Mississippi Administrative Code

(a) A party wishing to take the deposition of a material witness residing within or without the State of Mississippi who will be unavailable to testify at the hearing pursuant to Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-109(2), shall file a motion with the hearing examiner setting forth the witne…

The following terms as used in the Mississippi Gaming Commission Regulations for Gaming Establishments will have these meanings: (a) "Baccarat Commission" means:1. A fee assessed by a licensee on cash paid out as a loss to a patron at baccarat to modify the odds of the game; or 2…

The Mississippi Gaming Commission, or its designee, will have authority: (a). To conduct periodic audits or reviews of the books and records of licensees; (b). To review the accounting methods and procedures used by licensees; (c). To review and observe methods and procedures use…

(a) Each licensee, in such manner as the Executive Director may approve or require, shall keep accurate, complete, legible, and permanent records of all transactions pertaining to gaming. Each licensee that keeps permanent records in a computerized or microfiche fashion shall pro…

This regulation prescribes the minimum standards for adoption by each licensee and which apply to card games such as poker, bridge, whist, solo, and panguingui. (a) The procedure for the collection of card game drop boxes and the count of the contents thereof will comply with all…

(a) The following standards represent minimum acceptable credit procedures. For any computer applications, alternate documentation and/or procedures which provide at least the level of control described by these standards will be acceptable. 1. The following information will be t…

(a). All transactions that flow through the casino cage must be summarized on a cage accountability form on a per shift basis. (b). Increases and decreases to the cage inventory must be supported by documentation. (c). The cage and vault (including coin rooms/vaults) inventories …

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 Un…

(a) All keys, including duplicates, to sensitive computer hardware in the keno area must be maintained by a department independent of the keno function. (b) An employee independent of the Keno department is required to accompany keys to sensitive computer hardware in the keno are…

(a) If the licensee maintains a key box in the count room, the key box and controls surrounding the key box must be the same as those required by Sections 1 and 2 of this regulation. No one other than the count team members should have access to the count room key box. (b) At the…

(a) Duplicate keys are replacement keys for broken sensitive and restrictive keys. Duplicate copies of all sensitive and restrictive keys must be maintained in a dual lock key box and must be properly secured as to limit access to authorized personnel only. The location and the c…

(a) Sensitive and restricted keys are not allowed off the premises. If a sensitive or restricted key is inadvertently taken off premises, the Commission must be notified immediately. The key control log must also indicate the key(s) taken off premises. The determination to replac…

For licensees who utilize an automated key control system for sensitive or restricted keys, their System of Internal Controls must also include the following: (a) The automated key system procedures must achieve a comparable level of controls and safeguards as required by the afo…

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

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) All key box locations that contain sensitive and restricted keys must maintain a current and accurate key inventory and key access list. Sensitive keys are defined in Section 3 of this regulation and restricted keys are those additional keys relative to gaming operations rest…

(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…

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

(a) The following sensitive keys and any other keys deemed necessary by the Commission must be maintained, at a minimum, in a dual lock key box, which is securely attached to an area approved by the Commission. One access key to the dual lock box is maintained by the Custodian on…

(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) The hard count room, soft count room, slot machine coin drop cabinet key, slot machine door key, slot machine belly glass key, currency acceptor box contents key and currency acceptor door key must be keyed separately. If one hundred percent of the licensees slot machines are…

(a) The card game release key to drop either the drop box or the card game jackpot award drop box can be the same. The key to access the contents of either the drop box or the card game jackpot award drop box must be keyed separately. The card game release key for the drop box an…

(a) Keys to locked box tickets must be maintained by a department independent of the keno function. (b) An employee independent of the Keno department is required to accompany locked box keys to the keno area and observe repairs or refills each time locked boxes are accessed. (c)…

(a) Each corporate licensee shall keep on the premises of its gaming establishment the following documents pertaining to the corporation:1. A certified copy of the articles of incorporation and any amendments; 2. A copy of the bylaws and any amendments; 3. A copy of the certifica…

(a). Each licensee shall prepare financial statements covering all financial activities of the licensee's establishments for each business year. If the licensee or a person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the licensee owns or operates room, food, or bever…

Each licensee shall provide the State Gaming Commission, upon its request, with the records required to be maintained by these regulations. Unless the Executive Director approves or requires otherwise in writing, each licensee shall retain all such records within Mississippi for …

Gross revenue includes cash received as winnings, cash received for credit extended to a patron for purposes of gaming, and compensation received for conducting any game in which the licensee is not party to a wager, less cash paid out as losses to patrons or amounts paid to purc…

The applicant for a state gaming license is required to pay all or any part of the fees and costs of investigation of such applicant as may be determined by the Executive Director of the Gaming Commission. These costs shall be made payable to the Mississippi Gaming Commission wit…

(a). Each licensee shall establish administrative and accounting procedures for the purpose of exercising effective control over the licensee's internal fiscal affairs. Minimum procedures for adoption by each licensee shall include, but are not limited to, and are designed to rea…

(a). Each licensee shall place on file with the Commission the names of all persons authorized to enter the cashier's cage (cage access list), those who possess the combination or keys to the locks securing the entrance to the cage and those who possess the ability to operate the…

(a). All games shall be conducted only with the use of chips or approved tokens or other instrumentalities which have been approved by the Executive Director, or with lawful currency or coinage of the United States of America. All table game payout by licensees shall be made in t…

(a) The Executive Director may, at his discretion, have an agent present at the count. Drop boxes must be removed and counted on a schedule approved by the Commission. Emergency drops will require a secondary written notification to the Commission and permanent drop schedule chan…

The drop supervisor or Security must notify Surveillance when the drop is to begin in order that Surveillance may monitor the activities. Surveillance and Security must monitor at all times the removal and placement of the drop boxes from the slot machines onto the drop carts. Su…

The work schedules of soft count personnel must be regularly rotated and their functions regularly rotated. Rotation shall be such that the count team is not consistently the same three individuals for more than four days per week. All doors are to be locked and personnel are not…

(a) The weigh scale shall be tested with varying weights and compared to a predetermined weight amount prior to the count to ensure the scale is properly calibrated. The metered count machine used to wrap and/or bag the tokens/coins shall also be tested prior to the actual count …

(a) The calibration module of the weigh scale is to be sealed at all times by a seal of such a nature to prevent tampering (e.g. metal strip with prenumbered labels, lock and key, password protected, etc.). A person independent of the cage, vault and slot departments is required …

The Mississippi Gaming Control Act of 1990 requires the Gaming Commission to prescribe minimum procedures for adoption by each licensee in order to exercise effective control over the internal fiscal affairs of the licensee. The following sections of this regulation apply to all …

All fills slips and credit slips shall be serially numbered forms and shall be purchased in triplicate in a continuous series utilizing the property identification logo, so that no gaming establishment may ever utilize the same documents. Only one series of each type may be used …

A request for fill shall be prepared by a table games supervisor. The request shall be a two-part form, and access to the request shall, prior to use be restricted to authorized users. All fill slips requesting chips or money must be prepared at the time a fill is made and must b…

A request for credit shall be prepared by a casino supervisor to authorize the preparation of a credit slip for the removal of gaming chips from gaming tables to the cashier's cage. The access to this form shall, prior to use, be restricted to casino supervisors. The signature of…

At the end of each day, or after each shift if the drop boxes are collected by shift, or whenever gaming activity at a table is concluded, the gaming chips remaining at the gaming table shall be counted by the dealer or boxman assigned to the gaming table and observed by a casino…

The following sections are the minimum procedures or standards, prescribed by the Executive Director for adoption by each licensee and which apply to slot machines, prescribed in order to exercise effective control over the internal fiscal affairs of the licensee and to assure th…

(a) Whenever a patron wins a jackpot that is not totally and automatically paid directly from the slot machine, a jackpot payout slip shall be prepared. Whenever a Slot Attendant or Slot Supervisor requests a hopper fill, a hopper fill slip shall be prepared. (b) When voiding a j…

(a) Payouts for jackpots must be authorized by a Slot Attendant or a Slot Supervisor actually observing the jackpot combination on the machine. (b) The information which shall be included on every jackpot payout slip and in all stored data for each jackpot payout is the:1. casino…