Section 12384 - Drop and Drop Collection(a) The policies and procedures for all Tiers must meet or exceed the following standards for the drop and collection of the drop for non-electronic gambling tables: (1) Drop collection fees must be deposited into a secure container, known as a "drop box," that must be securely attached to the gambling table. A drop box must be constructed and controlled in a manner to provide for the security of its contents.(2) If a jackpot or any other player-funded gaming activity is offered, jackpot collections must be deposited into a separate drop box, or otherwise segregated, and accounted for separately.(3) Drop boxes must have all of the following:(A) A lock securing the contents.(B) A separate lock securing the drop box to the gambling table. This lock must be keyed differently from the lock securing the contents of the drop box.(C) An individual identifier that corresponds to the gambling table to which the drop box is attached and the shift, if applicable, for which it is used, and that can be documented when the box is removed from the table. Visible drop box identifiers must be imprinted or impressed on the box and capable of being seen and read in video surveillance recordings, either while attached to the table or when removed from the table and immediately displayed to a surveillance camera. If a bar code or an equivalent system is used, in addition to the imprinted or impressed identifiers, it must have the capability to identify each drop box by shift and table, the person or persons performing the collection, and the date and time of the collection.(D) An opening through which chips collected for fees must be inserted.(4) An emergency, interim, or temporary drop box may be maintained without a number or marking, if the applicable designation is permanently imprinted or impressed thereon and, when put into use, it is temporarily marked as provided in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (3) above.(5) A drop box, when removed from a gambling table, whether in use or not, must be afforded security sufficient to protect the drop box and its contents and must be stored in a secure area while awaiting the count.(6) A drop box, when not in use during a shift, may be stored on a gambling table.(7) The cardroom business licensee must establish and schedule the time(s) for the collection of drop boxes and must ensure that the entire drop collection process is recorded by video surveillance. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the drop box collection may be performed more frequently or less frequently than the time(s) scheduled by the cardroom business licensee when circumstances warrant a reasonable deviation from the established schedule.(8) The drop collection must be performed by at least one licensed or permitted individual.(b) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), the policies and procedures for Tiers III through and including V must include the following standards for drop collection: (1) All drop boxes, whether in use or not, must be removed from the gambling table as provided in subsection (a) by at least one employee of the gambling establishment who holds a valid cardroom category license, accompanied by at least one member of the security department or its equivalent. The employee of the gambling establishment may not be a member of the security department or its equivalent.(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection, or any other provision of this article related to the designation of employees to perform the drop collection, a Tier III licensee that does not directly employ security personnel may have the drop collection performed by at least two employees of the gambling establishment who hold a valid cardroom category license and who are each assigned to a different department.(3) The names of the individuals performing the drop collection must be documented either by software or in writing and, when documented in writing, those individuals who performed the collection must legibly print their names and sign the documentation.(4) A drop box, when not in use during a shift, may be stored on a gambling table if the entire area is covered by recorded video surveillance during that period of time.(c) In addition to the requirements of subsections (a) and (b), the policies and procedures for Tiers IV and V must include standards for drop collection that provide for the designation of at least one employee of the gambling establishment who holds a valid cardroom category license to video monitor the drop box collection process and that the entire drop collection process be continuously recorded by video surveillance.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 12384
1. New section filed 8-25-2009; operative 9-24-2009 (Register 2009, No. 35).
2. Amendment filed 12-12-2020; operative 1-1-2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b) (Register 2020, No. 51). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20. Note: Authority cited: Sections 19840, 19841 and 19924, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 19841, 19922 and 19924, Business and Professions Code.
1. New section filed 8-25-2009; operative 9-24-2009 (Register 2009, No. 35).
2. Amendment filed 12-12-2020; operative 1/1/2021 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b) (Register 2020, No. 51). Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.