1. (a) Only bonded, duly licensed collection agencies, or a licensee’s employees, junket representatives, attorneys, or affiliated or wholly owned corporations and their employees, may collect, on the licensee’s behalf and for any consideration, gaming credit extended by the licensee.
2. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, no licensee shall permit any person who has been found unsuitable, who has been denied a casino license or work permit, or who has had a work permit revoked, to collect, on the licensee’s behalf and for any consideration, gaming credit extended by the licensee.
3. (c) Each licensee shall maintain for the Arkansas Racing Commission’s inspection records that describe credit collection arrangements and that include any written contracts entered into with the persons described in subsection (a) of this section, unless such persons are the licensee’s key employees or junket representatives.

4. (d) Devices prohibited under 5.104(4)(a)(ii) — Exceptions.

   1. (1) It shall not be a violation of this part for a person to:

      1. (A) Make and refer to handwritten records of the cards played at baccarat;
      2. (B) Make and refer to handwritten records of roulette results; or
      3. (C) Refer to records of the cards played at faro, where the records are made by the licensee in the manner traditional to that game.

   2. (2)

      1. (A) The commission, in the commission’s sole and absolute discretion, may approve the use of devices not described in subsection (a) of this section upon the written request of a licensee, subject to such conditions as the commission may impose.
      2. (B) No approval shall be effective unless it is in writing.
      3. (C) It shall not be a violation of this part for a person to possess or use, in accordance with the terms of the approval, a device approved pursuant to this subsection.
      4. (D) As used in this subsection, “commission” means the Arkansas Racing Commission or the commission’s designee.

Codification Notes: Section 5.104(4)(a)(ii), which is referenced in this section, did not exist in the rule prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules.