Mississippi Administrative Code

(a) Each licensee shall prepare and maintain in a manner suitable to the commission, complete and accurate accounting records which includes the amount wagered at each book, the gross revenue generated from wagers, and federal excise taxes paid. (b) The gross gaming revenue recei…

(a) A book engaging in global risk management may provide direction, management, consultation, and/or instruction to the operator of a wagering pool located in a permissible jurisdiction concerning: 1. The management of risks associated with a wagering pool for a race or sporting…

(a) Licensees shall adopt approved internal controls to identify wagers which may indicate cheating, manipulation, interference with the regular conduct of sport, or violations of the integrity of any sport on which wagers were made. (b) Licensees shall file as soon as reasonably…

(a) Each book shall adopt and adhere to written, comprehensive house rules governing wagering transactions with patrons. Such house rules must be immediately available to patrons at a book's licensed premises. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rules must speci…

(a) Immediately upon accepting a wager, other than a wager made through an electronic Wagering account, the book shall create a betting ticket on which the terms of the wager are written. For all wagers, the book must have the capability to make a print, electronic or other appro…

(a) Books may not accept wagers unless made with cash, chips, tokens, or other representatives of value approved by the Executive Director, or against credits made to a Wagering account as approved by the Executive Director or on credit extended in accordance with the licensee's …

(a) Prior to accepting any nonpari-mutuel wager in excess of $10,000 or making a payout in excess of $10,000 on a nonpari-mutuel winning wager the book shall: 1. Obtain the patron's name; 2. Obtain or reasonably attempt to obtain the patron's permanent address and social security…

(a) A book and its employees and agents shall not knowingly allow, and each book shall take reasonable steps to prevent, the circumvention of Rule 3.5 by multiple wagers within its designated 24-hour period with a patron or by the use of a series of wagers that are designed to ac…

(a) A book, its officers, employees or agents shall not encourage or instruct the patron to structure or attempt to structure wagers. This subsection does not prohibit a book from informing a patron of the regulatory requirements imposed upon the book, including the definition of…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, books shall make payment on a winning wager to the person who presents the patron's copy of the betting ticket representing the wager. A book need not make payment to a person who the book or an agent or employee of the book kn…

(a) Before beginning operations, each book shall install and thereafter maintain a computerized bookmaking system meeting the specifications approved by the Executive Director. Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 9-3.9 Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-89. Adopted 7/22/2018

(a) It is the policy of the Commission that pari-mutuel betting on sporting events is materially different from other types of gaming and that the public health, safety, morals, good order and general welfare of the inhabitants of the State of Mississippi require stringent regula…

(a) Payment of wagers will be made only on presentation of appropriate pari-mutuel tickets. Any claim by a bettor that a wrong ticket has been delivered to him at the mutuel ticket window must be made before leaving the window, and thereafter no such claim may be considered. (b) …

(a) "Breakage" means odd cents arising from the computation of odds and payouts on amounts wagered on a simulcast horse race, as determined by the law governing the sending track. (b) "Casino simulcasting" means the simultaneous transmission by picture of running or harness horse…

(a) A casino licensee may, with approval from the Executive Director and subject to all applicable state and federal statutes and regulations, conduct casino simulcasting and pari-mutuel wagering on races from an out-of-state sending track which has been approved by the applicabl…

(a) A licensee shall deduct from a gross pool commissions as established by the sending track. Applicable gaming taxes shall be applied to the commission deducted. The tax due shall not be reduced by minus pools or otherwise. Notes 13 Miss. Code. R. 9-4.4 Miss. Code Ann. §§ 75-76…

(a) Each licensee shall prepare and maintain in a manner suitable to the commission, complete and accurate accounting records, information and data which shall be generated by an approved computer system and which reflects the following on a daily basis for each event upon which …

(a) The pari-mutuel operation shall be conducted by the licensee under the control and supervision of a mutuel manager who, along with all ticket sellers, cashiers, and money counters, shall be an employee of the licensee. A pari-mutuel operation shall be conducted in an area of …

(a) An electronic totalisator shall be used for each event upon which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted, unless written consent is given by the commission to use different equipment or methods. The equipment must automatically: register the total amount wagered in each mutuel poo…

(a) All pari-mutuel wagers shall be made only in cash, chips, tokens or other representatives of value of the licensee and must be consummated on the licensed premises. (b) No pari-mutuel ticket shall be sold to, or cashed for, a person under 21 years of age. (c) Resale of pari-m…

(a) Sums wagered at a casino simulcasting facility on horse races at an out-of-State sending track shall be combined with comparable pari-mutuel pools at the out-of-State sending track, and the types of wagering, takeout, distribution of winnings, rules of racing and percentage o…

Public access to the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (Winter Building) will be provided at the first floor North Street entrance during the following hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Saturday Advance notice of periodic closures wi…

A. Primary Use The Winter Building is operated as an archival storage and access facility and also houses the administrative offices for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH). B. Organizational Use The Orientation Room and Lobby have been designated as areas f…

During normal operating business hours, tours of the non-restricted archival areas of the Winter Building may be arranged through the MDAH Office of Public Information. Security concerns limit the size of the tour group to twelve. Notes 16 Miss. Code. R. 1-1.3 Miss. Code § 25-59-…

A. Access to Public Areas Public access to the William F. Winter Archives and History Building (Winter Building) will be provided at the first floor North Street entrance during the following hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., Saturday Advance noti…

A. The members of the Board of Trustees of the Department of Archives and History shall be the electors of the Mississippi Hall of Fame. B. Only Mississippians, native or adopted, who have been deceased for at least five years, shall be considered for election to the Hall of Fame…

A. Purpose of the MDAH wireless network: to provide free internet access to patrons, staff, and service providers in public areas where wiring is invasive or impractical without endangering the integrity and security of the internal MDAH network. B. Purpose of the MDAH Guest Wire…

A. All commercial filming/photography requires the execution of a commercial filming/photography contract with MDAH. B. Filming/photography is defined as the capturing or recording of moving images, still images, or sounds by digital or mechanical means. Commercial use is defined…

A. Introduction: The Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) is a comprehensive historical agency. MDAH collects, preserves, and provides access to the archival resources of the state; administers museums and historic sites; and oversees statewide programs for histo…

This policy is adopted by the authority of § 25-61-1 et seq., MCA 1972, and applies to all books, records, papers, accounts, letters, maps, photographs, films, cards, tapes, recordings or reproduction thereof, and other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or charac…

By law the Mississippi State Archives shall consist of &those public records and other documentary materials that have been determined by the department to have sufficient historical or other enduring value to warrant their continued preservation by the state and that have been a…

Acquired materials should document an aspect of Mississippi history or culture, be useful to researchers, and/or possess intrinsic value as historical artifacts. A. In striving to assemble a comprehensive body of materials documenting all aspects of the states history, archivists…

The MDAH Director, Division director, and other designated Division staff may accept donations of materials or the transfer of state records. The MDAH Director or Division director must approve the purchase of materials. A Contract of Gift, signed by the donor and a Division repr…

§ 25-60-5, MCA, 1972, Annotated, provides for the collection by counties and municipalities of a One Dollar ($1.00) filing fee and deposit of the avails of Fifty Cents (50¢) into the general fund of the county or municipality. Counties and municipalities shall expend monies deriv…

In accordance with § 25-59-9, § 25-59-29, and § 25-60-1 of the Mississippi Code of 1972, Annotated, as amended, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) maintains a list of standards required for the reproduction of public records when using digital imaging and m…

The State Records Center (SRC) is a centralized storage facility operated by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History for use by state government to store inactive records. All records stored at the SRC must be inactive and scheduled. Records stored at the SRC are the p…

When parade routes and associated activities affect access to and from the William F. Winter Archives and History Building, it may be necessary to close the building and reading rooms on the respective day. Events may include, but are not limited to, the following: A. Dixie Natio…

A. Division staff must produce all copies that are to be certified. B. A fee will be assessed for each page for which a certified copy is made. This fee is in addition to other established reproduction or reformatting charges for providing copies of record material. The Board of …

It is the policy of the Department that a need to know must be established prior to access to architectural records. The procedure for determining this need requires the researcher to submit an Access to Unprocessed/Restricted Records request form to the custodial archivist and t…

A. Access: Researchers requiring special assistance should notify the receptionist at the lobby registration desk. Every effort will be made to accommodate special needs. Anyone fifteen years of age or older must have a valid Reading Room Identification Card, which is issued upon…

A. Assistance in the Reading Rooms: Reference staff will be available at the main reference desk, located in the center of the Public Reading Room. Satellite reference desks, in the Public Reading Room bibliographic area and the Media Reading Room to provide assistance in locatin…

A. Purpose of the Policy: The Archives and Records Services Division (the Division) of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) collects, preserves, and provides access to the archival resources of the State. The Division strongly supports and encourages exhibits…

The function of the State Historical Records Advisory Board is to review grant applications from Mississippi to the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). The State Historical Records Advisory Board shall consist of eleven members including the State His…

A. Open System Architecture: The design of the system shall permit future system upgrades with minimal effect on system operation. The system architecture shall allow flexibility in exporting and importing data to other non-proprietary systems. Standards for open systems such as …

The comprehensive management of a document imaging system is key to its functional success as well as the quality, integrity, and authenticity of the imaged records. System planning, design, budgeting, procurement, procedure formulation, training, and testing all require thoughtf…

Section 39-7-5 of the Antiquities Law of Mississippi assigns sole responsibility for administration of the Antiquities Law of Mississippi to the Board of Trustees (Board) of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH). In administering the Antiquities Law, the Board…

For projects involving designated Mississippi Landmark properties also under review in accordance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the federal review process will take precedence over the Mississippi Landmark review. However, the President of the Board,…