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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 31 - Rules of Play › Section III-3104 - Gaming Equipment, Gaming Table, and Gaming Table Layout Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Requirements for
				gaming equipment, gaming table and gaming table layout shall include, but not
				be limited to:
1. a gaming table shall have
				designated positions for the players and for the dealer(s);
2. a gaming table cloth covering shall be
				imprinted with the name of the licensee or casino operator or some other logo
				approved by the division;
3. a
				gaming table cloth covering shall be imprinted with the name of the table game,
				spaces for cards dealt, and designated betting areas;
4. a gaming table shall have other
				inscriptions on the cloth covering as required or approved by the
				division;
5. a game's payouts shall
				be imprinted on the cloth covering of the table or posted on a sign placed on
				top of the table in full view of patron(s); and
6. a gaming table shall have a locked drop
				box and a locked transparent toke (tip) box attached to it as approved by the
				division.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 31 - Rules of Play › Section III-3105 - Procedures for Opening and Closing of the Gaming Table

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The gaming equipment shall be removed from
				storage and inspected for defects. The tray cover shall be stored and the table
				bankroll physically counted by the dealer in the presence of a table games
				supervisor or higher supervisory authority, and verified against the opening
				table inventory slip. The opening table inventory slip shall then be checked to
				ensure the following are correct:
1. current
				date;
2. shift, time and pit, if
				applicable;
3. game type and
				number;
4. total amount of each
				denomination;
5. final total of all
				denominations; and
6. signatures of
				the outgoing table games supervisor and dealer.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 31 - Rules of Play › Section III-3106 - Procedures for Card Games

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				Shuffling procedures shall include, but are not limited to:
1. cards shall be shuffled:
a. at table opening;
b. after each round of play;
c. every time a new deck is entered into
				play;
d. when the cutting card has
				been reached;
e. when the automatic
				shuffler malfunctions;
f. when
				instructed by casino supervisor or above; and
g. when instructed by a division
				agent.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 31 - Rules of Play › Section III-3107 - Wagers

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All wagers at
				gaming tables shall be made by placing gaming chips or tokens on the
				appropriate area of the gaming table layout. In addition, each player shall be
				responsible for the correct positioning of their wager or wagers on the gaming
				layout regardless of whether or not they are assisted by the dealer. Each
				player shall ensure that any instructions they give to the dealer regarding the
				placement of their wager are correctly carried out.
B. Minimum and maximum wagers and maximum
				table payouts shall be posted on a sign at each table.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 31 - Rules of Play › Section III-3109 - Game Limits

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each
				licensee and casino operator shall establish, for each approved game and
				electronic gaming device, a minimum and maximum amount that can be wagered on
				each opportunity of play and shall at all times conspicuously display these
				limits.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 31 - Rules of Play › Section III-3111 - Publication of Payoffs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Payoff
				schedules or award cards, subject to approval by the division, shall be
				displayed at all times either in a conspicuous place on or immediately adjacent
				to every licensed game or gaming device. Payoff schedules or award cards shall
				accurately state actual payoffs or awards applicable to the particular game or
				gaming device and must not be worded in such manner as to mislead or deceive
				the public. Maintenance of any misleading or deceptive matter on any payoff
				schedule or award card or failure on the part of a licensee or casino operator
				to make payment in strict accordance with posted payoff schedules or award
				cards may be deemed a violation of the Act, the rules, or the internal
				controls.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 31 - Rules of Play › Section III-3113 - Periodic Payments Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				The payment of winnings over a specified period of time is prohibited unless
				otherwise approved by the division.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 33 - Surveillance › Section III-3301 - Required Surveillance Equipment

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each licensee and casino operator shall
				install a surveillance system in its casino which meets or exceeds
				specifications established by the division and shall provide access to the
				division at all times.
B. All
				cameras shall be installed in fixed positions with matrix control or with pan,
				tilt and zoom capabilities, concealed from public and non-surveillance
				personnel view, to effectively and clandestinely monitor activity in detail,
				from various vantage points.
C.
				Color cameras, as approved by the division, shall monitor in detail, from
				various vantage points, the following:
1. the
				operations conducted at the fills and credit area of the cashier's
				cage(s);
2. roulette tables, in a
				manner to clearly observe the wagers, patrons, and the outcome of each game;
				and
3. such other areas as
				designated by the division.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 33 - Surveillance › Section III-3302 - Digital Video Recording Standards

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				As used in this Section, a digital video (DV) shall mean: visual images of the
				natural world converted into numbers and stored on tape, digital video disk, or
				other storage medium, for later reproduction.
B. In addition to the requirements of §3301,
				the use of digital recording equipment may be authorized if the following
				requirements are met.
1. All DV equipment and
				systems used by a licensee or casino operator in its surveillance system shall:
a. record and replay activity in all gaming
				areas where cash is handled including, but not limited to, cages, vaults, count
				rooms, table games, and the drop process, at a minimum of 30 frames per second
				and in real time; and in all other gaming areas, a minimum number of frames per
				second as specified in the internal controls;
b. record, review and download
				simultaneously;
c. have visual
				image resolution of a minimum of 4CIF (common intermediate format) and shall be
				of sufficient clarity to meet division requirements;
d. maintain for a period of not less than
				seven days, or additional period as specified by the division, all images
				obtained from the video cameras;
e.
				have a failure notification system that provides an audible and a visual
				notification of any failure in the surveillance system or the DV media storage
				system;
f. have a media storage
				system that is configured so that a failure of any single component will not
				result in the loss of any data from the media storage system; and
g. be connected to an uninterruptible power
				source to ensure the safe shutdown of the system in the event of a power loss,
				and shall reboot in the record mode.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 33 - Surveillance › Section III-3303 - Surveillance System Plans

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An
				applicant for a license or the casino operator shall submit to the division for
				approval a surveillance system plan no later than 90 days prior to the
				commencement of gaming operations. The surveillance system plan shall include a
				floor plan indicating the placement of all surveillance equipment and a
				detailed description of the casino surveillance system and its equipment. The
				plan shall also include a detailed description of the layout of the
				surveillance room and the configuration of the monitoring equipment. The plan
				may include other information that evidences compliance with this Subsection by
				the applicant including, but not limited to, a casino configuration detailing
				the location of all gaming devices and equipment.
B. Any changes to the surveillance room or
				the surveillance system shall be submitted to the division for prior
				approval.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 33 - Surveillance › Section III-3304 - Surveillance Personnel Employment Provisions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Surveillance department employees shall be
				independent of all other departments and shall report directly to the general
				manager or higher corporate official.
B. Employees of the licensee or casino
				operator assigned to monitoring duties in the surveillance room are prohibited
				from being concurrently employed in any other capacity by that licensee or
				casino operator or any affiliate of the licensee or casino operator.
C. An employee with monitoring duties in the
				surveillance room may work in the same capacity at an affiliate of the licensee
				or casino operator.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 33 - Surveillance › Section III-3305 - Surveillance and Division Room Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. There shall be rooms approved by the
				division for monitoring and recording purposes.
1. The room for the exclusive use of the
				division shall be designated the division room. The room for the use of the
				employees of the licensee or casino operator shall be designated the
				surveillance room.
2. A riverboat
				licensee shall provide a secure and segregated room at the dock site for the
				exclusive use of division agents. This room shall be in addition to the
				division room provided for division agents on the riverboat. The dock site room
				shall be furnished with all necessary furniture and fixtures as specified by
				the division.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 33 - Surveillance › Section III-3307 - Segregated Telephone Communication

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A segregated telephone communication
				system shall be provided for use by division agents in the division
				room.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 33 - Surveillance › Section III-3309 - Surveillance Logs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The licensee and
				the casino operator shall maintain a division-approved surveillance log. The
				log shall be maintained by surveillance room personnel in the surveillance
				room. The division shall have access to the log at all times. A log entry shall
				be made in the surveillance log of each surveillance activity. Each log entry
				shall include the following:
1. the identity
				of any person entering and exiting the surveillance room;
2. a summary, including date, time and
				duration, of each surveillance activity;
3. a record of any equipment or camera
				malfunctions;
4. a description of
				any unusual events occurring; and
5. any additional information as required by
				the division.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 33 - Surveillance › Section III-3311 - Storage and Retrieval

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All video
				recordings shall be retained for at least seven days, unless otherwise provided
				for in these rules or required by the division. All video recordings shall be
				listed on a log by surveillance personnel with the date, times, and
				identification of the person monitoring or changing the recording media.
				Original videotaped or downloaded digital recordings shall be released to the
				division upon demand.
B. Any video
				recording of illegal or suspected illegal activity shall, upon completion of
				the recording, be removed from the recorder and etched with date, time and
				identity of surveillance personnel. The video recording shall be placed in a
				separate, secure area and the division shall be notified. The video recording
				shall be preserved until the division notifies the licensee or casino operator
				that it is no longer needed.
C. All
				video recordings relating to the following shall be retained in a secure area
				approved by the division for at least 15 days and shall be listed on a log
				maintained by surveillance personnel:
1. all
				count room areas;
2. the vault
				area;
3. all credit and fill slip
				confirmation recordings; and
4. all
				cage areas.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 33 - Surveillance › Section III-3315 - Maintenance and Testing

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All
				surveillance equipment shall be subject to unscheduled testing of minimum
				standards of resolution and operation by the division.
B. The division shall be notified immediately
				of the malfunction of surveillance equipment.
C. Any malfunction of surveillance equipment
				shall necessitate the immediate replacement of the faulty equipment. If
				immediate replacement is not possible, alternative live monitoring shall be
				provided by security personnel.
D.
				The division shall determine if gaming should continue with live monitoring and
				shall have authority to cease gaming operations not monitored by the
				surveillance system.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 33 - Surveillance › Section III-3317 - Surveillance System Compliance

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
				licensee and the casino operator shall have a continuing duty to review its
				surveillance system plan to ensure the surveillance system plan remains in
				compliance with the Act and the rules.
B. A licensee and the casino operator shall
				submit any modification to its surveillance system plan required to bring the
				surveillance system plan in compliance with a new rule or a rule amendment
				within 30 days of the effective date.
C. The division shall review any amendments
				submitted pursuant to this Section and issue a decision approving, approving
				with conditions, or disapproving the amendments.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 34 - Security › Section III-3403 - Security Plans

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An applicant for
				a license shall submit to the division a security plan no later than 90 days
				prior to the commencement of gaming operations. The security plan shall
				include, at a minimum, the following:
1. a
				detailed description by position of each security officer or employee which
				includes their duties, assignments and responsibilities;
2. the number of security employees assigned
				by shift;
3. general procedures for
				handling incidents requiring the assignment of a security officer;
4. radio protocol and a description of
				authorized radio codes to be used;
5. training requirements and procedures;
				and
6. other information required
				by the division that evidences compliance with this Chapter by the
				applicant.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 34 - Security › Section III-3409 - Security Logs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The licensee and
				casino operator shall maintain a security log of all unusual incidents. Each
				incident without regard to materiality, shall be assigned a sequential number
				and an entry made in the log containing, at a minimum, the following
				information:
1. the assignment
				number;
2. the date;
3. the time;
4. the nature of the incident;
5. the person involved in the incident;
				and
6. the security department
				employee assigned.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 35 - Patron Disputes › Section III-3501 - Patron Dispute Form

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Whenever
				a licensee or casino operator and a patron are unable to resolve a dispute
				regarding the payment of winnings, the licensee or casino operator shall
				provide the patron a patron dispute form.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 35 - Patron Disputes › Section III-3502 - Licensee Duty to Provide Patron Dispute Information

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Within seven days of the licensee or
				casino operator being notified of a written patron dispute, the licensee or
				casino operator shall provide the division, in writing, the identity of the
				parties involved in the dispute and all facts regarding the dispute.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 39 - Public and Confidential Records › Section III-3901 - Public Records

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Except as
				provided in
				R.S.
				27:21, records of the board and division
				shall be public records.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 39 - Public and Confidential Records › Section III-3905 - Sealing of Documents

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The board or
				hearing officer may allow any party to an administrative action to file a
				document or portions of a document with the board or hearing office under seal
				if:
1. the document or portions of the
				document contain information that is confidential pursuant to the Act or these
				rules;
2. the party makes a request
				in writing or on the record of an administrative hearing to allow the filing of
				the document or portions of the document under seal, setting forth the reasons
				that such filing under seal should be permitted;
3. the party requesting the filing of the
				document or portions of the document under seal has, to the extent practicable,
				segregated the portions of the document containing confidential information
				from the remainder of the document so that no more of the document than is
				necessary is filed under seal; and
4. the board or hearing officer finds that
				the public interest in maintaining the confidentiality of the information
				outweighs the public interest in making the information public.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 39 - Public and Confidential Records › Section III-3907 - Access to Public Records

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
				request for access to public records shall be made in accordance with
				R.S.
				44:1 et seq.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 39 - Public and Confidential Records › Section III-3909 - Access to Confidential Records

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				The board or division may only release confidential records pursuant to lawful
				order from a court of competent jurisdiction or pursuant to an intelligence
				sharing, reciprocal use or restricted use agreement executed between the board
				or division and a gaming regulatory or law enforcement agency.
B. All requests for access to confidential
				records must be made in writing to the board or division.
C. Pursuant to a written request, as
				described in Subsection B of this Section, from any duly authorized agent of
				any agency of the United States government, any state, or any political
				subdivision of this state which has executed the requisite information sharing
				agreement with the board or division, the board or division may release
				confidential records to the agency requesting them upon a finding by the board
				or division that the release is consistent with the policy of this state as
				reflected in the Act.
D. The board
				or division may require any party receiving confidential information to agree
				in writing or on the record of any hearing to any limitations that the board or
				division deems necessary prior to giving that party the confidential
				information.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 39 - Public and Confidential Records › Section III-3911 - Unauthorized Procurement of Records Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. An applicant, licensee, casino operator,
				or permittee shall not, directly or indirectly, procure or attempt to procure
				from the division or board information or records that are not made available
				by proper authority. Any violation of this regulation constitutes reasonable
				cause for administrative action or to deny any application.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 40 - Designated Check Cashing Representatives › Section III-4001 - Designated Check Cashing Representative; Permit

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A person who conducts check cashing and
				credit card services for a licensee shall obtain a non-gaming supplier permit
				prior to providing the services.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 40 - Designated Check Cashing Representatives › Section III-4002 - Application for Permit for Designated Check Cashing Representative; Additional Requirements; Summary of Proposed Operations

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The division may require any applicant who
				conducts services pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter to provide the
				division with a summary describing the financial, internal, and security
				aspects of the proposed check cashing and credit card advance operations
				including, but not limited to:
1. accounting
				and financial controls, including the procedures to be utilized in counting,
				banking, storage and handling of cash;
2. procedures, forms, expense and overhead
				schedules, cash equivalent transactions, salary structure and personnel
				practices;
3. job descriptions and
				a system of personnel and chain of command, establishing a diversity of
				responsibility among employees engaged in operations and identifying primary
				and secondary supervisor positions for areas of responsibility;
4. procedures within the check cashing cage
				for the receipt, storage, and disbursal of cash and other cash
				equivalents;
5. procedures and
				security for the counting and recordation of transactions;
6. procedures for the cashing and recordation
				of checks exchanged by customers of the designated check cashing
				representative; and
7. procedures
				governing the utilization of the licensee's or casino operator's security force
				within the check cashing cage.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 40 - Designated Check Cashing Representatives › Section III-4003 - Cash Transaction Reporting for Designated Check Cashing Representative

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. A
				designated check cashing representative shall report a cash transaction
				reporting violation to the division immediately upon obtaining knowledge of the
				violation.
B. Violation of cash
				transaction reporting requirements in any other jurisdiction by a designated
				check cashing representative shall be reported to the division within 30 days
				of the notice of violation in the other jurisdiction.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 40 - Designated Check Cashing Representatives › Section III-4004 - General Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The
				check cashing cage may be accessed by security personnel of the licensee or
				casino operator and personnel from the division upon presentation of proper
				identification.
B. The designated
				check cashing representative shall be a single source provider for these
				services and its responsibilities shall not be assigned or subcontracted to any
				party.
C. The designated check
				cashing representative shall not issue credit or credit instruments, chips,
				markers, counter checks, tokens or electronic cards which may be used directly
				in gaming.
D. The designated check
				cashing representative shall be located in the casino.
E. The designated check cashing
				representative shall not participate in management or operation of the casino
				or gaming activities.
F. The
				designated check cashing representative shall be located in a designated check
				cashing cage.
G. No employee of the
				designated check cashing representative shall be an employee of any licensee or
				casino operator.
H. The designated
				check cashing representative shall maintain detailed records of all returned
				checks.
I. The designated check
				cashing representative shall maintain work papers supporting the daily
				reconciliation of cash and cash equivalent accountability.
J. The designated check cashing
				representative shall maintain detailed records as required by the
				division.
K. The division may
				review records of the designated check cashing representative at any time upon
				request.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 40 - Designated Check Cashing Representatives › Section III-4005 - Imposition of Actions for Designated Check Cashing Representatives

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Any
				administrative action authorized by the Act and the rules for violation of the
				designated check cashing representative's internal controls may be
				initiated.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 40 - Designated Check Cashing Representatives › Section III-4006 - Record Retention for Designated Check Cashing Representatives

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Each designated
				check cashing representative shall provide the division, upon its request, with
				the records required to be maintained by the Act or these rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 40 - Designated Check Cashing Representatives › Section III-4007 - Designated Check Cashing Representative's Clothing Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Designated check
				cashing representative's employees shall not bring purses, handbags,
				briefcases, bags or any other similar item into the check cashing cage unless
				it is transparent.
B. No employee
				shall wear clothing with pockets or other compartments.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 40 - Designated Check Cashing Representatives › Section III-4008 - Internal Controls; Designated Check Cashing Representative

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A. Each designated
				check cashing representative shall describe, in such manner as the division may
				approve or require, its administrative and accounting procedures in detail in a
				written system of internal controls. Each designated check cashing
				representative shall submit a copy of its internal controls to the division for
				approval prior to commencement of the designated check cashing representative's
				operations. The internal controls shall reasonably ensure that:
1. all assets are safeguarded;
2. financial records are accurate and
				reliable;
3. transactions are
				performed only in accordance with the designated check cashing representative's
				internal controls;
4. access to
				assets is permitted only in accordance with the designated check cashing
				representative's internal controls;
5. functions, duties and responsibilities are
				appropriately segregated and performed in accordance with sound practices by
				competent, qualified personnel.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 40 - Designated Check Cashing Representatives › Section III-4009 - Internal Controls; Designated Check Cashing Representative Cage and Credit

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A. Each check
				cashing cage shall comply with the following minimum requirements.
1. All transactions that flow through the
				check cashing cage shall be summarized on a cage accountability form on a per
				shift basis.
2. Personal checks or
				cashier checks shall be cashed at the cage cashier or at the check cashing cage
				by the designated check cashing representative and subjected to the following
				procedures:
a. examine and record at least one
				item of patron identification;
b.
				record a bank number and Social Security number on all check
				transactions.
3. The
				cashier or designated check cashing representative shall comply with
				examination and documentation procedures as required by the issuer.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 40 - Designated Check Cashing Representatives › Section III-4010 - Designated Check Cashing Representative Currency Transaction Reporting

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A. Each designated
				check cashing representative shall be responsible for proper reporting of
				certain monetary transactions to which it is a party to the federal government
				as required by the Bank Records and Foreign Transactions Act ( Public Law
				91-508), (Bank Secrecy Act of 1970) as codified in
				31 USC
				5311 -
				5323
				(September 13, 1982) and
				12
				USC 1829 (September 21, 1950) and 1951-1959
				(Oct. 26, 1970). Specific requirements concerning record keeping and reports
				are delineated in 31 CFR Chapter X (March 1, 2011) and shall be followed in
				their entirety. The Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 and the rules and regulations
				promulgated by the federal government pursuant to the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970
				are adopted by reference and are to be considered incorporated in this
				Chapter.
B. Civil and criminal
				penalties may be assessed by the federal government for willful violations of
				the reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act. These penalties may be
				assessed against the designated check cashing representative, as well as any
				director, partner, official or employee that participated in the above
				referenced violations.
C. All
				employees of the designated check cashing representative shall be prohibited
				from providing any information or assistance to patrons in an effort to aid the
				patron in circumventing any and all currency transaction reporting requirements
				to which it is a party.
D.
				Designated check cashing representative employees shall be responsible for
				preventing a patron from circumventing the currency transaction reporting
				requirements if the employee has knowledge, or through reasonable diligence in
				performing their duties, should have knowledge of the patron's efforts at
				circumvention.
E. For each required
				currency transaction report, a surveillance photograph of the patron shall be
				taken and attached to the licensee's, casino operator's, or the designated
				check cashing representative's copy of the currency transaction report. The
				employee consummating the transaction shall be responsible for contacting a
				surveillance department employee. The designated check cashing representative
				shall maintain and make available for inspection all copies of currency
				transaction reports, with the attached photographs, which it has prepared. The
				designated check cashing representative shall be responsible for maintaining a
				transaction log in compliance with all requirements of
				§2731 G
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 40 - Designated Check Cashing Representatives › Section III-4011 - Internal Controls Compliance

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A.
				The designated check cashing representative shall have a continuing duty to
				review its internal controls to ensure the internal controls remain in
				compliance with the Act and these rules.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 40 - Designated Check Cashing Representatives › Section III-4012 - Servant of Licensee

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A. The
				designated check cashing representative shall be considered a servant of the
				licensee or casino operator for the limited purpose of
				R.S.
				27:101 and shall not cash any of the checks
				identified in that section and will be subject to the enforcement provisions of
				that section.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 40 - Designated Check Cashing Representatives › Section III-4013 - Violations by the Designated Check Cashing Representative

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A. A violation of any applicable statute or
				rule by the designated check cashing representative shall constitute a
				violation of such statute or rule by the licensee or casino operator.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 41 - Board Orders › Section III-4101 - Orders

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A. An order may be
				issued by the chairman, or at the direction of the chairman, the supervisor or
				his designee when circumstances necessitate action to protect the public
				health, safety, welfare or the interests of the state of Louisiana. The
				chairman, or at the direction of the chairman, the supervisor or his designee
				may also issue emergency orders when extraordinary situations require immediate
				action.
B. An order shall be in
				writing and signed by the chairman, or at the direction of the chairman, the
				supervisor or his designee and set forth the grounds upon which it is
				issued.
C. An order is effective
				immediately upon issuance and service to the licensee, casino operator or
				permittee. Service of the order may be made by hand delivery, certified mail or
				electronic transmission. If the circumstances of an emergency necessitate
				immediate action, the order need not be in writing to be effective, but shall
				be reduced to writing and served as soon as is practicable
				thereafter.
D. An emergency order
				will expire in 10 days unless a shorter period is specified in the order. An
				emergency order may be reissued after 10 days if the circumstances for the
				emergency remain unresolved.
E. Any
				violation of an order is subject to administrative action as set forth in these
				regulations.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4201 - Division's Central Computer System (DCCS)

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A. Pursuant to
				R.S.
				27:30.6, all electronic gaming devices on
				licensed riverboats and slot machines at live racing facilities shall be linked
				by telecommunications to the division's central computer system
				(DCCS).
B. The DCCS shall be
				located within and administrated by the division.
C. The DCCS shall be capable of monitoring
				and reading financial aspects of each electronic gaming device including, but
				not limited to, coin in, coin out, coins to the drop, games played, hand paid
				jackpots, bills and paper currency accepted, and bills and paper currency by
				denomination accepted. This information shall be reported to the
				DCCS.
D. Any device malfunction
				that causes any meter information to be altered, cleared, or otherwise
				inaccurate may require immediate disablement of the electronic gaming device
				from patron play as instructed by the division. The licensee shall report the
				malfunction to the division within four hours after the occurrence.
E. No electronic gaming device that is
				required by a division agent to be disabled shall be enabled for patron play
				after a meter malfunction until authorized by a division agent;
F. A communication test shall be performed on
				the electronic gaming device that malfunctioned to ensure all required data is
				being sent to the slot monitoring system and that accounting totals are
				consistent with actual game play and game transactions. Upon successful
				completion of the communications test, all final meter information shall be
				documented in a manner prescribed by the division.
G. The DCCS shall provide for the monitoring
				and reading of exception code reporting to ensure direct scrutiny of conditions
				detected and reported by the electronic gaming device including any tampering,
				device malfunction, and any door opening to the drop areas.
1. Exception or event codes that signal
				illegal door opening(s) may necessitate an investigation by a division agent,
				which may result in an administrative action against the licensee.
2. All events that can be reported by an
				electronic gaming device shall be transmitted to the DCCS. The events reported
				include, but are not limited to, the following:
a. machine power loss;
b. main door open or closed;
c. BVA or stacker accessed;
d. hard drop door open or closed;
e. logic board accessed;
f. reel tilt;
g. hopper empty;
h. excess coin dispensed by the
				hopper;
i. hopper jam;
j. coin diverter error;
k. battery low;
l. jackpot win;
m. jackpot reset; and
n. logic board failure.
3. In the event of any exception or event
				code, or combination thereof reported to the DCCS, the division may require the
				disablement of the electronic gaming device.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4202 - Approval of Electronic Gaming Devices

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A. Applications and Procedures; Manufacturers
				and Suppliers
1. A manufacturer or supplier
				shall not sell, lease or distribute EGDs or equipment in this state and a
				licensee or casino operator shall not offer EGDs for play without first
				obtaining the requisite permit or license and obtaining prior approval by the
				board or division for such action.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4204 - Progressive Electronic Gaming Devices

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A. This Section authorizes the use of
				progressive EGDs among gaming operations licensed pursuant to the provisions of
				R.S.
				27:51 et seq.,
				R.S.
				27:201 et seq., and
				R.S.
				27:351 et seq., within one casino, provided
				that the EGDs meet the requirements stated in this Chapter and any additional
				requirements imposed by the Act, rules, the board, or the division.
B. Wide area progressive games that link EGDs
				located in more than one casino shall be approved by the board or division on a
				case-by-case basis.
C.
1. A progressive jackpot may be won where
				certain pre-established conditions, which do not have to be a winning
				combination, are satisfied.
2. A
				bonus game where certain circumstances are required to be satisfied prior to
				awarding a fixed bonus prize, or a prize that does not appear to increase with
				play, is not a progressive EGD and is not subject to this Chapter.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4205 - Computer Monitoring Requirements of Electronic Gaming Devices (Repealed)

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AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and 24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4206 - Employment of Individual to Respond to Inquiries from the Division

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A. Slot system and
				EGD manufacturers shall employ or retain an individual who understands their
				equipment design and function. This employee shall respond within the time
				specified by the division to any inquiries. On or before December 31 of each
				year, manufacturers shall report in writing the name of the individual
				designated pursuant to this Section. Manufacturers shall report in writing any
				change in the designation within 15 days of the change.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4207 - Evaluation of New Electronic Gaming Devices

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A. The division may require transportation of
				not more than two working models of a new EGD or associated equipment to a
				designated gaming laboratory for review and inspection. The manufacturer or
				supplier seeking approval of the device or associated equipment shall pay the
				cost of the inspection and investigation. The designated gaming laboratory may
				dismantle the models and may destroy electronic components in order to fully
				evaluate the device.
B. The
				division may require the manufacturer or supplier seeking approval to provide
				specialized equipment or the services of an independent technical expert to
				evaluate the device or equipment, and may employ an outside designated gaming
				laboratory to conduct the evaluation.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and
				  24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4208 - Certification by Manufacturer

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A. After
				completing its evaluation, the gaming laboratory shall send a report of its
				evaluation to the division and the manufacturer seeking approval. The report
				shall include an explanation of the manner in which the device or equipment
				operates. The manufacturer shall return the report to the lab within 15 days
				and shall either:
1. certify, under penalty of
				perjury, that to the best of its knowledge the explanation is correct;
				or
2. make appropriate corrections,
				clarifications, or additions to the report and certify, under penalty of
				perjury, that to the best of its knowledge the explanation is correct as
				amended.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4209 - Approval of New Electronic Gaming Devices

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A. After completing its evaluation of a new
				EGD, the division shall determine whether the application for approval of the
				new EGD should be granted. In considering whether a new EGD will be given final
				approval, the division shall consider whether approval of the new EGD is
				consistent with this Chapter. The division's approval of an EGD does not
				constitute certification of the device's safety.
1. Equipment Registration and Approval
a. All EGDs shall be approved by the division
				or its approved designated gaming laboratory and registered by the division
				prior to use.
b. The following
				shall not be used for gaming by any licensee or casino operator without prior
				written approval of the division:
i. bill
				acceptors or bill validators;
ii.
				coin acceptors;
iii. progressive
				controllers;
iv. signs depicting
				payout percentages, odds, and rules of the game; and
v. associated gaming equipment as specified
				in this Chapter.
c. The
				licensee's, casino operator's or manufacturer's request for approval shall
				describe with particularity the equipment or device for which the division's
				approval is requested.
d. The
				division may request additional information or documentation prior to issuing
				written approval.