Surveillance Systems

A. Each gaming operator licensee shall install, maintain and continuously operate a surveillance system at its licensed gaming establishment. The purpose of the surveillance system is to assist the gaming operator licensee and the state in safeguarding the licensee’s assets, in deterring, detecting and prosecuting criminal acts, and in maintaining public confidence and trust that licensed gaming activity is conducted honestly and free of criminal elements and activity. B. The board, in its sole discretion, may exempt a gaming operator licensee from the requirements of this section. C. Within 60 days after filing its application, each applicant for a gaming operator’s license shall submit a written surveillance system plan to the board. The plan shall be in a form approved or required by the board and shall include descriptions of all equipment utilized by the surveillance system, a blueprint or diagram that shows all of the areas to be monitored and the placement of surveillance equipment in relation to the activities being observed, a description of the procedures used in the operation of the surveillance system, and any other information required by the board. The plan shall be approved before a gaming operator license is issued. D. A licensee shall not make any changes to its approved surveillance plan without prior written approval by the board or its designee. Before implementing any changes to a surveillance system plan, the licensee shall submit the proposed changes on forms approved by the board to the board or its designee for approval. If, after reviewing the gaming operator licensee’s proposed changes, the board or its designee determines that the proposed plan is not adequate, it shall notify the gaming operator licensee in writing. The gaming operator licensee shall revise the proposed plan and submit it to the board for approval or request a hearing within 30 days after receipt of the board’s written notice. E. A licensee shall notify the board immediately of any failure of the surveillance system to continuously monitor the gaming premises or to otherwise operate properly. The board may require temporary suspension of gaming activities until the surveillance system is restored. F. A racetrackgaming premise constructed after September 1, 2003, shall provide at least one entrance to the surveillance room that is not located on the game room floor. Any racetrack gaming operator licensee who substantially remodels the gaming premises shall provide at least one entrance to the surveillance room that is not on the gaming room floor. G. A gaming premise initially licensed or constructed after September 1, 2005 shall be required to use digital video recording equipment for its surveillance system. H. The board may require a licensee to update its surveillance plan if the board, in its discretion, determines that the surveillance plan is not adequate. [15.1.10.23 NMAC - Rp, 15.1.10.23 NMAC, 1/29/2016] 15.1.10.24 AUTHORIZED GAMES; GAME REQUIREMENTS: A. Limited gaming permitted pursuant to Section 60-2E-2(A) of the act shall include only the play of approved games on licensed gaming machines. Table games, side bets, unapproved games, and all other forms of unauthorized gaming are expressly prohibited. B. No game shall be played on a licensed premises until the board has authorized the game in conformity with the gaming operator applicant’s or licensee’s approved business plan and the gaming machine has been connected and transmitting satisfactorily to the board’s central monitoring system. C. The following games, one or more of which may be simulated on a single gaming machine, are approved for play on a licensed premises: (1) draw poker; (2) keno; (3) blackjack; (4) line-up symbols and numbers; 15.1.10 NMAC 8 (5) any other game authorized by the board. D. A racetrack gaming operator licensee may operate licensed multi-station games provided it meets the following conditions: (1) the racetrack gaming operator licensee shall notify the board of its intent to place multi- station games on the gaming premises, and obtain approval of the board or its designee prior to placing the games on the gaming premises; (2) the racetrack gaming operator licensee shall apply for and obtain licensure for each multi- station game; for purposes of this subsection, each multi-station game shall count as one gaming machine; (3) no multi-station game shall have more than 15 player terminals; (4) multi-station games shall not comprise more than three percent of the total possible allowed gaming machines on the gaming floor; for purposes of this subsection, each multi-station game having up to five player terminals shall count as one gaming machine, each multi-station game having between six and 10 player terminals shall count as two gaming machines and each multi-station game having between 11 and 15 gaming machines shall count as three gaming machines. E. Each multi-station game operated by a racetrack gaming operator licensee shall comply with 15.1.7 NMAC, where applicable, and the following additional technical specifications: (1) each individual player terminal shall be capable of being independently monitored by the central monitoring system; (2) each multi-station game shall have one random number generator; (3) each multi-station game shall have one master terminal which houses the logic area and game display, and which is shared among all player terminals; (4) the player terminals of the multi-station game shall have no means to independently determine game outcomes; (5) each multi-station game shall be configured so that it cannot be disconnected from the gaming device central processing unit that determines the game outcomes for all player stations without rendering that terminal inoperable; (6) multi-station games shall only permit players to play against the house.