La. Admin. Code tit. 42 § III-3301

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section III-3301 - Required Surveillance Equipment

A. Each licensee and casino operator shall install a surveillance system in its casino which meets or exceeds specifications established by the division and shall provide access to the division at all times.

B. All cameras shall be installed in fixed positions with matrix control or with pan, tilt and zoom capabilities, concealed from public and non-surveillance personnel view, to effectively and clandestinely monitor activity in detail, from various vantage points.

C. Color cameras, as approved by the division, shall monitor in detail, from various vantage points, the following:

1. the operations conducted at the fills and credit area of the cashier's cage(s);

2. roulette tables, in a manner to clearly observe the wagers, patrons, and the outcome of each game; and

3. such other areas as designated by the division.

D. Cameras, as approved by the division, shall monitor in detail, from various vantage points, the following:

1. the gaming conducted at the electronic gaming devices including, but not limited to, the coin and currency acceptor area, the payout tray, and the designated house number assigned to the device or its location;

2. the count processes conducted in the count rooms;

3. the movement of cash, chips, drop boxes, token storage boxes, and drop buckets within the casino and any area of transit of uncounted tokens, chips, cash and cash equivalents;

4. any area where cash or cash equivalents can be purchased or redeemed;

5. the entrance and exits to the casino and the count rooms;

6. for all live games regardless of patron or employee position:

a. hands of all gaming patrons and dealers;

b. tray; and

c. the overall layout of the table area capable of capturing clear individual images of gaming patrons and dealers, inclusive of, without limitation, facial views and the playing surface so that the outcome of each game may be clearly observed; and

7. such other areas as designated by the division.

E. All cameras shall be equipped with lenses of sufficient magnification to allow the operator to clearly distinguish the value of the chips, tokens and playing cards.

F. All video monitors shall meet or exceed the resolution requirement for video cameras with solid state circuitry, and have time and date insertion capabilities for recording what is being viewed by any camera in the system. Each video monitor screen must measure diagonally at least 12 inches.

G. All photo printers shall be capable of adjustment and possess the capability to instantly generate, upon command, a clear, color or black and white, copy of the image depicted on the recording.

H. All date and time generators shall be based on a synchronized, central or master clock, recorded and visible on any monitor when recorded.

I. The surveillance system and power wiring shall be tamper resistant.

J. The system shall be supplemented with a back-up gas or diesel generator power source which is automatically engaged in case of a power outage and capable of returning to full power within 7 to 10 seconds. The surveillance room shall be notified when the backup system is in operation.

K. The system shall have an additional uninterrupted power supply system so that time and date generators remain active and accurate, and switching gear memory and video surveillance of all casino entrances and exits and cage areas is continuous.

L. Video switchers shall be capable of both manual and automatic sequential switching for the appropriate cameras.

M. Videotape recorders, as approved by the division, shall be capable of producing high quality first generation pictures and recording on a standard 1/2-inch VHS tape with high speed scanning and flickerless playback capabilities in real time, or other medium approved by the division. Such videotape recorders must possess time and date insertion capabilities for recording what is being viewed by any camera in the system.

N. The system shall have audio capability in the soft count and surveillance rooms.

O. The casino shall have adequate lighting in all areas where camera coverage is required. The lighting shall be of sufficient intensity to produce clear recording and still picture production, and correct color correction where color camera recording is required. The video must demonstrate a clear picture, in existing light under normal operating conditions.

P. At all times during the conduct of gaming, the licensee or casino operator shall have a reserve of six back-up cameras and appropriate recording equipment as approved by the division to be used as replacements in the event of failure.

Q. The division may allow alternative surveillance equipment at the supervisor's discretion.

La. Admin. Code tit. 42, § III-3301

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Gaming Control Board, LR 38:1663 (July 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 27:15 and 24.