Regulation .18 Cashiers’ Cage Design Standards.
Regulation .18 Cashiers’ Cage Design Standards.LinkCopy Citation
A.
A facility operator shall have on, adjacent, or proximate to the gaming floor a physical structure known as a cashiers' cage to house the cashiers and to serve as the central location in the facility for:
(1)
The custody of the cash, accounting records, and forms and documents required under this chapter to conduct video lottery and table game operations;
(2)
The initial financial consolidation of all transactions pertaining to video lottery terminal and table game activity; and
(3)
Other functions normally associated with the operation of a cashiers' cage.
B.
A cashiers’ cage shall include the following design features:
(1)
A manually triggered silent alarm system connected:
(a)
Directly to the security department; or
(b)
Directly, or through a documented communication protocol, to the monitor room of the surveillance department;
(2)
A double door entry and exit system that will not permit an individual to pass through the second door until the first door is securely locked, as follows:
(a)
The first door leading from the gaming floor shall be controlled by the security department, the surveillance department, or a Commission-approved computerized access control system.
(b)
The second door leading into the cashiers’ cage shall be controlled by the cashiers' cage or a Commission-approved computerized access control system.
(c)
The double door entry and exit system shall be equipped with surveillance capability sufficient to allow monitoring of:
(i)
All ingress and egress; and
(ii)
The interior compartment; and
(d)
Both doors of the double door entry and exit system shall be equipped with:
(i)
Separate locks with a key or release mechanism which is different on each door; and
(ii)
Locks which are operational in the event of a power failure; and
(3)
Any entrance to the cashiers’ cage that is not a double door entry and exit system shall be equipped as an alarmed emergency exit door.
C.
A facility may have one or more satellite cages physically separate from the cashiers' cage which:
(1)
May perform all of the functions of a cashiers' cage authorized by this chapter; and
(2)
Shall be equipped with an alarm system in compliance with §B(1) of this regulation.
D.
A facility operator shall make readily available to the Commission:
(1)
An access control matrix indicating which employee job descriptions are authorized to have access to the cashiers’ cage and any satellite cage; and
(2)
A list of employees, with license number, who are authorized:
(a)
To have access to the:
(i)
Cashiers’ cage and any satellite cage;
(ii)
Keys to the manual locks securing the double door entry and exit system; and
(iii)
Release button on magnetic locks securing the double door entry and exit system;
(b)
To activate or deactivate alarm systems for the cashiers' cage and any satellite cage; and
(c)
To grant access to the cashiers’ cage and any satellite cage through the access control matrix or a computerized access control system.