Iowa Admin. Code r. 491-12.7

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024
Rule 491-12.7 - Procedures for the movement of gaming chips to and from gaming tables
(1)Slips. Each slip shall be sequentially numbered, shall be simultaneously printed in two or three copies, and shall discharge in the cashier's cage. Casino supervisors or casino clerks shall input data for each slip, and each prepared copy shall contain the following information:
a. The type of transfer.
b. The sequentially ordered slip number.
c. The date and time of preparation.
d. The total amount of each denomination.
e. The total amount of all denominations.
f. The game and table number.
(2)Distribution of chips to a gaming table. On receipt of a slip in the cashier's cage for distribution of gaming chips to a table, the following procedures shall apply:
a. A cashier shall prepare the gaming chips and sign all copies of the slip attesting to the accuracy of the totals.
b. A security employee, or other employee authorized by the internal controls, shall compare the slip to the gaming chips prepared and sign all copies of the slip attesting to the accuracy. One copy of the slip shall remain with the cashier, if applicable, while two copies are transported with the gaming chips to the gaming table.
c. The dealer or boxperson assigned to the gaming table and the casino supervisor assigned to the gaming table shall sign all copies of the slip attesting to the accuracy of the fill.
d. Upon verification and placement of the gaming chips, the employee responsible for transporting the chips to the gaming table shall observe as the dealer or boxperson places one copy of the slip in the container of the gaming table. The employee shall then transport the remaining copy of the slip to the cashier's cage to be maintained and controlled by a cashier.
(3)Removal of chips from a gaming table. On receipt of a slip in the cashier's cage for removal of gaming chips from a table, the following procedures shall apply:
a. A security employee, or other employee authorized by the internal controls, shall transfer all copies of the slip to the gaming table.
b. The dealer or boxperson assigned to the gaming table and the casino supervisor assigned to the gaming table shall prepare the removal and sign all copies of the slip attesting to the accuracy.
c. The security employee, or other employee authorized by internal controls, shall compare the slip to the gaming chips prepared and sign all copies of the slip attesting to the accuracy.
d. One copy of the slip shall be immediately placed in the container of the gaming table from which the gaming chips were removed.
e. The security employee, or other employee authorized by internal controls, shall transport the chips and the remaining copy of the slip to the cashier's cage.
f. The cashier shall compare this copy of the slip to the gaming chips received and shall sign the copy attesting to the accuracy. This copy of the slip shall be maintained and controlled by the cashier.
(4)Slip reconciliation. At the end of each gaming day, copies of each of the slips maintained by the cashier's cage shall be forwarded to the accounting department for agreement with the copies of the slips obtained by the count team from the gaming table containers. Copies shall also be compared for agreement with the stored data.
(5)Stored data. All information required by subrule 12.7(1) shall be stored in machine-readable format. The stored data shall not be susceptible to change or removal by any personnel after preparation of a slip.
(6)Manual process. In the event the online monitoring and control system is unavailable, the facility staff shall perform transfers of gaming chips to and from gaming tables using manual requests and slips.
a. Requests shall be prepared by the casino supervisor or casino clerk. For the distribution of chips to the gaming table, the request shall be signed by the security employee, or other employee authorized by the internal controls, and shall be left with the cashier prior to the transfer of gaming chips and slips required by paragraph 12.7(6)"b." For the removal of chips from the gaming table, the request shall be signed at the gaming table by the security employee, or other employee authorized by the internal controls, prior to the transfer of gaming chips and slips required by paragraph 12.7(6)"b" and shall be placed in the container when the slip signed by the cashier has been returned to the gaming table.
b. Slips shall be prepared by cashiers in the cage using a three-part serially prenumbered form in a locked dispenser. The dispenser shall discharge two copies of the slip that have been filled out and signed by the cashier and shall retain the third copy in a continuous form in the dispenser. The same procedures shall be followed and the same set of signatures shall be utilized as required by subrules 12.7(2) and 12.7(3).
c. The copies remaining in the dispenser shall be removed each gaming day where a manual process had to be performed for gaming chip movements and to replace the stored data used pursuant to subrule 12.7(4). Access to the locked dispenser shall be maintained and controlled by independent employees responsible for accounting for the unused slips, placing slips in the dispensers, and removing slips from the dispensers.
(7)Modifications. Modifications to the procedures described in subrules 12.7(2), 12.7(3), and 12.7(4) may be substituted as internal controls, subject to the approval process of subrule 12.3(2), if the procedures comply with the intent of this rule.
(8)Voided transactions. Whenever it becomes necessary to void a slip, all copies shall be clearly marked "void" and shall require the signature of the preparer. All void slips shall be maintained and controlled in conformity with subrules 12.7(2), 12.7(3), and 12.7(5).

Iowa Admin. Code r. 491-12.7

Adopted by IAB February 18, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Number 17, effective 3/25/2015