Mandatory Drops

PURPOSE: This rule establishes the requirement for mandatory drops for Retail licensees. (1) Retail licensees shall drop and count the licensee’s gross receipts from sports wagering at least once every seven (7) calendar days. (2) Retail licensees shall report to the commission the time(s) when the required drop devices of kiosks will be removed and the contents counted. All drop devices shall be removed and counted at the time(s) previously designated to the commission. Removal and counting of contents at any time(s) other than the designated time(s) is prohibited unless the licensee provides advance written notice to the commission of a change in time(s). An emergency removal of the funds may only be conducted due to a drop device malfunction or full drop device and shall be conducted in accordance with the approved internal controls. (3) Retail licensees shall follow the approved internal controls for dropping and counting gross receipts. The internal control procedures shall comply with the following: (A) The keys to drop devices and the count room or vault shall be considered sensitive keys and handled accordingly; (B) The locks for drop devices shall be maintained in an identified secure location; (C) Drops shall be counted in the commission-approved count room or vault; (D) The count room or vault shall have— 1. Solid outer walls; 2. No windows that can be opened; and 3. Clear, glass-like count tables for emptying, sorting, and counting the contents of the drop devices; (E) The count room or vault shall be locked when the room is unoccupied and locked from the interior during the count; (F) The count room shall not contain any supplies and equipment not related to the count process, unless otherwise approved in the internal controls; (G) Individuals accessing the count room or vault, except security, vault cashier, internal and external auditors, and commission personnel shall wear a one- (1-) piece, pocketless jumpsuit; (H) Once the count has begun any person exiting the count room or vault, for any reason other than to complete the drop, shall remove his or her jumpsuit. A security officer shall observe the individual removing the jumpsuit to detect any assets that may have been concealed on the employee’s person. The jumpsuit shall be removed directly outside the count room door or vault; (I) When accessing the count room or the vault for the count of kiosks, at least two (2) persons shall be present for the duration of the access; (J) A security officer shall inspect all containers, equipment, paperwork, and other items being removed from the count room or vault; (K) The count of the contents from each drop device or collection bag shall be recorded on the count sheet or into a computer system prior to commingling the funds with funds from other devices; and (L) No funds other than the sports wagering drop shall be in the count room or vault during the sports wagering count unless the other funds are secured for the duration of the count. AUTHORITY: section 39(g) of Article III, Mo. Const., section 313.004, RSMo 2016, and sections 313.800–313.850, RSMo 2016 and Supp. 2025.* Original rule filed May 14, 2025, effective Nov. 30, 2025. *Original authority: 313.004, RSMo 1993, amended 1994, 2014, and 313.800-313.850, see Revised Statutes of Missouri, 2016 and Supp. 2025.