Surveillance System Plans

PURPOSE: This rule establishes the requirements for surveillance system plans. (1) Every applicant for a Class B license shall submit a surveillance system plan to the commission no later than sixty (60) days prior to the start of gaming operations. (2) The surveillance system plan must include a casino floor plan that shows the placement of all surveillance equipment in relation to the locations required by this chapter to be covered and a detailed description of the procedures utilized in the operation of the casino surveillance systems and its equipment. In addition, the plan may include other information that evidences compliance with this rule by the applicant. (3) The licensee may not change the locations of table games, slot machines or other gaming devices without approval of the commission. The surveillance system must also be adjusted, if necessary, to provide the coverage required by this chapter. (4) If, after reviewing the applicant’s or licensee’s written casino surveillance system plan, the commission determines the plan does not comply with the rules in this chapter, the commission shall notify the licensee in writing, and the applicant or licensee shall revise the plan to comply with the rules in this chapter and submit the revised plan within thirty (30) days after receipt of the commission’s written notice. Final approval of the surveillance plan will be made by the commission only after a test of the system, under conditions of simulated gaming and counting of a drop. (5) The licensee shall, in its surveillance department, maintain a copy of its surveillance system plan which shall be kept current, documenting any changes to the surveillance system, placement of equipment, or the description of procedures utilized in its operation. Surveillance system plans or a copy thereof shall be made immediately available to any agent of the commission upon request. AUTHORITY: sections 313.004 and 313.824, RSMo 2016, and sections 313.800 and 313.805, RSMo Supp. 2022.* Emergency rule filed Sept. 1, 1993, effective Sept. 20, 1993, expired Jan. 17, 1994. Emergency rule filed Jan. 5, 1994, effective Jan. 18, 1994, expired Jan. 30, 1994. Original rule filed Sept. 1, 1993, effective Jan. 31, 1994. Amended: Filed May 13, 1998, effective Oct. 30, 1998. Amended: Filed July 28, 2006, effective March 30, 2007. Amended: Filed Oct. 27, 2022, effective June 30, 2023. *Original authority: 313.004, RSMo 1993, amended 1994, 2014; 313.800, RSMo 1991, amended 1993, 1994, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022; 313.805, RSMo 1991, amended 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2021, 2022; and 313.824, RSMo 1991, amended 1993.