N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5329.11

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

Section 5329.11 - Automated ticket machines

(a)Permitted.

An operator may use an automated ticket machine or machines for wagering transactions in conjunction with an approved sports pool system in a sports wagering lounge or other location within the gaming facility.

(b) Restrictions. An automated ticket machine used in accordance with this section shall not:

(1) issue or redeem a sports pool wagering ticket or voucher with a value of more than $3,000;

(2) issue a wagering ticket or voucher with a potential payout of more than $10,000; and

(3) redeem a wagering ticket or voucher with a value of more than $3,000.

(c)Drop.

On a daily basis, an operator shall remove the bill validator boxes in the automated ticket machines (the automated ticket machine drop). Surveillance shall monitor and record the automated ticket machine drop. An operator shall submit an automated ticket machine drop schedule to the commission, which shall include:

(1) the time the drop is scheduled to commence; and

(2) the number and locations of automated ticket machines.

(d)Keys.

A security department member and a cage department member shall obtain the keys necessary to perform the automated ticket machine drop and/or currency cassette replacement, in accordance with the casino's key sign-out and sign-in procedures.

(e)Cage department member.

A cage department member with no incompatible functions shall place empty bill validator boxes needed for the automated ticket machine drop into a secured cart and prepare an automated ticket machines bill validator drop form, which shall include the following:

(1) gaming date;

(2) identification number of the secured cart;

(3) number of empty boxes placed into the secured cart; and

(4) signature of the cage department member documenting that the number of empty boxes equals the number of automated ticket machines in use.

(f)Completion of drop.

In the presence of a security department member, a cage department member shall complete the automated ticket machines drop at each automated ticket machine by:

(1) unlocking the cabinet housing the bill validator boxes;

(2) removing the bill validator boxes and place the removed bill validator boxes into a secured cart and insert the empty bill validator boxes and reject bins;

(3) locking the cabinets housing the bill validator boxes; and

(4) transporting the secured cart to a count room or other location approved by the commission for the count of the automated ticket machine drop.

(g)Count.

The contents of the bill validator boxes shall be counted by one or more accounting department employees with no incompatible function, who shall:

(1) document the contents, by item and amount, for each box on a balance receipt;

(2) prepare or generate an automated ticket machine drop totals report that summarizes the total currency, wagering tickets, and sports pool vouchers counted;

(3) verify that the number of bill validator boxes counted equals the number of empty boxes initially recorded on the automated ticket machine bill validator drop form. Any exceptions encountered during the drop and count process shall be documented on this form;

(4) transfer the currency to a main bank cashier with a copy of the automated ticket machine drop totals report;

(5) transport the wagering tickets and vouchers to a secured location approved by the commission for storage until permitted to destroy; and

(6) transport the balance receipts, the automated ticket machine drop totals report and automated ticket machine bill validator drop form to the casino accounting department.

(h)Replenishment.

On a daily basis or at a greater frequency as needed, an operator shall replenish the currency cassettes in the automated ticket machines. A cashier with no incompatible functions shall prepare the currency cassettes to replenish the automated ticket machines, which shall be documented on a two-part automated ticket machines cassette fill form. The cashier shall retain one copy of such form and the duplicate shall be used to document the completion of the transaction. The form shall include:

(1) designation of the automated ticket machine to which the fill is to be performed;

(2) for each denomination, the number of bills and total value;

(3) the total value of all currency cassettes;

(4) date and time prepared; and

(5) signature of the cashier.

(i)Completion of replenishment.

A finance department employee shall place the replacement currency cassettes and empty reject bins into a secured cart. In the presence of a security department member, the accounting department employee shall complete the sports pool currency cassette replenishment at each automated ticket machine by:

(1) unlocking the cabinets housing the currency cassettes and reject bins;

(2) removing all currency cassettes and the reject bin, which shall be placed in a secure cart and generate a credit receipt that, at a minimum, includes:

(i) an identification number of the automated ticket machine;

(ii) the date and time;

(iii) the denomination of each currency cassette; and

(iv) the total value of the total number of bills per denomination remaining in each currency cassette being replenished and the reject bin;

(3) inserting the replacement currency cassettes and currency cassette reject bin; and

(4) entering data into the automated ticket machine that describes the fill and generating a fill receipt that, at a minimum, includes:

(i) an identification number of the automated ticket machine;

(ii) the date and time the fill was performed;

(iii) the denomination of currency for each currency cassette inserted into the machine; and

(iv) the total value of the total number of bills per denomination, for each currency cassette being inserted into the machine;

(5) locking the cabinet and signing the duplicate copy of the automated ticket machine cassette fill attesting that the fill was completed. The fill receipt and the credit receipt shall be deposited in a locked accounting box; and

(6) returning all removed currency cassettes and reject bins in a secured cart to the count room or other location approved by the commission.

(j)Count and documentation.

One or more accounting department employees with no incompatible function shall count and document the value of the contents of each removed currency cassette and currency cassette reject bin by:

(1) documenting the count of each currency cassette and reject bin on a balance receipt, by automated ticket machine;

(2) preparing or generating a sports pool currency cassette replenishment totals report that summarizes the total currency counted;

(3) transferring the currency to a main bank cashier with a copy of the currency cassette replenishment totals report; and

(4) transporting the balance receipts and currency cassette replenishment totals report to the casino accounting department.

(k)Reconciliation.

The casino accounting department shall reconcile the automated ticket machines on a daily basis pursuant to internal controls. Any variance shall be documented by the accounting department and reported in writing to the commission within 72 hours of the end of the gaming day during which the variance was discovered. The report shall indicate the cause of the variance and shall contain any documentation required to support the stated explanation.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5329.11

Adopted New York State Register June 26, 2019/Volume XLI, Issue 26, eff. 6/26/2019