Florida Regulations 75-14.058: Slot Machine Licensees System of Internal Controls
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(1) Each slot machine licensee shall develop and implement internal control procedures to ensure compliance with Florida Statutes Chapter 551, and Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 75-14
(2) Each slot machine licensee shall submit to the division a written description of internal control procedures that incorporate administrative and accounting controls with its application before slot machine gaming commences.
(3) Each slot machine licensee’s internal control procedures shall include the following:
(a) Administrative controls which include the procedures and records that detail authorization of transactions; and,
(b) Accounting controls shall require that:
1. Transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general authorization,
2. Transactions are recorded to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles,
3. Access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management authorization; and,
4. The recorded accountability for assets shall be compared with existing assets at set intervals and corrective action shall be taken with respect to any differences.
(4) Each submission of internal control procedures shall include a statement signed by the slot machine licensee’s chief executive officer, chief operating officer, director of surveillance, director of security, director of slot machine operations, chief financial officer, and the applicant’s chief legal officer or their equivalents that the submitted internal controls conform to the requirements of Florida Statutes Chapter 551, and Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 75-14
(5) The division shall evaluate the internal control procedures of each applicant for a slot machine license pursuant to subsection (1), above, based on the following criteria:
(a) Conformity to Florida Statutes Chapter 551, and Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 75-14; and,
(b) Evidence that the following standards are met:
1. An audit trail that permits the review of slot machine operations or the reconstruction of gross revenue transactions,
2. The segregation of functions as referenced in subsection 75-14.015(4), F.A.C.; and,
3. The inclusion of all forms or documents referenced in the submission or required by Florida Statutes Chapter 551, and Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 75-14
(6) A current version of the internal controls of the slot machine licensee shall be maintained in the accounting, slot, and surveillance departments of the slot machine licensee. The slot machine licensee shall maintain copies of previous internal controls pursuant to the requirements of Fl. Admin. Code R. 75-14.080
(7) The slot machine licensee’s accounting internal controls shall include procedures for the establishment of a patron signature file if such a file is utilized by the slot machine licensee.
(8) Failure of the slot machine licensee to implement or comply with any internal control procedure required in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 75-14, is a violation of this section.
Rulemaking Authority 551.103(1), 551.122 FS. Law Implemented 551.103(1)(d), (e), (g), (i) FS. History-New 6-25-06, Formerly 61D-14.058.
Terms Used In Florida Regulations 75-14.058
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(3) Each slot machine licensee’s internal control procedures shall include the following:
(a) Administrative controls which include the procedures and records that detail authorization of transactions; and,
(b) Accounting controls shall require that:
1. Transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general authorization,
2. Transactions are recorded to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles,
3. Access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management authorization; and,
4. The recorded accountability for assets shall be compared with existing assets at set intervals and corrective action shall be taken with respect to any differences.
(4) Each submission of internal control procedures shall include a statement signed by the slot machine licensee’s chief executive officer, chief operating officer, director of surveillance, director of security, director of slot machine operations, chief financial officer, and the applicant’s chief legal officer or their equivalents that the submitted internal controls conform to the requirements of Florida Statutes Chapter 551, and Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 75-14
(5) The division shall evaluate the internal control procedures of each applicant for a slot machine license pursuant to subsection (1), above, based on the following criteria:
(a) Conformity to Florida Statutes Chapter 551, and Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 75-14; and,
(b) Evidence that the following standards are met:
1. An audit trail that permits the review of slot machine operations or the reconstruction of gross revenue transactions,
2. The segregation of functions as referenced in subsection 75-14.015(4), F.A.C.; and,
3. The inclusion of all forms or documents referenced in the submission or required by Florida Statutes Chapter 551, and Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 75-14
(6) A current version of the internal controls of the slot machine licensee shall be maintained in the accounting, slot, and surveillance departments of the slot machine licensee. The slot machine licensee shall maintain copies of previous internal controls pursuant to the requirements of Fl. Admin. Code R. 75-14.080
(7) The slot machine licensee’s accounting internal controls shall include procedures for the establishment of a patron signature file if such a file is utilized by the slot machine licensee.
(8) Failure of the slot machine licensee to implement or comply with any internal control procedure required in Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 75-14, is a violation of this section.
Rulemaking Authority 551.103(1), 551.122 FS. Law Implemented 551.103(1)(d), (e), (g), (i) FS. History-New 6-25-06, Formerly 61D-14.058.