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43. Slot count: Procedure for counting and recording contents of drop buckets
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Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2023)

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43.   Slot count: Procedure for counting and recording contents of drop buckets

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    (1)   The contents of the slot drop buckets shall be counted and recorded in conformity with this regulation.

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    (2)   Each gaming operator shall file with the Board the specific times during which the contents of slot drop buckets removed from compartments are to be removed and counted and this count shall be done immediately after removal of the drop buckets from the compartments.

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    (3)   The counting and recording of the contents of slot drop buckets shall be performed by a count team in the presence of a Board Inspector, in order to ensure compliance with these Regulations and agreed procedures.

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    (4)   To gain entrance to the count room, the Board Inspector may be required to present an official identification card containing his or her photograph, issued by the Board.

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    (5)   A person shall not carry a handbag or other container into the count room unless it is transparent.

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    (6)   All persons participating in opening, removal, counting and recording of the contents of slot drop buckets, shall wear a full length smock that has no pocket.

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    (7)   Immediately prior to the counting of the contents of the drop buckets, the door to the count room shall be securely locked, the counting devices to be used shall be checked for accuracy by employees with no incompatible functions, and except as required by subregulation (13)(a), a person shall not be permitted to enter or leave the count room, except during a normal work break or in an emergency until the entire counting, recording and verification process is completed.

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    (8)   During a work break, or in the event of an emergency, the counting and recording process shall be discontinued unless the appropriate persons as specified in subregulation (3) are present.

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    (9)   Immediately prior to the commencement of the count, one count team member shall notify the person assigned to the closed circuit television monitoring station in the gaming establishment that the count is about to begin.

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    (10)   Coins shall not be removed from the count room after the commencement of the count until the coins have been re-counted and accepted by a Main Bank Cashier.

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    (11)   The re-count procedures under subregulation (10) shall include the re-counting of any wrapped and bagged coins on a random sample basis.

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    (12)   Procedures and requirements for conducting the count shall be the following—

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      (a)     before each drop bucket is emptied one count team member shall hold up the drop bucket, in full view of the closed circuit television camera, and the person recording the count to properly record the drop bucket number;

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      (b)     the contents of each drop bucket shall be emptied, counted, and recorded separately and such procedures shall at all times be conducted in full view of the closed circuit television cameras in the count room;

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      (c)     the coin contents of each drop bucket shall be emptied separately into either a machine that automatically counts the coins placed therein or a scale that automatically weighs the coins placed therein;

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      (d)     immediately after the coin contents of each drop bucket are emptied into either the counting machine or scale, or if currency, on a table in the count room, the inside of the drop bucket shall be held up in full view of the closed circuit television camera and shall be shown to at least one other slot count team member and the Board Inspector to confirm that all contents of the drop bucket have been removed;

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      (e)     as the contents of each drop bucket are counted by the count machine or weighed by the scale, or, if currency, by 2-count team members, one member shall record on the slot win sheet, or supporting document, the gaming operator number of the slot machine to which the drop bucket contents corresponds, if not pre-printed thereon, and the number of coin or the weight of the coin and or currency counted;

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      (f)     after the contents of all the drop buckets are counted or weighed and recorded, each count team member shall sign the slot win sheet attesting to the accuracy of the information recorded thereon;

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      (g)     at the conclusion of the count process, any slugs that are found during the drop bucket pick-up or counting process, will be delivered to the Board Inspector together with a copy of the slug report and the slug report shall be a 3-part form which shall include the date, the total number of slugs received and the signature of the preparer and shall be distributed as follows—

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        (i)     original to the Board Inspector,

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        (ii)     first copy maintained by a count supervisor, and

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        (iii)     Slots Department Manager.

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    (13)   Procedures and requirements at the conclusion of the count shall be the following—

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      (a)     the wrapped coins and currency removed from the drop buckets shall be counted in the count room in the presence of a count team member, a Board Inspector and by a Main Bank Cashier prior to his or her having access to the information recorded on the slot win sheet;

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      (b)     the Main Bank Cashier shall attest by signature on the slot win sheet to the accuracy of the amount of coin and currency received from the slot machines;

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      (c)     the Board Inspector shall sign the slot win sheet evidencing his or her presence during the count and the fact that both the Main Bank Cashier and the count team have agreed the total amount of coin and currency counted;

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      (d)     the coin and currency thereafter shall remain in the custody of the Main Bank;

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      (e)     the Slot win sheet and supporting documents shall be transported directly to the Accounts Department and shall not be available, except for signing, to any member of the Cashiers Cage Department or Slot Department and a copy of the slot win sheet, and supporting documents, shall be retained by the Board Inspector;

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      (f)     the preparation of the slot win sheet shall be carried out by members of the Accounts Department who have no incompatible functions as follows—

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        (i)     compare for agreement, for each slot machine, the number of coins and or amount of currency counted and recorded by the count team to the drop meter recorded on the slot meter sheet,

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        (ii)     record the hopper fill slips for each slot machine,

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        (iii)     record, for each slot machine, the payouts slips and compare for agreement payout slips to the manual Jackpot meter reading recorded on the slot meter sheet,

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        (iv)     calculate and record the win or loss for each slot machine,

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        (v)     explain and report to the Slot Department all significant differences between meter readings and amounts recorded for correction of apparent meter malfunctions, and

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        (vi)     calculate statistics by slot machines;

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      (g)     the slot win sheet, the slot meter sheet, payouts slips, and hopper fill slip shall be—

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        (i)     compared for agreement with each other and, if applicable, to triplicates or stored data on a test basis,

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        (ii)     reviewed for the appropriate number of signatures on a test basis,

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        (iii)     accounted for by series numbers, where applicable,

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        (iv)     tested for proper calculation, summarisation, and recording,

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        (v)     subsequently recorded, and

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        (vi)     maintained and controlled by members of the Accounts Department.

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