A licensee must install, maintain, and operate a closed-circuit surveillance system of sufficient quality to produce clear video image and still picture reproduction. The quality of the picture and recordings must be approved by the commission, the executive secretary, or its agents. The system must include the following:
(1) Date and time generators that display the date and time of the recorded events on each video image recording. The displayed date and time may not obstruct the recorded view;(2) Digital video recorders may be used provided they are approved by the executive secretary prior to installation. The recording must be downloadable, in the same format as it was originally recorded, to a storage device that is approved by the executive secretary. Any specialized viewing or authentication software must be made available to the commission staff prior to installing any systems;(3) Any monitor screen approved by the executive secretary;(4) Cameras equipped with lenses of sufficient magnification and clarity to allow the viewer to clearly distinguish the value of currency, coins, gaming chips, playing cards, and outcome of the game and to effectively and clandestinely monitor in detail and from various vantage points those areas in § 20:18:29:03; and(5) Adequate lighting in all areas where closed-circuit camera coverage is required to enable clear video image and still picture reproduction.S.D. Admin. R. 20:18:29:02
19 SDR 195, effective 6/21/1993; 22 SDR 95, effective 1/18/1996; 22 SDR 189, effective 7/11/1996; 28 SDR 24, effective 8/28/2001; 35 SDR 184, effective 2/2/2009; 47 SDR 137, effective 6/28/2021General Authority: SDCL 42-7B-7, 42-7B-11(13).
Law Implemented: SDCL 42-7B-7, 42-7B-11(2), 42-7B-11(13), 42-7B-17.