25 CFR §543.14
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- (a)Supervision. Supervision must be provided as needed for patron deposit accounts and cashless systems by an agent(s) with authority equal to or greater than those being supervised.
- (b)Patron deposit accounts and cashless systems.
- (1)Smart cards cannot maintain the only source of account data.
- (2)Establishment of patron deposit accounts. The following standards apply when a patron establishes an account.
- (3)The patron must sign the account documentation before the agent may activate the account.
- (4)The agent or cashless system must provide the patron deposit account holder with a secure method of access.
- (c)Patron deposits, withdrawals and adjustments.
- (1)Prior to the patron making a deposit or withdrawal from a patron deposit account, the agent or cashless system must verify the patron deposit account, the patron identity, and availability of funds. A personal identification number (PIN) is an acceptable form of verifying identification.
- (2)Adjustments made to the patron deposit accounts must be performed by an agent.
- (3)When a deposit, withdrawal, or adjustment is processed by an agent, a transaction record must be created containing the following information:
- (i)Same document number on all copies;
- (ii)Type of transaction, (deposit, withdrawal, or adjustment);
- (iii)Name or other identifier of the patron;
- (iv)The unique account identifier;
- (v)Patron signature for withdrawals, unless a secured method of access is utilized;
- (vi)For adjustments to the account, the reason for the adjustment;
- (vii)Date and time of transaction;
- (viii)Amount of transaction;
- (ix)Nature of deposit, withdrawal, or adjustment (cash, check, chips); and
- (x)Signature of the agent processing the transaction.
- (4)When a patron deposits or withdraws funds from a patron deposit account electronically, the following must be recorded:
- (5)Patron deposit account transaction records must be available to the patron upon reasonable request.
- (6)If electronic funds transfers are made to or from a gaming operation bank account for patron deposit account funds, the bank account must be dedicated and may not be used for any other types of transactions.
- (d)Variances. The operation must establish, as approved by the TGRA, the threshold level at which a variance must be reviewed to determine the cause. Any such review must be documented.