Card Game Drop Box Procedures

Card Game Drop Box Procedures. (a) Each card table shall have one card game drop box with the drop slot located at least four inches in front of the table tray and to the right thereof, unless the table is equipped with a drop slot located at least two inches to the right of and even with the top right-hand corner of the table tray, with a cover over the drop slot, which when activated will cause the rake to drop directly into the drop box. The card game drop box shall be a locked container marked with a permanent number corresponding to a permanent number on the card table and permanently marked to indicate game and shift, all of which markings shall be clearly visible at a distance of 20 feet. The locked drop box shall be locked to the card table with a lock that is keyed separately from the locked drop box itself. (b) All card game drop boxes shall be removed from their respective card tables at the times previously submitted in writing to and approved by the Executive Director. The removal of card game drop boxes shall be without any interruptions so that an observer may be able to observe the markings on the boxes. The boxes must be transported directly to the room designated for counting where they shall be stored in a secure place or immediately counted. In the event of electronic or mechanical malfunction, or any other situation which prevents the placement of money in the drop box, the licensee may perform an emergency drop on the malfunctioning device. Emergency Drops require a secondary written notification to be filed with the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Such emergency drop must be recorded on the casino surveillance systems. Recordings of any emergency drop must be retained for fourteen (14) days. (c) For each card table where a jackpot eligible card game may be played, a jackpot drop box shall be installed with the drop slot located at least four inches in front of the table tray and to the left thereof, unless the table is equipped with a drop slot located at least two inches to the left of and even with the top left-hand corner of the table tray, with a cover over the drop slot, which when activated will cause the jackpot rake to drop directly into the jackpot drop box. The jackpot drop box shall be a locked container marked with a permanent number corresponding to a permanent number on the card table and permanently marked, all of which markings shall be clearly visible at a distance of 20 feet. The locked container shall be locked to the card table and shall be separately keyed from the container itself. (d) All jackpot drop boxes shall be removed from their respective card tables at the times previously submitted in writing to and approved by the Executive Director. The removal of jackpot drop boxes shall be without any interruptions so an observer may be able to observe the markings on the boxes. The boxes must be transported directly to the room designated for counting where they shall be stored in a secure place or immediately counted. In the event of electronic or mechanical malfunction, or any other situation which prevents the placement of money in the drop box, the licensee may perform an emergency drop on the malfunctioning device. Emergency Drops require a secondary written notification to be filed with the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Such emergency drop must be recorded on the casino surveillance systems, and a copy of this recording must be available for inspection by the Mississippi Gaming Commission for fourteen (14) days after the emergency drop is performed. (Adopted: 09/25/1991; Amended: 07/26/1993; Amended: 06/25/2003; Amended: 06/25/2010.)