(a) Plaques may not be issued or used by a gaming facility unless:

1. (1) the design specifications of the proposed plaque are submitted to the commission and approved. The submission shall include a detailed schematic depicting the actual size and, as appropriate, location of the following:

   1. (i) each face;
   2. (ii) the edge; and
   3. (iii) any colors, words, designs, graphics or security measures on the plaque including the minimum identifying characteristics listed in subdivision (e) of this section;
2. (2) a sample plaque of each denomination to be used, manufactured in accordance with its approved design specifications, is made available to the commission for its inspection and written approval at the gaming facility; and
3. (3) a system of internal procedures and administrative and accounting controls governing the distribution, redemption, receipt and inventory of plaques, by serial number, is submitted and approved as part of the gaming facility’s system of internal control as set forth in section 5313.1 of this Title.

(e) Each plaque issued by a gaming facility shall contain identifying characteristics that appear at least once on each face of the plaque and are applied in a manner that ensures that each identifying characteristic is clearly visible and remains a permanent part of the plaque. These characteristics shall be visible to surveillance employees using such gaming facility licensee’s surveillance system and include, at a minimum:

1. (1) the denomination of the plaque, expressed in numbers of at least 3/8 inch in height;
2. (2) the name, logo or other approved identification of the gaming facility issuing the plaque; and
3. (3) a unique serial number.