S.D. Admin. R. 20:18:29:03 - Areas requiring surveillance during hours of operation

The surveillance system must monitor and record clear, unobstructed, and overall views of the following areas and meeting the specified performance requirements within the licensed premises during the hours of operation:

(1) Blackjack and poker areas, equipped with a pan, tilt, and zoom camera capable of observing players and employees;

(2) Blackjack and poker tables, equipped with one still camera for each table capable of observing card table surfaces, including table bank trays;

(3) Table numbers;

(4) Players, dealers, spectators, and pit personnel with sufficient clarity to permit identification;

(5) Cashier's cages, including customers at the cage window, employee's window, cash drawers, vaults, safes, counters, chip storage, and fill window of the cashier's cage. The table game fill window of the cashier's cage and poker podium must be recorded in color. Each cash transaction occurring within the cage must be recorded with sufficient clarity to permit identification of currency, coins, tokens, fill slips, and other related paperwork;

(6) Areas within a count room, including walls, doors, scales, wrapping machines, coin sorters, stored drop boxes, vaults, safes, general work areas, and entrances to the room. Recording in the soft count rooms must include audio;

(7) Poker podium, each transaction occurring at the poker podium must be recorded with sufficient clarity to permit identification of currency, coins, tokens, fill slips, and other related paperwork;

(8) If the license allows bets in excess of $100 on blackjack or house banked poker games, the licensee must provide fixed cameras that are capable of observing such gaming areas with sufficient clarity to permit identification of players, dealers, spectators, and pit personnel;

(9) Craps tables must be equipped with a stationary color camera positioned to provide an overview of the entire table, to view the rails which hold any chips, the table trays, drop slots, and tip boxes. Two PTZ cameras are required for every craps table. All PTZ cameras must be color cameras and be able to determine the value of any and all wagers made;

(10) Roulette tables must be equipped with a stationary color camera positioned to provide an overview of the entire table, to view the rails which hold any chips, the table trays, drop slots, and tip boxes. The camera coverage must also cover the wheel, and be able to determine the outcome of the game. One PTZ camera is required for every roulette table. The PTZ camera must be color cameras and be able to determine the value of all wagers;

(11) Live sports wagering windows, including customers at the window and cash drawers used to place or redeem tickets or vouchers from wagering on sporting events;

(12) Kiosks used to redeem slot machine payout tickets, including a view capable of identifying the customer using the kiosk; and

(13) Kiosks used for placing wagers or redeeming tickets or vouchers from slot machines or wagering on sporting events, including a view capable of identifying the customer using the kioskv; and

(15) A licensee must install a closed-circuit system to surveil cashier cages, slot areas, and each slot machine which has an award of $12,000 or greater. The system must continuously record a clear, unobstructed view of the lights, handle, and play buttons of the device as well as the patrons. The video shall be clear enough to assist in determining game outcome.

Notes

S.D. Admin. R. 20:18:29:03

19 SDR 195, effective 6/21/1993; 22 SDR 95, effective 1/18/1996; 35 SDR 184, effective 2/2/2009; 38 SDR 213, effective 6/18/2012; 41 SDR218, effective 7/1/2015; 47 SDR 137, effective 6/28/2021; 49 SDR 009, effective 8/9/2022

General Authority: SDCL 42-7B-7, 42-7B-11(11).

Law Implemented: SDCL, 42-7B-11(2) ( 13), 42-7B-17.