3772-9-02 and appendix – titled, “Approval for use in a casino facility.” This rule governs which electronic gaming equipment (“EGE”) may be used in a casino facility and includes an appendix of standards, which the EGE must be tested against and meet. Most of the changes are non-substantive, made for the sake of readability, or to reflect present practice.  One change of note is the removal of the specific procedure for submission of EGE for approval because it does not reflect present practice and unnecessarily restricts the methods for submission and the Commission’s management of the process. With respect to the appendix, non-substantive edits were made for readability and language clarified that EGE must meet the standards, rather than the entities submitting the EGE for testing. Finally, updated versions of GLI Standards One, Seven, and Eleven replace older versions and a thirteenth standard, “Card Shufflers and Dealer Shoes” is proposed for adoption, as well.

3772-10-18 – titled “Table drop boxes and electronic gaming equipment bill validator canisters: physical requirements and transportation.” This rule governs the physical requirements and transportation procedures for both table game drop boxes and electronic gaming equipment bill validator canisters. Nearly all of the amendments are proposed to reflect present practice, including the use of the Executive Director’s authority to administer casino gaming, as discussed above. Casino operators will no longer need to include the specific times and procedures for transport of these items in their internal controls, which requires approval at a monthly public Commission meeting. Rather, their dynamic nature merits a more flexible approval procedure, resulting in the amendment for submission to the Executive Director. Finally, some non-substantive edits were made for readability. The purpose of this rule is to ensure adequate controls are in place for table game drop boxes and electronic gaming equipment bill validator canisters while allowing each casino operator to determine the appropriate methods for doing so at each casino facility.

3772-11-17 – titled “Counterfeit chips.”  No changes are proposed for this rule, which requires casino operators to immediately deliver a counterfeit chip to Commission gaming agents upon discovery. The purpose of this rule is to ensure that the Commission can commence an appropriate investigation of the use of counterfeit chips without unnecessary interruptions in the chain-of-custody.