Mich. Admin. Code R. 432.1101

Current through Vol. 24-08, May 15, 2024

Section R. 432.1101 - Definitions; A to C

Rule 101.

As used in these rules:

(a) "Act" means the Michigan gaming control and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.201 to 432.226.

(b) "Application" means all materials and information comprising the applicant's request for a casino license, supplier's license, or occupational license submitted by the applicant to the board, including, but not limited to, the instructions, forms, and other documents required by the board for purposes of application for a license under the act and these rules.

(c) "Associated equipment" means any of the following:

(i) Any equipment which is a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic contrivance, component, or machine and which is used indirectly or directly in connection with gaming.

(ii) Any equipment that would not otherwise be classified as a gaming device, including, but not limited to, links, modems, and dedicated telecommunication lines, that connects to progressive electronic gaming devices.

(iii) Computerized systems that monitor electronic gaming devices, table games, and other gambling games approved by the board.

(iv) Equipment that affects the proper reporting of gross receipts.

(v) Devices for weighing and counting money.

(vi) Any other equipment that the board determines requires approval as associated equipment to protect the integrity of gaming and ensure compliance with the act and these rules.

(d) "Attributed interest" means any direct or indirect interest in a business entity deemed by the board to be held by an individual through holdings of the individual's immediate family or other persons and not through the individual's actual holdings.

(e) "Bill validator" means an electromechanical device attached either on or into an electronic gaming device for the purpose of dispensing an amount of credits equal to the amount of cash or cash equivalency inserted into the bill validator.

(f) "Board" means the Michigan gaming control board.

(g) "Board surveillance room" means dedicated office space in each casino for the exclusive use of the board for the monitoring and recording of gaming or any other activities.

(h) "Cash" means United States currency and coin or foreign currency and coin that has been exchanged for its equivalent United States currency and coin value.

(i) "Cash equivalent" means an asset that is readily convertible to cash, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(i) Travelers checks.

(ii) Certified checks, cashier's checks, and money orders.

(iii) Personal checks or drafts.

(iv) Credit extended by the casino licensee, a recognized credit card company, or banking institution.

(v) Any other instrument that the board deems a cash equivalent. Other than recognized credit cards or credit extended by the casino licensee, all instruments that constitute a cash equivalent shall be made payable to the casino licensee, bearer, or cash. If an instrument is made payable to a third party, then the instrument is not a cash equivalent.

(j) "Casino critical computerized systems" means 1 or more computer systems which are approved by the board and which meet all of the following requirements:

(i) Are connected to all electronic gaming devices in the casino to record and contemporaneously monitor the play and cash flow and security of each electronic gaming device.

(ii) Are capable of monitoring the activities of the live gaming devices, including, but not limited to, any of the following or their equivalents:

(A) Table fills.

(B) Table credits.

(C) Table gaming receipts, disbursements, and revenues.

(iii) Are capable of tracking the activities of the live gaming devices, including, but not limited to, either of the following or their equivalents:

(A) Table game inventories.

(B) Employee gratuity receipt and disbursement accounting.

(iv) Are capable of monitoring the activities of the main bank and all cages, including, but not limited to, either of the following or their equivalents:

(A) Manual payouts.

(B) Table credits and fills.

(v) Are capable of tracking the activities of the main bank and all cages, including, but not limited to, any of the following or their equivalents:

(A) Receipt and record of soft count.

(B) Record of gaming receipts, disbursements, and revenues.

(C) Cashier checkout.

(D) Main bank and cage inventory.

(E) Deposits.

(F) Cash transaction reports.

(G) Patron credit.

(vi) Are capable of monitoring the casino licensee's casino accounting package.

(vii) Are linked by dedicated telecommunication lines to board-designated computer terminals located in board offices on and off the casino premises. The terminals shall be able to access, receive, and display the information required and prescribed by the board.

(k) "Casino license" means a license issued by the board to a person to own or operate a casino in this state under the act.

(l) "Casino operations" means operations of a casino or a casino enterprise other than gambling operations, including, but not limited to, the purveying of food, beverages, retail goods and services, and transportation.

(m) "Casino surveillance room" means a room or rooms at each casino for monitoring and recording casino operations and gambling operations by the casino licensee.

(n) "Certificate of suitability" means a written document issued by the board certifying that an applicant has been chosen for licensure if the applicant meets all of the following:

(i) The conditions of a certified development agreement with a city.

(ii) The conditions set forth by the board in the certificate of suitability and the requirements of the act and these rules.

(o) "Chip" means a representation of value redeemable for cash only at the issuing casino and issued by a casino licensee for use in gaming, other than in electronic gaming devices.

(p) "Contest" means a gambling game which is offered and sponsored by a gambling operation in which patrons of the gambling operation are assessed an entry fee to play the game or games and in which winning patrons receive a portion of or all of the entry fees that may be increased with cash and noncash prizes from the gambling operation.

(q) "Counterfeit chips" means chip-like objects that have not been approved under these rules, including objects commonly referred to as slugs, but not including legal coins of the United States or any other nation.

(r) "Count room" means the room or rooms designated for the counting, wrapping, and recording of a casino licensee's gaming receipts.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 432.1101

1998-2000 AACS; 2019 MR 9, Eff. 5/17/2019