Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-141.1
The following definitions apply to rules in 661-Chapter 141:
"Administrator" means the administrator of the Iowa racing and gaming commission.
"Applicant" means any person applying for an occupational license or applying for a license to operate an excursion gambling boat, or the officers and members of the board of directors of a qualified sponsoring organization located in Iowa.
"Casino surveillance" means the observation of gambling activities in a gaming facility licensed by the commission. The purpose of a surveillance system is to safeguard the licensee's assets, to protect both the public and the licensee's employees, and to promote public confidence that licensed gambling activities are conducted honestly and free of criminal elements and activities. It is the responsibility of the licensee to ensure that casino surveillance is used to accomplish the stated purpose and is not used in an improper manner which would bring discredit to the industry.
"Closed network" or "closed circuit" means all digital recording equipment and all other associated surveillance equipment that shall be designed, configured, and maintained on a separate and exclusive network system located on the same premises as the casino, or on property adjacent to the casino which has been approved by the DCI for the location of surveillance equipment pursuant to subrule 141.10(1). This closed network system shall not be touched by, connected to, or partitioned from any other network, unless approval has been received from the assistant director for gaming operations of the DCI. Approval or disapproval of such a request by the assistant director is subject to review by the director of the DCI or the commissioner of public safety.
"Commission" means the Iowa racing and gaming commission.
"DCI" means the division of criminal investigation, Iowa department of public safety.
"Dedicated coverage" means camera coverage where the sole function is to view and record a specific area whenever activity is occurring in that area.
"Designated sports wagering area" means an area, as designated by a licensee and approved by the commission, in which sports wagering is conducted.
"Gambling activities" means participating in any form of on-site wagering as defined by Iowa Code chapter 99F and approved by the commission; the movement, storage, and handling of uncounted gambling revenues; the manual exchange of moneys for forms of wagering credit on the gaming floor; public entrance into and public egress from the gaming floor, except that egress through emergency exits that are actively alarmed is not included; and any other activities so defined by the commission.
"Gambling game" means any game of chance authorized by the commission.
"Gangplank" means the walkways that passengers use to embark and disembark from the excursion gambling boat.
"Land-based facility" means the licensee's operation where the soft count room is located, if other than on an excursion gambling boat.
"Licensee" means a qualified sponsoring organization conducting gambling games on an excursion gambling boat or in a racetrack enclosure licensed by the Iowa racing and gaming commission under Iowa Code section 99F.7.
"Operator" means an entity licensed by the Iowa racing and gaming commission to operate an excursion gambling boat or racetrack enclosure.
"Slot change booth" means a structure on the floor of a licensed gaming establishment which houses a coin-counting device that is utilized to redeem coins or tickets from patrons.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 661-141.1