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Gambling commission begins rulemaking to raise surveillance and video-retention thresholds
Summary
The Washington State Gambling Commission on April 9 voted to begin rulemaking to raise thresholds for verifying winning hands and retaining jackpot video from $3,000 to $5,000, after a petitioner and staff said technology upgrades and higher wager limits have increased verification burdens.
The Washington State Gambling Commission voted April 9 to initiate rulemaking to raise several surveillance-related thresholds in agency administrative rules, after both a petitioner and staff argued the existing $3,000 triggers are out of date.
The change under consideration would increase the price threshold for when surveillance rooms must use pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras to verify winning hands and would raise the dollar amount triggering 30-day video retention for jackpot payouts. Commissioners voted to begin the rulemaking process after a petitioner and staff presented the request and staff said it had no regulatory concerns with initiating the process.
Why it matters: Petitioner Eugene Freer, a surveillance-room employee who said he runs…
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