The following definitions apply to rules in 661-Chapter
141:
"Administrator" means the administrator of the
Iowa racing and gaming commission.
"Applicant" means any person applying for an
occupational license or applying for a license to operate an excursion gambling
boat, or the officers and members of the board of directors of a qualified
sponsoring organization located in Iowa.
"Casino surveillance" means the observation of
gambling activities in a gaming facility licensed by the commission. The
purpose of a surveillance system is to safeguard the licensee's assets, to
protect both the public and the licensee's employees, and to promote public
confidence that licensed gambling activities are conducted honestly and free of
criminal elements and activities. It is the responsibility of the licensee to
ensure that casino surveillance is used to accomplish the stated purpose and is
not used in an improper manner which would bring discredit to the
industry.
"Closed network" or "closed
circuit" means all digital recording equipment and all other
associated surveillance equipment that shall be designed, configured, and
maintained on a separate and exclusive network system located on the same
premises as the casino, or on property adjacent to the casino which has been
approved by the DCI for the location of surveillance equipment pursuant to
subrule 141.10(1). This closed network system shall not be touched by,
connected to, or partitioned from any other network, unless approval has been
received from the assistant director for gaming operations of the DCI. Approval
or disapproval of such a request by the assistant director is subject to review
by the director of the DCI or the commissioner of public safety.
"Commission" means the Iowa racing and gaming
commission.
"DCI" means the division of criminal
investigation, Iowa department of public safety.
"Dedicated coverage" means camera coverage
where the sole function is to view and record a specific area whenever activity
is occurring in that area.
"Designated sports wagering area" means an
area, as designated by a licensee and approved by the commission, in which
sports wagering is conducted.
"Gambling activities" means participating in
any form of on-site wagering as defined by Iowa Code chapter 99F and approved
by the commission; the movement, storage, and handling of uncounted gambling
revenues; the manual exchange of moneys for forms of wagering credit on the
gaming floor; public entrance into and public egress from the gaming floor,
except that egress through emergency exits that are actively alarmed is not
included; and any other activities so defined by the commission.
"Gambling game" means any game of chance
authorized by the commission.
"Gangplank" means the walkways that passengers
use to embark and disembark from the excursion gambling boat.
"Land-based facility" means the licensee's
operation where the soft count room is located, if other than on an excursion
gambling boat.
"Licensee" means a qualified sponsoring
organization conducting gambling games on an excursion gambling boat or in a
racetrack enclosure licensed by the Iowa racing and gaming commission under
Iowa Code section 99F.7.
"Operator" means an entity licensed by the
Iowa racing and gaming commission to operate an excursion gambling boat or
racetrack enclosure.
"Slot change booth" means a structure on the
floor of a licensed gaming establishment which houses a coin-counting device
that is utilized to redeem coins or tickets from patrons.
