Gaming

(a) Prior to operating a progressive keno game, the licensee must have systems of record keeping, surveillance, and internal controls relative to the operation of the progressive keno game approved by the Executive Director. (b) A licensee may impose a limit on a progressive keno…

As used in this regulation: (a) "Chip" means a non-metal or partly metal representative of value, redeemable for cash, and issued and sold by a licensee for use at table games or counter games at the licensee's gaming establishment. (b) "Token" means a metal representative of val…

(a) When chips or tokens are received from the manufacturer or distributor thereof, they shall be opened and checked by at least two (2) employees of the licensee from different departments. Any deviation between the invoice accompanying the chips or tokens and the actual chips o…

(a) Chips shall be taken from or returned to the reserve chip inventory in the presence of at least two (2) individuals. The denominations, number and amount of chips so taken or returned shall be recorded in the chip inventory ledger together with the date and signatures of the …

If the Executive Director denies any application required or permitted by this regulation, or withdraws any approval previously granted, the licensee may appeal the Executive Director's decision to the Commission within ten (10) days after the date of the decision. The appeal mus…

(a) A licensee shall not issue any chips or tokens for use in its gaming establishment, or sell or redeem any such chips or tokens, unless the chips or tokens have been approved in writing by the Executive Director. A licensee shall not issue any chips or tokens for use in its ga…

(a) Chips and tokens must be designed, manufactured, and constructed in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations, and policies of the United States, this state, and other states, and so as to prevent counterfeiting of the chips and tokens to the extent reasonably poss…

(a) Tokens must not be manufactured from material possessing sufficient magnetic properties so as to be accepted by a coin mechanism, other than that of a slot machine. (b) Tokens must not be manufactured from a three-layered material consisting of a copper-nickel alloy clad on b…

(a) A licensee that uses chips or tokens at its gaming establishment shall: 1. Comply with all applicable statutes, regulations, and policies of this state and of the United States pertaining to chips or tokens; 2. Sell chips and tokens only to patrons of its gaming establishment…

(a) A licensee that permanently removes from use or replaces approved chips or tokens at its gaming establishment, or that ceases operating its gaming establishment whether because of closure or sale of the establishment or any other reason, must prepare a plan for redeeming disc…

(a) As used in this section, "counterfeit chips or tokens" mean any chip-or token-like objects that have not been approved pursuant to this regulation, including objects commonly referred to as "slugs," but not including coins of the United States or any other nation. (b) Unless …

(a) As used in this section, "promotional chip" means a chip- or token-like object issued by a licensee for use in promotions or tournaments at the licensee's gaming establishment. (b) Promotional chips must be designed, manufactured, approved, and used in accordance with the pro…

Other instrumentalities with which gaming is conducted must be designed, manufactured, approved, used, discontinued, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this regulation applicable to chips and tokens, except as follows: (a) Such other instrume…

As used in this regulation: (a) "PTZ camera" means a video camera which possesses, at a minimum, pan, tilt, and zoom capabilities or features comparable thereto. (b) "Dedicated camera" means a video camera which is required by this regulation or an order of the Executive Director…

(a) In addition to any other recording requirements that are or may be imposed by this regulation, every licensee shall record all views, activities, and locations as the Executive Director may from time to time require. (b) Every licensee shall record and maintain a shift activi…

(a) Every applicant for a gaming license shall submit to the Executive Director, a surveillance system plan no later than ninety (90) days prior to the start of gaming operations, and shall comply with the requirements set forth in this regulation no later than seven (7) days pri…

Access to monitor rooms shall be limited only to those personnel who are employed exclusively for surveillance purposes and those personnel whose names appear on the monitor room access list approved by the Executive Director; such access list shall be submitted either quarterly …

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 stringe…

(a) Every licensee shall install, maintain, and operate at all times a surveillance system that possesses the capability to monitor and record clear unobstructed views of all areas and transactions within: 1. The hard count room and any area where uncounted coin is stored during …

(a) Every licensee who operates table games or a card room shall install, maintain and operate at all times a surveillance system that shall possess the capacity to monitor and record clear and unobstructed views of all active table games or card table surfaces, including table b…

Every licensee who operates a keno game shall install, maintain, and operate at all times a surveillance system that continuously monitors and records clear, unobstructed and uninterrupted views of the following while the game is exposed for play: (a) All keno desks, and satellit…

(a) Every licensee who exposes slot machines for play shall install, maintain, and operate at all times a surveillance system that continuously monitors and records clear, overall, and continuous views of all areas that contain slot machines with sufficient clarity to identify al…

The surveillance system must cover all areas of any security office wherein any persons may be detained, questioned, interviewed or interrogated by casino security officers. Security office coverage must include both audio and video, be recorded at all times that a person is deta…

(a) Every licensee shall establish and maintain a log, in a format approved by the Executive Director, of any and all casino surveillance system equipment malfunctions, and retain the log for a period of three years. (b) Each malfunction of the surveillance system must be repaire…

(a) "Collection representative" means any person who may approve or extend gaming credit or collects gaming credit instruments negotiated by a preferred guest. The term does not include: 1. Persons holding a Mississippi gaming license or their employees, or 2. A bonded collection…

(a) A licensee shall not enter into a contract with a junket representative for services until the junket representative has been investigated and issued a junket representative permit from the Commission. No contract may be entered into between any licensee and junket representa…

(a) Each licensee shall provide to the Executive Director within one month following each calendar quarter, separate lists of junket representatives, which shall include:1. Status of current relationship with the licensee; 2. Compensation in that quarter paid to a junket represen…

(a) Every agreement, including any agreement of employment, entered into by a licensee and a junket representative shall be conditioned as follows: 1. If the Commission determines the junket representative is unsuitable, the agreement shall thereupon terminate unless otherwise or…

Except as otherwise provided in this regulation: (a) All pleadings, notices, and other papers required by this regulation to be served may be served by personal delivery or certified mail. (b) A party serving a pleading, notice or other paper required by this regulation to be ser…

The hearing examiner may, before submission of the case for decision, permit the filing of an amended or supplemental petition or response, including an amended or supplemental pleading that conforms to the evidence presented during the hearing. A request for permission to file a…

Continuances of the hearing date may be granted upon a showing of good cause by the party requesting the continuance. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 3-8.11 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-33

(a) Unless required for the disposition of ex parte matters authorized by statute or regulation: 1. Neither a party nor his representative shall communicate, directly or indirectly, with any Commission member or the hearing examiner regarding any matter related to the hearing, ex…

The unexcused failure of a party to appear at the hearing may constitute a default and an admission of any facts that may have been alleged by the opposing party. The hearing examiner may take action based on such default or admission or on any other evidence without further noti…

If any person in proceedings before the Commission or hearing examiner under this regulation disobeys or resists any lawful order or refuses to respond to a subpoena, or refuses to take the oath or affirmation as a witness, or thereafter refuses to be examined, or is guilty of mi…

The petitioner bears the burden of showing by a preponderance of the evidence that the decision made by the Executive Director pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-159 should be reversed or modified. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 3-8.15 Miss. …

(a) After the hearing, the hearing examiner shall render a written decision on the merits that sustains, modifies or reverses the initial decision of the Executive Director. (b) The decision of the hearing examiner must contain findings of fact and a determination of the issues p…

(a) Any party aggrieved by a final decision of the hearing examiner may appeal to the Commission pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-119. (b) The Commission's review will be limited to the evidence before the hearing examiner. The Commission may remand the case to the hearing exa…

Judicial review of a final decision of the Commission may be had in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-167 through 173, inclusive, of the Act. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 3-8.18 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-33

(a) Proceedings to review a decision made by the Executive Director pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-159 must be initiated by the filing and service of a petition in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-161. (b) A copy of the petition must be served on the respondent. (c) T…

Unless otherwise ordered by the hearing examiner, all pre-hearing motions must be filed and served at least ten (10) days before the hearing. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 3-8.3 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-33

(a) Unless the hearing examiner reasonably determines that a different procedure is appropriate, the hearing must be conducted in accordance with the following procedures:1. The petitioner may present an opening statement on the merits and the respondent may then make a statement…

(a) Oral evidence may be taken only upon oath or affirmation administered by the hearing examiner. (b) Affidavits may be received in evidence as provided in subsection 3 of Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-111. (c) Each party may: 1. Call and examine witnesses; 2. Introduce exhibits relev…

(a) The hearing need not be conducted according to technical rules relating to evidence and witnesses. Any relevant evidence may be admitted and is sufficient in itself to support a finding if it is the sort of evidence on which responsible persons are accustomed to rely in the c…

At the request of a party, subpoenas must be issued by the hearing examiner as provided in subsection 1 of Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-109. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 3-8.7 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-33

No discovery shall be permitted except upon a finding of good cause justifying the discovery sought. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 03/29/1993.) Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 3-8.8 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-33

The hearing examiner may take official notice of any generally accepted information or technical or scientific matter within the field of gaming, and of any other fact which may be judicially noticed by the courts of this state. The parties must be informed of any information, ma…

(a) Terms used in this regulation are defined, as follows:1. "Minor" is a person younger than twenty-one (21) years of age. 2. "Gaming Areas" are the areas of the establishment, vessel, cruise vessel where gaming has been approved and is actively conducted. 3. "Nongaming Areas" a…