N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69N-1.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024

Section 13:69N-1.14 - Sports pool kiosks

(a) The operator of a sports pool may utilize sports pool kiosks for wagering transactions in conjunction with an approved sports pool system in a location approved by the Division. Each sports pool kiosk shall have signage or a screen display that any employee of a sports governing body or its member teams not prohibited from sports pool wagering shall register with the Division prior to wagering.

(b) A sports pool kiosk used in accordance with this section shall not:

1. Issue or redeem a sports pool voucher with a value of more than $ 3,000;

2. Issue a ticket with a potential payout of more than $ 10,000; and

3. Redeem a ticket with a value of more than $ 3,000.

(c) An operator of a sports pool shall remove the bill validator boxes in the sports pool kiosks (the sports pool kiosk drop) , pursuant to a schedule that has been submitted to and approved by the Division. The sports pool kiosk drop shall be monitored and recorded by surveillance. The operator of a sports pool shall submit the sports pool kiosk drop schedule to the Division, which shall include:

1. The time the drop is scheduled to commence , which shall be performed at least once every seven days; and

2. The number and locations of sports pool kiosks.

(d) A security department member and a cage cashier , soft count person, or sports pool employee shall obtain the keys necessary to perform the sports pool kiosk drop and/or currency cassette replacement in accordance with the permit holder's key sign-out and sign-in procedures.

(e) A cage cashier , soft count person, or sports pool employee with no incompatible functions shall place empty bill validator boxes needed for the sports pool kiosk drop into a secured cart and prepare a Sports Pool Kiosk Bill Validator drop form, which shall include the following:

1. Gaming date;

2. Identification number of the secured cart;

3. Number of empty boxes placed into the secured cart;

4. Signature of the cage cashier, soft count person, or sports pool employee documenting that the number of empty boxes equals the number of kiosks utilized by the permit holder.

(f) In the presence of a security department member, a cage cashier , soft count person, or sports pool employee shall complete the sports pool kiosk drop at each kiosk as follows:

1. Unlock the cabinet(s) housing the bill validator boxes;

2. Remove the bill validator boxes and place the removed bill validator boxes into a secured cart and insert the empty bill validator boxes and reject bins;

3. Lock the cabinet(s) housing the bill validator boxes; and

4. Transport the secured cart to a count room or other location approved by the Division for the count of the sports pool kiosk drop.

(g) The contents of the bill validator boxes shall be counted by one or more accounting *or sports pool* department employees with no incompatible function who shall:

1. Document the contents, by item and amount, for each box on a Balance Receipt;

2. Prepare or generate a Sports Pool Kiosk Drop Totals report that summarizes the total currency, sports pool tickets, and sports pool vouchers counted;

3. Verify that the number of bill validator boxes counted equals the number of empty boxes initially recorded on the Sports Pool Kiosk Bill Validator drop form. Any exceptions encountered during the drop and count process shall be documented on this form;

4. Transfer the currency to a main bank cashier with a copy of the Sports Pool Kiosk Drop Totals report;

5. Transport the sports pool tickets and vouchers to a secured location approved by the Division for storage until destroyed pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:69D-1.8(g); and

6. Transport the Balance Receipts, the Sports Pool Kiosk Drop Totals report, and Sports Pool Kiosk Bill Validator drop form to the casino or racetrack accounting department.

(h) On a daily basis, an operator of a sports pool shall replenish the currency cassettes in the sports pool kiosks. A cashier , soft count person, or sports pool employee with no incompatible functions shall prepare the currency cassettes to replenish the sports pool kiosks, which shall be documented on a two-part Sports Pool Kiosk Cassette Fill form. One copy of the form shall be retained by the cashier , soft count person, or sports pool employee and the duplicate shall be used to document the completion of the transaction. The form shall include:

1. Designation of the kiosk to which the fill is to be performed;

2. For each denomination, the number of bills and total value;

3. The total value of all currency cassettes;

4. Date and time prepared; and

5. Signature of the cashier, soft count person, or sports pool employee.

(i) An accounting or sports pool department employee shall place the replacement currency cassettes and empty reject bins into a secured cart.

(j) In the presence of a security department member, the accounting or sports pool department employee shall complete the sports pool currency cassette replenishment at each sports pool kiosk as follows:

1. Unlock the cabinet(s) housing the currency cassettes and reject bins;

2. Remove all currency cassettes and the reject bin, which shall be placed in a secure cart and generate a Credit Receipt that, at a minimum, includes:

i. An identification number of the sports pool kiosk;

ii. The date and time;

iii. The denomination of each currency cassette; and

iv. The total value of the total number of bills per denomination remaining in each currency cassette being replenished and the reject bin;

3. Insert the replacement currency cassettes and currency cassette reject bin; and

4. Enter data into the sports pool kiosk that describes the fill, and generate Fill Receipt that, at a minimum, includes:

i. An identification number of the sports pool kiosk;

ii. The date and time the fill was performed;

iii. The denomination of currency for each currency cassette inserted into the machine; and

iv. The total value of the total number of bills per denomination, for each currency cassette being inserted into the machine.

5. Lock the cabinet and sign the duplicate copy of the Sports Pool Kiosk Cassette Fill attesting that the fill was completed. The Fill Receipt and the Credit Receipt shall be deposited in a locked accounting box.

6. Return all removed currency cassettes and reject bins in a secured cart to the count room or other location approved by the Division.

(k) One or more accounting or sports pool department employees with no incompatible function shall count and document the value of the contents of each removed currency cassette and currency cassette reject bin as follows:

1. Document the count of each currency cassette and reject bin on a Balance Receipt by sports pool kiosk;

2. Prepare or generate a Sports Pool Currency Cassette Replenishment Totals report that summarizes the total currency counted;

3. Transfer the currency to a main bank cashier with a copy of the Currency Cassette Replenishment Totals report; and

4. Transport the Balance Receipts and Currency Cassette Replenishment Totals report to the casino or racetrack accounting department or to the accounting department of the sports pool operator, as applicable.

(l) The casino , sports pool operator, or racetrack accounting department shall reconcile the sports pool kiosks on a daily basis pursuant to internal controls. Any variance of $ 500.00 or more shall be documented by the accounting department and reported in writing to the Division within 72 hours of the end of the gaming day during which the variance was discovered. The report shall indicate the cause of the variance and shall contain any documentation required to support the stated explanation.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:69N-1.14

Adopted by 50 N.J.R. 1652(a), effective 7/16/2018

Amended by 51 N.J.R. 1514(b), effective 10/7/2019