Section 68IAC11-3-1. General provisions

   (a) The following definitions apply throughout this rule:

(1) "Bill validator report" means a report completed by the soft count team that documents the value of the currency collected from the bill validator drop boxes. The report shall:

(A) be completed on a form prescribed or approved by the commission; and

(B) include the currency count by denomination and the total amount of currency removed from the bill validator drop boxes.

(2) "Bill validator verification report" means a report generated after the completion of the soft count that documents the amount and denomination of the currency that was deposited into a bill validator of an electronic gaming device. The report shall be completed on a form prescribed or approved by the commission and shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

(A) The electronic gaming device from which the bill validator drop box was removed.

(B) The total dollar value of the currency contained in the bill validator drop box.

(C) The number and denomination of each bill contained in the bill validator drop box.

(3) "Currency collection team" means a team of the casino licensee's employees that consists of at least three (3) occupational licensees, at least one (1) of whom is a security officer. The duties of the currency collection team shall include the following:

(A) For table games, the currency collection team shall collect and replace drop boxes at least one (1) time per day.

(B) For electronic gaming devices, the currency collection team shall collect and replace drop boxes in accordance with the casino licensee's approved internal controls.

(4) "Drop box" means the live gaming device drop boxes or bill validator drop boxes.

(5) "Drop box storage cart" means the cart, equipped with a secured compartment, used to transport drop boxes during the currency collection process.

(6) "Drop box verification report" means a report generated before the commencement of the soft count that documents the activity that took place at each live gaming device for the gaming day. The report shall be completed on a form prescribed or approved by the commission and shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

(A) The opening dollar amount of each live gaming device inventory.

(B) The identifying number and dollar amount of each live gaming device fill slip.

(C) The total dollar amount of table fill slips.

(D) The identifying number and dollar amount of each live gaming device credit slip.

(E) The total dollar amount of live gaming device credit slips.

(F) The closing dollar amount of each live gaming device inventory.

(G) The identifying number and dollar amount of each counter check.

(H) The total dollar amount of counter checks.

(I) The identifying number and dollar amount of each front money withdrawal.

(J) The total dollar amount of front money withdrawals.

(7) "Master gaming report" means a report completed by the soft count team that documents the value of the currency collected from the drop boxes of the live gaming devices. The report shall be completed on a form prescribed or approved by the commission and shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

(A) The total amount of the opening live gaming device inventories.

(B) The total amount of the table fill slips.

(C) The total amount of the table credit slips.

(D) The total amount of closing table game inventories.

(E) The total amount of counter checks.

(F) The total amount of front money withdrawals.

(G) The total amount of currency and chips removed from live gaming device drop boxes.

(H) The total win or loss.

(8) "Recorder" means the member of the soft count team responsible for ensuring that the paperwork reconciles. The recorder shall not be responsible for completing the table count slips.

(9) "Soft count team" means a team of the casino licensee's employees that consists of at least:

(A) one (1) employee of the soft count department; and

(B) one (1) soft count:

(i) supervisor;

(ii) manager;

(iii) lead; or

(iv) equivalent.

The soft count team shall be responsible for counting and bundling the currency collected from the live gaming devices and bill validators. An employee from the accounting department may assist the soft count team if the soft count team has a discrepancy in its counts.

  (b) Members of the currency collection team and soft count team shall wear clothing that is not conducive to the concealment of currency. Members of the currency collection team and soft count team shall not wear hats.

  (c) The currency collection team and the soft count team shall be rotated on a routine basis to ensure the integrity of the currency collection process and the soft count. Members of the currency collection team can be members of the soft count team.

  (d) On the last day of the month, the casino licensee shall drop each bill validator and complete a reconciliation of that month's soft drop. (Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 11-3-1; filed Jul 18, 1996, 8:45 a.m.: 19 IR 3322; filed Jan 30, 1998, 11:00 a.m.: 21 IR 2060; filed May 29, 1998, 5:10 p.m.: 21 IR 3697; filed Jun 19, 2000, 10:34 a.m.: 23 IR 2699; readopted filed Nov 25, 2002, 10:11 a.m.: 26 IR 1261; filed Sep 30, 2004, 11:05 a.m.: 28 IR 528; readopted filed Sep 21, 2010, 3:55 p.m.: 20101020-IR-068100360RFA; filed Apr 13, 2011, 11:20 a.m.: 20110511-IR-068100498FRA; filed Dec 6, 2012, 2:32 p.m.: 20130102-IR-068110786FRA; filed Nov 13, 2015, 2:37 p.m.: 20151209-IR-068150113FRA)