N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69D-1.16

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:69D-1.16 - Drop boxes for table games and electronic table games; gaming table slot cash storage boxes

(a) A secure tamper-resistant container known as a "drop box" shall be attached to each gaming table and, as applicable, each electronic table game where cash, promotional gaming chips, and coupons are accepted by a dealer or a boxperson in a casino or casino simulcasting facility. Each electronic table game where currency and coupons are inserted into a bill validator shall include a tamper-resistant container known as a "gaming table slot cash storage box." A casino licensee may also utilize a bill validator to accept gaming vouchers and coupons at an electronic gaming table provided that the bill validator is connected to an approved slot monitoring system.

(b) Each drop box and gaming table cash storage box shall have:

1. A lock, the key to which shall be controlled by the accounting department, designed to secure the contents placed into the drop box. Access to the key shall be limited to supervisors of the accounting department and shall be controlled, at a minimum, by a sign-out and sign-in procedure described in the casino licensee's internal controls;

2. A separate lock, designed to secure the drop box to the gaming table, the lock to which shall be different from the lock securing the contents of the drop box. The key utilized to unlock the drop boxes from the gaming tables shall be maintained and controlled by the security department. Access to the casino security department's lock shall be limited to supervisors of that department and shall be controlled, at a minimum, by a sign-out and sign-in procedure described in the casino licensee's security submission;

3. A slot opening through which currency, coins, coupons, forms, records, and documents can be inserted into the drop box;

4. A mechanical device that will automatically close and lock the slot opening upon removal of the drop box from the gaming table;

5. An indicator to differentiate drop boxes which are marked with an identical gaming table number; and

6. Except for emergency boxes in (d) below, a permanent imprint or impression thereon, a number ("table number"), which shall be clearly visible through the CCTV system and corresponds to a permanent number on the gaming table.

(c) In addition to bearing a table number, each drop box and gaming table cash storage box may also be identified by a bar code label that is securely affixed thereto. Each bar code label affixed to a drop box shall be:

1. Encoded, at a minimum, with the gaming table number and game type of the gaming table to which drop box is attached; and

2. Prepared in accordance with a casino licensee's internal controls which shall require, at a minimum, that the bar code be tested and verified to ensure that it corresponds to the drop box to which it is attached.

(d) Emergency drop boxes shall satisfy the requirements of (b)1 through 4 above and the word "emergency" shall be permanently imprinted or impressed thereon. When put into use, emergency drop boxes shall be temporarily marked with the number of the gaming table. The casino licensee shall notify the Division and the surveillance department contemporaneously with placing an emergency drop box into use.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69D-1.16

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 1954(a), effective 8/3/2015

Amended by 56 N.J.R. 1182(b), effective 7/1/2024