Regulation .35 Gaming Ticket.
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A.
A facility operator may issue a gaming ticket and utilize a gaming ticket system meeting the requirements of this subtitle.
B.
A facility operator shall:
(1)
Issue a gaming ticket which does not expire for 182 days after the date of issuance;
(2)
Configure its gaming ticket system to:
(a)
Prevent issuance of a gaming ticket exceeding $10,000; and
(b)
Require gaming tickets of $5,000 or more to be redeemed only at the cashiers’ cage;
(3)
Configure a ticket redemption unit under Regulation .38 of this regulation to:
(a)
Redeem only a gaming ticket of less than $5,000; and
(b)
Direct a player attempting to redeem a gaming ticket of $5,000 or more to the cashiers’ cage; and
(4)
Redeem at its cashiers’ cage a gaming ticket of $5,000 or more by:
(a)
Cash or check; or
(b)
Check on the request of a player.
C.
A facility operator shall immediately report to the Commission evidence that a gaming ticket has been counterfeited, tampered with, or altered in any way which would affect the integrity, fairness, or reliability of the gaming ticket.
D.
A facility operator shall develop and include in the internal controls submitted to and approved by the Commission under Regulation .05 of this chapter procedures addressing the issuance and redemption of a gaming ticket.
E.
A facility operator’s internal controls shall:
(1)
Require a gaming ticket to include:
(a)
Name or trade name of the facility operator;
(b)
Date and time of issuance;
(c)
Amount of the gaming ticket;
(d)
Unique series number automatically generated by the gaming ticket system;
(e)
Asset number of the video lottery terminal dispensing the gaming ticket;
(f)
At least one anticounterfeiting measure, which appears on one or both sides of the gaming ticket;
(g)
Locations where the gaming ticket may be redeemed and any restrictions applicable to redemption;
(h)
A bar code or magnetic strip which enables the gaming ticket system to identify the numeric information required by this section; and
(i)
Notice to the player of the terms of expiration; and
(2)
Include procedures and controls which:
(a)
Require a gaming ticket system to perform the following prior to payment:
(i)
Verify the validity of the series number and amount of the gaming ticket; and
(ii)
Electronically cancel the gaming ticket;
(b)
Require the gaming ticket system to be configured:
(i)
To permit access to the complete series number of an unredeemed gaming ticket only to gaming ticket system administrative employees and accounting department employees not assigned to the cashiers’ cage; and
(ii)
To maintain a record of all unredeemed gaming tickets for a minimum of 2 years from the date of issuance of the gaming ticket unless a request to remove or relocate system records is submitted in writing and approved in writing by the Commission;
(c)
Address the following events:
(i)
Calculation and transmittal by the facility operator of its outstanding expired unredeemed gaming ticket balance to the State;
(ii)
An election by a facility operator to pay a gaming ticket when the gaming ticket system is inoperable or otherwise unable to verify the validity of the gaming ticket at the time of payment; and
(iii)
An election by a facility operator to pay a gaming ticket where the gaming ticket system fails to verify and electronically cancel the gaming ticket when it is presented by the player and scanned for verification; and
(d)
Require generation, at the conclusion of each gaming day, of reports detailing:
(i)
Gaming tickets issued;
(ii)
Gaming tickets redeemed and cancelled by redemption location;
(iii)
Unredeemed liability for gaming tickets;
(iv)
Readings on gaming ticket related video lottery terminal meters;
(v)
Meter readings compared to number and amount of issued and redeemed gaming tickets; and
(vi)
Any exceptions.