61D-11.0175. Cardroom Drop, Count Rooms, and Count Procedures

(1) Not less than once daily, the cardroom operator shall:

(a) Count and record the amount of chips or tokens and currency for each imprest tray;

(b) Make fills or replenish the imprest trays to bring them back to their beginning balances;

(c) Document beginning and ending inventories in the fill or credit report reflecting the value of chips or tokens and currency whether final fills are or are not made;

(d) Confirm that the designated supervisor has verified the replenishment of each imprest tray; and,

(e) Ensure that drop boxes are removed from tables and immediately transported to the count room or other secure area by two or more employees. At least one of the transporting employees shall be a security employee.

(2) Cardroom operators shall remove all drop boxes, other than those used on tables designated as tournament only tables, at the same time each day, as indicated in the internal controls and lock them in a secure location until the count takes place.

(3) The cardroom operator shall have a count room within its facility used for counting of chips, tokens, and funds. Cardroom operations counts shall be performed at separate times and independent of pari-mutuel or slot operations counts.

(4) The count room shall include:

(a) Reinforced doors equipped with locks and a device that audibly signals the surveillance monitoring room and the security department whenever a door is opened. All count room doors must remain locked except to allow entrance by authorized individuals as listed on the inside of the count room door pursuant to subsection 61D-11.012(8), F.A.C.

(b) Tables for counting chips, tokens, or currency;

(c) Clear trash bags, if trash containers are present;

(d) Surveillance equipment as referenced in paragraph 61D-11.025(5)(b), F.A.C.; and,

(e) The controlling requirements in Rule 61D-14.063, F.A.C., for count rooms that are also used for slot machine gaming counts.

(5) Count Room procedures shall be as follows:

(a) Chips, tokens, or currency from any previous count shall be secured before another count begins;

(b) Count teams shall include a designated supervisor and at least two other team members, with the designated supervisor being the count recorder. Count team members shall be rotated in such a way so that the team does not consist exclusively of the same team members more than any three days per week;

(c) All persons present in the count room during the counting process shall wear outer garments that must be a full-length, short sleeved, one-piece, pocket-less garment with openings for the arms, feet, and neck only, which are in good condition and completely closed, fastened, or zipped at all times while in the count room;

(d) The cardroom manager and/or cardroom supervisors are prohibited from participating in the count activities;

(e) No person shall carry any personal items into the count room, other than those items needed for medical necessity; and,

(f) The designated count team supervisor shall record, in writing, the name and license number of each member of the count team, and record the same information on any personnel entering or exiting the count room during the count process.

(6) Security employees shall inspect the entire count room, including all trash containers and counting equipment to verify that no chips, tokens, or currency remain in the room.

(7) The count process shall be as follows:

(a) All count team members enter the count room as a group;

(b) Each drop box is counted separately;

(c) All content keys remain visible to surveillance through the count process;

(d) Count team members empty the contents of each drop box on the count table. No other box is opened while another box, or its contents are on the count table;

(e) Once empty, the drop box number and the inside of the drop box is held up to the full view of a surveillance camera with the drop box number called out verbally;

(f) After each drop box has been viewed and counted, the drop box shall be locked and placed in a storage area exclusively for drop boxes;

(g) During the count, the designated supervisor shall ensure that if a count team member has to leave the count room, all count team members:

1. Cease the count,

2. Secure all chips in the count room,

3. Leave the count room together,

4. Are inspected by security before leaving the count room; and,

5. Do not re-enter the count room until all count team members are present.

(h) All chips, tokens, or currency shall be dually counted and verified by a third employee;

(i) Any discrepancies which arise at any time during the count or in the transfer of the drop to the vault shall be resolved and documented.

(8) Count reporting shall be completed as follows:

(a) The following information shall be recorded on each count report:

1. The table number to which each drop box contents corresponds,

2. The value of each denomination of chips, tokens, or currency counted,

3. The total value of all denominations of chips, tokens, or currency counted,

4. The gaming date of the count and shift if more than one count is conducted daily; and,

5. The total number of all drop boxes opened and counted.

6. The employee name and license number of each member of the count team participating in that count.

(b) Any correction made to any count documentation shall be made by crossing out the error, entering the correct figure, and entering the initials of at least two count team members who verified the change.

(c) Each count report shall be signed by the count team members and the count team supervisor.

(d) Signed count reports shall be transported to the accounting or finance department immediately after the count.

Rulemaking Authority 550.0251(12), 849.086(4), (11) FS. Law Implemented 849.086 FS. History–New 9-7-08, Amended 7-21-14, 1-2-18.