(1) House-banked card game licensees must have a secured area, called a "count room," for counting the contents of drop boxes.
(2) Licensees must design and construct the count room to provide maximum security for the materials housed there and for the activities conducted there. The count room must be fully enclosed with only one entry. Licensees must also have:
(a) A door with at least one lock securing the count room door. The security department must keep and control the key or combination to the door. If a double locking system is used, the gambling operation department must keep the key to the second lock; and
(b) A sign-out procedure for all authorized keys used for the count process; and
(c) An alarm device connected to the entrance of the count room so that opening the door signals the surveillance employees monitoring the closed circuit television system.
(3) In the count room, licensees must have:
(a) A table of clear glass or similar material with a base that does not obstruct viewing for the emptying, counting, and recording of the contents of the drop boxes (the "count"); and
(b) Closed circuit television cameras and microphones that capture effective and detailed video and audio monitoring of the entire count process; and
(c) A sign posted in the count room or at the entrance that states audio recordings are occurring within the count room at all times.
(4) Licensees must keep a count room sign-in log in the format we require.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
9.46.070. WSR 07-09-033 (Order 608), § 230-15-605, filed 4/10/07, effective 1/1/08.]