N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5329.9

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

Section 5329.9 - Sports wagering lounge

(a)Lounge.

Sports wagering shall occur only in a sports wagering lounge of an operator, as required by Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 1367(3)(b). Any such sports wagering lounge shall be no less than 500 square feet and promote optimum security of the facility, which shall include the installation and maintenance of security and surveillance equipment consistent with the requirements of sections 5314.4 and 5314.5 of this Part, including closed-circuit television equipment, according to specifications submitted to and approved by the commission. No wagering ticket shall be sold except at regular ticket windows, properly designated by signs, except that wagering tickets and vouchers may be issued by automated ticket machines within a sports wagering lounge or other location within the gaming facility as approved by the commission.

(b)Booth.

Each lounge shall include a booth that:

(1) shall be designed and constructed to provide maximum security for the materials stored and the activities performed therein;

(2) includes one or more cashier windows, each of which shall contain:

(i) a cashier's drawer and terminal through which financial transactions related to sports wagering are conducted;

(ii) a permanently affixed number, which shall be visible to the CCTV surveillance system;

(iii) a physical barrier designed to prevent direct access to the materials stored and activities performed in such booth if a cashier is cashing a winning wagering ticket or voucher of more than $10,000. Such windows shall be secured physically from any other cashier locations within the booth; and

(iv) manually triggered silent alarm systems, which shall be connected directly to the monitoring rooms of the casino surveillance;

(3) includes manually triggered silent alarm systems, which shall be connected directly to the monitoring rooms of the casino surveillance;

(4) includes closed circuit television cameras capable of accurate visual monitoring and taping of any activities, including the capturing of the patron's facial image when conducting transactions at the counter;

(5) has an alarm for each emergency exit door that is not a mantrap; and

(6) includes a secure location for the purpose of storing funds issued by a cage to be used in the operation of a sports pool.

(c)Required personnel.

Each operator shall have, or otherwise retain through a sports pool vendor, one or more persons to serve as an:

(1) oddsmaker; and

(2) operations wagering manager.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5329.9

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