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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.5 - Appearance Through Counsel

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Parties to
				proceedings governed by this regulation may appear personally or through an
				attorney, except that a party must personally attend any hearing on the merits
				unless his attendance has been waived, in writing, by the hearing examiner or
				the Chairman.
(b) When a party has
				appeared through an attorney, service of all notices, motions, orders,
				decisions and other papers shall thereafter be made upon the attorney, unless
				the party requests otherwise in writing.
(c) When a party is represented by an
				attorney, the attorney shall sign all motions, oppositions, notices, requests,
				and other papers on behalf of the party, including a request for subpoenas.
				(Adopted: 09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-111
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.6 - Pre-hearing Conferences; Scheduling

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) After the
				respondent files an answer to the complaint, the hearing examiner may direct
				the parties to participate in a conference or conferences before the hearing on
				the merits, for such purposes as expediting the disposition of the action,
				resolving discovery issues, and facilitating the settlement of the
				case.
(b) The participants at any
				pre-hearing conference under this section shall be prepared to consider and
				take action with respect to any or all of the following, as determined by the
				hearing examiner:
1. The formulation and
				simplification of the issues;
2.
				The necessity or desirability of amendments to the complaint or
				answer;
3. The possibility of
				obtaining admissions of fact and of documents which will avoid unnecessary
				proof, stipulations regarding the authenticity of documents, and advance
				rulings from the hearing examiner on the admissibility of evidence;
4. The avoidance of unnecessary proof and of
				cumulative evidence;
5. The
				identification of witnesses and documents, the need and schedule for filing and
				exchanging pre-hearing briefs, and the date or dates for further conferences
				and for the hearing on the merits;
6. The possibility of settlement;
7. The disposition of pending
				motions;
8. The possibility that
				all evidence can be submitted by affidavits, transcripts, and other documents;
				and
9. Such other matters as may
				aid in the disposition of the action.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.7 - Discovery

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Within 20 calendar days after the service
				of the answer by the first answering respondent, and thereafter as each
				respondent answers the complaint, the parties shall confer for the purpose of
				complying with Subsection (b) of this Section.
(b) At each conference the parties shall:
1. Exchange copies of all documents then
				reasonably available to a party which are then intended to be offered as
				evidence in support of the party's case in chief;
2. Identify, describe, or produce all
				tangible things, other than documents, then reasonably available to a party
				which are then intended to be offered as evidence in support of the party's
				case in chief, and upon request, arrange for the opposing parties to inspect,
				copy, test, or sample the same under the supervision of the parties;
				and
3. Exchange written lists of
				persons each party then intends to call as a material witness in support of
				that party's case in chief. Each witness shall be identified by name, if known,
				position, business address, and a brief description of the purpose for which
				the witness will be called. If no business address is available, the party
				shall provide a home address for the witness, or shall make the witness
				available for service of process. For the purpose of this paragraph, a
				"material witness" is a person whose testimony relates to a genuine issue in
				dispute which might affect the outcome of the proceeding.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.8 - Confidential And Privileged Materials

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The Executive
				Director shall not produce documents in his possession if prohibited by state
				or federal law. If the Executive Director intends to introduce any such
				document in his case in chief, the Executive Director shall inform the hearing
				examiner and the hearing examiner shall make appropriate orders regarding
				dissemination of such documents. The hearing examiner may prohibit the
				admission of the evidence, or make such orders as he deems necessary to limit
				dissemination of the document.
(b)
				A respondent shall not further disseminate confidential or privileged materials
				except to counsel of record in the action and necessary staff employed by
				counsel. Upon the conclusion of the action, the respondent shall return all
				such materials and copies to the Executive Director. (Adopted:
				09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-133
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.9 - Depositions

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) A party wishing to take the deposition of
				a material witness residing within or without the State of Mississippi who will
				be unavailable to testify at the hearing pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. §
									75-76-109(2),
				shall file a motion with the hearing examiner setting forth the witness' name,
				position, business or home address, a sufficient description of the purpose for
				which the witness will be called to enable the hearing examiner to determine
				the materiality of the witness, and the reason the witness will be unavailable
				to testify at the hearing.
(b) Any
				other party may file a written opposition to the motion within five (5) days
				after receipt of the motion.
(c) If
				the hearing examiner finds that the witness is a material witness and that he
				will be unavailable to testify at the time of the hearing, the hearing examiner
				shall order the deposition to be taken upon such terms and conditions as he
				deems appropriate.
(d) A deposition
				of a non-party witness may be compelled by subpoena.
(e) Depositions shall be taken before an
				officer authorized to administer oaths. A deposition shall not be taken before
				a person who is a relative, employee, attorney or counsel of any of the
				parties, or is a relative or employee of such attorney or counsel, or is
				interested in the proceeding.
(f)
				Testimony shall be taken upon oath or solemn affirmation. Unless the hearing
				examiner orders otherwise, the testimony shall be reported by stenographic
				means. The cost of transcription shall be borne by the party requesting the
				deposition. Such party shall provide a copy of the transcript to all parties
				interested in the proceeding.
(g)
				Unless the parties and the witness agree otherwise, a deposition shall not take
				place on less than fifteen (15) calendar days notice.
(h) A deposition may be used in a proceeding
				governed by this regulation for the same or similar purposes as depositions may
				be used in a court of law, or for any other purpose allowed by the hearing
				examiner.
(i) Objection may be made
				at the hearing on the merits to receiving into evidence any deposition or a
				part thereof for any reason which would require the exclusion of the evidence
				if the witness were then present and testifying. If a deposition is received in
				evidence, any party may rebut any relevant evidence contained in the
				deposition. (Adopted: 09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-109
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.10 - Subpoenas

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The hearing examiner shall issue
				subpoenas, including subpoenas duces tecum, upon the request of a party, in
				accordance with this Section.
(b)
				Subpoenas may be issued only for the following purposes:
1. To compel a non-party witness to appear
				and give oral testimony at a deposition as provided by Section 9 of this
				regulation; or
2. To compel any
				person to appear at the hearing on the merits of the case, to give testimony,
				or to produce documents or other tangible things.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.11 - Protective Orders

Current through June 25, 2024
Upon motion by a party or by a person to whom a subpoena is
				  directed, or from whom discovery or testimony is sought, the hearing examiner
				  may make any order which justice requires to protect a party or person from
				  annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, or undue burden or expense, including one
				  or more of the following:
(a) That a
				subpoena be quashed or modified;
(b) That the discovery not be had, or that it
				be had only on specified terms and conditions, including a designation of the
				time or place;
(c) That certain
				matters not be inquired into or produced, or that testimony or production be
				limited to certain matters;
(d)
				That a deposition be conducted with no one present except persons designated by
				the hearing examiner, or that a deposition transcript be sealed; or
(e) That a trade secret or other confidential
				research, development, or commercial information not be disclosed or be
				disclosed only in a designated way.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-109
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.12 - Discovery Disputes

Current through June 25, 2024
The parties shall make every effort to resolve disputes
				  regarding discovery. Disputes that are unresolved may be brought to the hearing
				  examiner for resolution by way of a motion to compel discovery, motion for
				  protective order, or other appropriate motion. The disputed discovery is not
				  stayed during the pendency of such motion, unless the hearing examiner so
				  orders. The filing of such motion shall not extend the time to complete
				  discovery, nor provide cause for a continuance of the hearing on the merits,
				  unless the hearing examiner otherwise orders. (Adopted:
				  09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-109
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.13 - Sanction

Current through June 25, 2024
If any party or his attorney fails reasonably to comply with
				  any provision of this regulation, the Gaming Control Act, or any order entered,
				  regarding any matter, including discovery, the hearing examiner upon motion or
				  upon its own initiative, may impose upon such party or attorney, or both,
				  appropriate sanctions in regard to the failure(s) as are just, including the
				  following:
(a) An order prohibiting the
				use of any witness, document or tangible thing which should have been
				disclosed, produced, exhibited or exchanged pursuant to this regulation or
				order of the hearing examiner;
(b)
				An order that designated facts shall be taken to be established;
(c) An order that the disobedient party may
				not support or oppose designated claims or defenses;
(d) An order striking out pleadings or parts
				thereof, or staying further proceedings or dismissing the proceeding or any
				part thereof, or entering a judgment by default against the disobedient
				party;
(e) The initiation of
				contempt proceedings as provided by Miss. Code Ann. §
									75-76-117.
				(Adopted: 09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-117
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.14 - Conduct Of Hearings

Current through June 25, 2024
In addition to the procedures prescribed by statute, the
				  following procedures will apply when appropriate:
(a) The respondent will be allowed to present
				and argue any legal objections to the complaint set forth in the answer; the
				Executive Director may thereupon present its answering argument; and thereafter
				the respondent may present rebuttal argument. The matter will then be submitted
				to the hearing examiner for decision. The hearing examiner may rule upon such
				objections immediately or take the matter under advisement and proceed with the
				hearing.
(b) The Executive Director
				will present his opening statement on the merits. The respondent will then be
				permitted to make an opening statement of the defense, or he may reserve the
				same until commencement of the presentation of the defense.
(c) The Executive Director will then present
				its case in chief in support of the complaint.
(d) Upon conclusion of the Executive
				Director's case in chief, the respondent may move for dismissal of the
				complaint. The hearing examiner may hear arguments on the motion, or may grant,
				deny, or reserve decision thereon, with or without argument.
(e) If no motion to dismiss is made, or if
				such motion is denied or decision reserved thereon, the respondent shall
				thereupon present the case for the defense.
(f) Upon conclusion of the respondent's case,
				the Executive Director may present its case in rebuttal.
(g) Upon conclusion of the Executive
				Director's case in rebuttal, the Executive Director shall present its closing
				argument, the respondent may present answering argument, and thereafter the
				Executive Director may present rebuttal argument.
Thereupon the matter will stand submitted for
				  decision.
(h) The hearing
				examiner may ask questions of witnesses, and may request or allow additional
				evidence at any time, including additional rebuttal evidence.
(i) The burden of proof is at all times on
				the licensee, applicant or aggrieved party to show compliance with the Gaming
				Control Act and Mississippi Gaming Commission Regulations.
(j) Hearing Examiners shall be chosen as
				follows; either from the Attorney General's Office, a contracted private party
				or an individual whose expertise is relevant to properly interpret and enforce
				the Gaming Control Act and Mississippi Gaming Commission Regulations. Hearings
				may be conducted by telephone if the parties agree.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.)
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										75-76-117,
				  75-76-119,
				  75-76-123,
				  75-76-125
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.15 - Evidence: Admissibility

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) For the purpose
				of this Section, evidence is reliable if it is the sort of evidence on which
				responsible persons are accustomed to rely in the conduct of serious
				affairs.
(b) In hearings governed
				by this regulation, the technical rules relating to evidence and witnesses
				shall not apply. Any relevant evidence may be admitted, and such evidence shall
				be sufficient in itself to support a finding if it is reliable, regardless of
				the existence of any common law or statutory rule which might make improper the
				admission of such evidence over objection in a civil action.
(c) By way of illustration only, those
				matters that would be admissible in a court of law are hereby deemed to be
				reliable, in addition to those matters that satisfy the standards set forth in
				subsections (a) and (b) of this Section.
(d) Irrelevant or unduly repetitious evidence
				shall be excluded upon request of a party or the hearing examiner's own
				initiative.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-111
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.16 - Evidence: Authentication And Identification

Current through June 25, 2024
(a)
				Documentary and other physical evidence may be authenticated or identified by
				any reasonable means, by evidence or other showing that the matter in question
				is what its proponent claims it to be.
(b) By way of illustration only, those
				matters that would be accepted as authentic in a court of law, are hereby
				deemed to be authentic, in addition to matters that satisfy the standard set
				forth in subsection (a) of this section.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-111
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.17 - Failure Or Refusal To Testify

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) If a respondent
				fails to testify in his own behalf or asserts a claim of privilege with respect
				to any question propounded to him, the hearing examiner may infer therefrom
				that such testimony or answer would have been adverse to his case.
(b) If any person controlling, controlled by,
				or under common control with, or employed by, or an agent of, a respondent
				fails to respond to a subpoena, or asserts a claim of privilege with respect to
				any question propounded to him, the hearing examiner may, taking into account
				all of the circumstances, infer that such testimony would have been adverse to
				the respondent.
(c) If, on a ground
				other than the properly invoked privilege against self-incrimination, a
				respondent fails to respond to a subpoena, or fails or refuses to answer a
				material question propounded to him, the hearing examiner may deem such failure
				or refusal to be independent grounds for granting the relief requested by the
				Executive Director in the complaint with respect to that respondent.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										75-76-109,
				  75-76-111
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.18 - Amended Or Supplemental Pleading

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Upon motion of
				a party made before submission of the case for decision, the hearing examiner
				may permit the filing of an amended or supplemental complaint or answer,
				including amended or supplemental pleadings that conform to the evidence
				presented at the hearing.
(b) If
				such motion is granted, all parties shall be permitted to introduce additional
				evidence with respect to any new matter contained in such amended or
				supplemental pleadings.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-115
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.19 - Motions

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) All motions shall be in writing, unless
				made during a hearing.
(b) A motion
				shall state with particularity the grounds therefore, shall be supported by a
				memorandum of points and authorities, and shall set forth the relief or order
				sought.
(c) Every written motion
				other than one which may be considered ex parte shall be filed with the hearing
				examiner and served by the moving party upon the adverse party or as the
				hearing examiner directs.
(d) An
				opposing party shall have ten (10) calendar days after service of the motion
				within which to file and serve a memorandum of points and authorities in
				opposition to the motion.
(e) The
				moving party shall have five (5) calendar days after service of the opposing
				memorandum to serve and file a reply memorandum of points and authorities if he
				so desires.
(f) If a motion or
				opposition is served by mail, three (3) calendar days shall be added to the
				time periods specified herein for response.
(g) The failure of a moving party to file a
				memorandum of points and authorities in support of a motion shall constitute
				consent to the denial of the motion. The failure of an opposing party to file a
				memorandum of points and authorities in opposition to any motion shall
				constitute consent to the granting of the motion.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-119
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.20 - Continuance

Current through June 25, 2024
Continuances will not be granted except for good cause shown.
				  A motion to continue a hearing must be made at least ten (10) calendar days
				  prior to the hearing date.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-119
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.21 - Default

Current through June 25, 2024
Failure of a respondent to file an answer to the complaint or
				  to request a hearing, or to appear personally at a hearing on the merits
				  without having obtained a waiver of appearance, shall constitute an admission
				  of all matters and facts contained in the complaint filed with respect to such
				  respondent, and shall be deemed a waiver of the right to an evidentiary
				  hearing. In such cases the hearing examiner may take action based upon such
				  admission or upon any other evidence, including affidavits, and without any
				  further notices whatever to the respondent.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-107
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 4 - EXCLUSION OF PERSONS › Chapter 3 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS › Rule 13-4-3.22 - Recommendation Of The Hearing Examiner And Decision Of The Commission

Current through June 25, 2024
All findings of fact made by the hearing examiner or the
				  Commission in disciplinary actions shall be based upon the preponderance of the
				  evidence.
(Adopted: 09/25/1991.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-119
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNAL CONTROLS FOR GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 13-5-1.1 - Definitions in Genera

Current through June 25, 2024
The following terms as used in the Mississippi Gaming
				  Commission Regulations for Gaming Establishments will have these
				  meanings:
(a) "Baccarat Commission"
				means:
1. A fee assessed by a licensee on cash
				paid out as a loss to a patron at baccarat to modify the odds of the game;
				or
2. A rate or fee charged by a
				licensee for the right to participate in a baccarat game. (Adopted:
				09/23/1999.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 6 - AUTHORITY OF THE STATE GAMING COMMISSION › Chapter 1 - In General › Rule 13-6-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Gaming Commission, or its designee, will have
				  authority:
(a). To conduct periodic
				audits or reviews of the books and records of licensees;
(b). To review the accounting methods and
				procedures used by licensees;
(c).
				To review and observe methods and procedures used by licensees to count and
				handle cash, chips, tokens, negotiable instruments, and credit
				instruments;
(d). To examine the
				licensees' records and procedures in extending credit, and to confirm with
				gaming patrons the existence of an amount of debt and any settlement
				thereof;
(e). To examine and review
				and require modifications of licensees' internal control procedures;
(f). To examine all accounting and
				bookkeeping records and ledger accounts of the licensee or a person
				controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the
				licensee;
(g). To examine the books
				and records of any licensee when conditions indicate the need for such action;
				and
(h) To investigate each
				licensee's compliance with the Gaming Control Act and other regulations as it
				relates to internal controls or auditing procedures.
(Adopted: 04/21/1994; Readopted:
				  04/29/1995.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-33
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 7 - ACCOUNTING RECORDS › Chapter 1 - In General › Rule 13-7-1.1 - Record Keeping of Licensee

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Each licensee,
				in such manner as the Executive Director may approve or require, shall keep
				accurate, complete, legible, and permanent records of all transactions
				pertaining to gaming. Each licensee that keeps permanent records in a
				computerized or microfiche fashion shall provide the State Gaming Commission,
				upon its request, with a detailed index to the microfiche or computer record
				that is indexed by casino department and date. Documents may be scanned or
				directly stored to unalterable media with the following conditions:
1. The storage media system must contain the
				exact duplicate of the original document, and any multiple part documents are
				readily identifiable. In addition, the system must be capable of viewing side
				by side the original document to any multiple part documents for
				comparison.
2. Upon request by
				agents, hardware (terminal, printer, etc.), and software must be provided in
				order to perform audit procedures.
3. Controls must exist to ensure the accurate
				reproduction of records, up to and including the printing of stored documents
				used for audit purposes.
4. At
				least semi-annually, internal audit personnel must review a sample of the
				documents on the storage media system to ensure the clarity and completeness of
				the stored documents, and maintain their findings for at least three
				years.
5. Each licensee must meet
				the required standards in a field trial of the storage media system before they
				rely totally on the system for required record retention.
6. Unless the storage media system is used to
				perform audit functions, no gaming document, report, slip, form, etc., may be
				electronically imaged until all required document review and audit procedures
				have been completed.
7. Once the
				original gaming records are audited and subsequently electronically imaged,
				they must be maintained for at least ninety (90) days from the audit of the
				gaming records.
8. At a minimum,
				one complete set of archives must be maintained onsite, and a second complete
				set is to be secured in a water proof and fire proof location.
(Amended: 03/15/2007.)
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 7 - ACCOUNTING RECORDS › Chapter 2 - RECORDS OF OWNERSHIP › Rule 13-7-2.1 - Corporate Licensee Shall Maintain Ownership Records on Premise

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Each corporate licensee shall keep on the
				premises of its gaming establishment the following documents pertaining to the
				corporation:
1. A certified copy of the
				articles of incorporation and any amendments;
2. A copy of the bylaws and any
				amendments;
3. A copy of the
				certificate issued by the Mississippi Secretary of State authorizing the
				corporation to transact business in Mississippi;
4. A list of all current and former officers
				and directors;
5. Minutes of all
				meetings of the stockholder;
6.
				Minutes of all meetings of the directors;
7. A list of all stockholders listing each
				stockholder's name, address, the number of shares held, and the date the shares
				were acquired;
8. The stock
				certificate ledger;
9. A record of
				all transfers of the corporation's stock; and
10. A record of amounts paid to the
				corporation for issuance of stock and other capital contributions.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 7 - ACCOUNTING RECORDS › Chapter 3 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND ANNUAL AUDIT › Rule 13-7-3.2 - Retention of Records

Current through June 25, 2024
Each licensee shall provide the State Gaming Commission, upon
				  its request, with the records required to be maintained by these regulations.
				  Unless the Executive Director approves or requires otherwise in writing, each
				  licensee shall retain all such records within Mississippi for at least three
				  years after they are made. However, slot wagering instruments must only be
				  maintained for a minimum of 90 days if the following conditions apply:
(a). All information on the wagering
				instrument is contained on a separate system generated report and kept with the
				daily audit paperwork; and
(b). The
				wagering instruments do not contain the signature of the verifier, or other
				evidence of internal control procedures having been performed.
(Adopted: 04/21/1994; Readopted: 04/29/1995; Amended:
				  12/18/1997; Amended: 09/15/2004; Amended: 06/15/2006.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-35
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 7 - ACCOUNTING RECORDS › Chapter 5 - INTERNAL CONTROL › Rule 13-7-5.1 - Internal Control Procedure

Current through June 25, 2024
(a). Each licensee
				shall establish administrative and accounting procedures for the purpose of
				exercising effective control over the licensee's internal fiscal affairs.
				Minimum procedures for adoption by each licensee shall include, but are not
				limited to, and are designed to reasonably ensure that:
1. Assets are safeguarded;
2. Financial records are accurate and
				reliable;
3. Transactions are
				performed only in accordance with management's general or specific
				authorization;
4. Transactions are
				recorded adequately to maintain accountability for assets;
5. Access to assets is permitted only in
				accordance with management's specific authorization;
6. Recorded accountability for assets is
				compared with actual assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is
				taken with respect to any discrepancies; and
7. Functions, duties, and responsibilities
				are appropriately segregated and performed in accordance with sound practices
				by competent, qualified personnel.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 7 - ACCOUNTING RECORDS › Chapter 7 - HANDLING OF CASH AND CHIPS › Rule 13-7-7.1 - Cash and Chip

Current through June 25, 2024
(a). All games
				shall be conducted only with the use of chips or approved tokens or other
				instrumentalities which have been approved by the Executive Director, or with
				lawful currency or coinage of the United States of America. All table game
				payout by licensees shall be made in the form of chips, approved tokens, and/or
				coinage only. Each employee in gaming operations, owner or licensee who
				receives currency of the United States (other than tips or gratuities) from a
				patron in the gaming area of a gaming establishment must promptly place the
				currency in the locked box in the table or, in the case of a cashier, in the
				appropriate place in the cashiers' cage. For those games which do not have a
				locked box, the cash or chips shall be placed in an appropriate place on the
				table, in the cash register or other repository which has been approved by the
				Executive Director.
(b). No
				employee, licensee or owner of any gaming establishment may cash for another
				person the chips of that gaming establishment without immediately returning to
				the patron the cash, IOU, check, or marker redeemed with the chips.
(c). All chips shall be the standard colors
				commonly accepted for each denomination within the industry. Those colors are:
				One dollar ($1.00), white; five dollar ($5.00), red; twenty-five ($25.00),
				green; one hundred dollars ($100.00), black; and five hundred dollar ($500.00)
				chips will be purple.
(d). All tips
				and gratuities in denominations of $5.00 or greater shall be immediately
				deposited into a locked box reserved for that purpose that is attached to the
				gaming table, change cart, change belt, wall or other object, as approved by
				the Commission. Tips and gratuities in denominations less than $5.00 may be
				maintained next to the tip and gratuity locked box until the time when the sum
				of the tips and gratuities is equal to $5.00. At which point the tips and
				gratuities will be converted to $5.00 denomination and immediately deposited
				into the locked box reserved for that purpose. If non-value chips are received
				as a gratuity, a supervisor shall witness the immediate conversion of non-value
				chips to value chips. (Adopted: 04/21/1994; Readopted: 04/29/1995; Amended:
				06/15/2006.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-101
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 7 - ACCOUNTING RECORDS › Chapter 7 - HANDLING OF CASH AND CHIPS › Rule 13-7-7.3 - Table Games and Slot Drop Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
The drop supervisor or Security must notify Surveillance when
				  the drop is to begin in order that Surveillance may monitor the activities.
				  Surveillance and Security must monitor at all times the removal and placement
				  of the drop boxes from the slot machines onto the drop carts. Surveillance and
				  the Table Games Manager must monitor at all times the removal and placement of
				  drop boxes from the table games onto the drop carts and the transportation of
				  the drop cart. Each drop box removed must be tagged with its respective machine
				  or game number if the drop boxes are not permanently marked.
When funds are exposed during the currency acceptor box drop,
				  the funds along with the currency acceptor box must be placed in a clear
				  plastic bag that will be sealed and labeled. The bag will be placed on the drop
				  cart; and Security must notify surveillance when this occurs. The drop cart
				  contents are transported directly to the area designated for the counting of
				  such monies. If more than one trip is required to remove the drop boxes, the
				  filled carts will be securely locked in the rooms designated for counting or
				  secured in another equivalent manner. There must be a locked cover on any carts
				  in which the drop route includes passage through exposed areas (e.g., out of
				  doors, etc.). There will not be any unsecured funds in the count rooms when a
				  new drop is entering the count room.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										75-76-5,
				  75-76-33,
				  75-76-45
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 7 - ACCOUNTING RECORDS › Chapter 7 - HANDLING OF CASH AND CHIPS › Rule 13-7-7.5 - Slot Coin Count Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The weigh scale
				shall be tested with varying weights and compared to a predetermined weight
				amount prior to the count to ensure the scale is properly calibrated. The
				metered count machine used to wrap and/or bag the tokens/coins shall also be
				tested prior to the actual count to ascertain if the metering device is working
				properly by using a predetermined number of tokens or coins for each
				denomination. These tests must be documented, signed by at least two count team
				members performing the tests and forwarded to accounting with other count
				documentation.
(b) After the
				tokens/coins of each slot machine are weighed, a count team member shall record
				the machine number, amount of weight and the dollar amount in ink on a source
				document unless the weigh scale automatically records such information in the
				Slot Accounting System. The weigh will be converted to dollar amounts prior to
				the reconciliation of the weigh to the wrap/bag.
(c) The tokens/coins are wrapped/bagged
				immediately after being weighed or counted. As the tokens/coins are being
				wrapped/bagged, it is maintained in such a manner so as to be able to obtain an
				accurate count when the wrapping/bagging is completed. At the completion of the
				wrapping/bagging of the tokens/coins, a count team member independently counts
				the wrapped/bagged tokens/coins and reconciles it with the weigh/meter
				count.
(d) A count team member
				prepares a hard drop summary report showing the results of the weigh/counts and
				wrapped/bagged amount by denomination. Discrepancies between the weigh/count
				and the wrapped/bagged amounts are to be investigated immediately and explained
				on the summary report.
(e) At the
				conclusion of the count, all persons participating in the count process shall
				attest to the accuracy of the amounts recorded by signature on the summary
				report.
(f) Tokens/coins shall be
				presented in the hard count room by the count team to the cashier who prior to
				having access to the information recorded on the summary report and in the
				presence of the count team members shall recount the wrapped/bagged
				tokens/coins received and attest by signature on the summary report and
				transfer slip the amount of cash received. The wrapped/bagged tokens/coins are
				transported to a secure area after the reconciliation of the count. After all
				signatures have been obtained and the cashier has verified the amount received,
				all count and supporting documentation shall be placed in a clear, sealed audit
				bag and be delivered by a count team member to the Accounting department for
				audit and verification. (Amended: 03/15/2007.)
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										75-76-5,
				  75-76-33,
				  75-76-45
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 7 - ACCOUNTING RECORDS › Chapter 7 - HANDLING OF CASH AND CHIPS › Rule 13-7-7.6 - Equipment Control

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The calibration
				module of the weigh scale is to be sealed at all times by a seal of such a
				nature to prevent tampering (e.g. metal strip with prenumbered labels, lock and
				key, password protected, etc.). A person independent of the cage, vault and
				slot departments is required to be present when the calibration module is
				accessed. Access must be documented and maintained.
(b) Weigh scale and weigh scale interface
				shall be tested by someone independent of the cage, vault, slot departments,
				and count team at least on a quarterly basis. The results of this test must be
				fully documented and maintained on file by the licensee.
(c) If the weigh scale has a zero adjustment
				mechanism, it shall be either physically limited to minor adjustments (e.g.,
				weight of a bucket) or physically situated such that any unnecessary
				adjustments to it during the weigh process would be observed by other count
				team members and Surveillance. Addition and deletion of slot machine numbers in
				the weigh scale must be performed by accounting personnel who is independent of
				the drop and count process.
(d) If
				a weigh scale interface is used, it shall be adequately restricted to prevent
				unauthorized access (passwords, keys, etc.).
(Adopted: 04/21/1994; Amended: 06/15/2006.)
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										75-76-5,
				  75-76-33,
				  75-76-45
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 7 - ACCOUNTING RECORDS › Chapter 8 - TABLE GAMES › Rule 13-7-8.1 - Minimum Standards of Internal Control for Table Games

Current through June 25, 2024
The Mississippi Gaming Control Act of 1990 requires the
				  Gaming Commission to prescribe minimum procedures for adoption by each licensee
				  in order to exercise effective control over the internal fiscal affairs of the
				  licensee. The following sections of this regulation apply to all table
				  games.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-51
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 7 - ACCOUNTING RECORDS › Chapter 8 - TABLE GAMES › Rule 13-7-8.2 - Fill and Credit Slips

Current through June 25, 2024
All fills slips and credit slips shall be serially numbered
				  forms and shall be purchased in triplicate in a continuous series utilizing the
				  property identification logo, so that no gaming establishment may ever utilize
				  the same documents. Only one series of each type may be used at a time in any
				  establishment. This series must be inserted in a consecutive order in a locked
				  machine that will permit the original and duplicate to be utilized by the
				  establishment in accordance with the detailed rules for each type of slip set
				  forth, and will only permit the third copy to be retained intact in a
				  continuous unbroken form by a member of the accounting department. The third
				  series, after use, must not be available to personnel in the gaming operations
				  of an establishment, or cashier's cage, who have access to the original and
				  duplicate of the series, and must be retained in a secure place on the
				  premises. All series numbers that are received by the establishment must be
				  accounted for. All void slips shall be marked "VOID" and shall require the
				  signatures and unique identification number of the two persons voiding the
				  slip. Information on the fill or credit slip must include the denomination of
				  gaming chips to be distributed to the gaming tables or being returned, the
				  total amount of each denomination of gaming chips, the game and table number to
				  which the gaming chips are to be distributed or returned, and the time and date
				  of the fill or credit. For licensees in which fills or credits are computer
				  prepared, each series shall be a two (2) part form and shall be inserted in a
				  printer that will simultaneously print an original and a duplicate and store,
				  in machine readable form, all information printed on the original and
				  duplicate. The stored data shall not be susceptible to change or removal by any
				  personnel after preparation.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-51
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 7 - ACCOUNTING RECORDS › Chapter 8 - TABLE GAMES › Rule 13-7-8.3 - Procedure for Distributing Gaming Chips to Game Tables (Fills)

Current through June 25, 2024
A request for fill shall be prepared by a table games
				  supervisor. The request shall be a two-part form, and access to the request
				  shall, prior to use be restricted to authorized users. All fill slips
				  requesting chips or money must be prepared at the time a fill is made and must
				  be signed by the cashier or his assistant and by the casino supervisor or his
				  assistant by using the full name in a legible manner. The original fill slip
				  and the fill shall then be hand carried from the cashier's cage to the table
				  requesting the fill by security or another employee whose function is to
				  transport fills. Persons designated to transport fills may not be employed in
				  the cage or table games areas. The dealer or boxman must count the amount of
				  the fill and sign the form attesting that the table has received the amount of
				  fill indicated. The person who carried the fill to the table must also certify
				  that the fill was deposited on the table by signing his full name in a legible
				  manner. The original fill slip shall then be deposited into the drop box on the
				  table by the dealer, where it will appear in the soft count room with the cash
				  receipts for the shift. The duplicate fill slip shall remain in sequence in the
				  series at the cashier's cage, or location where they are kept, to provide a
				  means of reconciliation of fill slips by the gaming establishment. This
				  duplicate cannot be accessible to pit personnel.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-51
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 7 - ACCOUNTING RECORDS › Chapter 8 - TABLE GAMES › Rule 13-7-8.4 - Procedure for Distributing Gaming Chips to Game Tables (Credits)

Current through June 25, 2024
A request for credit shall be prepared by a casino
				  supervisor to authorize the preparation of a credit slip for the removal of
				  gaming chips from gaming tables to the cashier's cage. The access to this form
				  shall, prior to use, be restricted to casino supervisors. The signature of the
				  casino supervisor or his assistant must be on this form using the full name in
				  a legible manner. A credit slip shall be prepared to authorize the removal of
				  gaming chips from gaming tables to the cashier's cage. The signatures of the
				  casino supervisor or his assistant, and dealer or boxman assigned to the gaming
				  table from which the gaming chips are to be removed, must be on the original
				  credit slip using the full name in a legible manner along with work permit
				  number. The credit slip must be signed by the security personnel, or employee
				  responsible for delivering the credit to the cage, at the time the funds are
				  exchanged. The original credit slip, along with the gaming chips to be removed
				  from the table, shall be hand carried by security or another person whose
				  function is to transport credits to the cashier's cage. Persons designated to
				  transport credits may not be employed in the cage or table games areas. The
				  cashier must count the amount of the credit and certify by signature that the
				  table has returned the amount of the credit indicated. The person carrying the
				  credit must also sign to certify that the credit was received at the cashier's
				  cage. The duplicate credit slip is to be deposited in the drop box by the
				  dealer where it will appear in the counting room with the cash receipts. The
				  original credit slip shall remain in sequence at the cashier's cage or location
				  where they are kept to provide a means of reconciliation of credit slips for
				  the gaming establishment.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-51
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 7 - ACCOUNTING RECORDS › Chapter 8 - TABLE GAMES › Rule 13-7-8.5 - Procedure for Closing Gaming Tables

Current through June 25, 2024
At the end of each day, or after each shift if the drop boxes
				  are collected by shift, or whenever gaming activity at a table is concluded,
				  the gaming chips remaining at the gaming table shall be counted by the dealer
				  or boxman assigned to the gaming table and observed by a casino supervisor, or
				  his assistant, assigned to the gaming table. The gaming chips counted shall be
				  recorded on a table inventory slip by the casino supervisor or his assistant
				  assigned to the gaming table. The table inventory slip shall be a three-part
				  form and on the original copy of the slip ("closer") and the duplicate of the
				  slip ("opener"), the casino supervisor shall record the date and identification
				  of the shift ended, the game and table number, the total value of each
				  denomination of gaming chips remaining at the gaming table, and the total value
				  of all denominations of gaming chips remaining at the gaming table. Signatures
				  attesting to the accuracy of the information recorded on the table inventory
				  slips at the time of the shift's end shall be of the dealer or boxman or
				  outgoing supervisor and the incoming casino supervisor or his assistant
				  assigned to the gaming table. The original closer shall be deposited by the
				  dealer in the drop box attached to the gaming table immediately prior to the
				  closing of the table, the first copy shall be deposited in the oncoming drop
				  box, and the second copy opener shall be forwarded to the accounting department
				  for later verification. The gaming chips remaining at the table shall be placed
				  in a container which shall then be locked if the table is closed. The
				  accounting department shall be responsible for daily verification of the opener
				  with the closer of the preceding day. Any discrepancy must be immediately
				  reported to the licensee who shall investigate and take any appropriate
				  action.
(Adopted: 04/21/1994; Readopted: 04/29/1995; Amended:
				  09/25/2002; Amended: 01/22/2003; Amended: 06/25/2003; Amended:
				  06/15/2006.)
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-51