13 Miss. Code. R. § 3-6.3 - Surveillance Systems: General Requirements And Minimum Standards

This regulation sets forth the minimum standards that must be followed by licensees with respect to surveillance systems and monitor rooms. The Executive Director may, in his sole discretion, require a licensee to comply with surveillance system requirements that are more stringent than those set forth in this regulation. The Director or Manager of Surveillance shall be held responsible for the licensee's compliance with each section of this regulation.

(a) Every licensee shall install, maintain and operate at all times a surveillance system either comprised of cameras, monitors, video recorders and a video printer; or an alternative system approved by the Executive Director that provides the coverage required by this regulation.

(b) The surveillance system must include date and time generators that display on each recording the date and time of the recorded events. The displayed date and time must not obstruct the recorded view and shall periodically be synchronized, at least weekly, with all other equipment in the monitor room.

(c) With exception to satellite monitoring stations approved by the Executive Director, all equipment utilized to monitor or record views of gaming operations obtained by the surveillance system must be and remain located in the monitor room. Monitor room equipment must have complete override of any satellite monitoring or recording equipment approved by this section. The entrance to the monitor room must be located away from the view of casino employees and the general public.

(d) The monitor room must be staffed and the surveillance equipment monitored at all times by trained surveillance personnel.

1. A minimum of three (3) surveillance personnel shall staff each shift in the monitor room of licensees with 1,800 or greater gaming positions; licensees with less than 1,800 gaming positions shall staff the monitor room with a minimum of two (2) surveillance personnel.

(e) The surveillance system, monitor room and its equipment must be directly and securely wired in a way to resist tampering. An auxiliary power source must be available and capable of providing uninterrupted power to the surveillance system in the event of a power loss and provide sufficient lighting to operate the surveillance system. The auxiliary power source shall be tested quarterly, and a report maintained by the surveillance department.

(f) Each camera in the surveillance system located in public gaming areas must be placed behind a smoked glass dome, a one-way mirror or other similar material which conceals the camera from view.

(g) The surveillance system may view and record in black and white, except that pit transactions occurring at the casino cage and views of roulette tables must be viewed and recorded in color. S

(h) The video printer used in the surveillance system must generate instantaneously upon command, a clear, still black and white or color copy or photograph of the images depicted in any recording made by the surveillance system.

(i) The licensee must have the capability of creating first generation copies of any recording made by the surveillance system. Copies, at a minimum, shall be one-half inch standard speed VHS format or other format approved by the Executive Director.

(j) Every licensee shall maintain equipment in the monitor room to provide an interface with the slot data and/or accounting system that shall display signals sent from each of the licensee's electronic gambling devices. At a minimum, the following signals shall be displayed on such equipment: jackpot, machine door access, drop door access, BVA door access, illegal machine access and auxiliary or compartment fill door access.

(k) Areas covered by multiplexed signals shall be limited to areas where slot machines are exposed for play.

(l) Every licensee shall maintain in the monitor room the following for inspection by the Executive Director and his agents: Current revenue drop routes; current surveillance system plans and/or schematics with a list of camera numbers, type and coverage provided; the licensee's internal controls and procedures for all gaming departments observed by the surveillance system.

(m) The individual responsible for the operation of the Surveillance Department shall not share any duties with the individual responsible for the operation of the Security Department. The duties of the Security and Surveillance Departments shall be separate and distinct and neither department nor individual responsible for either department shall have supervisory authority over the other.

(n) Adequate lighting shall be present in all areas of the casino floor, count rooms, and security interview rooms to enable the surveillance system to provide clear viewing and reproductions.

Notes

13 Miss. Code. R. § 3-6.3

Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-33

Amended 5/20/2015