N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5322.13

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024

Section 5322.13 - Dice; pai gow tiles; receipts, storage, inspections, removal from use, destruction

(a) When dice and pai gow tiles for use in the gaming facility are received from the manufacturer or distributor thereof, such dice and pai gow tiles shall, immediately following receipt, be inspected to assure that the seals on each box are intact, unbroken and free from tampering. Boxes that are not intact, or on which the seals are broken, shall be inspected at that time to assure that the dice and pai gow tiles within conform to regulation standards and are completely in a condition to assure fair play. Boxes satisfying these criteria, together with boxes having unbroken, intact and untampered seals, shall then be placed for storage in a locked cabinet in the cashier's cage or within a primary or secondary dice or pai gow tile storage area. Dice and pai gow tiles that are to be distributed to gaming table pits or tables for use in gaming shall be distributed from a locked cabinet in the cashier's cage or from a secure primary dice or pai gow tile storage area, the location and physical characteristics of which shall be approved in writing by the commission. Secondary dice and pai gow tile storage areas may be used for the storage of surplus dice and pai gow tiles if approved in writing by the commission. Dice and pai gow tiles maintained in secondary dice and pai gow tiles storage areas shall not be distributed to gaming table pits or gaming tables for use in gaming until such dice and pai gow tiles have been moved to a primary dice and pai gow tiles storage area. All secondary dice and pai gow tiles storage areas shall be located in secure areas, the location and physical characteristics of which shall be approved in writing by the commission.

(b) All envelopes, bags and containers used in this section for dice and pai gow tiles at a pit stand or in a primary dice and pai gow tiles storage area shall be transparent. The envelopes, bags or containers and the method used to seal them shall be designed or constructed so that any tampering shall be evident. The envelopes, bags or containers and their seals shall be approved in writing by the commission.

(c) All dice and pai gow tiles shall be inspected and distributed to gaming tables in accordance with the gaming facility's system of internal controls as set forth in section 5313.1 of this Subchapter.

(d) The gaming facility shall remove any dice and pai gow tiles:

(1) at any time of the gaming day if there is any indication of tampering, flaws or other defects that might affect the integrity or fairness of the game; or

(2) at the request of the commission.

(e) At the end of each gaming day or at such other times as may be necessary, a gaming facility shall inspect visually each die and pai gow tiles for evidence of tampering. Such evidence discovered at such time or at any other time shall be reported immediately to the commission.

(1) Any dice and pai gow tiles showing evidence of tampering shall be placed in a clear sealed envelope, bag or container.

(i)A label shall be attached to each envelope, bag or container that shall identify the table number, date and time and shall be signed by:

(a) an employee assigned to directly operate and conduct the game at that table; and

(b) the supervisor assigned the responsibility for supervising the operation and conduct of such game.

(ii) The employees responsible for delivering such dice to the commission also shall sign the label.

(iii) The onsite commission staff receiving such dice and pai gow tiles shall sign the label and retain such dice and pai gow tiles and the original label at the commission office. Duplicate copies shall be returned to the pit and maintained in a locked compartment in the pit.

(2) All other dice and pai gow tiles shall be put into clear envelopes, bags or containers at such time.

(i) A label shall be attached to each clear envelope, bag or container that shall identify the table number, date and time and shall be signed by the appropriate employees identified in subparagraph (i) of paragraph (1) of this subdivision.

(ii) The clear envelope, bag or container shall be sealed appropriately and maintained in a locked compartment in the pit stand until collection.

(f) All extra dice and pai gow tiles in dice and pai gow tile reserve that are to be destroyed or canceled shall be placed in a sealed clear envelope, bag or container, with a label attached to each clear envelope, bag or container that identifies the date and time and is signed by gaming facility management.

(g) Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of this section, a gaming facility licensee may reconstruct tile sets with prior written approval from the commission.

(h) At the end of each gaming day or, in the alternative, at least once each gaming day at the same time each day, as designated by the gaming facility and approved in writing by the commission, and at such other times as may be necessary, all envelopes, bags or containers of used dice and pai gow tiles and any dice and pai gow tiles in dice and pai gow tile reserve that are to be destroyed or canceled shall be collected and transported to the dice and pai gow tiles destruction area for cancellation or destruction. The employees involved shall record their signatures. No dice and pai gow tiles that have been placed in use in gaming shall remain on a table for more than 24 hours.

(i) At the end of each gaming day or, in the alternative, at least once each gaming day at the same time each day, as designated by a gaming facility and approved in writing by the commission, and at such other times as may be necessary, gaming facility management may collect all extra dice and pai gow tiles in dice and pai gow tile reserve. These dice and pai gow tiles shall be inspected or re-inspected in accordance to the gaming facility's system of internal controls prior to their use in gaming.

(j) A gaming facility shall control dice and pai gow tiles inventory through documentation, which at a minimum shall include the following information:

(1) the total number on hand;

(2) the total number removed from storage;

(3) the total number returned to storage or received from the manufacturer;

(4) the date of each transaction; and

(5) the name and signatures of the supervisor and the security department representative.

Table games management at a gaming facility shall perform a reconciliation on a daily basis of total number of the dice and pai gow tiles distributed, the dice and pai gow tiles destroyed and canceled, the dice and pai gow tiles returned to the primary dice and pai gow tiles storage area and, if any, the dice and pai gow tiles in dice and pai gow tiles reserve. Staff of the accounting or internal audit departments of a gaming facility shall conduct, at least once every three months, a physical inventory of the dice and pai gow tiles. Such inventory shall be verified to the total number of dice and pai gow tiles on hand. Any discrepancies shall be reported immediately to the commission.

(k) All destruction and cancellation of dice and pai gow tiles, other than those retained for commission inspections or in the custody of the commission, shall be completed within 48 hours of collection.

(1) Cancellation shall occur by drilling a circular hole of at least 1/4 inch in diameter through the center of each die.

(2) Destruction shall occur by shredding or any other form of destruction as approved in writing by the commission.

(3) The destruction and cancellation of dice and pai gow tiles shall take place in a secure dice and pai gow tile cancellation and destruction area, the location of which shall be approved in writing by the commission.

(4) The gaming facility shall maintain a log, which the commission may inspect from time to time, of all destroyed and cancelled dice and pai gow tiles under this subdivision.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5322.13

Adopted New York State Register September 21, 2016/Volume XXXVIII, Issue 38, eff. 9/21/2016