13 Miss. Code. R. 7-9.4 - Hopper Fill Procedures

(a) Hopper fills for slot machines must be authorized by a Slot Attendant or Slot Supervisor.

(b) The information which shall be included on every hopper fill slip and in all stored data for each hopper fill to be distributed is the:

1. casino name and location;

2. number of the slot machine on which the hopper fill registered;

3. preprinted or concurrently-printed sequential number of the hopper fill slip;

4. date and time;

5. denomination of tokens/coins;

6. amount of tokens/coins;

7. signature lines.

(c) Signature Requirements:

1. Computerized Hopper Fill Slips.

The signatures of the cashier preparing the funds and Slot Attendant or Slot Supervisor receiving the funds shall be recorded on the original and duplicate hopper fill slip. All tokens/coins distributed to a slot machine shall be transported directly to the slot machine along with the original hopper fill slip. A verifier shall observe the deposit of the tokens/coins into the slot machine and the closing and locking of the slot machine by the Slot Supervisor or Slot Attendant before signing the original copy of the hopper fill slip.

2. Override Hopper Fill Slips.

System overrides must be authorized by a Slot Supervisor or Slot Manager. All override hopper fill slips shall be marked in a way that identifies the fill as an override. Signatures attesting to the accuracy of the information contained on the original and duplicate of the override payout slip shall be of the Slot Supervisor or Slot Manager who prepared the override hopper fill slip and cage cashier. A verifier, witnessing the deposit of the tokens/coins into the slot machine and the closing and locking of the slot machine, must sign the original override hopper fill slip.

3. Manual Hopper Fill Slips.

Manual hopper fill slips must be authorized by a Slot Supervisor or Slot Manager. All slips shall have the reason for the manual hopper fill. Signatures attesting to the accuracy of the information contained on the original, duplicate and triplicate copies of the manual hopper fill slip shall be of the cage cashier who prepared the hopper fill slip and Slot Supervisor or Slot Manager. A verifier, witnessing the deposit of the tokens/coins into the slot machine and the closing and locking of the slot machine, must sign the original manual hopper fill slip.

(d) The duplicate hopper fill slip shall be retained by the cashier for end of shift reconciliation and forwarded to Accounting daily. The original hopper fill slip shall be deposited into a lock box accessible by Accounting. The triplicate copy of the manual hopper fill slip will be retained in the locked dispenser to be removed by Accounting or Security personnel.

(e) The machine entry authorization log shall be reviewed by the Slot Attendant or Slot Supervisor, who will alert a Slot Mechanic to inspect the slot machine if the entries in the log indicate a consistent malfunction problem. The Slot Mechanic who participates in hopper fill transactions shall inspect the slot machine and determine if the empty hopper resulted from a machine malfunction.

Notes

13 Miss. Code. R. 7-9.4

Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-51