Section 3772-10-18 - Table drop boxes and electronic gaming equipment bill validator canisters: physical requirements and transportation(A) Each casino operator must submit for executive director approval the specific times and procedures that table drop boxes and electronic gaming equipment (EGE) bill validator canisters will be brought to or removed from table games and EGE. The procedures may allow for the casino operator to remove table game drop boxes and EGE outside of the approved times only if the box or canister is full or has malfunctioned.(B) The executive director may require a table game drop box or EGE bill validator canister to be removed and secured in the count room or other designated location at any time.(C) Transportation of table game drop boxes and EGE bill validator canisters must be performed by a member of the security department and at least one other licensed employee, as designated in the casino operator's internal controls. The surveillance department must monitor the process.(D) Table game drop box removal must be performed at least once per gaming day for all tables that offered casino gaming. Each table game drop box must be removed and replaced with an empty table game drop box in a continuous process. Upon removal from the tables, table game drop boxes must be transported in a locked trolley directly to the count room, or other secure area as approved by the executive director, and secured until the count takes place.(E) EGE bill validator canister removal must be performed at least once per week for all EGE that offered casino gaming. Each bill validator canister must be removed and replaced with an empty bill validator canister in a continuous process. Upon removal from EGE, bill validator canisters must be transported in a locked trolley directly to the count room, or other secure area as approved by the executive director, and secured until the count takes place.(F) Licensed employees authorized to remove table game drop boxes and EGE bill validator canisters must be precluded from having simultaneous access to remove table game drop boxes or EGE bill validator canisters and access to the drop box or canister contents.(G) When not in use, empty table game drop boxes and EGE bill validator canisters must be stored in a locked trolley in the count room or in a secure area as approved by the executive director. Access to stored empty table game drop boxes and EGE bill validator canisters must require the involvement of at least two licensed employees from independent departments.(H) Each table game drop box and EGE bill validator canister must: (1) Have a unique identification number assigned to it that can be readily identified and correlates with the table game or EGE in which it is placed;(2) Be fully enclosed, except for openings as required for the designed operation;(3) Be designed to prohibit the removal of the contents without the use of the appropriate key (content key); and(4) Be designed to prohibit the removal from a table game or EGE without the use of the appropriate key (release key). Replaces: 3772-10-18
Ohio Admin. Code 3772-10-18
Effective: 2/28/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 02/28/2027
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 3772.03
Rule Amplifies: 3772.03, 3772.033
Prior Effective Dates: 05/12/2012, 12/22/2012, 12/21/2013, 06/01/2014, 10/01/2016, 11/30/2019