PENNSYLVANIA GAMING CONTROL BOARD [58 PA. CODE CH. 465a] Digital Video Recording Formats [36 Pa.B. 919] This statement of policy applies to the operation of licensed Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3 facilities in this Commonwealth.
Purpose
The purpose of this statement of policy is to provide guidelines for the technical standards for use by slot machine licensees in surveillance of a licensed facility. This statement of policy define the Board's current expectations as to the specifications for digital systems.
Scope
This statement of policy applies to licensed operators of Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3 facilities.
Authority
This statement of policy is adopted under the authority of 4 Pa.C.S. Part II (relating to gaming).
Background
This statement of policy is necessary to establish and provide notice of the technical standards approved by the Board to govern the slot machine licensee's security and surveillance system under § 465.11 (relating to surveillance system recording formats).
Fiscal Impact
This statement of policy will have no appreciable fiscal impact upon the Commonwealth.
Contact Person
Further information is available by contacting the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, P. O. Box 69060, Harrisburg, PA 17106-9060.
Effective Date
This statement of policy will take effect upon publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Order
The regulations of the Board, 58 Pa. Code, are amended by adding a statement of policy in § 465a.1, to read as set forth in Annex A.
THOMAS A. DECKER,
Chairperson(Editor's Note: For a document relating to this statement of policy, see 36 Pa.B. 910 (February 18, 2006).)
Fiscal Note: 125-16. No fiscal impact; (8) recommends adoption.
Annex A TITLE 58. RECREATION PART VII. GAMING CONTROL BOARD Subpart E. SLOT MACHINE TESTING, CERTIFICATION AND CONTROL CHAPTER 465a. TECHNICAL STANDARDS Sec.
465a.1. Digital video recording formats. § 465a.1. Digital video recording formats.
(a) Any digital video recording system utilized by a slot machine licensee must:
(1) Be capable of recording, and thereafter being viewed, at a minimum of 30 frames or images per second, full screen, in real time.
(2) Have a visual resolution of 640 × 480 pixels or greater unless the Board expressly determines that an alternative visual resolution can achieve the clarity required to meet the purposes of this section.
(3) Be capable of retaining for at least 7 days all images obtained from all approved video cameras.
(4) Have a failure notification system that provides an audible, as well as a visual notification, of any failure in the surveillance system or the digital video recording media storage system.
(5) Have a media storage system that is configured so that a failure of any single component will not result in the loss of any data from the media storage system.
(6) Have no more than eight of the cameras utilized to satisfy the coverage requirements in § 465.10(c)(1) (relating to surveillance system; surveillance department control; surveillance department restrictions), be in the first stage of concentration, unless the slot machine licensee has a fault tolerant or redundant system so there is no loss of data in the event of a failure of a single first stage concentrator.
(b) Remote access to a digital surveillance system from any location outside the surveillance monitoring room may not be permitted without the approval of the Board.
(c) Digital video disks or other storage media produced from the digital video recording system must contain the date and time of recording superimposed thereon, clearly identify the type of media player and software prerequisite to viewing the digital images and identify the video verification encryption code or watermark.
(d) Details with regard to the digital video recording system's video verification encryption code or watermark shall be provided to the Board, at no cost to the Board, prior to the inspection and approval of the system.
(e) The slot machine licensee's contingency plan required under § 465.10(f) must expressly provide that any failure in a digital video recording media storage system must be repaired or replaced within 8 hours of the failure.
(f) The Board may, in its discretion, waive one or more of the requirements or technical standards applicable to a surveillance system upon a determination that the nonconforming surveillance system nonetheless provides for adequate and effective surveillance of activities inside and outside the licensed facility.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-320. Filed for public inspection February 17, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]
