(1) Whenever a gaming table in a gaming establishment is opened for gaming, activities shall commence with an amount of gaming chips, and gaming plaques and coins and no gaming operator shall cause or permit gaming chips, gaming plaques or coins to be added to or removed from such table inventory during the gaming day except—
(a) in exchange for cash, cheque, credits or issuance copies of markers presented by gaming establishment patrons in conformity with the provisions of regulations 18 and 25;
(b) in payment of winning wagers and collection of losing wagers made at the gaming table;
(c) in exchange for gaming chips and gaming plaques received from a patron having an equal aggregate face value; and
(d) in conformity with the fill and credit procedures described in regulations 22 and 23.
(2) When a gaming table is opened for the first time a gaming table inventory slip shall be completed in conformity with regulation 31 to show a zero opening balance and thereafter the table inventory shall be issued to the gaming table in conformity with regulation 22.
(3) Each gaming table inventory and the gaming table inventory slip prepared in conformity with the procedures specified in regulation 31 shall be stored during non-gaming hours in a separate locked, clear container which shall be clearly marked on the outside with the game and the gaming table number to which it corresponds.
(4) The information on the table inventory slip shall be visible from the outside of the container.
(5) All containers under subregulations (3) and (4) shall be stored either in the cashiers cage during non-gaming hours or secured to the gaming table subject to arrangements for security approved by the Board.
(6) The keys to the locked containers containing the table inventories shall be maintained and controlled by the Gaming Department in a secure place and shall at no time be made accessible to any member of the Cashiers Cage Department or to any person responsible for transporting such table inventories to or from the gaming tables.
(7) Persons transporting table inventories to and from the gaming tables shall be accompanied by a member of the Security Department.
(8) A gaming operator shall maintain a record of the imprest value of the inventory at every gaming table and of the aggregate value of such inventories and a copy of such records shall be provided to the Board and approval shall be obtained from the Board prior to any alteration of any such inventory.