W. Va. Code R. § 179-8-88

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 179-8-88 - Required Surveillance Equipment

88.1. The casino licensee shall install a closed circuit television system in accordance with this rule.

88.2. The casino shall have a sufficient number of monitors in the surveillance rooms to protect patrons adequately and ensure the integrity of casino gaming. The Commission surveillance room and the casino surveillance room shall have appropriate switching capabilities to ensure all surveillance cameras are accessible to monitors in each room, except for the camera and monitor that allow the Commission, or West Virginia State Police personnel assigned to the Commission, or both, to monitor employees in the casino surveillance room. The equipment in the Commission surveillance room shall be able to monitor and record, without being overridden, anything visible by monitor to employees of the casino licensee.

88.3. A table game shall have cameras that continuously monitor and record all games during all hours of casino operations.

88.4. The Commission surveillance room shall have a color television monitoring system which is in compliance with the requirements for surveillance equipment in this rule and which is capable of monitoring employees in the casino surveillance room.

88.5. The equipment used in the closed circuit television system shall be in compliance with all of the following requirements:

88.5.a. Color television cameras shall provide good resolution for observing chips, dice, playing cards and positions on the roulette wheel;

88.5.b. The cameras shall be equipped with lenses of sufficient magnification capabilities to allow the operator to clearly distinguish the value of all of the following:

88.5.b.1. Chips;

88.5.b.2. Dice;

88.5.b.3. Playing cards; and

88.5.b.4. Positions on the roulette wheel.

88.5.c. Each monitor shall have a date and time generator that is synchronized to a central clock which can be displayed on any of the monitors while recording on videotape, video pictures, or other means of electronic recording;

88.6. There shall be sufficient recorders to allow for the simultaneous recording of the coverage described in this rule, off-line playback, and duplication capabilities

88.7. Surveillance equipment must have a backup power supply so that the date-time generator remains accurate despite power interruptions.

W. Va. Code R. § 179-8-88