As used in this part:

1. (1) “Amendment” means The Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 100;
2. (2) “Automated teller machine” or “ATM” means an automated bank teller machine capable of dispensing cash;

3. (3) “Card game” means a game in which the licensee is not party to wagers and from which the licensee receives compensation in the form of a rake-off, a time buy-in, or other fee or payment from a player for the privilege of playing, and includes but is not limited to the following:

   1. (A) Poker;
   2. (B) Bridge;
   3. (C) Whist;
   4. (D) Solo; and
   5. (E) Panguingui;
4. (4) “Cashable credits” means wagering credits that are redeemable for cash;
5. (5) “Casino” means a facility where casino gaming is conducted as authorized by The Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 100;

6. (6)

   1. (A) “Casino applicant” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity applying for a license to conduct casino gaming at a casino in Pope County or Jefferson County, Arkansas, pursuant to The Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 100, § 4.
   2. (B) Franchise holders shall be exempt from this definition pursuant to The Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 100, § 4;

7. (7)

   1. (A) “Casino gaming” means dealing, operating, carrying on, conducting, maintaining, or exposing for play any game played with cards, dice, equipment, or any mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic device or machine for:

      1. (i) Money;
      2. (ii) Property;
      3. (iii) Checks;
      4. (iv) Credit; or
      5. (v) Any representative value.
   2. (B) Casino gaming shall also be defined to include accepting wagers on sporting events;
8. (8) “Casino gaming” does not include lotteries conducted pursuant to Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 87 and/or the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act, Arkansas Code § 23-115-101 et seq.;
9. (9) “Casino gaming receipts” means gross receipts from casino gaming;
10. (10) “Casino license” means a license issued by the Arkansas Racing Commission to conduct casino gaming at a casino;
11. (11) “Casino licensee” means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity holding a license issued by the Arkansas Racing Commission to conduct casino gaming at a casino;
12. (12) “Commission” means the Arkansas Racing Commission;

13. (13) “Commission rules” means:

    1. (A) Rules Governing Horse Racing in Arkansas, 23 CAR pt. 356;
    2. (B) Rules Governing Greyhound Racing in Arkansas, 23 CAR pt. 357;
    3. (C) Arkansas Rules for Franchise Holders Operating Electronic Games of Skill, 23 CAR pt. 355; and
    4. (D) This part;

14. (14)

    1. (A) “Counter game” means a game in which the licensee is party to wagers and wherein the licensee documents all wagering activity.

    2. (B) The term includes, but is not limited to:

       1. (i) Bingo;
       2. (ii) Keno;
       3. (iii) Race books; and
       4. (iv) Sports pools.

    3. (C) The term does not include:

       1. (i) Table games;
       2. (ii) Card games; and
       3. (iii) Slot machines;
15. (15) “Counter games payout” means the total amount of money, chips, wagering vouchers, payout receipts, and electronic money transfers made from a counter game through the use of a cashless wagering system that are distributed to a patron as the result of a legitimate wager;
16. (16) “Counter games write” means the total amount of money, guaranteed drafts, chips, wagering vouchers, unpaid winning tickets, and electronic money transfers made to a counter game through the use of a cashless wagering system that are accepted from a patron as a legitimate wager;

17. (17)

    1. (A) “Debit instrument” means a card, code, or other device with which a person may initiate an electronic funds transfer or a wagering account transfer.
    2. (B) The term includes, without limitation, a prepaid access instrument;
18. (18) “Department of Finance and Administration” or “DF&A” means the Department of Finance and Administration;

19. (19) “Drop” means:

    1. (A) For table games, the total amount of money, guaranteed drafts, chips, and wagering vouchers contained in the drop boxes and any electronic money transfers made to the game through the use of a cashless wagering system; and
    2. (B) For slot machines, the total amount of money, and wagering vouchers contained in the drop box, and any electronic money transfers made to the slot machine through the use of a cashless wagering system;

20. (20) “Drop box” means:

    1. (A)

       1. (i) For table games, a locked container permanently marked with the game, shift, and a number corresponding to a permanent number on the table.
       2. (ii) All markings must be clearly visible from a distance of at least twenty feet (20’).
       3. (iii) The container must be locked to the table, separately keyed from the container itself.
       4. (iv) All currency exchanged for chips or credit instruments at the table and all other items or documents pertaining to transactions at the table must be put into the container;
    2. (B) For slot machines, a container in a locked portion of the machine or its cabinet used to collect the money retained by the machine that is not used to make automatic payouts from the machine;

21. (21)

    1. (A) “Electronic money transfer” means the transfer to or from a game or gaming device of a patron’s cashable credits, through the use of a cashless wagering system, that have either been provided to the patron by the licensee, or for which the licensee or its affiliates have received cash through a wagering account.
    2. (B) The term also includes electronic funds transferred from a financial institution to a game or gaming device as a result of an electronic funds transfer through a cashless wagering system;
22. (22) “Establishment” means any premises where business is conducted, and includes all buildings, improvements, equipment, and facilities used or maintained in connection with such business;
23. (23) “Funds” means money or any other thing of value;
24. (24) “Franchise holder” is defined as any individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity holding a franchise to conduct horse racing under the Arkansas Horse Racing Law, Arkansas Code § 23-110-101 et seq., or greyhound racing under the Arkansas Greyhound Racing Law, Arkansas Code § 23-111-101 et seq., as of December 31, 2017;

25. (25) “Game” or “gambling game” means any game played with cards, dice, or equipment, any mechanical, electromechanical, or electronic device or machine for money, property, checks, or credit, or any representative of value, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

    1. (A) Faro;
    2. (B) Monte;
    3. (C) Roulette;
    4. (D) Keno;
    5. (E) Bingo;
    6. (F) Fan-tan;
    7. (G) Twenty-one;
    8. (H) Blackjack;
    9. (I) Seven-and-a-half;
    10. (J) Big injun;
    11. (K) Klondike;
    12. (L) Craps;
    13. (M) Poker;
    14. (N) Chuck-a-luck;
    15. (O) Chinese chuck-a-luck (dai shu);
    16. (P) Wheel of fortune;
    17. (Q) Chemin de fer;
    18. (R) Baccarat;
    19. (S) Pai gow;
    20. (T) Beat the banker;
    21. (U) Panguingui;
    22. (V) Slot machine;
    23. (W) Any banking or percentage game; or
    24. (X) Any other game or device approved by the Arkansas Racing Commission;

26. (26)

    1. (A) “Guaranteed draft” means a draft or check accepted by a licensee for gaming purposes whose drawer is a patron and whose drawee unconditionally guarantees payment provided that all required issuance and acceptance procedures are adhered to by the drawee and the licensee.
    2. (B) The term includes, but is not limited to, traveler’s checks.
    3. (C) The term does not include personal checks;
27. (27) “Independent accountant” means a certified public accountant licensed by this state or another state or territory of the United States, who is qualified to practice public accounting in Arkansas;
28. (28) “Intoxicating liquor” means any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent (0.5%) of alcohol by weight;
29. (29) “Jackpot payout” means money, payout receipts, wagering vouchers, electronic money transfers made from a slot machine through the use of a cashless wagering system, and the actual cost to the licensee of personal property, other than travel expenses, food, refreshments, lodging, or services distributed to a slot machine player as a result of a legitimate wager;

30. (30) “Net casino gaming receipts” means:

    1. (A) Gross receipts from casino gaming; less
    2. (B) Amounts paid out or reserved as winnings to casino patrons;
31. (31) “Net casino gaming receipts tax” means a tax on net casino gaming receipts;
32. (32) “Payout receipt” means an instrument that is redeemable for cash and is either issued by a game or gaming device, or as a result of a communication from a game or gaming device to associated equipment that cannot be used for wagering purposes;
33. (33) “Premises” means land together with all buildings, improvements, and personal property located thereon;

34. (34)

    1. (A) “Prepaid access instrument” means a card, code, electronic serial number, mobile identification number, personal identification number, or similar device that allows patron access to funds that have been paid in advance and can be retrieved or transferred at some point in the future through such a device.

    2. (B) To transfer funds for gaming purposes, a prepaid access instrument must be used in conjunction with:

       1. (i) An approved cashless wagering system;
       2. (ii) A race book or sports pool wagering account; or
       3. (iii) An interactive gaming account;

35. (35)

    1. (A) “Progressive keno game” means a game with a payoff limit that increases by predetermined amount as the game is played, which limit is at all times exhibited on an indicator visible to the public.
    2. (B) “Progressive keno game” does not include video progressive keno devices;
36. (36) “Rake-off” means a percentage of the total amount anted and wagered by players during a hand in a card game;

37. (37) “Registration” means:

    1. (A) A final order of the Arkansas Gaming Commission which authorizes a corporation, firm, partnership, limited partnership, association, limited liability company, trust, or other form of business organization not a natural person to be a holding company; or
    2. (B) A registration of a person, including individuals, with the commission;
38. (38) “Rules” means rules adopted by the Arkansas Racing Commission;
39. (39) “Rim credit” means all extensions of credit in exchange for chips not evidenced by the immediate preparation of a credit instrument;
40. (40) “System-based game” or “system-based gaming device” means a gaming device comprised of a server or system part and client stations that, together, form a single integrated device where the system portion of the game determines the outcomes of the individual games conducted on the client stations and the client stations cannot operate independently from the system;

41. (41)

    1. (A) “System-supported game” or “system-supported gaming device” means a gaming device comprised of a collection of conventional gaming devices or client stations connected to a system for the purpose of downloading control programs and other software resources to the conventional gaming device or client station on an intermittent basis.
    2. (B) The client stations connected to the system are capable of operating independently from the system once the downloading process has been completed.
    3. (C) This configuration encompasses cases where the system may take control of peripheral devices or associated equipment typically considered part of a conventional gaming device such as a bill validator or a printer.
    4. (D) In a system-supported game, game outcome is determined by the conventional gaming devices or client stations connected to the system and not by the system itself;

42. (42) “Table game bankroll” means the inventory of:

    1. (A) Chips and coinage at a table game that is used to:

       1. (i) Make change;
       2. (ii) Extend credit; and
       3. (iii) Pay winning wagers; and
    2. (B) Unpaid credit at a table game, including credit instruments not yet transferred to the cage and outstanding rim credit;
43. (43) “Wagering voucher” means a printed wagering instrument, or digital representation thereof, used in a cashless wagering system that has a fixed dollar wagering value and is redeemable for cash or cash equivalents; and

44. (44) “Wholesaler” means any person who holds a permit under any alcoholic beverage control law of the State of Arkansas to:

    1. (A) Purchase controlled beverages from a manufacturer, importer, or domestic wine or brandy producer only; and
    2. (B) Sell such controlled beverages to retailers only.