Mich. Admin. Code R. 432.1101 - Definitions; A to C
Rule 101.
As used in these rules:
(a) "Act" means the Michigan gaming control
and revenue act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.201 to 432.226.
(b) "Application" means all materials and
information comprising the applicant's request for a casino license, supplier's
license, or occupational license submitted by the applicant to the board,
including, but not limited to, the instructions, forms, and other documents
required by the board for purposes of application for a license under the act
and these rules.
(c) "Associated
equipment" means any of the following:
(i)
Any equipment which is a mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic
contrivance, component, or machine and which is used indirectly or directly in
connection with gaming.
(ii) Any
equipment that would not otherwise be classified as a gaming device, including,
but not limited to, links, modems, and dedicated telecommunication lines, that
connects to progressive electronic gaming devices.
(iii) Computerized systems that monitor
electronic gaming devices, table games, and other gambling games approved by
the board.
(iv) Equipment that
affects the proper reporting of gross receipts.
(v) Devices for weighing and counting
money.
(vi) Any other equipment
that the board determines requires approval as associated equipment to protect
the integrity of gaming and ensure compliance with the act and these
rules.
(d) "Attributed
interest" means any direct or indirect interest in a business entity deemed by
the board to be held by an individual through holdings of the individual's
immediate family or other persons and not through the individual's actual
holdings.
(e) "Bill validator"
means an electromechanical device attached either on or into an electronic
gaming device for the purpose of dispensing an amount of credits equal to the
amount of cash or cash equivalency inserted into the bill validator.
(f) "Board" means the Michigan gaming control
board.
(g) "Board surveillance
room" means dedicated office space in each casino for the exclusive use of the
board for the monitoring and recording of gaming or any other
activities.
(h) "Cash" means United
States currency and coin or foreign currency and coin that has been exchanged
for its equivalent United States currency and coin value.
(i) "Cash equivalent" means an asset that is
readily convertible to cash, including, but not limited to, any of the
following:
(i) Travelers checks.
(ii) Certified checks, cashier's checks, and
money orders.
(iii) Personal checks
or drafts.
(iv) Credit extended by
the casino licensee, a recognized credit card company, or banking
institution.
(v) Any other
instrument that the board deems a cash equivalent. Other than recognized credit
cards or credit extended by the casino licensee, all instruments that
constitute a cash equivalent shall be made payable to the casino licensee,
bearer, or cash. If an instrument is made payable to a third party, then the
instrument is not a cash equivalent.
(j) "Casino critical computerized systems"
means 1 or more computer systems which are approved by the board and which meet
all of the following requirements:
(i) Are
connected to all electronic gaming devices in the casino to record and
contemporaneously monitor the play and cash flow and security of each
electronic gaming device.
(ii) Are
capable of monitoring the activities of the live gaming devices, including, but
not limited to, any of the following or their equivalents:
(A) Table fills.
(B) Table credits.
(C) Table gaming receipts, disbursements, and
revenues.
(iii) Are
capable of tracking the activities of the live gaming devices, including, but
not limited to, either of the following or their equivalents:
(A) Table game inventories.
(B) Employee gratuity receipt and
disbursement accounting.
(iv) Are capable of monitoring the activities
of the main bank and all cages, including, but not limited to, either of the
following or their equivalents:
(A) Manual
payouts.
(B) Table credits and
fills.
(v) Are capable
of tracking the activities of the main bank and all cages, including, but not
limited to, any of the following or their equivalents:
(A) Receipt and record of soft
count.
(B) Record of gaming
receipts, disbursements, and revenues.
(C) Cashier checkout.
(D) Main bank and cage inventory.
(E) Deposits.
(F) Cash transaction reports.
(G) Patron credit.
(vi) Are capable of monitoring the casino
licensee's casino accounting package.
(vii) Are linked by dedicated
telecommunication lines to board-designated computer terminals located in board
offices on and off the casino premises. The terminals shall be able to access,
receive, and display the information required and prescribed by the
board.
(k) "Casino
license" means a license issued by the board to a person to own or operate a
casino in this state under the act.
(l) "Casino operations" means operations of a
casino or a casino enterprise other than gambling operations, including, but
not limited to, the purveying of food, beverages, retail goods and services,
and transportation.
(m) "Casino
surveillance room" means a room or rooms at each casino for monitoring and
recording casino operations and gambling operations by the casino
licensee.
(n) "Certificate of
suitability" means a written document issued by the board certifying that an
applicant has been chosen for licensure if the applicant meets all of the
following:
(i) The conditions of a certified
development agreement with a city.
(ii) The conditions set forth by the board in
the certificate of suitability and the requirements of the act and these
rules.
(o) "Chip" means
a representation of value redeemable for cash only at the issuing casino and
issued by a casino licensee for use in gaming, other than in electronic gaming
devices.
(p) "Contest" means a
gambling game which is offered and sponsored by a gambling operation in which
patrons of the gambling operation are assessed an entry fee to play the game or
games and in which winning patrons receive a portion of or all of the entry
fees that may be increased with cash and noncash prizes from the gambling
operation.
(q) "Counterfeit chips"
means chip-like objects that have not been approved under these rules,
including objects commonly referred to as slugs, but not including legal coins
of the United States or any other nation.
(r) "Count room" means the room or rooms
designated for the counting, wrapping, and recording of a casino licensee's
gaming receipts.
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