Section 68IAC1-9-2. Commission surveillance room

   (a) The commission surveillance room shall meet the following requirements:

(1) Be of sufficient size to accommodate two (2) individuals and the equipment listed in subsection (b).

(2) Be in a location approved by the executive director.

(3) The interior of the commission surveillance room shall not be visible to the patrons or employees of the casino licensee.

(4) Have locks that are not accessible with keys that open any other door within the casino gambling operation. Only the commission, enforcement agents, and the master shall possess keys that access the commission surveillance room. The master shall use the keys to the commission surveillance room only in the event of an emergency.

(5) Be furnished with office furniture sufficient to accommodate two (2) individuals.

  (b) The casino licensee shall equip the commission surveillance room with the following:

(1) A personal computer with view and print access to all of the casino licensee's computer equipment inside the casino, including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) Player tracking system.

(B) Patron credit system.

(C) Central computer system.

(2) The personal computer shall be equipped with the following:

(A) Offline word processing capabilities that are compatible with the commission computer system.

(B) Sufficient hard drive space to store recordings of multiple incidents at a given time.

(C) The capability to capture a still photograph and save it electronically.

(3) A printer attached to the personal computer described in subdivision (1).

(4) A display screen or screens having the capability to show the live feed of three (3) surveillance cameras, at a minimum. A display screen must meet the following requirements:

(A) The resolution must be of the same or higher quality of those used in the licensee's surveillance room.

(B) At least one (1) of the live feed displays must be in color.

(5) The surveillance system must be equipped to record and play back videotapes and digital recordings. The recording and playback equipment shall be of equal or better quality than the recording and playback equipment used in the surveillance room.

(6) The surveillance system must be capable of monitoring or recording, or both, without being overridden, anything visible by video monitor or display screen to employees of the casino licensee working in the casino's surveillance room.

(7) A printer capable of generating instantaneously, upon command, a clear color or black and white, or both, copy of the image depicted on a recording.

(8) A date and time generator synchronized to a central clock capable of being displayed on any of the display screens and being recorded.

(9) A separate and segregated telephone communication system for the exclusive use of the enforcement agents.

(10) A telephone communication system that is integrated with the casino telephone system.

(11) At least two (2) portable radios that have listen and talk capabilities that can monitor the casino radio systems, including the casino licensee's security radio system.

(12) A computer system that will immediately notify enforcement agents of access to or egress from the following:

(A) The surveillance room.

(B) The hard count room.

(C) The soft count room.

(D) Cages.

(E) Vaults.

(F) Any other room or area of the casino deemed necessary by the executive director to ensure compliance with IC 4-33, IC 4-35, and this title.

(13) A fireproof, lockable file cabinet. Only the commission and enforcement agents shall have keys that access the file cabinet in the casino commission surveillance room.

(14) Any other equipment deemed necessary by the executive director to ensure compliance with IC 4-33, IC 4-35, and this title.

(Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 1-9-2; filed Jun 23, 1995, 2:30 p.m.: 18 IR 2651; readopted filed Oct 15, 2001, 4:34 p.m.: 25 IR 898; filed Dec 6, 2006, 2:52 p.m.: 20070103-IR-068060191FRA; readopted filed Sep 14, 2007, 1:40 p.m.: 20071003-IR-068070354RFA; filed Dec 6, 2012, 2:32 p.m.: 20130102-IR-068110786FRA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 3:58 p.m.: 20131225-IR-068130354RFA)