of time that exceeds twenty
				(20) minutes.
(c) A casino licensee
				must mark the seat of a live gaming device or an electronic gaming device that
				is being held for a patron with a sign that indicates the seat is being held
				for a patron and the length of time for which the seat is being held.
(d) If a casino licensee will hold seats for
				a patron, the casino licensee must post a sign in a conspicuous area on each
				floor of the casino indicating the casino licensee's policy of holding
				seats.
(e) An employee of a casino
				licensee shall not accept responsibility for protecting a patron's assets in
				the form of any of the following:
(1)
				Cash.
(2) Cash
				equivalents.
(3) Chips.
(4) Credits on an electronic gaming
				device.
(5) TITOs.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 1 - Rules of Game; General Provisions › Section 1-2 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4; IC 4-35-4
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 4-35
Sec. 2.
The purpose of requiring submission of rules of the game is
				  to ensure the following:
(1) The games
				offered by casino licensees are performed only in accordance with IC 4-33, IC
				4-35, and this article.
(2) The
				functions, duties, and responsibilities are appropriately segregated and
				performed in accordance with sound practices by competent, qualified personnel,
				and no employee of the casino licensee is in a position to perpetuate and
				conceal errors or irregularities in the normal course of his or her
				duties.
(3) The games offered by
				casino licensees in Indiana have rules of play that meet uniform minimum
				standards.
(4) Gaming is conducted
				with integrity and in accordance with IC 4-33, IC 4-35, and this
				title.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 1 - Rules of Game; General Provisions › Section 1-3 - Submission and approval of rules of the game

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4; IC 4-35-4
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 4-35
Sec. 3.
(a) At
				various times throughout this article, the casino licensee or casino license
				applicant will be required to submit rules of the game to the commission. The
				rules of the game must be submitted in accordance with this rule.
(b) The rules of the game must comply with
				the provisions of IC 4-33, IC 4-35, and this title.
(c) Submission of rules of the game shall be
				handled in the following manner:
(1) When
				called for in this article, the casino licensee or casino license applicant
				shall submit rules of the game to the executive director at least sixty (60)
				days prior to the commencement of gaming operations or the play of that game,
				or both.
(2) The executive director
				shall, in writing, approve or disapprove the rules of the game, in total or in
				part.
(3) Any portion of the rules
				of the game not approved by the executive director shall be revised and
				resubmitted by the casino licensee or the casino license applicant within the
				time period established by the executive director. This method shall be
				followed until all portions of the rules of the game have been approved or
				approval cannot be obtained.
(4) A
				casino licensee or casino license applicant may not use rules of the game
				unless the executive director has approved the rules of the game.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 1 - Rules of Game; General Provisions › Section 1-4 - Amendments to rules of game

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4; IC 4-35-4
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 4-35
Sec. 4.
Amendments to rules of the game shall be handled in the
				  following manner:
(1) Unless otherwise
				provided by the executive director, an amendment to any portion of the rules of
				game, including variations of games, must be submitted to the executive
				director at least thirty (30) days prior to the utilization of the rules of the
				game.
(2) The executive director
				shall, in writing, approve or disapprove the amendment to the rules of the
				game.
(3) No casino licensee may
				use an amendment to rules of the game unless the executive director has
				approved the amendment to the rules of the game.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 1 - Rules of Game; General Provisions › Section 1-5 - Table limits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 5.
(a) The
				rules of the game submitted by the riverboat licensee or riverboat license
				applicant will require an indication of the table limits that will be
				established by the riverboat licensee for each table.
(b) A riverboat licensee may amend the
				minimum and maximum wager at any table, so long as the new maximum wager is not
				above the house maximum wager for that game. The minimum and maximum wagers of
				a table shall be amended by taking the following actions:
(1) Posting a sign at the gaming table
				advising patrons of the new minimum and maximum wagers in effect for that
				table.
(2) Advising patrons at the
				table of the change.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 1 - Rules of Game; General Provisions › Section 1-6 - Availability of rules of the game

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4; IC 4-35-4
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 4-35
Sec. 6.
Upon the request of a player, a casino licensee must provide
				  a complete, typed, and legible set of approved rules of the game for any game
				  offered by the casino licensee.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 1 - Rules of Game; General Provisions › Section 1-6.1 - Conduct of live gaming device tournaments

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 6.1.
(a) Live
				gaming device tournaments may be conducted by riverboat licensees.
(b) At least thirty (30) business days before
				a riverboat licensee plans to offer a live gaming device tournament, the
				riverboat licensee must submit the rules of tournament play to the commission
				for approval. No live gaming device tournament may be offered until approved by
				the commission. The rules of tournament play shall include, at a minimum, the
				following information:
(1) The amount of the
				entry fee for participating in the tournament.
(2) The game that will be played.
(3) The qualification or selection criteria
				that will be used to limit the eligibility of players in a tournament. Any
				criteria or qualification utilized must be reasonably related to gaming
				activity.
(4) Any rules of play
				that differ from the rules submitted by the riverboat licensee in accordance
				with section 3 of this rule.
(5)
				The amount of chips or credits, or both, that a player will begin
				with.
(6) The manner in which
				players will receive seat and table assignments and how reassignments are to be
				handled.
(7) How players are
				eliminated from the tournament and how the winner or winners are
				determined.
(8) The manner in which
				ties will be handled.
(9) The
				number of prizes to be awarded.
(10) The actual cost of the prizes to be
				awarded.
(11) Whether the patron
				will have an option of taking the prize or requesting a cash alternative. If
				such an alternative is offered, the amount of cash the patron may
				receive.
(12) An exact description
				of each prize to be awarded.
(13)
				If the entire pot of entry fees is awarded as prizes, the percentage of the pot
				that each place will receive.
(14)
				Whether or not the riverboat licensee will guarantee the dollar value of the
				prizes if insufficient entry fees are collected.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 1 - Rules of Game; General Provisions › Section 1-6.2 - Integrity of live gaming device

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2
Affected: IC 4-33-8
Sec. 6.2.
(a) If the
				integrity of any live gaming device has been legitimately questioned, the
				riverboat licensee shall run the appropriate diagnostic tests on the device. If
				the riverboat licensee determines that the device is malfunctioning, the
				riverboat licensee shall remove the device from play until:
(1) the device has been repaired;
				and
(2) it has been determined that
				the device meets the requirements of the Act and this title.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 1 - Rules of Game; General Provisions › Section 1-9 - Reports by the executive director

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 9.
The executive director shall report any action he or she has
				  taken or contemplates taking under this article with respect to rules of the
				  game to the commission at the next meeting held under
				  68 IAC
				  1-2-5. The commission may direct the executive
				  director to take additional or different action.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 2 - Blackjack › Section 2-1 - General provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  4-33-4-1;
				  IC
				  4-33-4-2; IC
				  4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				rule applies to all riverboat licensees.
(b) Blackjack shall be conducted in
				conformance with this rule.
(c)
				Riverboat licensees may only offer the game of blackjack on a table and layout
				that are in compliance with 68 IAC 14.
(d) The following definitions apply
				throughout this rule:
(1) "Blackjack" means an
				ace and second card with a point value of ten (10) dealt as the initial two (2)
				cards to a player or the dealer. Blackjack may not include an ace and card with
				a point value of ten (10) dealt to a player who has split the first
				two
(2) cards dealt to the
				player.
(2) "Burn" means the act of
				placing a card face downward in the discard rack if it is not to be utilized in
				play in accordance with this rule.
(3) "Deal" means the distribution of the
				playing cards among the players and the dealer.
(4) "Dealer" means the occupational licensee
				of the riverboat licensee who is responsible for dealing the cards at the
				blackjack table.
(5) "Doubling
				down" means to make an additional wager, identical to or less than the player's
				original wager, on the first two (2) cards dealt to the player or the first two
				(2) cards of any split pair.
(6)
				"Even money wager" means a bet placed by a player when the player has a
				blackjack and the exposed card dealt to the dealer is an ace. A player who
				makes an even money wager shall be paid at odds of at least one (1) to one
				(1).
(7) "Exposed card" means the
				card held by a dealer that is seen by the other players.
(8) "Hard total" means the total point count
				of a hand that contains no aces or that contains aces that are counted as a
				value of one (1).
(9) "Hole card"
				means a card held by the dealer or player that is unseen by the other players
				or the dealer unless otherwise authorized by this rule.
(10) "Insurance wager" means a bet placed by
				a player when the exposed card dealt to the dealer is an ace. The insurance
				wager wins if the dealer's hole card is a king, queen, jack, or ten (10). An
				insurance wager loses if the dealer's hole card is an ace or a two (2) through
				nine (9).
(11) "Peek machine" means
				a device that allows the dealer to see the hole card to determine if the dealer
				has a blackjack.
(12) "Soft total"
				means the total point count of a hand that contains an ace that is counted as a
				value of eleven (11).
(13)
				"Splitting pairs" means a wager in which the first two (2) cards a player
				receives are identical in value. The player must make a wager on the second
				hand in an amount equal to the player's original wager.
(14) "Surrender" means an option whereby the
				player surrenders the player's hand by forfeiting one-half (½) of the
				player's original wager if the dealer does not have a blackjack.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 2 - Blackjack › Section 2-2 - Submission of rules of game

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 2.
(a) In
				accordance with
				68 IAC
				10-1, the riverboat licensee or riverboat license
				applicant shall submit rules of the game covering blackjack if the riverboat
				licensee will offer the game of blackjack.
(b) The rules of the game for blackjack shall
				include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) The options that will be offered by the
				riverboat licensee, including, but not limited to, the following options:
(A) Doubling down.
(B) Insurance wager.
(C) Even money wager.
(D) Splitting pairs.
(E) Surrender.
(F) Any variation of blackjack not covered by
				this rule that the riverboat licensee would like to offer, and the rules by
				which the variation of blackjack will be conducted.
(G) Any other option the riverboat licensee
				or riverboat license applicant would like to utilize.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 10 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Rule 2 - Blackjack › Section 2-3 - Cards

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4-1; IC 4-33-4-2; IC 4-33-4-3
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 3.
(a) Playing
				cards used in blackjack games shall comply with
				68 IAC
				14-3.
(b)
				The riverboat licensee may use one (1) to eight (8) decks of cards in the game
				of blackjack.
(c) Except as
				provided in section 16 of this rule, the value of the cards contained in a deck
				of cards is as follows:
(1) A card from two
				(2) to ten (10) has its face value.
(2) A jack, queen, or king has a value of ten
				(10).
(3) An ace has a value of
				either eleven (11) or one (1).