Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 141 - Closed Circuit Surveillance Systems › Rule 661-141.6 - Required Surveillance

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
Every licensee or operator shall conduct and record, as
				required by either the commission or the DCI, surveillance that allows clear,
				unobstructed views of all on-site gambling activities in the following areas of
				the gaming floor, designated sports wagering area, and related areas,
				land-based facilities, and racetrack enclosures:
(1)
Slot machines.
Every
			 licensee who exposes slot machines for play shall install, maintain, and
			 operate a casino surveillance system that possesses the capability to monitor
			 and record the slot machine number.
(2)
Table games.
The
			 surveillance system must possess the capability to monitor and record all
			 gaming or card table surfaces; table number, including table bank trays, with
			 sufficient clarity to permit identification of all chips, cash, card values,
			 and the outcome of the game; dice in craps games, with sufficient clarity to
			 read the dice in their stopped position after each roll; and all roulette
			 tables and wheels must be capable of being monitored and recorded on a split
			 screen to permit views of both the table and the wheel on one monitor screen.
			 Each table or card game shall have the capability of being monitored and
			 recorded by no less than two cameras.
(3)
Progressive table games.
Each progressive table game must be monitored by dedicated coverage that
			 provides views of the table surface so that the card values and card suits can
			 be identified and a view of the progressive meter jackpot amount.
(4)
Casino cage, slot change booth,
			 sports wagering counter, and self-service coin, token, sports wagering or
			 ticket redemption center.
The surveillance system must possess the
			 capability to monitor and record a general overview of activities occurring in
			 each casino cage, slot change booth, sports wagering counter and self-service
			 coin, token, sports wagering or ticket redemption center with sufficient
			 clarity to identify patrons and employees at the counter area, cash drawers,
			 vaults, safes, countertops, coin and currency counting machines, and chip and
			 token storage, and to identify chip, token, and currency denominations. The
			 casino cage, sports wagering counter, and slot change booth area in which
			 fills, credits, sports wagering tickets, and jackpots are transacted must be
			 monitored by dedicated coverage that provides views with sufficient clarity to
			 identify the chip, token, and currency values and the amounts on the
			 fill/credit slips.
(5)
Count rooms.
The surveillance system must possess the
			 capability to monitor and record all areas within the hard or soft count room,
			 including walls, doors, scales, wrapping machines, coin sorters, currency
			 counters, vaults, safes, and general work surfaces, whenever funds or persons
			 are present. The counting surface in the soft count room must be made of a
			 transparent material. Any area where uncounted coin or currency is stored must
			 be monitored by dedicated coverage. In addition, the hard count and soft count
			 process must be monitored by dedicated coverage.
(6)
Movement of funds.
The
			 surveillance system must possess the capability to monitor and record the
			 movement of cash, gaming chips, tokens, drop boxes and drop buckets. All casino
			 and designated sports wagering area entrance and exit doors, elevators, stairs,
			 gangplanks, and loading and unloading areas shall also possess the capability
			 to be monitored and recorded if they are utilized for the movement of uncounted
			 moneys, tokens, or chips.
(7)
Admissions entrance and exits.
The admissions entrance and
			 exit areas of the excursion gambling boat and racetrack enclosures must be
			 monitored by dedicated coverage with sufficient clarity to identify patrons and
			 employees at the admissions entrance and exit areas.
(8)
Overall views.
The
			 surveillance system must possess the capability to monitor and record the
			 casino pit area and general casino floor with sufficient clarity to permit
			 identification of players, employees, patrons, and spectators.
(9)
Digital systems.
All
			 areas that require dedicated coverage and all images viewed on a surveillance
			 operator's working monitor shall be recorded at a sufficient rate of images per
			 second so that, when played back in real time, there is no motion loss
			 detectable to the human eye.