Section 12387 - Security and Use of Floor Banks; Security of Gambling Equipment and Confidential Documents(a) The policies and procedures for all tiers must meet or exceed the following standards for the security of floor banks: (1) When kept, held, or stored in any public area of the gambling establishment, a floor bank must be secured in a receptacle, drawer, or compartment with a locking mechanism securing the contents. The receptacle, drawer, or compartment must remain locked at all times, except when being accessed by assigned cardroom category licensees in the performance of their duties. If a keyed lock or locking mechanism is used, the key must not be left in the lock when the drawer or compartment is not being accessed. All keys, combinations, and access codes are subject to the applicable key security and control provisions of Section 12395.(2) The lock or locking mechanism of each receptacle containing a floor bank, must be keyed differently from the lock or locking mechanism of any other receptacle, drawer, or compartment of any furnishing, fixture, cabinet, appurtenance, or device (hereafter cabinet) in the gambling establishment, except in the following circumstances: (A) When a single assigned cardroom employee type licensee requires access to multiple receptacles in the performance of his or her duties; that access is limited solely to that employee during his or her assigned shift; and each of the receptacles contains a floor bank, those receptacles may have a key, combination, or access code in common with each other.(B) Cardroom owner type licensees and key employee supervisor licensees whose duties include the supervision or oversight of cardroom employee type licensees who utilize and have access to floor banks in the performance of their assigned duties, may have a master or duplicate key that will open some or all of the locking mechanisms for the receptacles containing a floor bank to which any of their subordinate employees have access.(3) Any cabinet having a drawer, compartment, or receptacle containing or intended to contain a floor bank must be located so that it is clearly visible for security and surveillance purposes. The cabinet must be kept under continuous recorded video surveillance, in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 12396. The camera coverage must be adequate to enable monitoring and recording of the contents of any drawer when open, to the extent reasonably possible, and of all activities involving the floor bank. If a mobile cabinet is used, it must be kept at a fixed secure location under continuous recorded video surveillance when not being actively used on the gambling floor.(4) No gambling equipment, documents, supplies, or other materials that are not directly related to a floor bank may be commingled with or kept in the same receptacle with a floor bank. Neither the cabinet nor any other drawer, compartment, or receptacle therein, may be used to hold, store, keep, or safeguard any personal property or possession of any cardroom employee type licensee, patron, or any other person, nor any equipment, documents, supplies, or other materials that are not directly related to the conduct of gambling operations.(5) Each floor bank must be individually balanced not less than daily and the imprest amount verified. Any shortages or overages must be documented in an exception report and included in the appropriate cage bank reconciliation.(6) The cardroom business licensee must establish a maximum imprest amount that may be assigned to each floor bank based on a reasonable estimate of the amount necessary for the activities associated with the bank during any shift. The maximum imprest amount that may be assigned to a floor bank in a mobile cabinet may not exceed $30,000 at any time.(7) The cardroom business licensee's policies and procedures must include specific provisions governing the sale or distribution of gambling chips and the disbursement of cash to patrons from a floor bank by the assigned cardroom employee type licensee. The redemption of chips by a patron from a floor bank may not exceed a total of $500, except when that floor bank is being temporarily operated as a cage and all applicable provisions of Section 12386 are complied with. No chip redemptions may be transacted at any time from a floor bank in a mobile cabinet.(b) The policies and procedures for all tiers must meet or exceed the following standards for the security of gambling equipment and confidential documents: (1)(A) When kept, held, or stored in any public area of the gambling establishment, gambling equipment not actively being used must be secured in a receptacle, drawer, or compartment, with a locking mechanism securing the contents. The locking mechanism must remain locked at all times, except when being accessed by an authorized cardroom employee type licensee in the performance of his or her duties. If a keyed lock or locking mechanism is used, the key may not be left in the lock when the receptacle is not being accessed. All keys, combinations, and access codes must be subject to the applicable key security and control provisions of Section 12395. This subparagraph may not apply to any gambling equipment that cannot be secured in a receptacle, drawer, or compartment when not in use due to its size.(B) When kept, held, or stored in any public area of the gambling establishment, confidential documents must be secured in a receptacle, drawer, or compartment, as specified in subparagraph (A), except when in use or when maintained electronically. Confidential documents, when in use or maintained electronically, must be kept out of public view, to the extent reasonably possible.(2) The lock or locking mechanism of each receptacle containing any gambling equipment or confidential documents, must be keyed differently from the lock or locking mechanism of any other receptacle, drawer, or compartment of any cabinet in the gambling establishment, except in the following circumstances: (A) When a single assigned cardroom employee type licensee requires access to multiple receptacles in the performance of his or her duties; that access is limited solely to that employee during his or her assigned shift; and each of the receptacles contains either gambling equipment or confidential documents, those receptacles may have a key, combination, or access code in common with each other.(B) Cardroom owner type licensees and key employee supervisors licensees whose duties include the supervision or oversight of cardroom employee type licensees who utilize and have access to gambling equipment or confidential documents in the performance of their assigned duties, may have a master or duplicate key that will open some or all of the locking mechanisms for the receptacles to which any of their subordinate employees have access.(3) Any cabinet having a drawer, compartment, or receptacle containing gambling equipment or confidential documents must be located so that it is clearly visible for security and surveillance purposes. The cabinet must be kept under continuous recorded video surveillance, in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 12396.(4) No gambling equipment or confidential documents will be commingled with or kept in the same drawer or compartment with a floor bank, or commingled with or kept in the same drawer or compartment with any personal property or possession of any cardroom employee type licensee, patron, or any other person.(5) The cardroom business licensee's policies and procedures must include specific provisions governing the storage, distribution, and tracking of gambling equipment kept, held, or stored on or near the gaming floor or in any other public area of the gambling establishment.(c) If a cardroom business licensee provides to any TPPPS business licensee or its employees access to or the use of any cabinet, or any receptacle, drawer, or compartment in any cabinet described in subsection (a) or (b), that access or use must be exclusive to that TPPPS business licensee and its employees, and that cabinet may not be used by the cardroom business licensee for any purpose.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 4, § 12387
1. New section filed 6-11-2014; operative 10-1-2014 (Register 2014, No. 24).
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 6-11-2014; operative 10/1/2014 (Register 2014, No. 24).
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.