61D-11.025. Cardroom Electronic Surveillance

(1) Each cardroom operator shall operate an onsite electronic surveillance system according to the specifications herein to monitor the activities within its cardroom and supporting areas.

(2) The surveillance system must be capable of:

(a) Covert monitoring of:

1. The conduct and operation of card and domino tables,

2. The conduct and operation of the location(s) where tournament buy-ins, registrations, re-entries, and prize payouts occur,

3. The conduct and operation of the cashiers’ cage(s) and/or vault,

4. The collection and count of the cardroom’s gaming revenue and jackpot pool drop,

5. The movement of any cardroom imprest tray, chips, tokens, or currency while being transported within the facility to a card or domino table, count room, money room, vault, cardroom vault or cashiers’ cage, or other secure area.

(b) Detection and recording of:

1. Cheating, theft, embezzlement, and any other activity considered illegal under the law or inconsistent with Chapter 61D-11, F.A.C., or Section 849.086, F.S., in the cardroom facility; and,

2. The presence in the cardroom facility of any unauthorized or excluded person.

(3) The person holding the position of cardroom manager or supervisor with oversight of cardroom drops and revenue shall not be in a position to conduct surveillance for the count room and drop activities.

(4) The surveillance system and equipment shall employ digital electronic technology with the acuity and clarity no less than that provided by magnetic tape systems. The digital surveillance equipment shall:

(a) Record to a quality of 4 Common Intermediate Format (CIF);

(b) Be viewable on a monitor; and,

(c) Include date and time generators that display the accurate (real) date and time of recorded events in the record to enable the operator to identify the point on such record at which a particular event was recorded.

(5) Different capability levels of cameras shall be:

(a) Dedicated cameras that record at a rate of 30 frames per second for viewing:

1. All activities on the entire surface of each card, domino, and count room table,

2. The central location for tournament buy-ins and registration,

3. The cashiers’ cage(s), cashiers’ drawers, and/or vault, including windows, cabinets, and shelving; and,

4. The surveillance room and activities conducted therein.

(b) PTZ cameras that:

1. Are placed behind domes or one-way mirrors,

2. Are concealed from view,

3. Permit unobstructed viewing with sufficient video monitors,

4. Simultaneously cover various vantage points,

5. Operate at a rate of 30 frames per second,

6. Permit identification of any person in the gaming area, and cardroom supporting areas, by obtaining a complete and clear image of the players’ faces,

7. Monitor and record the movement of chips, tokens, currency, imprest trays, drop boxes, and tip boxes within the cardroom facility,

8. Monitor all areas and activities occurring within the count rooms with audio capability and motion-sensitive performance to record during any occupancy in the count process,

9. Monitor and record all areas where chips and tokens are exchanged for cash or checks with sufficient clarity to permit identification of all physical items involved in the recorded transactions; and,

10. Magnify or zoom to clearly distinguish table numbers and the value of playing cards, dominoes, chips, tokens, and currency.

(6) During each count of chips, tokens, and currency in the count room:

(a) The surveillance room must be staffed with the personnel identified pursuant to subsection 61D-11.012(9), F.A.C.; and,

(b) The count must be recorded with cardroom surveillance equipment.

(7) The surveillance room:

(a) Entrance shall be located so that it is not readily visible or accessible to the general public;

(b) Access must be limited to personnel authorized pursuant to subsection 61D-11.012(9), F.A.C.; and,

(c) Shall be used for surveillance purposes only.

(8) If a cardroom operator allows surveillance coverage to be viewed from a location outside of the surveillance room, the cardroom operator shall:

(a) Ensure that access to the room is limited to personnel authorized pursuant to subsection 61D-11.012(9), F.A.C.;

(b) Provide the location(s) in the cardroom internal controls;

(c) Provide the location(s) on the cardroom floor plan; and,

(d) Ensure that the surveillance system or equipment at the location(s) is configured to prohibit manipulation, or instruction to be manipulated by any reviewer, of the surveillance system’s settings and cameras.

(9) Each camera unit required by this rule must be installed in a manner that will prevent it from being obstructed, tampered with, or disabled.

(10) Employees shall not intentionally obstruct surveillance system equipment.

(11) Adequate lighting shall be present in all areas of the cardroom to enable camera coverage of sufficient quality to produce clear recordings.

(12) Reasonable effort must be made to repair each malfunction of surveillance system equipment required by this rule within 24 hours after the malfunction is discovered.

(13) The cardroom licensee shall:

(a) Notify the division within 24 hours of discovery of any surveillance equipment malfunction via facsimile transmission or email pursuant to Rule 61D-11.0025, F.A.C.

(b) Maintain a log of all malfunctions of the surveillance and recording equipment; and,

(c) Notify the division within 24 hours upon completion of the surveillance equipment repairs.

(14) All electronic surveillance recordings of cardroom activity shall be:

(a) Maintained for at least 14 days;

(b) Labeled in chronological order by date and time of recording; and,

(c) Retained for a period of time longer than 14 days if requested by the division.

(15) The surveillance system must possess the capability to monitor, identify, and record the activities of all persons throughout the cardroom and supporting areas in a manner that provides 100 percent camera coverage of the cardroom at all times.

(16) The surveillance system shall provide for clear lines of sight for any surveillance cameras or equipment and shall cover all areas where cards or dominoes are played or where money is collected, distributed, or counted.

(17) Each cardroom operator shall maintain a log of all surveillance activities in the surveillance room that shall include:

(a) The name and license number of each person who initiates, performs, or supervises the surveillance monitoring;

(b) Reason for the surveillance, including the name, if known, the description of each individual being monitored, the date and time the monitoring commences and ends, and a brief description of the activity in which the monitored person is engaging;

(c) The time each suspected criminal or regulatory offense is observed, and a notation of the reading on the meter, counter, or device that identifies the point on the recording that such offense was recorded; and,

(d) The date and time of any equipment malfunction and repair.

(18) When surveillance equipment malfunctions and fails to operate as required by this rule, play at the table or tables in any area for which there is inadequate monitoring shall be suspended, and designated with signage as “closed,” until the quality of the surveillance system is restored to the levels required by this rule.

(19) The activity within the surveillance room shall be continuously recorded.

(20) Procedures for the operation of the surveillance system shall be maintained in the surveillance room.

(21) For a permitholder that is licensed to conduct both cardroom and slot machine gaming, that utilizes one surveillance system to monitor both types of gaming activities, Rule 61D-14.054, F.A.C., shall be the controlling rule for the surveillance room.

Rulemaking Authority 550.0251(12), 849.086(4), (11) FS. Law Implemented 849.086 FS. History–New 10-21-97, Amended 9-7-08, 7-21-14, 1-2-18.