§ 103.64 - Special rules for casinos.  


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  • (a) Compliance programs. (1) Each casino shall develop and implement a written program reasonably designed to assure and monitor compliance with the requirements set forth in 31 U.S.C. chapter 53, subchapter II and the regulations contained in this part.

    (2) At a minimum, each compliance program shall provide for:

    (i) A system of internal controls to assure ongoing compliance;

    (ii) Internal and/or external independent testing for compliance. The scope and frequency of the testing shall be commensurate with the money laundering and terrorist financing risks posed by the products and services provided by the casino;

    (iii) Training of casino personnel, including training in the identification of unusual or suspicious transactions, to the extent that the reporting of such transactions is required by this part, by other applicable law or regulation, or by the casino's own administrative and compliance policies;

    (iv) An individual or individuals to assure day-to-day compliance;

    (v) Procedures for using all available information to determine:

    (A) When required by this part, the name, address, social security number, and other information, and verification of the same, of a person;

    (B) The occurrence of any transactions or patterns of transactions required to be reported pursuant to § 103.21;

    (C) Whether any record as described in subpart C of this part must be made and retained; and

    (vi) For casinos that have automated data processing systems, the use of automated programs to aid in assuring compliance.

    (b) Special terms. As used in this part, as applied to casinos:

    (1) Business year means the annual accounting period, such as a calendar or fiscal year, by which a casino maintains its books and records for purposes of subtitle A of title 26 of the United States Code.

    (2) Casino account number means any and all numbers by which a casino identifies a customer.

    (3) Customer includes every person which is involved in a transaction to which this part applies with a casino, whether or not that person participates, or intends to participate, in the gaming activities offered by that casino.

    (4) Gaming day means the normal business day of a casino. For a casino that offers 24 hour gaming, the term means that 24 hour period by which the casino keeps its books and records for business, accounting, and tax purposes. For purposes of the regulations contained in this part, each casino may have only one gaming day, common to all of its divisions.

    (5) Machine-readable means capable of being read by an automated data processing system.