The following words and terms, when used in this subpart, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

1. (1)

   1. (A) “Commission” means the Arkansas Racing Commission or its successor having jurisdiction over casino gaming in this state.
   2. (B) The Arkansas Racing Commission is responsible for all licensing, adjudication of fines, certification of casino games, appeals/rulings, and approval of all casino gaming plans;

2. (2)

   1. (A) “Distributor” means any person that sells, leases, or offers, or otherwise provides, distributes, or services any casino gaming or associated equipment for use or play of casino gaming in a casino licensee’s facility.
   2. (B) A manufacturer may be a distributor;

3. (3)

   1. (A) “Casino Gaming Section” means the Office of Field Audit within the Revenue Division of the Arkansas Racing Commission.
   2. (B) The Casino Gaming Section is assigned responsibility for auditing and review of internal controls and the day-to-day operations of casino gaming.
   3. (C) This would include full administrative regulatory jurisdiction and exercise of the duties, powers, and responsibilities over casino gaming as authorized by The Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018, Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 100;
4. (4) “Casino licensee” means any person holding a license to conduct casino gaming pursuant to Amendment 100;
5. (5) “Gaming floor” means the designated area where casino gaming activities occur;
6. (6) “Gaming operator” means a casino licensee that is conducting the operation of casino gaming;

7. (7)

   1. (A) “Identification credential” means a valid driver’s license, passport, or other document generally accepted in business as a form of identification which contains, at a minimum, the person’s signature.
   2. (B) A personal reference does not constitute an identification credential;

8. (8)

   1. (A) “Incompatible function” means a function for accounting control purposes that places any person employed by or department established by the casino licensee in a position to both perpetrate and conceal errors or irregularities in the normal course of their duties.
   2. (B) Anyone recording transactions and having access to assets ordinarily is in a position to perpetrate errors or irregularities.
   3. (C) Persons may have incompatible functions if such persons are members of departments which have supervisors not independent of each other;
9. (9) “Intermediary company” means a corporation, firm, association, partnership, trust, or any other form of business organization other than a natural person which is a holding company with respect to a corporation which holds or applied for a gaming license, and is a subsidiary with respect to any holding company;

10. (10)

    1. (A) “Manufacturer” means any person who manufactures, builds, rebuilds, fabricates, assembles, produces, programs, designs, or otherwise makes modifications to any casino gaming or associated equipment for casino gaming purposes.
    2. (B) A manufacturer may be a distributor, as approved by the commission;

11. (11) “Surveillance system” means any facility, not controlled by the Arkansas Racing Commission employees, that has been approved by the commission to receive transmissions from the surveillance department’s security system, including without limitation:

    1. (A) System monitoring rooms;
    2. (B) Surveillance department offices;
    3. (C) System repair areas; and
    4. (D) System emergency facilities;
12. (12) “Transaction” includes deposit, withdrawal, transfer between accounts, exchange of currency, loan, extension of credit, purchase or redemption of gaming instruments, or any other payment, transfer, or delivery to a casino licensee, by whatever means effected; and
13. (13) “Wager” means a sum of money or thing of value bet on casino gaming.