Section 141.04 - Areas to Be Monitored and Recorded(1) A surveillance plan must provide, at a minimum, for the effective monitoring of the following areas of the gaming establishment in detail and from various vantage points: (a) The gaming area including, but not limited to, effective and clandestine observation of: 2. Table game play including: a. One or more fixed or PTZ cameras focused over each gambling table, covering the entire table layout, provided that each table is viewable by at least three PTZ cameras;b. A sufficient number of cameras to monitor players and dealers at each gambling table that are: i. Dedicated to each table; andii. Able to determine the card, tile, dice and chip values for winning hands.3. Each simulcast window that is open for business;4. Operations conducted in cashier cages, and the offices ancillary thereto, to include coverage sufficient to observe the face of each patron transacting business at each cage and satellite cage window from the direction of the cashier; and to include a fixed camera over each money drawer;5. All processes conducted in count rooms, within which there must be audio capability;6. Movement and storage of cash, gaming chips, and all other representatives of value, cards, dice, tiles, and any other equipment used in table games, drop boxes, slot drop boxes and within the gaming establishment;7. All entrances and exits to and within the gaming area; and9. The operation of gaming voucher redemption machines and gaming voucher systems and electronic transfer credit systems.(b) The following locations, persons or transactions: 1. A slot machine or table game that is connected to a progressive payout meter displaying a potential payout of $50,000 or more;2. Main bank areas where gross revenue functions are performed as may be required by the Commission;3. The execution of fills and credits at the chip bank;4. The collection of drop boxes, slot drop boxes, and slot cash storage boxes;5. Any armored car collection or delivery of cash for which security escort or surveillance coverage is required;6. The inspection and distribution to gaming pits of cards, dice and tiles;7. Each transaction conducted at an automated bill breaker, voucher/coupon redemption and jackpot payout machine, as well as each replenishment or other servicing of any such machines;8. The count area or count room;9. Counting of dealer tips in accordance with 205 CMR and the policies and procedure submitted in accordance therewith.(c) The non-gaming area including, but not limited to, the effective and clandestine observation of: 1. Any location within the gaming establishment wherein any armored car collection or delivery of cash occurs;2. Any area where slot machines and gaming equipment or their respective parts are stored;3. Parking areas of the gaming establishment; and4. Public areas of the gaming establishment, designated by the Commission for these purposes, including outside the entrances to the gaming area;5. Surveillance review area, (the area where all non-surveillance employees review coverage); surveillance monitor room, surveillance rack room and server room.(d) Any other area so directed by the Commission(2) The gaming licensee shall submit for approval the ratio between the number of surveillance operators and the square footage of areas to be covered, which includes the minimum staffing in the monitor room at all times(3) Cameras shall be positioned: (a) In a manner that will prevent them from being obstructed, tampered with, or disabled; and(b) Behind a smoked dome, one-way mirror, or similar materials that conceal the camera from view.Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1274, eff. 11/21/2014.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1349, eff. 10/6/2017.