N.J. Admin. Code § 19:41A-5.1

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

Section 19:41A-5.1 - Persons required to obtain a casino key employee license

(a) Any natural person who will be employed by a casino licensee in a position that includes any responsibility or authority as listed in this section, regardless of job title, shall be required to hold, prior to such employment, a current and valid casino key employee license issued in accordance with N.J.S.A. 5:12-89:

1. The supervision of specific areas of casino or simulcasting operations. Such positions shall include, without limitation, persons who:

i. Function as a table games shift manager;

ii. Function as a pit boss;

iii. Function as a poker shift supervisor;

iv. Function as a slot shift manager;

v. Supervise the repair and maintenance of slot machines and bill changers;

vi. Supervise surveillance investigations or the operation of the surveillance department during a shift;

vii. Supervise security investigations or security department employees;

viii. Function as a cage manager;

ix. Supervise the operation of the cashiers' cage, table games cage, or slot machine cage during a shift. Persons who supervise the operation of a cashiers' cage, table games cage, or slot machine cage, in a position directly subordinate to the cage shift manager, shall be required to obtain a key license where the organization of the cage operations, the size of the casino operation, the nature and volume of the transactions performed by the cage, and the number and locations of cage operations indicate that such person exercises a comparable level of responsibility and authority;

x. Supervise the hard count or soft count room or function as a count room supervisor;

xi. Function as a simulcast counter shift supervisor;

xii. Function as a keno manager;

xiii. Manage or supervise information technology employees;

xiv. Supervise the collection of patron checks; and

xv. Function as a casino accounting department manager.

2. The authority to develop or administer policy or long-range plans to make discretionary decisions regulating casino or simulcast facility operations. Such positions shall include, without limitation, persons who:

i. Function as an officer or comparable non-corporate employee of the casino licensee;

ii. Function as a casino manager;

iii. Function as a slot department manager;

iv. Function as a director of surveillance;

v. Function as a director of security;

vi. Function as a controller;

vii. Function as an audit department executive;

viii. Function as an MIS department manager or as an MIS security officer;

ix. Function as a marketing director;

x. Function as an assistant manager of a mandatory casino department;

xi. Function as an equal opportunity officer; or

xii. Manage casino administrative operations.

3. The authority to develop or administer policy or long-range plans or to make discretionary decisions regulating the management of an approved hotel. Such positions shall include, without limitation, persons who manage the:

i. Operation of the hotel;

ii. Entertainment activities of the casino licensee;

iii. Food and beverage operations of the casino licensee; and

iv. Human resource activities of the casino licensee.

(b) In addition to the persons required to hold a casino key employee license pursuant to (a) above, any natural person who will be employed in a position designated by the Commission, for reasons consistent with the policies of the Act, as a casino key employee shall be required to hold, prior to such employment, a current and valid casino key employee license issued in accordance with N.J.S.A. 5:12-89. Such positions shall include, without limitation, any employee of a casino licensee who:

1. Is required to be qualified pursuant to N.J.S.A. 5:12-85.c;

2. Will provide legal representation for the casino licensee in matters before the Commission or provide legal counsel regarding compliance with the Act or the rules and regulations of the Division and/or the Commission;

3. Will purchase or contract for goods and services involving an annual expenditure of $ 10,000 or more;

4. May authorize the issuance of patron credit;

5. May authorize the issuance of cash complimentaries in the amount of $ 10,000 or more;

6. Function as a junket representative; or

7. Will supervise an employee who is required to be licensed as a casino key employee.

N.J. Admin. Code § 19:41A-5.1