13 Miss. Code. R. 7-1.1

Current through August 31, 2024
Rule 13-7-1.1 - Record Keeping of Licensee
(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 provide the State Gaming Commission, upon its request, with a detailed index to the microfiche or computer record that is indexed by casino department and date. Documents may be scanned or directly stored to unalterable media with the following conditions:
1. The storage media system must contain the exact duplicate of the original document, and any multiple part documents are readily identifiable. In addition, the system must be capable of viewing side by side the original document to any multiple part documents for comparison.
2. Upon request by agents, hardware (terminal, printer, etc.), and software must be provided in order to perform audit procedures.
3. Controls must exist to ensure the accurate reproduction of records, up to and including the printing of stored documents used for audit purposes.
4. At least semi-annually, internal audit personnel must review a sample of the documents on the storage media system to ensure the clarity and completeness of the stored documents, and maintain their findings for at least three years.
5. Each licensee must meet the required standards in a field trial of the storage media system before they rely totally on the system for required record retention.
6. Unless the storage media system is used to perform audit functions, no gaming document, report, slip, form, etc., may be electronically imaged until all required document review and audit procedures have been completed.
7. Once the original gaming records are audited and subsequently electronically imaged, they must be maintained for at least ninety (90) days from the audit of the gaming records.
8. At a minimum, one complete set of archives must be maintained onsite, and a second complete set is to be secured in a water proof and fire proof location.

(Amended: 03/15/2007.)

(b) Each licensee shall keep general accounting records on a double entry system of accounting maintaining detailed supporting and subsidiary records, including:
1. Detailed records identifying revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, and equity for each establishments;
2. Detailed records of all markers, IOU's, returned checks, hold checks, or other similar credit instruments;
3. Individual and statistical game records to reflect statistical drop, statistical win, and the percentage of statistical win to statistical drop by table for each table game, and to reflect statistical drop, statistical win, and the percentage of statistical win to statistical drop for each type of table game, either by each shift or other accounting period approved by the Executive Director, and individual and statistical game records reflecting similar information for all other games;
4. Slot analysis reports which, by each machine, compare actual hold percentages to theoretical hold percentages;
5. The records required by the minimum standards for internal control;
6. Journal entries prepared by the licensee and its independent accountant; and
7. Any other records that the Executive Director specifically requires be maintained.
(c) Each licensee shall create and maintain records sufficient to accurately reflect gross income and expenses relating to its gaming operations.
(d) Each licensee shall report adjusted gaming revenue totals monthly to the Executive Director. Each licensee shall also report monthly, data related to hotel properties, if applicable, reflecting number of hotel rooms, occupancy rates and average daily rates. The adjusted gaming revenue and hotel data for each month shall be due by the close of business on the 10th day of the following month. If the 10th falls on a weekend or legal holiday, the information shall be due by close of the next business day.

13 Miss. Code. R. 7-1.1

Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-19
Amended 5/21/2015