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New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.23 - Procedure for removing gaming chips, coins, and/or plaques from a gaming table

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Whenever gaming chips, coins and/or
				plaques are to be removed from a gaming table via a Credit Slip ("Credit"), a
				computer or manual Request for Credit ("Request") shall be prepared by a casino
				supervisor, or a casino clerk at the direction of a casino supervisor. The
				Request shall include, at a minimum:
1. The
				date and time;
2. The game and
				table number;
3. The denomination
				and total amount of each denomination of gaming chips, coins and/or plaques to
				be removed; and
4. The signature of
				the casino supervisor.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.24 - Procedure for acceptance, accounting for, withdrawal, and refund of patron deposits

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Whenever a patron requests a casino
				licensee to hold his or her cash or non-cash items (for example, cash
				equivalent, casino check, annuity jackpot trust check, complimentary cash gift,
				chips, plaques, slot tokens, prize tokens, wire transfer, electronic fund
				transfer, gaming voucher, and electronic credits) authorized to be accepted
				pursuant to the Division's rules for subsequent use, the patron shall:
1. Deliver the cash or non-cash item to a
				general cashier, who shall deposit the cash or non-cash item for credit to a
				patron deposit account established for that patron pursuant to this section;
				or
2. Transfer funds from the
				patron's Internet or mobile gaming account established pursuant to
				13:69O-1.3 in accordance with
				approved internal controls.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.24A - Procedures for accepting and accounting for wire transfers and electronic fund transfers

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A casino
				licensee may accept a wire transfer or electronic fund transfer from or on
				behalf of a patron.
(b) Any wire
				transfer or electronic fund transfer authorized by this section shall be
				transferred to and deposited in the casino licensee's operating account in a
				state or Federally chartered bank whose accounts are insured by the Federal
				Deposit Insurance Corporation. The casino licensee shall require its bank to
				notify the casino licensee of the receipt and deposit of the wire transfer or
				electronic fund transfer.
(c) Upon
				notification that a wire transfer or electronic fund transfer has been credited
				to the casino licensee's operating account, the cage employee who received the
				notice shall record, at a minimum, the following information in the
				notification section of a Wire Transfer or Electronic Fund Transfer Log
				maintained in the main bank of the cashiers' cage or other secure location
				within the cage:
1. A sequential wire transfer
				or electronic fund transfer number which shall be generated by the casino
				licensee;
2. The type of transfer
				(wire transfer or electronic fund transfer);
3. The date and time of the
				notification;
4. The name of the
				casino licensee's bank to which the funds were transferred;
5. The actual amount of funds transferred to
				the operating account of the casino licensee, stated in numbers and
				words;
6. The name or casino
				account number of the patron for whose benefit the funds were
				transferred;
7. The name of the
				financial institution from which the funds were transferred;
8. The address or the American Banking
				Association (ABA) routing number of the financial institution from which the
				funds were transferred;
9. The
				account number or the name on the account from which the funds were
				transferred, or the Federal reference number for the wire transfer, which
				consists of the date of the transfer and a unique transaction number for that
				transfer;
10. The signature of the
				cage employee receiving and recording the information required by this
				subsection; and
11. If applicable,
				a notation that the wire transfer or electronic fund transfer has been
				reversed.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.24B - Procedure for sending funds by wire transfer or electronic fund transfer

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Whenever a patron requests a casino
				licensee to send funds by wire transfer or electronic fund transfer to a
				financial institution on his or her behalf, the patron shall present to the
				general cashier the cash, cash equivalents, casino check, chips, plaques, slot
				tokens or prize tokens representing the amount sought to be transferred, or, in
				the case of a cash deposit, request that the unused balance of the cash deposit
				be transferred.
(b) The general
				cashier shall obtain a Wire Transfer or Electronic Fund Transfer Request Form,
				a four-part serially prenumbered form, and shall record thereon, at a minimum,
				the following:
1. The name of the
				patron;
2. The date of the
				transaction;
3. The amount of funds
				to be transferred, stated in numbers and in words;
4. The source of funds to be
				transferred;
5. The name and
				address of the financial institution to which the funds will be transferred and
				the account number to which the funds will be credited;
6. The signature of the patron if the request
				is made in person at the cage or, if the request is made by mail, an indication
				that a signed written request from the patron is attached to the Wire Transfer
				or Electronic Fund Transfer Request Form;
7. The signature of the general cashier;
				and
8. The signature of the main
				bank cashier.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.25 - Procedure for acceptance of checks, cash equivalents, and credit cards; issuance of Counter Checks or Slot Counter Checks

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A casino
				licensee may, at a location outside the casino, accept a personal check or
				checks from a person for up to $ 5,000 in exchange for cash or cash equivalents
				and may, within a casino at a cashiers' cage, satellite cage, or a slot booth,
				accept a personal check or checks from a person for up to $ 5,000 in exchange
				for cash, cash equivalents, tokens, chips, or plaques to enable that person to
				take part in gaming or simulcast wagering as a player, provided that:
1. The check is drawn on the patron's bank or
				brokerage cash management account;
2. The check is for a specific
				amount;
3. The check is made
				payable to the casino licensee;
4.
				The check is dated but not post-dated. However, a cashier's check that is drawn
				after 3:00 P.M. on a Friday or on a Saturday, Sunday, or bank holiday and is
				dated for the next banking day shall not be considered post-dated and may be
				accepted;
5. The patron's identity
				is verified in accordance with
				N.J.S.A.
				5:12-101(h);
6. The check is restrictively endorsed "For
				Deposit Only" to the casino licensee's bank account or, for an electronic
				check, an alternative methodology approved by the Division, and deposited on
				the next banking day following the date of the transaction;
7. The total amount of personal checks
				accepted by any one licensee pursuant to this subsection that are outstanding
				at any time, including the current check being submitted, does not exceed $
				5,000;
8. The casino licensee has a
				system of internal controls in place that will enable it to determine the
				amount of outstanding personal checks received from any patron pursuant to this
				subsection at any given point in time; and
9. The casino licensee maintains a record of
				each such transaction.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.26 - Redemption, substitution, and consolidation of Counter Checks or Slot Counter Checks at the cashiers' cage; redemption of Counter Checks at a gaming table

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) No casino licensee or any other person
				licensed under the Act, or any other person acting on behalf of or under any
				arrangement with a casino licensee shall accept any payment in redemption,
				consolidation or substitution of any Counter Check or Slot Counter Check for
				the purpose of avoiding or delaying the deposit dates established pursuant to
				Section 101 of the Act (5:12-101).
(b) If a drawer has more than one undeposited
				Counter Check or Slot Counter Check, such checks shall be redeemed in reverse
				chronological order (the most recently dated patron check redeemed first). If
				more than one check bears the same date, the drawer may choose the order in
				which to redeem the identically dated checks. The casino licensee may waive the
				reverse chronological order requirement if the casino licensee does not have
				reason to believe that the redemption is being made for the purpose of avoiding
				or delaying the deposit of a patron check. The decision to waive this
				requirement shall:
1. Be made for each
				individual check;
2. Take into
				consideration the gaming credit activity of the patron; and
3. Be documented in the patron's credit file.
				Such documentation shall include for each check, the name and signature of the
				person authorizing the waiver and the date of and reason for the
				waiver.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.27 - Procedures for establishing patron credit accounts, and recording checks exchanged, redeemed, or consolidated

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Prior to
				establishing a patron credit account, a casino employee with no incompatible
				functions shall prepare a patron account file that shall include the patron's
				name and address. The casino employee preparing the credit file shall record
				therein the date the file was prepared and his or her signature.
(b) A casino licensee shall establish
				procedures for separately recording all transactions pursuant to section 101 of
				the Act (5:12-101 ) involving the Governor,
				any State officer or employee, or any special State officer or employee, any
				member of the Judiciary, any member of the Legislature, any officer of a
				municipality or county in which casino gaming is authorized, or any gaming
				related casino employee, and for the quarterly filing with the Attorney
				General, through the Division, of a list reporting all such
				transactions.
(c) For each patron
				requesting, and prior to the approval of an initial extension of credit, a
				casino licensee shall:
1. Prepare a credit
				application form that shall be included in the patron account file and upon
				which shall be recorded, at a minimum, the following information:
i. The patron's name, address and place of
				employment;
ii. Banking information
				including the name, address and account number of the patron's personal or sole
				proprietorship checking account upon which the patron is individually
				authorized to draw and upon which all Counter Checks and all checks used for
				substitution, redemption or consolidation will be drawn;
iii. The credit limit requested by the
				patron;
iv. The capacity of the
				patron if he or she is a person identified in (b) above; and
v. The patron's signature indicating
				acknowledgement of the following statement: "I certify that I have reviewed all
				of the information provided above and that it is true and accurate. I authorize
				(insert the name of the casino licensee) to conduct such investigations
				pertaining to the above information as it deems necessary for the approval of
				my credit limit. I am aware that this application is required to be prepared by
				the regulations of the Division of Gaming Enforcement and I may be subject to
				civil or criminal liability if any material information provided by me is
				willfully false.";
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.27A - Patron request for suspension of credit privileges

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Any patron
				may voluntarily suspend his or her credit privileges at all licensed casinos.
				Such request may be submitted in person or by mail on a form prescribed by the
				Division, the requirements of which are specified in (b) below.
1. If submitted in person, the patron shall
				present valid identification credentials containing the patron's signature and
				either a photograph or a general description to the Division at its offices
				located in the Arcade Building, Tennessee Avenue and the Boardwalk, Atlantic
				City, New Jersey.
2. If submitted
				by mail, the patron shall address the request to the Division of Gaming
				Enforcement, Arcade Building, Tennessee Avenue and the Boardwalk, Atlantic
				City, New Jersey 08401. The request shall be signed before a notary public or
				other person empowered by law to take oaths and shall contain a certificate of
				acknowledgement by such notary public or other person attesting to the identity
				of the person making the request.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.27B - Electronic credit system; patron deposits, credit account withdrawals, and redemption transactions

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A casino
				licensee may use an electronic credit system, approved by the Division, to
				process electronic counter check transactions and/or patron deposit
				transactions in a manner consistent with
				13:69D-1.24, 1.25, 1.26, 1.28, and
				1.29.
(b) The electronic credit
				system shall be capable of maintaining independently or in conjunction with
				another computer system as approved by the Division, the following information:
1. A digital photograph and signature of the
				patron;
2. Encrypted employee and
				patron personal identification numbers (PINs);
3. For each patron account and transaction,
				the information required to be recorded by
N.J.A.C.
				13:69D-1.24
,
1.25
,
1.26
,
1.28
, and
1.29
, as
				applicable;
4. The patron's
				electronic response to the question: "Are you the Governor, any State officer
				or employee, or any special State officer or employee, any member of the
				Judiciary, any member of the Legislature, any officer of a municipality or
				county in which casino gaming is authorized, or any gaming related casino
				employee?";
5. A record of each
				electronic transaction, printable in the check bank, which record shall include
				at a minimum:
i. Date and time;
ii. Transaction type;
iii. Document number;
iv. Location;
v. Patron name and account number;
vi. Amount; and
6. A record of each electronic transaction
				for which the patron has successfully fulfilled the requirements of (f)3,
				(g)4iii, or (h)3 below, but the requirements of (f)5 and 6, (g)4v, or (h)5 and
				6 below have not been fulfilled.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.28 - Procedure for depositing checks received from gaming patrons

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Unless
				redeemed or consolidated prior to the time requirements herein, all checks
				received from gaming patrons shall be deposited in the casino licensee's bank
				account, or presented directly to the patron's bank by a casino key employee
				with no incompatible function or an attorney. Such deposit or presentment shall
				occur no later than:
1. The banking day after
				the date of the check for a non-gaming check;
2. Seven calendar days after the date of the
				check for a check in an amount of $ 1,000 or less;
3. Fourteen calendar days after the date of
				the check for a check in an amount greater than $ 1,000 but less than or equal
				to $ 5,000; or
4. Forty-five
				calendar days after the date of the check for a check in an amount greater than
				$ 5,000.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.29 - Procedure for recording and collecting checks returned to the casino after deposit

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) All
				dishonored checks returned by a bank ("returned checks") after deposit shall be
				returned directly to, and controlled by, accounting department employees and
				shall be maintained by check bank cashiers. Such employees shall have no
				incompatible functions.
(b) No
				person other than one licensed as a casino key employee or as a casino
				registered employee in a separate collection section within the accounting
				department, and one who has no incompatible functions may engage in efforts to
				collect returned checks except that an attorney-at-law representing a casino
				licensee may bring action for such collection. Any verbal or written
				communication with patrons regarding collection efforts shall be made with the
				full knowledge of the collection employees and shall be documented in a
				collection file.
1. Continuous records of all
				returned checks shall be maintained in a collection file by accounting
				department employees with no incompatible functions. Such records shall
				include, at a minimum, the following:
i. The
				date of the check;
ii. The name and
				address of the drawer of the check;
iii. The amount of the check;
iv. The date(s) the check was
				dishonored;
v. The check number;
				and
vi. The date(s) and amount(s)
				of any collections subsequently received on the returned check(s).
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.30 - Uncollected table game vigorish

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Whenever table game vigorish is not collected from a patron by a casino
				licensee, a casino clerk or casino supervisor shall prepare a sequentially
				numbered, two-part Uncollected Vigorish form which shall be accounted for by
				employees of the casino accounting department. The form shall include, at a
				minimum, the following:
1. The
				date;
2. The table game;
3. The amount of the uncollected
				vigorish;
4. The patron name, if
				known;
5. The signature of the
				dealer; and
6. The signature of the
				casino clerk or casino supervisor.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.31 - Slot machine statistics

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A
				casino licensee shall, for each slot machine, review one or more statistical
				reports to determine whether the machine operates in accordance with the
				prototype approved by the Division.
(b) A casino licensee shall identify and
				investigate all slot machines that have a variance between the theoretical and
				actual RTP inconsistent with the approved prototype taking into consideration
				the volume of play.
(c) A casino
				licensee shall notify the Division of any slot machines identified in (b) above
				and the results of the investigation.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.32 - Count rooms; physical characteristics; count protocols

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A
				casino licensee shall have one or more rooms to be known as a "count room" in
				an area approved by the Division specifically designated, designed, and used
				for counting the contents of table drop boxes, slot cash storage boxes, slot
				drop buckets, and slot drop boxes. If a casino licensee counts the contents of
				slot drop buckets and slot drop boxes in a different room from the room where
				the table drop boxes and slot cash storage boxes are counted, "soft count
				room," it shall be known as the "hard count room." The count room may be
				utilized to count non-gaming revenue provided the casino licensee complies with
				all requirements of this section and the count occurs separately from the count
				of gaming revenue.
(b) Each casino
				licensee shall include in its internal controls a description of all equipment
				and software used in the counting and recording process and all other systems
				used for purposes related to the counting of gross revenue.
(c) A casino licensee shall design and
				construct each count room to provide maximum security with, at a minimum, the
				following security measures:
1. A metal door
				installed on each entrance and exit equipped with a lock, the key to which
				shall be maintained and controlled by the casino security department in
				accordance with a security submission approved by the Division;
2. An alarm device, which audibly signals the
				surveillance and security departments whenever a count room door is
				opened;
3. A light system, which
				illuminates one or more lights in the surveillance department and at each count
				room door, for purposes of maintaining constant surveillance on the entrance
				and exits to the count room;
4.
				Closed circuit television cameras wired to the surveillance department capable
				of, but not limited to, the following:
i.
				Video monitoring of the entire count process; and
ii. Continuous video-monitoring of the
				interior of the count room, including storage cabinets or trolleys used to
				store drop boxes, slot cash storage boxes, slot drop buckets, and emergency
				drop boxes; and
5. For
				the soft count room only, microphones wired to the surveillance department for
				audio monitoring of the entire count process.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.33 - Procedure for opening, counting, and recording contents of table drop boxes and slot cash storage boxes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Immediately
				prior to the commencement of the count process, a count room supervisor shall:
1. Obtain a preliminary master game report
				which shall list forms and documents related to the table drop box count that
				were entered into the computer system at the time of preparation;
2. Sign out the following keys:
i. Trolley or cabinet keys from a security
				supervisor for the purpose of gaining access to the drop boxes; and
ii. Key(s) securing the contents of the table
				drop boxes and/or slot cash storage boxes ("boxes") and the tether padlock key
				from the casino accounting department;
3. Reconcile the number of boxes recorded on
				the drop box or slot cash storage box verification form to the number of boxes
				secured in the trolley;
4. Remove
				the emergency drop box log and reconcile the log to the boxes removed from the
				emergency drop box cabinet or trolley; and
5. Document any unresolved discrepancies on a
				two-part Drop Variance Report, the original of which shall be delivered to the
				Division and the duplicate placed in the locked accounting
				box.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.33A - Procedure for opening, counting, and recording the contents of bill validator boxes from gaming voucher redemption machines

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) At
				least once every seven days, a casino licensee shall coordinate the removal of
				the bill validator boxes from all gaming voucher redemption machines and the
				insertion of empty, replacement bill validator boxes into the machines (the
				"bill validator drop").
(b) Prior
				to the bill validator drop, a casino accounting supervisor shall count the
				number of empty bill validator boxes to be exchanged as part of the bill
				validator drop and confirm, in writing on a bill validator drop form, that the
				count equals the number of boxes scheduled to be collected. Prior to the drop,
				the form shall include at a minimum:
1. The
				date;
2. The gaming voucher
				redemption machine number(s) or location(s);
3. The number of boxes to be dropped;
				and
4. The signature of the casino
				accounting supervisor.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.34 - Table game revenue reporting requirements; keno revenue; gaming tournament revenue

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) On a daily basis, a casino accounting
				department member shall:
1. Audit the Master
				Game Report generated in the count room in accordance with internal control
				procedures;
2. Identify and record
				all adjustments as necessary to ensure the accurate reporting of gross revenue
				on the Master Game Report;
3.
				Generate a final audited Master Game Report;
4. Prepare a report of all adjustments over $
				2,000 to the Master Game Report which shall be filed with the Division at
				month-end; and
5. Prepare a report
				of all exceptions noted during the daily audit which shall be filed with the
				Division at month-end.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.35 - Accounting controls for automated payout machines and gaming voucher redemption machines

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) In conjunction with the removal of the
				bill validator boxes as required by
				13:69D-1.33A, a casino licensee
				shall reconcile the contents of the gaming voucher redemption machines. In
				addition, at least once every seven days, automated payout machines shall be
				emptied and reconciled.
(b) A
				Currency Cassette/Coin Hopper Fill Slip (Cash Fill) shall be prepared by a main
				bank or master coin bank cashier whenever an automated payout machine or gaming
				voucher redemption machine fill is to be performed. Cash Fills shall be
				serially prenumbered, each series of Cash Fills shall be used in sequential
				order, and the series numbers of all Cash Fills received by a casino licensee
				shall be accounted for by the casino accounting department. All original and
				duplicate void Cash Fills shall be marked "VOID" and shall require the
				signature of the preparer.
(c) Cash
				Fills shall be, at a minimum, a two-part form, manually prepared or computer
				generated and shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:
1. The designation of the machine to which
				the fill is to be performed as an automated payout machine or gaming voucher
				redemption machine and its identification number;
2. The denomination(s) of currency and
				coin;
3. The total value of each
				denomination of currency and coin and the total number of bills and coins per
				denomination;
4. The total value of
				all currency cassette and coin hopper fills;
5. The date and time prepared;
6. The signature of the main bank or master
				coin bank cashier who prepared the Cash Fill attesting to the accuracy of the
				information thereon; and
7. The
				signature of the employee responsible for performing the fill.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.36 - Slot machines and bill changers; coin and slot token containers; slot cash storage boxes; entry authorization logs

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each slot
				machine which accepts coin or tokens shall have:
1. A container, to be known as a payout
				reserve container ("hopper"), in which coins or slot tokens are retained by the
				slot machine to automatically dispense coins or slot tokens to pay jackpots or
				credits remaining on a slot machine, or to automatically replenish another
				hopper in the slot machine with coins or slot tokens. The slot machine shall be
				designed to divert accepted coins or slot tokens that exceed the amount of the
				initial hopper fill from the hopper to the slot drop bucket or, if applicable,
				the slot drop box;
2. A container,
				known as a slot drop bucket or slot drop box, to collect coins or slot tokens
				that are retained by the slot machine and are not used to make change or
				automatic jackpot payouts. Each slot drop bucket or slot drop box shall be
				identified by a number which corresponds to the asset number of the slot
				machine, and which is permanently imprinted on or affixed to the outside of the
				slot drop bucket or slot drop box in numerals. The number shall be conspicuous
				and clearly visible to persons involved in removing or replacing the slot drop
				bucket or slot drop box in the slot machine and through the casino licensee's
				closed circuit camera coverage system. The size and location of the number are
				subject to prior approval by the Division. In addition to bearing an asset
				number, each slot drop bucket or slot drop box may also be identified by a bar
				code label that is securely affixed thereto. Each bar code label affixed to a
				slot drop bucket or slot drop box shall be:
i. Encoded, at a minimum, with the asset
				number of the slot machine in which the slot drop bucket or slot drop box is
				housed; and
ii. Prepared in
				accordance with a casino licensee's internal controls, which controls shall
				require, without limitation, the completion of a Bar Code Label Request Form
				that is signed by the requester and the preparer; provided, however, that a bar
				code label prepared by a member of the count team shall be tested and verified
				by a count room supervisor or representative of the casino accounting
				department other than a member of the count team, prior to the label being
				attached to the slot drop bucket or slot drop box; and
3. On those slot machines which include a
				bill changer, a secure, tamper-resistant container known as a slot cash storage
				box, in which shall be deposited all currency, gaming vouchers, and coupons
				inserted into the bill changer.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.36A - Slot machines; hopper storage areas

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A hopper
				storage area may be used in connection with the operation of a slot machine,
				for the purpose of temporarily storing coins, prize tokens, or slot tokens that
				are to be deposited only into the slot machine's hopper that corresponds with
				the coin or type of token stored in the hopper storage area.
(b) A hopper storage area shall be a separate
				secure compartment located within or adjacent to its corresponding slot
				machine. A single hopper storage area may be used to store hopper fills for two
				or more slot machines. A hopper storage area used to supply two or more slot
				machines shall:
1. Be located on the casino
				floor in close proximity to its corresponding slot machines; and
2. Contain a separate marked compartment for
				each corresponding slot machine, so that all hopper fills stored in the hopper
				storage area can be segregated and identified by slot machine.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.37 - Account based wagering system procedures

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(a) A
				casino licensee may operate an electronic account based wagering system which
				permits a patron to upload and download efunds.
1. A casino licensee may have a complimentary
				efund program, which shall have internal controls that include:
i. Audit programs that, at a minimum, shall
				only permit data to be adjusted by authorized casino personnel;
ii. Procedures for handling customer
				disputes; and
iii. If applicable,
				the manner in which a patron access control is obtained from a New Jersey or
				out-of-State affiliate of the casino.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.37A - Slot machines; tokenization; residual slot credit

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(a) A slot
				machine equipped with tokenization shall accept only slot tokens with a
				denomination of $ 1.00 or less if the residual slot credit cannot be
				redeemed.
(b) Any residual slot
				credit not played or redeemed by a patron shall be deemed abandoned; provided,
				however, that any such credit shall remain on the slot machine until:
1. Played or redeemed by a patron;
				or
2. Cancelled by the casino
				licensee in a manner approved by the Division.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.37B - Testing of electronic gaming devices on the casino floor

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(a) For purposes of this section:
1. "Test currency" means currency, coin or
				tokens, coupons, cashier generated vouchers, or gaming vouchers issued by a
				casino licensee to a slot department or Internal Audit department employee to
				test gaming equipment;
2.
				"Electronic test credits" means efunds deposited to a test account established
				by the IT department solely for testing electronic gaming devices;
				and
3. "Employee test card" means a
				card issued to a designated employee through an approved slot monitoring system
				that electronically tracks the identity and activity of the designated employee
				at each electronic gaming device while the card is in use.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.38 - Gaming tables; slot machines and bill changers; movement; removal from a casino floor

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(a) All gaming table, electronic table game,
				and slot machine movements shall comply with the requirements of this section
				and 13:69C-7.7.
(b) Prior to moving or removing a gaming
				table, including an electronic table game that accepts chips:
1. The table inventory shall be credited from
				the table;
2. The table drop box or
				slot cash storage box shall be removed during a scheduled drop box pick-up and
				a replacement box not placed on the table; and
3. If applicable, all meters shall be read
				and recorded in conformity with the rules of the Division.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.39 - Progressive slot machine jackpots

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A slot machine
				may offer one or more progressive jackpots that increase in value as the
				machine is played based upon a set rate of progression, and is awarded for a
				specific game outcome.
(b) When a
				progressive controller does not reside within the main program of a slot
				machine, the controller shall either be sealed by the Division or stored in a
				compartment or cabinet which has two separate locks. The key to one lock shall
				be maintained and controlled by the security department, and the key to the
				second lock shall be maintained and controlled by the slot department.
				Compartments or cabinets shall contain a progressive entry authorization log in
				accordance with
				N.J.A.C.
				13:69D-1.36(j).
(c) Whenever the progressive controller has
				been accessed, written notification shall be provided to the
				Division.
(d) A linked progressive
				slot machine shall prevent lower value wagers from having better odds than
				higher value wagers to win the progressive jackpot.
(e) If a progressive slot machine does not
				contain an individual progressive display, it shall be connected to an external
				progressive display. An external progressive display shall be in a clear line
				of sight to each patron playing a slot machine incrementing the
				display.
(f) Prior to establishing
				or modifying a progressive jackpot, the casino licensee or, as applicable, the
				slot system operator shall submit to the Division's Technical Services Bureau
				notification (Division form known as "Appendix E"), which shall include the
				following:
1. A description of the
				progressives offered and the specific reason for the notification;
2. The initial and reset amounts for each
				progressive jackpot;
3. The rate of
				progression for each progressive jackpot;
4. The location and asset number of each slot
				machine;
5. Each slot machine game
				program used;
6. The progressive
				reserve rate if applicable;
7. The
				jackpot limit, if applicable;
8.
				Theoretical RTP;
9. The calculated
				probability of winning each progressive jackpot;
10. A statement as to whether the slot
				machine requires the progressive feature to achieve at least 83 percent RTP;
				and
11. Identifying information of
				the progressive controller, which shall include the following, if applicable:
i. The location;
ii. The manufacturer;
iii. The model; and
iv. The software version.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.39A - Linked slot machines interconnected in more than one casino; slot system operator; computer monitoring room

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(a) Two or more
				casino licensees may, with the prior approval of the Division, operate a wide
				area progressive (WAP).
(b) Each
				WAP shall be operated and administered:
1. By
				the participating casino licensees in accordance with the terms of a written
				slot system agreement that has been executed by each participating casino
				licensee and approved by the Division; or
2. In whole or in part, by a casino service
				industry enterprise applicant or licensee on behalf of the participating casino
				licensees provided that a written slot system agreement is executed by the
				casino service industry enterprise.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.40 - Payouts from electronic gaming devices

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(a)
				Whenever a lock up occurs on an electronic gaming device, with a payout other
				than merchandise, annuity, multi-casino, or multi-state payout, a casino
				licensee shall process one of the following Requests for Payout ("Request") for
				the winning patron:
1. Hand Pay;
2. Transfer to Credit Meter;
3. Pouch Payout;
4. Credit Owed Slip; or
5. Payout Receipt.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.40A - Jackpot payouts of merchandise or other things of value; cash jackpot payouts offered together with or as an alternative to jackpot payouts of merchandise or other things of value

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A casino
				licensee may offer a slot machine jackpot that includes merchandise or a thing
				of value, or a combination of cash and merchandise or a thing of value
				("merchandise jackpot") if approved by the Division.
(b) Any merchandise or thing of value awarded
				to a patron shall not be included in the total of all sums paid out as winnings
				to patrons for purposes of determining gross revenue. If an electronic gaming
				device includes an offer of merchandise or a thing of value in lieu of cash for
				a specific winning combination or outcome, the licensee's actual cost of the
				merchandise or thing of value shall be used in determining the minimum 83
				percent payout percentage. The casino licensee shall retain supporting
				documentation relating to the acquisition and valuation of any merchandise or
				thing of value offered as a payout.
(c) Whenever a patron wins a merchandise
				jackpot, a slot attendant or above shall prepare a Merchandise Request in the
				presence of a lock up verifier, which shall include, at a minimum:
1. The date and time;
2. The asset number and location of the
				electronic gaming device;
3. A
				description of the merchandise or thing of value to be awarded;
4. A notation whether any part of the payout
				included cash in combination with merchandise or a thing of value, if
				applicable;
5. The winning
				combination;
6. The signature of
				the preparer; and
7. The signature
				of the lock up verifier.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.40B - Jackpot payouts in the form of an annuity

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) A
				casino licensee may offer an annuity jackpot. Prior to offering an annuity
				jackpot, a casino licensee or slot system operator shall obtain Division
				approval. No annuity jackpot shall be permitted unless it expressly prohibits
				the winner from encumbering, assigning, or otherwise transferring in any way
				his or her right to receive the future cash payments, except as permitted by
				5:12-100.1.
(b) Whenever an annuity
				jackpot is won, the casino licensee or slot system operator shall determine if
				any portion of the winnings is subject to withholding for a jackpot winner who
				is:
1. In arrears of a child support order;
				or
2. A former recipient of Aid to
				Families with Dependent Children or Work First New Jersey, food stamp benefits,
				or low-income home energy assistance benefits with an overpayment that has not
				been repaid.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.40C - Multi-casino slot system or multi-state slot system jackpot payouts

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Whenever a non-annuity WAP or MSPS payout (instant pay) of $ 40,000 or greater
				is won in a New Jersey casino, the casino licensee or slot system operator
				shall determine if any portion of the winnings is subject to withholding for an
				instant pay winner who is:
1. In arrears of a
				child support order; or
2. A former
				recipient of Aid to Families with Dependent Children or Work First New Jersey,
				food stamp benefits, or low-income home energy assistance benefits with an
				overpayment that has not been repaid.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.41 - Procedure for filling payout reserve containers of slot machines and hopper storage areas

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Each hopper
				of a slot machine may be filled by a slot attendant, slot mechanic or slot
				supervisor by requesting coin, slot tokens or prize tokens that are compatible
				with the hopper to be filled from a slot cashier, general cashier or master
				coin bank cashier or by obtaining coin, slot tokens or prize tokens that are
				compatible with the hopper to be filled from its corresponding hopper storage
				area.
1. A slot hopper may be refilled at any
				time, provided, however, that:
i. An entire
				sealed bag of coin or tokens is used for the hopper fill and placed into the
				hopper;
ii. The hopper cannot be
				filled beyond its operational capacity; and
iii. The hopper cannot be filled beyond its
				present inventory level.
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.41A - Procedures governing the removal of slugs from a slot machine hopper

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a)
				Whenever slugs are found in a slot machine's hopper, the following procedures
				and requirements shall be followed:
1. A slot
				attendant, slot mechanic or supervisor thereof shall immediately remove the
				slugs from the slot machine hopper and place the slugs into an envelope or
				container. The individual who found the slugs shall record the asset number and
				denomination of the slot machine, the quantity of slugs found, the date the
				slugs were found, and his or her signature on the Machine Entry Authorization.
				The envelope or container may be maintained inside the slot machine until the
				next scheduled slot drop. A count team member shall complete a two-part Slug
				Report which contains the following:
i. The
				date and time;
ii. The asset number
				of the slot machine from which the slugs were removed;
iii. The denomination of the slot
				machine;
iv. The number of
				slugs;
v. A brief description of
				the slugs; and
vi. The signature of
				the count team member completing the two-part Slug Report;
New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 69D - GAMING OPERATION ACCOUNTING CONTROLS AND STANDARDS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 13:69D-1.43 - Procedure for counting and recording contents of slot drop buckets and slot drop boxes

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Immediately
				prior to the commencement of the count process, a count room supervisor shall:
1. Sign out the following keys:
i. Trolley or cabinet keys from a security
				supervisor for the purpose of gaining access to the drop boxes; and
ii. Key securing the contents of the drop
				boxes from the casino accounting department;