61D-14.073. Meter Readings

(1) Accounting department employees shall:

(a) Manually read and record at least 25 percent of all facility slot machine electronic meters each quarter until all facility slot machine meters are read as required in subsection 61D-14.042(2), F.A.C., by the end of each calendar year; and

(b) Reconcile the readings obtained pursuant to paragraph (1)(a) above with the meter information for each of the corresponding slot machine meter records on the facility based monitoring system.

(2) Each employee involved in the preparation of the slot meter sheet shall sign the slot meter sheet attesting to the accuracy of the information. The slot meter sheet shall be delivered directly to the accounting department for comparison to the slot win sheet and calculation of slot machine statistics.

(3) Whenever there is a variance of more than two percent or more than $100 between the slot machine’s internal electronic meters and the meters of the facility based monitoring system, the slot machine licensee shall investigate the cause of the variance and prepare and file an incident report documenting the variance with the controller, the director of surveillance, and the division. The incident report shall include:

(a) The date of the meter reading;

(b) The date the report was filed;

(c) The amount of the variance, by denomination, which shall be by total value;

(d) The asset number of the machine involved;

(e) The amount of the variance by bills, tickets, and/or vouchers;

(f) An indication as to the cause of the variance with documentation attached to support the explanation; and

(g) The signature and license number of the preparer.

Rulemaking Authority 551.103(1), 551.122 FS. Law Implemented 551.103(1)(d), (e), (i) FS. History–New 7-30-06, Amended 8-14-11.