Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-104-17

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 112-104-17 - Bill validators and bill validator canisters

(a) Each facility manager's internal control system shall include internal controls for bill validators and their related canisters. The internal controls shall be submitted to and approved by the commission according to K.A.R. 112-104-1. Each electronic device configured to accept any combination of currency, gaming tickets, coupons, and any other instruments authorized by the commission shall be equipped with a bill validator.

(b) Each bill validator used by the facility manager shall meet the technical standards adopted by the commission under article 110. The identifying information on each bill validator shall be noted on the master list of approved gaming machines in accordance with K.A.R. 112-107-10.

(c) If an electronic device has a bill validator that is controlled by a software program that can be modified without replacing any physical element of the bill changer, the facility manager shall submit for review and approval the manager's internal controls, which shall address the following:

(1) The method for detecting authorized and unauthorized software changes;

(2) the generation of a daily report from its EGM monitoring system, which immediately documents the software change;

(3) procedures for the control and installation of the software by the management information systems (MIS) department;

(4) the creation of a software control log by the MIS department evidencing all authorized changes to the bill validator software; and

(5) the review and comparison of the report and log required in paragraphs (c)(2) and (4) by the internal audit department for any deviations and investigation.

(d) Access to the bill validator shall be controlled by at least one lock, the key to which shall be controlled by the EGM department.

(e) Unless otherwise authorized by the commission, each electronic device with a bill validator attached shall also be equipped with the following mechanical, electrical, or electronic machines:

(1) A cash box meter that continuously and automatically registers the total amount in dollars accepted by the bill validator;

(2) bill meters that continuously and automatically count, for each denomination of currency accepted by the bill validator, the actual number of bills accepted by the bill validator; and

(3) any other meters that may be required by the executive director.

(f) The bill validator in each electronic device shall contain a secure, tamper-resistant container known as a bill validator canister. Currency, gaming tickets, coupons, and commission-approved instruments inserted into the bill validator shall be deposited into the bill validator canister.

(g) The bill validator canister shall be secured to the bill validator by two separate locks, the keys to which shall be different from each other. One key shall be to the lock on the belly door or main door of the EGM, and the second key shall be for the lock on the release mechanism on the bill validator canister. If there is not a full door on the bill validator, the lock on the release mechanism on the bill validator canister shall detect and display whether the lock is locked or unlocked and communicate whether the lock is locked or unlocked to an EGM monitoring system. The keys shall be maintained and controlled as follows:

(1) The key to the belly door or main door of the electronic device shall be maintained and controlled by the EGM department.

(2) The key to the lock securing the release mechanism on the bill validator canister shall be maintained and controlled by the security department. The security department shall establish a sign-out and sign-in procedure for this key, which shall include documentation of each transfer.

(h) Each bill validator canister shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Have at least one lock securing the contents of the bill validator canister, the key to which shall be maintained and controlled by the cage department;

(2) have a slot opening through which currency, gaming tickets, and coupons can be inserted into the bill validator canister;

(3) have a mechanical arrangement or device that prohibits the removal of currency, gaming tickets, and coupons from the slot opening whenever the bill validator canister is removed from the bill validator;

(4) be fully enclosed, except for openings that may be required for the operation of the bill validator or the bill validator canister. However, the location and size of the openings shall not affect the security of the bill validator canister, its contents, or the bill validator;

(5) have an asset number that is permanently imprinted, affixed, or impressed on the outside of the bill validator canister that corresponds to the asset number of the electronic device to which the bill validator has been attached. In lieu of the asset number, a facility manager may develop and maintain, with prior commission approval, a system for assigning a unique identification number to its bill validator canisters. The system shall ensure that each bill validator canister can readily be identified, either manually or by computer, when in use with, attached to, and removed from a particular bill validator. Each unique identification number shall be permanently imprinted, affixed, or impressed on the outside of each bill validator canister that does not otherwise bear an asset number. The asset number or unique identification number shall be conspicuous and visible to persons involved in removing or replacing the bill validator canister in the bill validator and through the facility manager's surveillance system. However, emergency bill validator canisters may be maintained without an asset number or a unique identification number if the word "emergency" is permanently imprinted, affixed, or impressed on each canister and if, when put into use, each canister is temporarily marked with the asset number of the electronic device to which the bill validator is attached; and

(6) be designed and installed in a manner that renders the electronic device inoperable in the event of the removal or absence of the bill validator canister.

(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (h)(5), any facility manager that uses a computerized EGM monitoring system may use bill validator canisters and any related components, which shall, through the use of technology approved by the commission, meet the following requirements:

(1) Have a unique identifier number assigned to each bill validator canister:

(A) The number shall not be subject to change without the approval of the executive director; and

(B) the facility manager shall provide the commission with a list of the unique identifier numbers;

(2) in the EGM monitoring system, associate the bill validator canister with the electronic device into which the bill validator canister is inserted. The association shall remain with the bill validator canister until the completion of the count process; and

(3) provide the commission and the facility manager with a method to determine the unique identifier number of the bill validator canister.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 112-104-17

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 2007 Supp. 74-8772; effective Sept. 26, 2008.