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Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.23 - Customer deposits

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) At the
				  request of a patron, a slot machine licensee may hold cash, value chips,
				  plaques, funds accepted by means of personal check in accordance with §
										465a.20 (relating to personal
				  check cashing) or wire transfer in accordance with §
										465a.21 (relating to wire
				  transfers) or cash equivalents accepted in accordance with §
										465a.22 (relating to cash
				  equivalents) for a patron's subsequent use at the licensed facility. For the
				  purposes of this section, after complying with this chapter for acceptance and
				  verification, noncash items shall be considered converted to cash and deposited
				  as cash for credit to the patron in a customer deposit account maintained in
				  the cage.
(b) Prior to agreeing to
				  hold a patron's cash, value chips, plaques, funds accepted by means of personal
				  check in accordance with §
										465a.20 or wire transfer in
				  accordance with §
										465a.21 or cash equivalents
				  accepted in accordance with §
										465a.22 for a patron's subsequent
				  use at the licensed facility, each slot machine licensee shall establish a
				  comprehensive system of internal controls addressing the receipt and withdrawal
				  of a customer deposit. The internal controls shall be submitted to and approved
				  by the Board under §
										465a.2 (relating to internal
				  control systems and audit protocols).
(c) The internal control procedures developed
				  and implemented by the slot machine licensee under subsection (b) must include
				  all of the following:
(1) A requirement that
				  customer deposits be accepted at the cage.
(2) A requirement that customer deposits be
				  withdrawn by the patron at the cage, gaming table or upon receipt of a written
				  request for withdrawal whose validity has been established.
(3) A requirement that the patron receive a
				  receipt for any customer deposit accepted reflecting the total amount
				  deposited, the date of the deposit and the signature of the cage employee
				  accepting the customer deposit.
(4)
				  Procedures for verifying the identity of the patron at the time of withdrawal.
				  Signature verification shall be accomplished in accordance with the signature
				  verification procedures under §
											465a.20. The slot machine licensee
				  shall maintain adequate documentation evidencing the patron identification
				  process and how the signature was verified.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.24 - Count room characteristics

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
				  slot machine licensee shall have adjacent or proximate to the cage a room, to
				  be known as a count room, specifically designated, designed and used for
				  counting the contents of slot cash storage boxes and table game drop
				  boxes.
(b) The count room shall be
				  designed and constructed to provide maximum security for the materials housed
				  therein and for the activities conducted therein. Each slot machine licensee
				  shall design and construct a count room with the following security measures:
(1) A metal door installed on each entrance
				  and exit equipped with an alarm device which audibly signals the surveillance
				  department monitoring room or the security department whenever a door to the
				  count room is opened.
(2) Each
				  entrance door to the count room must be equipped with two separate locks, the
				  keys to which must be different from each other and different from the lock
				  securing the contents of each slot cash storage box or table game drop box. The
				  keys shall be maintained and controlled as follows:
(i) The key to one of the locks shall be
				  maintained and controlled by the security department.
(ii) The key to the other lock shall be
				  maintained and controlled by finance.
(iii) Sign out and sign in procedures shall
				  be established for both keys.
(3) To exit the count room, the count room
				  door must be equipped with an automatic release mechanism or other device as
				  specified in the slot machine licensee's internal controls.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.27 - Annuity jackpots

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A slot
				  machine licensee offering an annuity jackpot payable over 10 years or more may
				  offer a winning patron the option to be paid in a single cash payout, in lieu
				  of the annuity jackpot, in an amount that is equal to the present value of the
				  face amount of the jackpot payout as calculated in subsection (b).
(b) A slot machine licensee may offer a cash
				  payment option. The present value of the cash payout option on an annuity shall
				  be determined by applying a discount rate to each of the future annuity jackpot
				  payments, taking into consideration the number of years until each jackpot
				  payment would otherwise have been received and adding to that amount the amount
				  of the first cash payment that would otherwise have been received. For the
				  purposes of this subsection, the discount rate must equal the United States
				  Treasury constant maturity rate for 20 year United States government securities
				  for the week ending prior to the date of the jackpot, as identified in the
				  applicable H.15 Statistical Release issued by the Federal Reserve Board plus
				  0.5%.
(c) A slot machine licensee
				  may not offer an annuity jackpot payout unless:
(1) The terms and conditions of the annuity
				  jackpot, including the effect on the calculation of the theoretical payout
				  percentage, comply with the act, this subpart and technical standards on
				  jackpot payouts approved by the Board and published in the
Pennsylvania
				  Bulletin
and posted on the Board's website.
(2) The Board has approved the specific offer
				  of the annuity jackpot.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.28 - Merchandise jackpots

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A slot
				  machine licensee may not offer a merchandise jackpot payout unless:
(1) The terms and conditions of the
				  merchandise jackpot, including the effect on the calculation of the theoretical
				  payout percentage, comply with the act, this subpart and technical standards on
				  jackpot payouts approved by the Board and published in the
Pennsylvania
				  Bulletin
and posted on the Board's web site.
(2) The Executive Director has approved the
				  specific offer of the merchandise jackpot. To obtain the Executive Director's
				  approval, a slot machine licensee shall file a written request with the Bureau
				  of Gaming Operations containing all of the details related to the merchandise
				  jackpot payout including:
(i) A detailed
				  description of the merchandise jackpot.
(ii) A description of the slot machines that
				  will offer the merchandise jackpot.
(iii) Supporting documentation relating to
				  the valuation of the merchandise offered as the merchandise jackpot.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.29 - Automated teller machines

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  Automated teller machines may be placed at any location within a licensed
				  facility. Automated teller machines that offer credit card advances may not be
				  placed on the gaming floor.
(b) An
				  automated teller machine must have a label on the top and front of the
				  automated teller machine that displays a unique identification number of the
				  automated teller machine. The labels must have white lettering on a black
				  background or another color combination approved by the Bureau of Casino
				  Compliance, may not be easily removed and must be easily visible to the
				  surveillance department. The label on the top of the automated teller machine
				  must be at least 1.5 inches by 5.5 inches and the label on the front of the
				  automated teller machine must be at least 1 inch by 2.5 inches.
(c) A slot machine licensee may utilize an
				  automated teller machine that also contains an automated gaming voucher
				  redemption machine, an automated coupon redemption machine or bill breaker
				  provided that the machine complies with §
										465a.34 (relating to automated
				  gaming voucher and coupon redemption machine accounting controls).
(d) Automated teller machines located within
				  a licensed facility may not accept Pennsylvania Access/Electronic Benefits
				  Transfer Cards.
The provisions of this § 465a.29 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(15) and
						(30),
						1207,
						1212,
						1322,
						13A 02(1)-(6), 13A25,
						13A26(c), 1509, 1516, 1518(a)(13) and
						1602.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.30 - Waiver of requirements

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The
				  Board's Executive Director may waive one or more of the requirements of this
				  chapter or technical standards applicable to accounting and internal controls
				  adopted by the Board and published in the
Pennsylvania
				  Bulletin
and posted on the Board's web site upon a determination that
				  the nonconforming control or procedure nonetheless meets the operational
				  integrity requirements of the act, this subpart and technical standards adopted
				  by the Board and published in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
and
				  posted on the Board's web site.
(b)
				  A slot machine licensee may submit a request to the Board's Executive Director
				  for a waiver for one or more of the requirements in this chapter or the
				  technical standards applicable to accounting and internal controls adopted by
				  the Board and published in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
and
				  posted on the Board's web site. The request must:
(1) Be filed with the Board's Executive
				  Director.
(2) Include supporting
				  documentation demonstrating how the accounting and internal controls for which
				  the waiver has been requested will still meet the operational integrity
				  requirements of the act, this subpart and technical standards adopted by the
				  Board and published in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
and posted on
				  the Board's web site.
(3) Be
				  approved by the Board's Executive Director.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.31 - Gaming day

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) For the
				  purposes of determining gross terminal and gross table game revenue, the
				  beginning and ending times of the gaming day will be 6:00 a.m. to 5:59.59
				  a.m.
(b) Prior to commencing slot
				  or table game operations, each slot machine licensee shall submit to the Board,
				  in writing, its hours of operation. A slot machine licensee may not commence
				  gaming operations until its hours of operation are approved by the
				  Board.
(c) Any change in a slot
				  machine licensee's hours of operation shall be submitted as a change to the
				  slot machine licensee's internal controls in accordance with the requirements
				  in §
										465a.2(f)
				  (relating to internal control systems and audit protocols) but may not be
				  implemented until approved by the Board's Executive Director.
The provisions of this § 465a.31 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1207,
						1321,
						1322,
						13A 02(1)-(6) and
						13A25.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.32 - Signature

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
An employee signature may be in either of the following
					 formats:
(1) The employee's first
				  initial, last name and Board-issued credential number, written by the employee,
				  immediately adjacent to or above the clearly printed or preprinted title of the
				  employee.
(2) The employee's unique
				  identification number or other computer identification code issued to the
				  employee by the slot machine licensee, if the document to be signed is
				  authorized by the Board to be generated by a computer system and the method of
				  signature is approved or required by the Board.
The provisions of this § 465a.32 amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1207,
						1322,
						13A 02(1)-(6) and 13A25.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.33 - Access to areas containing central control computer equipment

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
A slot machine licensee shall develop and submit to the
					 Board and the Department, as part of the submission required under §
										465a.2 (relating to internal
					 control systems and audit protocols), procedures for safeguarding and limiting
					 access to the central control computer (CCC) equipment housed within the
					 licensed facility. At a minimum, these procedures must include the following
					 requirements:
(1) The area containing
				  CCC equipment must:
(i) Be secured with a
				  manual key lock system, the keys to which must be different from any other keys
				  used in the licensed facility.
(ii)
				  Have a door that when opened audibly signals the surveillance monitoring
				  room.
(iii) Have adequate
				  surveillance camera coverage to record all activity in the
				  area.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.34 - Automated gaming voucher and coupon redemption machine accounting controls

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Prior to
				  commencing use of an automated gaming voucher redemption machine, an automated
				  coupon redemption machine, bill breaker or some combination thereof, a slot
				  machine licensee shall establish a comprehensive system of internal controls.
				  The internal controls shall be submitted to, and approved by the Board under
				  §
										465a.2 (relating to internal
				  control systems and audit protocols).
(b) The internal controls required under
				  subsection (a) must:
(1) Address the
				  distribution of currency or coin, or both, to the machines, the removal of
				  gaming vouchers, coupons or currency accepted by the machines and the
				  reconciliations associated therewith.
(2) Include a detailed description of which
				  departments maintain and control the keys to the locks securing each
				  compartment of the automated gaming voucher redemption machine, automated
				  coupon redemption machine, bill breaker or combination thereof, provided that:
(i) The keys to each compartment of the
				  machine must be different from each other.
(ii) The key to the lock securing the
				  compartments containing currency shall be maintained and controlled by the
				  finance department.
(iii) The keys
				  to the remaining compartments shall be maintained and controlled by a
				  designated department to ensure the proper segregation of duties.
(3) Require either the finance
				  department or slot operations department to clear the error conditions listed
				  in §
											461a.10(o)
				  (relating to automated gaming voucher and coupon redemption
				  machines).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.35 - Personnel assigned to the operation and conduct of table games

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) The following
				  personnel shall be used to operate table games that are not fully automated
				  electronic gaming tables in a licensed facility:
(1) Dealers.
(2) Stickpersons.
(3) Boxpersons.
(4) Floorpersons
(5) Pit managers.
(6) Poker shift managers.
(7) Assistant table games shift
				  managers.
(8) Table games shift
				  managers.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.36 - Table inventories

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) When a
				  table game that is not a fully automated electronic gaming table or electronic
				  wagering terminal is opened for gaming, operations shall commence with an
				  amount of gaming chips, coins and plaques to be known as the table
				  inventory.
(b) A certificate holder
				  may not cause or permit gaming chips, coins or plaques to be added to, or
				  removed from, the table inventory during the gaming day except:
(1) In exchange for cash.
(2) In exchange for the issuance copies of
				  Counter Checks presented by patrons.
(3) For the payment of winning wagers and
				  collection of losing wagers made at the gaming table.
(4) In exchange for gaming chips or plaques
				  received from a patron having an equal aggregate face value.
(5) In conformity with the fill and credit
				  procedures in §§
											465a.38 and
				  465a.39 (relating to procedures
				  for distributing value chips, coins and plaques to gaming tables; and
				  procedures for removing value chips, coins and plaques from gaming
				  tables).
(6) For the collection of
				  vigorish.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.38 - Procedures for distributing value chips, coins and plaques to gaming tables

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A request for a
				  fill to add value chips, coins and plaques to table games that are not fully
				  automated electronic gaming tables or electronic wagering terminals shall be
				  prepared by a pit clerk or floorperson or above using a Fill Request Slip.
				  Access to the blank Fill Request Slips shall be restricted to pit clerks and
				  floorpersons or above.
(b) A Fill
				  Request Slip must be a two-part form on which the following information shall
				  be recorded:
(1) The date, time and shift of
				  preparation.
(2) The denomination
				  of value chips, coins and plaques to be distributed to the gaming
				  table.
(3) The total amount of each
				  denomination of value chips, coins and plaques to be distributed to the gaming
				  table.
(4) The game and table
				  number to which the value chips, coins and plaques are to be
				  distributed.
(5) The signature of
				  the floorperson or above requesting the fill.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.39 - Procedures for removing value chips, coins and plaques from gaming tables

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A request for a
				  credit to remove value chips, coins and plaques from table games that are not
				  fully automated electronic gaming tables or electronic wagering terminals shall
				  be prepared by a pit clerk or floorperson or above using a Credit Request Slip.
				  Access to the blank Credit Request Slips shall be restricted to pit clerks and
				  floorpersons or above.
(b) A Credit
				  Request Slip must be a two-part form on which the following information shall
				  be recorded:
(1) The date, time and shift of
				  preparation.
(2) The denomination
				  of chips, coins and plaques to be removed from the gaming table.
(3) The total amount of each denomination of
				  value chips, coins and plaques to be removed from the gaming table.
(4) The game and table number from which the
				  value chips, coins and plaques are to be removed.
(5) The signature of the floorperson or above
				  assigned to the gaming table from which the value chips, coins and plaques are
				  to be removed.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.40 - Procedures for accepting cash for gaming chips, plaques or electronic wagering credits at table games

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
When cash is presented by a patron at a table game that is
					 not a fully automated electronic gaming table or electronic wagering terminal
					 for exchange for gaming chips, plaques or electronic wagering credits:
(1) The cash shall be spread on the top of
				  the gaming table by the dealer or boxperson accepting it in full view of the
				  patron who presented it, the floorperson assigned to the gaming table and the
				  slot machine licensee's surveillance system.
(2) The amount of cash shall be verbalized by
				  the dealer or boxperson accepting it in a tone of voice to be heard by the
				  patron who presented it and the floorperson assigned to the gaming
				  table.
(3) Immediately after an
				  equivalent amount of gaming chips, plaques or electronic wagering credits have
				  been given to the patron, the cash shall be taken from the top of the gaming
				  table and placed by the dealer or boxperson into the drop box attached to the
				  gaming table.
The provisions of this §
												465a.40 issued and amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1207,
						13A 02(1)-(6), 13A25,
						13A62(a) and 1322.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.41 - Procedures for drops at open table games

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) When a table game that is not a fully
				  automated electronic gaming table or electronic wagering terminal is being
				  dropped is to remain open for gaming activity, the value chips, coins and
				  plaques remaining in the table inventory at the time of the drop shall be
				  counted by the dealer or boxperson assigned to the gaming table and recorded on
				  a Table Inventory Slip.
(b) The
				  count required under subsection (a) shall be observed by the floorperson who is
				  responsible for supervising the table game at the time of the drop.
(c) Signatures attesting to the accuracy of
				  the information recorded on the Table Inventory Slip shall be placed on both
				  copies of the Table Inventory Slip by the dealer or boxperson assigned to the
				  table and the floorperson that observed the dealer or boxperson count the
				  contents of the table inventory.
(d) After the Table Inventory Slip is signed
				  as required under subsection (c), the original copy of the Table Inventory Slip
				  shall be deposited in the drop box that is attached to the gaming table
				  immediately before the drop box is removed from the gaming table as part of the
				  drop. The duplicate copy of the Table Inventory Slip shall be deposited in the
				  drop box that is attached to the gaming table immediately following the removal
				  of the drop box that is removed from the gaming table as part of the drop.
The provisions of this §
												465a.41 issued and amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1207,
						13A 02(1)-(6), 13A25,
						13A62(a) and 1322.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												465a.43 (relating to table
						inventories for Poker tables); 58 Pa. Code §
												465a.44 (relating to table
						inventory counts on a per shift basis); and 58 Pa. Code §
												601a.9 (relating to table game
						taxes and gross table game revenue).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.42 - Procedures for closing table games

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  When gaming activity at a table game that is not a fully automated electronic
				  gaming table or electronic wagering terminal is concluded, the value chips,
				  coins and plaques remaining at the gaming table shall be counted by the dealer
				  or boxperson assigned to the gaming table in the presence of the floorperson
				  assigned to the gaming table.
(b)
				  The amounts of the value chips, coins and plaques counted shall be recorded on
				  the Table Inventory Slip by the floorperson assigned to the gaming table and
				  the original copy of the Table Inventory Slip shall be signed by the dealer or
				  boxperson who counted the table inventory and the floorperson who observed the
				  dealer or boxperson count the contents of the table inventory.
(c) After the original copy of the Table
				  Inventory Slip has been signed as required under subsection (b), the original
				  copy of the Table Inventory Slip shall be immediately deposited in the table
				  game drop box attached to the gaming table.
(d) After the original copy of the Table
				  Inventory Slip has been deposited in the table game drop box attached to the
				  gaming table, the duplicate copy of the Table Inventory Slip and the value
				  chips, coins and plaques remaining at the gaming table shall be placed in the
				  container required under §
										465a.36 (relating to table
				  inventories), after which the table inventory container shall be locked and
				  either transported directly to the cage by a security department member or
				  secured to the gaming table.
(e) If
				  the locked table inventory containers are transported to the cage, a cage
				  supervisor shall determine that all locked containers have been
				  returned.
(f) If the locked table
				  inventory containers are secured to the gaming table, a pit manager or above
				  shall verify that all the containers are locked.
The provisions of this §
												465a.42 issued and amended under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1202(b)(30),
						1207,
						13A 02(1)-(6), 13A25,
						13A62(a) and 1322.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												465a.36 (relating to table
						inventories); 58 Pa. Code §
												465a.43 (relating to table
						inventories for Poker tables); 58 Pa. Code §
												465a.44 (relating to table
						inventory counts on a per shift basis); and 58 Pa. Code §
												601a.9 (relating to table game
						taxes and gross table game revenue).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.43 - Table inventories for Poker tables

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(a) Notwithstanding the requirements in
				  §§
										465a.36,
				  465a.37,
				  465a.41 and
				  465a.42, a certificate holder may
				  establish procedures for the issuance of table inventories that are maintained
				  by Poker dealers on an impress basis.
(b) The procedures developed under subsection
				  (a) shall be submitted as part of the certificate holder's internal
				  controls.
The provisions of this § 465a.43 issued under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1207,
						1322,
						13A 02(1)-(6) and 13A25.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465a - ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 465a.44 - Table inventory counts on a per shift basis

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(a) In addition to the requirements in
				  §§
										465a.37,
				  465a.41 and
				  465a.42 (relating to procedures
				  for opening table games; procedures for drops at open table games; and
				  procedures for closing table games), a certificate holder may establish
				  procedures for the use of a three-compartment drop box which requires the
				  preparation of a Table Inventory Slip for each shift that the table was open or
				  at least once each gaming day.
(b)
				  The procedures developed under subsection (a) shall be submitted as part of the
				  certificate holder's internal controls.
The provisions of this § 465a.44 issued under
						4
						Pa.C.S. §§
													1207,
						1322,
						13A 02(1)-(6) and
						13A25.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code §
												465a.36 (relating to table
						inventories).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465b - TECHNICAL STANDARDS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 465b.1 - Digital video recording formats

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(a)
				  Any digital video recording system utilized by a slot machine licensee must:
(1) Be capable of recording, and thereafter
				  being viewed, at a minimum of 30 frames or images per second, full screen, in
				  real time.
(2) Have a visual
				  resolution of 640 x 480 pixels or greater unless the Board expressly determines
				  that an alternative visual resolution can achieve the clarity required to meet
				  the purposes of this section.
(3)
				  Be capable of retaining for at least 30 days all images obtained from all
				  approved video cameras.
(4) Have a
				  failure notification system that provides an audible, as well as a visual
				  notification, of any failure in the surveillance system or the digital video
				  recording media storage system.
(5)
				  Have a media storage system that is configured so that a failure of any single
				  component will not result in the loss of any data from the media storage
				  system.
(6) Have no more than eight
				  of the cameras utilized to satisfy the coverage requirements in §
											465a.9(c)(1)
				  (relating to surveillance system; surveillance department control; surveillance
				  department restriction), be in the first stage of concentration, unless the
				  slot machine licensee has a fault tolerant or redundant system so there is no
				  loss of data in the event of a failure of a single first stage
				  concentrator.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 465b - TECHNICAL STANDARDS-STATEMENT OF POLICY › Section 465b.2 - Prepaid access instrument transactions- technical standard

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(a) The following words and terms, when used
				  in this section, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
				  indicates otherwise:
Cashless wagering system
-The collective
					 hardware, software, communications technology and other ancillary equipment
					 used to facilitate prepaid access instrument transactions at a slot machine,
					 gaming table, cashier's cage or sportsbook.
Prepaid access instrument
-A card, code,
					 electronic serial number, mobile identification number, personal identification
					 number or similar device that:
(i)
				  Allows patron access to funds that have been paid in advance and can be
				  retrieved or transferred through the use of the device.
(ii) Qualifies as an access device for
				  purposes of Regulation E issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal
				  Reserve System under 12 CFR Part 205 (relating to electronic fund transfers
				  (Regulation E)).
(iii) Must be
				  distributed by a slot machine licensee or its affiliates to be considered a
				  cash equivalent at the slot machine licensee's licensed facility or the
				  location of the slot machine licensee's affiliates.
(iv) Must be used in conjunction with an
				  approved cashless wagering system or electronic credit system to transfer funds
				  for gaming purposes.
Prepaid access instrument account
-An
					 account established by a patron with a slot machine licensee or table games
					 certificateholder in which a player deposits funds that may be accessed by
					 means of a prepaid access instrument to purchase value chips at a gaming table,
					 withdraw cash or purchase a gaming voucher at the cage, purchase slot credits
					 at a slot machine, purchase credits on a fully automated electronic gaming
					 table or electronic wagering terminal, pay entry fees to participate in a slot
					 machine, table game or sports wagering tournament, or to place a sports wager
					 at a sportsbook with a sports wagering ticket writer or on a sports wagering
					 self-service kiosk.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 466a - SLOT COMPUTER SYSTEMS › Section 466a.1 - Slot computer systems generally

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(a)
				  All aspects of a slot machine licensee's slot computer system shall be located
				  within the licensed facility in accordance with technical standards under
				  §
										466b.1 (relating to slot computer
				  systems).
(b) For the purposes of
				  this section, a slot computer system includes all aspects of a computer system
				  which the act, this subpart or technical standards under §
										466b.1 either require or permit to
				  be utilized by a slot machine licensee in the conduct of, or monitoring of,
				  slot machine operations including hardware, software and network interfaces
				  used in connection with the operation of a slot monitoring system, casino
				  management system, player tracking system, external bonusing system, cashless
				  funds transfer system and gaming voucher system. A slot computer system will
				  not be construed to include the following:
(1)
				  A slot machine or bill validator.
(2) A wide area progressive slot
				  system.
(3) Other computer systems
				  or applications that the Board determines are not slot computer
				  systems.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 466a - SLOT COMPUTER SYSTEMS › Section 466a.2 - Waiver of requirements

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(a) The
				  Board may, on its own initiative, waive one or more of the requirements of this
				  chapter or the technical standards under §
										466b.1 (relating to slot computer
				  systems) upon a determination that the nonconforming system protocols
				  nonetheless meet the integrity requirements of the act, this subpart and
				  technical standards under §
										466b.1.
(b) A slot machine licensee may submit a
				  written request to the Board for a waiver for one or more of the requirements
				  in this chapter or the technical standards under §
										466b.1. The request must be filed
				  on a Amendment Waiver and Request Form and include supporting documentation
				  demonstrating how the nonconforming system protocols for which the waiver has
				  been requested will still meet the operational integrity requirements of the
				  act, this subpart and technical standards under § 466b.1.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 467a - COMMENCEMENT OF SLOT AND TABLE GAME OPERATIONS › Section 467a.1 - Gaming floor plan

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(a) Prior to the
				  commencement of gaming operations, the holder of a slot machine license shall
				  submit to the Board an initial floor plan of its gaming floor and the
				  restricted areas servicing slot and table game operations. A licensee shall
				  submit with its renewal application an up to date floor plan. Initial floor
				  plans and floor plans submitted with a licensee's renewal application shall be
				  drawn to 1/8 inch scale, unless another scale is approved by the Board, and
				  certified by an architect licensed to practice in this Commonwealth. Revised
				  gaming floor plans, which are submitted in accordance with subsection (d), may
				  be submitted electronically, unless otherwise requested by Board staff,
				  provided there is sufficient detail when enlarged to read the information in
				  the electronic submission. A floor plan must depict all of the following:
(1) The gaming floor with notations as to:
(i) Proposed total square footage.
(ii) The perimeter of the gaming
				  floor.
(iii) A clearly delineated
				  route for underage individuals to access areas adjacent to the gaming
				  floor.
(iv) Designated smoking and
				  nonsmoking areas.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 467a - COMMENCEMENT OF SLOT AND TABLE GAME OPERATIONS › Section 467a.2 - Commencement of slot and table game operations generally

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(a) Prior to the commencement of slot or
				  table game operations at a licensed facility a slot machine licensee shall
				  demonstrate that:
(1) The licensed facility,
				  including the gaming floor and restricted areas servicing slot and table game
				  operations, complies in all respects with the act, this subpart and technical
				  standards adopted by the Board and published in the
Pennsylvania
				  Bulletin
and posted on the Board's web site.
(2) Slot machines, table games and associated
				  equipment installed in the licensed facility and utilized in the conduct of
				  slot machine and table game operations have been tested and approved by the
				  Board in compliance with the act, this subpart and technical standards adopted
				  by the Board and published in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
and
				  posted on the Board's web site.
(3)
				  The gaming floor plan required under §
											467a.1(a)
				  (relating to gaming floor plan) has been approved by the Board in compliance
				  with the act, this subpart and technical standards adopted by the Board and
				  published in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
and posted on the
				  Board's web site.
(4) The slot
				  machine licensee's proposed site plan and internal control systems and audit
				  protocols have been approved by the Board in compliance with the act, this
				  subpart and technical standards adopted by the Board and published in the
Pennsylvania Bulletin
and posted on the Board's web
				  site.
(5) The slot machine licensee
				  is prepared to implement necessary management controls, surveillance and
				  security precautions to insure the efficient conduct of slot and table game
				  operations.
(6) The slot machine
				  licensee's employees are licensed or permitted by the Board and trained in the
				  performance of their responsibilities.
(7) The slot machine licensee has complied
				  with any conditions prerequisite to commencement of slot or table game
				  operations contained in the Statement of Conditions executed under §
											423a.6 (relating to license,
				  permit, registration and certification issuance and statement of
				  conditions).
(8) The licensed
				  facility is prepared in all respects to receive the public.
(9) The slot machine licensee has
				  successfully completed a test period.
(10) For Category 1 licensees, the slot
				  machine licensee has a written live racing agreement as required under section
				  1303(d) of the act (relating to additional category 1 slot machine license
				  requirements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 469a - PRIVATE TESTING AND CERTIFICATION FACILITIES › Section 469a.1 - Private testing and certification facilities generally

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(a) Manufacturers of slot machines, table
				  games, table game devices, interactive games, sports wagering devices, video
				  gaming terminals and all associated equipment or gaming related gaming service
				  providers may submit products required to be tested under Chapter 461a
				  (relating to slot machine, table game device, interactive game, sports wagering
				  device, video game terminal, and associated equipment testing and controls) to
				  a private testing and certification facility registered with the Board under
				  this chapter.
(b) Manufacturers of
				  slot machines, table games, table game devices, interactive games, sports
				  wagering devices, video gaming terminals and all associated equipment or gaming
				  related gaming service providers shall be responsible for any fees or costs
				  imposed by the private testing and certification facility.
(c) Manufacturers of slot machines, table
				  games, table game devices, interactive games, sports wagering devices, video
				  gaming terminals and all associated equipment or gaming related gaming services
				  providers shall be responsible for all costs incurred by the Board in reviewing
				  the report issued by the private testing and certification facility and
				  approving the slot machine, table game, table game device, interactive game,
				  sports wagering device, video gaming terminal or any associated
				  equipment.
(d) Slot machines, table
				  games, table game devices, interactive games, sports wagering devices, video
				  gaming terminals and all associated equipment tested by a private testing and
				  certification facility shall be considered under the abbreviated certification
				  and approval process under §
										461a.4 (relating to submission for
				  testing and approval).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 469a - PRIVATE TESTING AND CERTIFICATION FACILITIES › Section 469a.2 - Registration of private testing and certification facilities

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(a) A private testing and certification
				  facility seeking to test slot machines, table games, table game devices,
				  interactive games, sports wagering devices, video gaming terminals and all
				  associated equipment for use in this Commonwealth shall register with the
				  Board.
(b) A private testing and
				  certification facility shall do all of the following:
(1) Submit a completed Gaming Service
				  Provider Registration Form and Private Testing and Certification Facility
				  supplement.
(2) Submit the
				  nonrefundable application fee posted on the Board-s web site, which includes
				  the costs of all background investigation.
(3) Comply with the general application
				  requirements in Chapters 421a and 423a (relating to general provisions; and
				  applications; statement of conditions; wagering restrictions).
(4) Submit fingerprints of the following
				  individuals in a manner prescribed by the Bureau:
(i) Each officer and director of the private
				  testing and certification facility. For purposes of this subparagraph,
				  --officer-- means a president, chief executive officer, a chief financial
				  officer and a chief operating officer, and any person routinely performing
				  corresponding functions with respect to an organization whether incorporated or
				  unincorporated.
(ii) Each
				  individual who has a direct or indirect ownership or beneficial interest of 10%
				  or more or the officers and directors of an entity who have a direct ownership
				  or beneficial interest of 20% or more in the private testing and certification
				  facility, if not otherwise required under subparagraph (i).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart E - Slot Machine, Table Game and Associated Equipment Testing and Control; Accounting and Internal Controls › Chapter 469a - PRIVATE TESTING AND CERTIFICATION FACILITIES › Section 469a.3 - Standards and procedures for private testing and certification facilities

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(a) A private
				  testing and certification facility shall meet all of the following
				  requirements:
(1) Be independent from any
				  manufacturer of slot machines, table games, table game devices, interactive
				  games, sports wagering devices, video gaming terminals and all associated
				  equipment or gaming related gaming service provider licensed by the
				  Board.
(2) Be accredited in
				  accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 by an accreditation body that is a signatory to
				  the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation Mutual Recognition
				  Agreement.
(3) Demonstrate it is
				  technically competent in testing of slot machines, table games, table game
				  devices, interactive games, sports wagering devices, video gaming terminals, or
				  all associated equipment in a manner acceptable to and verified by the Bureau
				  of Gaming Laboratory Operations.