Facilities, Supplies and Equipment

Facilities, Supplies and Equipment. (a) The physical facilities and equipment of each gaming school shall be sufficient for attainment of the school's purposes and shall be safe and adequate in quality, size and number to effectively accommodate students, faculty and staff. The school shall have sufficient space, equipment and supplies on hand to provide a shop, laboratory or classroom space for each of the students in attendance at every session of instruction or training. 1. No gaming school shall alter its physical facility unless prior notice, which shall include a diagram detailing the proposed change, has been submitted to and approved by the Commission. (b) Physical facilities of all gaming schools shall meet all applicable State, county and local laws, regulations and ordinances with regard to space, safety, health, fire, construction, sanitation, heating, lighting, ventilation, zoning and environmental protection and such other standards as may from time to time be adopted by the Commission. 1. The gaming school shall be at least four hundred (400) feet from any church, school, kindergarten or funeral home. However, within an area zoned commercial or business, the minimum distance shall not be less than one hundred (100) feet. (c) Facilities leased or rented which house the instructional program of the school shall be bound by contract or lease agreement between the owner of the school and the owner of the facilities. Said contract or lease agreement shall stipulate length of lease, conditions of lease and shall be signed by both parties. A copy of the agreement must be filed with the Commission prior to the issuance of a certificate of operation. (d) Unless the Commission shall otherwise determine, all gaming equipment utilized by a gaming school shall conform to all requirements set forth in the regulations of the Commission governing gaming equipment utilized by casino licensee. Each gaming school shall keep an itemized list of its dealing shoes, gaming tables, slot machines, and roulette and big six wheels. 1. Unless the Commission shall otherwise determine, each table for blackjack, roulette, craps, baccarat and big six shall have the name of the gaming school, or some other identifying attribute as approved by the Commission, permanently imprinted thereon in letters at least one inch in height and shall, as shall each slot machine, also have permanently affixed on it a serial number which, together with the location of the table or machine, shall be filed with the Commission. (e) Unless the Commission shall otherwise determine, all gaming chips and plaques utilized by a gaming school shall be distinctly dissimilar to any gaming chips and plaques utilized by a casino licensee. 1. No gaming school shall issue or cause to be utilized in its gaming school any gaming chips or plaques until such gaming chips and plaques are submitted to and approved by the Commission. (f) Each gaming school shall provide adequate security of its premises for the protection of its equipment. No such equipment shall be removed from the premises of the school or sold or transferred to any person without the prior approval of the Commission; provided, however, the gaming chips and plaques may be removed by students for practice purposes without the necessity of any approval of the Commission. 1. Each gaming school shall require all employees and students to possess a work permit and have it on their person while on school premises. 2. Upon graduation a student may, upon written request to the Commission, enter the gaming school for the purpose of practice after obtaining prior approval. The gaming school shall properly document each practice session attended by the graduate. (g) Gaming chips and plaques and equipment of a gaming school shall be used for training, instructional and practice purposes only. Utilization of same for actual gaming by any person shall be prohibited and may constitute cause for the suspension or revocation of the gaming school license. (h) Each gaming school shall have a telephone listed in the local telephone directory. (Adopted: 11/04/1992.)