Gaming

In the event of an emergency; each Licensee shall have immediately available the emergency closure procedures as approved by MGC. The Licensee's Emergency Plan shall provide a point of contact and specify the required number of personnel that will be needed in the event of an eme…

All licensed gaming establishments shall employ and have on staff 24 hours a day personnel trained in First Aid, CPR and AED operations. Use, operation and training shall be in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 41-60-33 (Supp.1999) and with all other applicable state laws and reg…

(a) All licensed gaming establishments shall be equipped with AED units for use on the gaming premises, and shall comply with all reporting requirements of Miss. Code Ann. § 41-60-33 (Supp.1999). (b) It is the responsibility of all licensed gaming establishments to determine the …

(a) Pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 73-25-37, any trained employee who in good faith renders emergency care or treatment by the use of AED to any person shall be immune from civil liability for any personal injury and or death as a result of that care or treatment, or as a result o…

The Security Department shall staff permanent positions at points of public ingress and egress to the Gaming Areas as well as positions that rove the Gaming Areas in order to ensure protection of assets and safety of patrons and employees. Security Officers are required as escort…

At all times the Licensee shall have a Security Officer posted at each public ingress and egress of the Gaming Areas. Any egress that cannot be utilized as an entry but is utilized as an emergency outlet will not require an Officer to be posted but will be monitored regularly. No…

Security officers are required as escorts for Emergency Drops. Roving Security Officer(s) may be utilized for these functions. Security officers must be present and positioned to monitor at all times the removal and placement of drop boxes. During the times of drops, a minimum of…

Parking facilities and outdoor special events held on or near the gaming premises shall be actively monitored by Security employee(s) to provide safe use for the patron(s) and employee(s). A licensee may engage a third party to provide security on the premises outside of the Gami…

A person under the age of twenty-one (21) shall not play, be allowed to play, place wagers or collect winnings from any gaming authorized under the Gaming Control Act. A Licensee shall establish and maintain control of the Gaming Area to prevent a minor from gaining access to gam…

As used in this regulation, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Cashless wagering system means the collective hardware, software, communications technology, and other associated equipment used to facilitate wagering with other than chips, tokens or legal tender of the Unit…

The Executive Director or his designee may require transportation of not more than one working model of an inter-casino linked system to the commissions offices or some other location for review and inspection. The Executive Director may employ the services of an outside electron…

(a) The Executive Director shall make a preliminary, nonbinding determination whether a new gaming device or a new system meets the governing standards. If the Executive Director makes a preliminary determination that a new gaming device or a new inter-casino linked system has me…

(a) After completing its evaluation of a new gaming device, cashless wagering system or inter-casino linked system, the lab shall send a report of its evaluation to the Executive Director and the manufacturer seeking approval of the device. The report must include an explanation …

After completing his evaluation of the new gaming device, the Executive Director shall recommend to the Commission whether the application for approval of the new gaming device should be granted. In considering whether a new gaming device will be given final approval, the Commiss…

A licensee other than a manufacturer shall not duplicate the contents of gaming device program storage media unless its duplication process, including internal controls related thereto, has received written approval of the Executive Director. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 09/15/…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a manufacturer or distributor shall not distribute a gaming device in this state or from a location within this state out of state unless the gaming device has:1. A permanent serial number which must be the same number as given …

(a) Manufacturers and distributors shall not distribute gaming devices into or out of this state without the prior, written approval of the Executive Director or his designee. Applications for approval to distribute gaming devices into or out of this state must be made, processed…

A licensee, other than a manufacturer and distributor, shall not dispose of gaming devices without the prior written approval of the Executive Director, unless the devices are sold or delivered to its affiliated companies or a licensed manufacturer or distributor, in which case a…

A licensee shall not alter the operation of approved gaming devices and shall maintain the gaming devices in a suitable condition. Each licensee shall keep a written list of repairs made to gaming devices offered for play to the public that require a replacement of parts that aff…

(a) If the operation of any electronic gaming device is questioned by any licensee, patron or the Executive Director, the questioned device will be examined in the presence of the Executive Director and a representative of the licensee. If the malfunction cannot be cleared by oth…

(a) A person may act as a manufacturer, distributor, or operator only if that person holds a license specifically permitting the person to act as a manufacturer, distributor, or operator. (b) Applications for manufacturer's, distributor's, or operators licenses must be made, proc…

(a) The Executive Director may call a special Commission meeting so that the Commission may issue a summary order, with or without notice to the manufacturer, distributor, operator or licensee, suspending approval of a gaming device or system if it determines that the device or s…

(a) A manufacturer or distributor of associated equipment shall not distribute associated equipment unless it has been approved by the Executive Director. Applications for approval of associated equipment shall be made and processed in such manner and using such forms as the Exec…

The Executive Director may require transportation of not more than 2 working models of associated equipment to a designated lab for review and inspection. The lab may dismantle the associated equipment and may destroy electronic components in order to fully evaluate the equipment…

A licensee shall not install or use associated equipment that has not been approved by the Executive Director. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 09/15/2004.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 3-12.23 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-33

A licensee shall not alter the manner in which associated equipment operates without prior written approval of the Executive Director. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 09/15/04.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 3-12.24 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-33

All records required by this regulation must be maintained for 5 years. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 09/15/2004.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 3-12.25 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-33

(a) All licensees shall store gaming equipment only in locations approved by the Commission. 1. The Commission shall be notified of the location of any proposed storage facility prior to utilization of the facility. 2. The Commission shall conduct an inspection of the location pr…

A gaming device or gaming device modification submitted for approval by a manufacturer or made available for play by a licensee must not use a theme that is otherwise contrary to the public policy of the state or would constitute an unsuitable method of operation. (Adopted: 09/15…

(a) A manufacturer or distributor shall not distribute a gaming device in this state and a licensee shall not offer a gaming device for play unless it has been approved by the Commission or is offered for play pursuant to a field test ordered by the Executive Director. (b) An ope…

All gaming devices submitted for approval: (a) Must be electronic in design and operation and must be controlled by a microprocessor or the equivalent. Microcontrollers are allowed. (b) Must theoretically pay out a mathematically demonstrable percentage of all amounts wagered, wh…

All inter-casino linked systems submitted for approval: (a) Shall have a method to secure data transmissions between the games and devices and the main computer of the operator, as approved by the Executive Director; (b) Gaming devices connected to a common payoff schedule shall:…

A licensee must have a computer connected to all gaming devices to record and monitor the activities of such devices. No gaming devices shall be operated unless it is on-line and communicating to a computer monitoring system approved by the Executive Director. Such computer monit…

Each manufacturer shall employ or retain an individual who understands the design and function of each of its gaming devices, cashless wagering systems, or inter-casino linked systems who shall respond within the time specified by the Executive Director to any inquiries related t…

The Executive Director or his designee may require transportation of not more than two working models of a new gaming device to a designated electronics laboratory for review and inspection. The Executive Director may employ the services of an outside electronics laboratory to ev…

(a) Tax and license fees shall be paid on one slot machine when: 1. Only one person has the opportunity to insert one or more coins, currency, tokens or similar object into a single receptacle; and 2. That person has the opportunity to receive cash, premiums, merchandise, tokens …

(a) As used in this section:1. "Progressive jackpot" means a slot machine payoff that increases automatically over time or as the machine or another operated by a single licensee is played. 2. "Base amount" means the amount of the progressive jackpot initially offered before it i…

As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) Ante: A player's initial wager or predetermined contribution to the pot prior to the dealing of the first hand. (b) Call: A wager made in an amount equal to the immediately preceding wager. (c) Card game s…

(a) The rules and procedures for all card room tournaments shall be submitted by the licensee to the Mississippi Gaming Commission at least ten (10) working days prior to commencement of the tournament. (b) A casino licensee may offer complimentary card room tournament entries pr…

(a) Shills may not check and raise or play in any manner between themselves or in collusion with others to the disadvantage of other players within the game. (b) Each establishment employing shills or proposition players shall identify such shills or proposition players upon requ…

(a) Stakes players shall not be utilized by any licensee. (b) No dealer may wager in any game in which he is dealing. Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 3-3.12 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-25 Adopted: 09/25/1991; Adopted 5/21/2015

(a) The dollar amount of funds contributed by players into the pools is returned when won in accordance with the posted rules with no commission or administrative fee withheld. Payouts for promotional progressive pots, pools and any other promotion are to be prominently displayed…

(a) Each card table shall have one card game drop box with the drop slot located at least four inches in front of the table tray and to the right thereof, unless the table is equipped with a drop slot located at least two inches to the right of and even with the top right-hand co…

No cash or chips received for the sale of stakes shall be commingled with any rake-offs or other compensation received by the licensee from the players for the right to play. (Adopted: 09/25/1991.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 3-3.3 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-23

(a) When the card table bank is to be replenished with chips from the card room bank, all cash or chips to be transferred must be counted down by the dealer in public view on the card table and verified by the person who transports the cash or chips. (b) The transfer shall be pre…

(a) Card room banks shall be used exclusively for the purposes of the issuance and receipt of shill funds, the maintenance of card table banks used in card games, and the purchase and redemption of chips by players. (b) Card table banks shall be used only for the purposes of maki…

(a) The amount of any rake-off must be conspicuously posted at or near the table. Rake-offs shall only be pulled from the pot by the dealer in an obvious manner after each wager and call or at the completion of the hand. The rake-off shall be placed in a designated rake circle an…