1 1 STATE OF NEW JERSEY 2 CASINO CONTROL COMMISSION 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 5 PUBLIC MEETING NO. 06-09-20 6 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 9 Wednesday, September 20, 2006 10 Atlantic City Commission Offices 11 Joseph P. Lordi Public Meeting Room - First Floor 12 Tennessee Avenue and Boardwalk 13 Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401 14 10:33 a.m. to 10:50 a.m. 15 16 17 Certified Shorthand Reporter: Darlene Sillitoe 18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19 20 CIPOLLONI & ASSOCIATES, INC. 21 CERTIFIED SHORTHAND REPORTERS 22 1125 ATLANTIC AVENUE, SUITE 416 23 ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY 08401 24 (609) 348-9190 25 www.cipolloni-associates.com 2 1 B E F O R E : 2 CASINO CONTROL COMMISSION: LINDA M. KASSEKERT, CHAIR 3 RALPH G. FRULIO, VICE CHAIR MICHAEL C. EPPS, COMMISSIONER 4 MICHAEL A. FEDORKO, COMMISSIONER WILLIAM T. SOMMELING, COMMISSIONER 5 PRESENT FOR THE CASINO CONTROL COMMISSION: 6 DARYL W. NANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST DANIEL J. HENEGHAN, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER 7 OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL: 8 DIANNA W. FAUNTLEROY, GENERAL COUNSEL/EXECUTIVE SECRETARY 9 LEONARD J. DIGIACOMO, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL STEVEN M. INGIS, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL 10 E. DENNIS KELL, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL SETH H. BRILIANT, SENIOR COUNSEL 11 LON E. MAMOLEN, SENIOR COUNSEL 12 DIVISION OF GAMING ENFORCEMENT: 13 DEPUTY ATTORNEYS GENERAL JAMES ARMSTRONG, DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL 14 JAMES FOGARTY, DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL CHARLES F. KIMMEL, DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL 15 RAYMOND MARQUEZ, DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 3 1 A P P E A R A N C E S : 2 ITEM NO. 5 LEONARD J. DiGIACOMO, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL 3 JAMES FOGARTY, DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL LORETTA PICKUS, ESQ. 4 FOR TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS 5 ITEM NO. 6 LEONARD J. DiGIACOMO, ASSISTANT GENERAL COUNSEL 6 RAYMOND MARQUEZ, DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL PATRICIA WILD, ESQ. 7 FOR: RESORTS INTERNATIONAL HOTEL 8 ITEM NO. 8 SETH H. BRILIANT, SENIOR COUNSEL CHARLES F. KIMMEL, DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL 9 LEO PREVITI, ESQ. FOR: IGT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 4 1 AGENDA PUBLIC MEETING NO. 06-09-20 2 September 20, 2006, 10:33 a.m. ITEM PAGE VOTE 3 1 Ratification of the minutes of 8 8 4 September 6, 2006 2 Applications for employee and casino 5 service industry licenses 11 applications 9 9 6 Arrow Promotional Group, LLC 9 9 11 applications 10 10 7 Cooper Distributors, LLC 10 11 Mainland Transportation, LLC 10 11 8 Robert A. Perry 11 12 John C. McMullen 11 12 9 Michael Chambrello 11 12 3 Petition of Trump Taj Mahal Associates, 13 14 10 LLC, Trump Plaza Associates, LLC, and Trump Marina Associates, LLC, for the 11 issuance of a temporary casino key employee license to Gregg L. Caren pursuant to NJSA 12 5:12-89(e) and to permit him pursuant to NJAC 19:43-2.6 to assume the duties and 13 exercise the powers of Vice President of Hotal Sales without first having been 14 found qualified (PRN2440607) 4 Stipulations of settlement and 15 consent agreements: a) Maria S. Garcia (06-0333-ER) 13 14 16 b) Reginald K. Hines (06-0336-ER) 13 14 c) Judy Terrell (06-0320-RC) 13 14 17 d) Teddi Berios (a/k/a Teddi 13 14 Berrios-Rivera) (06-0193-EA) 18 e) Vernone K. Burkett (06-0266-EA) 13 14 f) Christina K. Kang (a/k/a Kelli adj. 19 Kang, Cristi Kang, Kang My, My Kang) (05-0434-EA) 20 h) Jeffrey P. Piccone (05-0226-ER) 13 14 i) Steven J. Tolbert (05-0204-ER) 13 14 21 j) Robert L. Daughtry, Sr, (a/k/a 13 14 Bobbie L. Daughtry, k) Robert Hodge, 22 Robert Doughtry) (06-0136-EA) l) James M. Yandle (06-0134-EA) 13 14 23 m) Lorenzo Bethea (-6-0178-ER) 13 14 n) Tashima T. Ragsdale (06-0397-ER) 13 14 24 o) David B. Johnson (05-0680-RC) 13 14 25 5 1 CON'T. AGENDA PUBLIC MEETING NO. 06-09-20 2 September 20, 2006, 10:33 a.m. ITEM PAGE VOTE 3 5 Consideration of the qualification 15 17 4 of Richard D. Weber to serve as Vice President and Corporate Contreoller of 5 Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. 6 6 Amended petition of Resorts 18 19 International Hotel, Inc., to approve 7 the transfer of certain promissory note and for other relief (PRN2150606) 8 7 Petition of Progressive Games and 20 21 Marina Associates (d/b/a Harrah's Casino 9 Hotel Atlantic City) for approval of a Muli-Casino Progressive Table Game System 10 (PRN2070602) 8 Petition if IGT to terminate the 21 22 11 "Million Dollar Pyramid" slot system, and to transfer its progressive jackpot 12 to the progressive jackpots of the "Wheel of Furtune $.25" and the "Jeopard $.25" 13 slot systems (PRN2480601) 9 Proposed publications and temporary 23 24 14 adoption of amendments to NJAC 19:40-1.2; 19:43-7.3; 19:45-1.10, 1.15, 1.40, 1.46, 15 1.46A, 1.54 and 1.55; 19:46-1.20; and 19:51-1.1 and 1.2; and proposed New Rules 16 NJAC 19:45-1.33A, 1.35A and 1.40F; and 19:46-1.28B and 1.28C (express jackpots; 17 gaming voucher redemption machines; automated jackpot payout machines) 18 10 Proposed temporary adoption of amendments 24 26 for "ALL-IN HOLD'EM"; authorization of 19 rulemaking experiment for "ALL-IN HOLD'EM" Pursuant to NJSA 5:12-69e 20 11 Proposed temporary adoption of 27 29 amendments for "BUST IT!" In blackjack; 21 authorization of rulemaking expermiment for "BUST IT!" pursuant to NJSA 5:12-69e 22 23 24 25 6 1 E X H I B I T S : 2 ITEM NO. 2 DESCRIPTION PAGE 3 EL-1 Remand for hearings 11 license 9 4 applications EL-2 Grant 11 licenses 10 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 (Exhibits retained by Commission.) 25 7 1 (Public Meeting 06-09-20 was commenced 2 at 10:33 a.m.) 3 MR. NANCE: Good morning. I'd like to 4 read an opening statement: 5 This is to advise the general public 6 that in compliance with Chapter 231 of the 7 Public Laws of 1975 entitled the "Open Public 8 Meetings Act," the New Jersey Casino Control 9 Commission on October 13th, 2005, filed with 10 the Secretary of State at the State House in 11 Trenton an annual meeting schedule. On October 12 14th, copies were mailed to the subscribers and 13 the office of the clerk of Atlantic City. 14 Members of the press will be permitted 15 to take photographs, and we would ask that this 16 be done in a manner which is not disruptive or 17 distracting to the Commission. 18 The use of cellular telephones in the 19 public meeting room while the Commission is in 20 session is prohibited. 21 Any members of the public who wish to 22 address the Commission will be given the 23 opportunity to do so before the Commission 24 adjourns for the day. 25 Please stand for the Pledge of 8 ITEM NO. 2 1 Allegiance. 2 (The flag salute was recited.) 3 MR. NANCE: Good morning. 4 The matters discussed in closed session 5 were: Employee and enterprise license matters. 6 The Commissioners approved the September 7 6, 2006, closed session minutes. 8 Litigation update regarding: Tryone J. 9 Floyd versus Casino Control Commission and 10 Sands Hotel and Casino. 11 Item No. 1, ratification of the minutes 12 of September 6th, 2006. 13 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: Move to 14 approve. 15 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Second. 16 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 17 made and seconded. All in favor? 18 (Ayes.) 19 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 20 (No response.) 21 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 22 MR. NANCE: Item No. 2, application for 23 employee and casino service industry licenses. 24 This agenda item will be entered as 25 Exhibit List 1 and 2. 9 ITEM NO. 2 1 Exhibit List 1 consists of 11 2 applications for initial and/or renewal of 3 casino key and casino employee licenses. The 4 Division has objected to licensure. 5 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Motion to remand for 6 hearing. 7 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Second. 8 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 9 made and seconded. All in favor? 10 (Ayes.) 11 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 12 (No response.) 13 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 14 MR. NANCE: For consideration is the 15 casino service industry license application of 16 Arrow Promotional Group, LLC. 17 The Division has objected to the 18 qualification of Edward Strauss and Margaret 19 Strauss and the license application of Arrow 20 Promotional Group, LLC. 21 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Motion to remand for 22 hearing. 23 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Second. 24 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 25 made and seconded. All in favor? 10 ITEM NO. 2 1 (Ayes.) 2 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 3 (No response.) 4 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 5 MR. NANCE: Exhibit List 2 consists of 6 11 applications for initial and/or renewal of 7 casino key and casino employee licenses. 8 Staff and the Division have recommended 9 that these licenses be granted. 10 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Motion to grant 11 applications. 12 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Second. 13 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 14 made and seconded. All in favor? 15 (Ayes.) 16 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 17 (No response.) 18 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 19 MR. NANCE: For consideration are the 20 junket enterprise and nongaming related casino 21 service industry license applications pursuant 22 to NJSA 5:12-92(c) for Cooper Distributors, 23 LLC, and Mainland Transportation, LLC. 24 Staff and the Division have recommended 25 these applications be granted. 11 ITEM NO. 2 1 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Motion to grant 2 applications. 3 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Second. 4 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 5 made and seconded. All in favor? 6 (Ayes.) 7 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 8 (No response.) 9 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 10 MR. NANCE: For consideration are the 11 following for qualification in connection with 12 their respective gaming-related casino service 13 industry licenses pursuant to NJAC 14 19:51-1.14B(h): For Robert A. Perry, 15 Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.; and John C. 16 McMullen, IGT; James F. Brace, American Gaming 17 & Electricians, Inc.; and Michael Chambrello, 18 Scientific Games Racing, LLC. 19 Staff and the Division have recommended 20 qualification. 21 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Motion to find 22 Messrs. Perry, McMullen, Brace and Chambrello 23 plenarily qualified in connection with their 24 respective gaming related CSI licenses pursuant 25 to NJAC 19:51-1.14B(h). 12 ITEM NO. 3 1 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Second. 2 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 3 made and seconded. All in favor? 4 (Ayes.) 5 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 6 (No response.) 7 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 8 MR. NANCE: Item No. 3, Petition No. 9 2440607 of Trump Taj Mahal Associates, LLC, 10 Trump Plaza Associates, LLC, and Trump Marina 11 Associates, LLC, is requesting the issuance of 12 a temporary casino key employee license to 13 Gregg L. Caren pursuant to NJSA 5:12-89(e) and 14 to permit him pursuant to NJSA 19:43-2.6 to 15 assume the duties and exercise the powers of 16 Vice President of Hotel Sales without having 17 first been found qualified. 18 Staff and the Division have recommended 19 that this petition be granted. 20 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Motion to grant 21 temporary key license and qualified 22 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Second. 23 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Motion has been 24 made and seconded this is a roll call vote. 25 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Sommeling? 13 ITEM NO. 4 1 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: Yes. 2 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Epps? 3 COMMISSIONER EPPS: Yes. 4 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Fedorko? 5 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Yes. 6 MR. NANCE: Vice Chair Frulio? 7 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Yes. 8 MR. NANCE: Chair Kassekert? 9 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Yes. 10 MR. NANCE: The record will reflect that 11 the motion is unanimous. 12 Item No. 4, stipulations of settlement 13 and consent agreement. When I call your name, 14 please come forward, stand behind this middle 15 table, spreading across the room so that you 16 may by seen: 17 Maria Garcia, Reginald Hines, Judy 18 Terrell, Teddi Berrios, Vernon Burkett, Jeffrey 19 Piccone, Steven Tolbert, Robert Daughtry, James 20 Yandle, Lorenzo Bethea, Tashima Ragsdale, David 21 B. Johnson. 22 The stipulation in settle of Christina 23 K. Kang has been adjourned. 24 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Has everyone whose 25 name been called come forward? Okay. 14 ITEM NO. 4 1 I'm going to ask for you to state your 2 name on the record, starting with you, sir. 3 MS. HINES: Reginald Hines. 4 MR. PICCONE: Jeffrey Piccone. 5 MS. GARCIA: Maria Garcia. 6 MR. BURKETT: Vernon Burkett. 7 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Okay. In a moment 8 we're going to vote on the stipulations which 9 you've agreed to with the Division of Gaming 10 Enforcement. I'm going to ask at this point if 11 any of you wish to be heard in your matter. 12 You don't have to say anything if you don't 13 want to. 14 Does anyone wish to be heard? Okay. 15 Mr. Armstrong? 16 MR. ARMSTRONG: The Division has nothing 17 to add, Chair. 18 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 19 Any questions? 20 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: No questions. 21 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: Motion to 22 approve stipulations. 23 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Second. 24 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 25 made and seconded. All in favor? 15 ITEM NO. 5 1 (Ayes.) 2 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 3 (No response.) 4 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 5 Thank you very much for coming. Good 6 luck. 7 FROM THE FLOOR: Thank you. 8 MR. ARMSTRONG: Thank you. 9 MR. NANCE: Item No. 5, consideration of 10 the qualification of Richard B. Weber to serve 11 as Vice President and Corporate Controller of 12 Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. 13 Mr. DiGiacomo? 14 MR. DiGIACOMO: Madame Chair, 15 Commissioners, good morning. 16 I believe back in April the Commission 17 permitted Mr. Weber to serve on a temporary 18 basis in the capacity of Vice President and 19 Controller. The Division has in the interim 20 investigated and now reported on that plenenary 21 relief. 22 Ms. Loretta Pickus is here for the Trump 23 properties. Mr. James Fogarty for the Division 24 of Gaming Enforcement. 25 I've shared with counsel a draft of the 16 ITEM NO. 5 1 resolution and ask that they confirm that they 2 have no problem with its entry and form. 3 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Ms. Pickus? 4 MS. PICKUS: Good morning, Chair, 5 Commissioners. 6 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Good morning. 7 MS. PICKUS: Nice to see you. 8 I have no problem with the resolution, 9 and I hope that you adopt it. 10 I have with me Richard Weber. He's 11 serving as Vice President and Corporate 12 Controller, and he wanted to say good morning 13 to you. 14 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Good morning. 15 MR. WEBER: Good morning. 16 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Mr. Fogarty? 17 MR. FOGARTY: Good morning. James 18 Fogarty on behalf of the Division. 19 By letter of August 24th, I on behalf of 20 the Division reviewed Mr. Weber's credentials 21 and recommended to you all that he be qualified 22 in the position that he seeks for Trump. I've 23 seen the draft resolution and have no objection 24 to its entry. 25 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 17 ITEM NO. 5 1 Any questions? 2 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: No questions, 3 Madame Chair. 4 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Motion to adopt 5 the draft resolution and find Richard D. Weber 6 qualified to serve as Senior Vice President and 7 Corporate Controller of Trump Entertainment 8 Resorts, Inc. 9 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Second. 10 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 11 made and seconded. This is a roll call vote. 12 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Sommeling? 13 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: Yes. 14 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Epps? 15 COMMISSIONER EPPS: Yes. 16 MR. NANCE: Commissioner Fedorko? 17 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Yes. 18 MR. NANCE: Vice Chair Frulio? 19 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Yes. 20 MR. NANCE: Chair Kassekert? 21 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Yes. 22 MR. NANCE: The record will reflect that 23 the motion is unanimous. 24 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. Good 25 luck. 18 ITEM NO. 6 1 MS. PICKUS: Thank you. 2 MR. WEBER: Thank you. 3 MR. NANCE: Item No. 6, amended petition 4 of Resorts International Hotel, Inc., to 5 approve the transfer of a certain promissory 6 note and for other relief. 7 Mr. DiGiacomo? 8 MR. DiGIACOMO: Madame Chair, 9 Commissioners, Miss Patricia Wild is here on 10 behalf of the Petitioner, Mr. Raymond Marquez 11 for the Division. 12 I've shared with counsel a draft of the 13 resolution, and I believe that they are both 14 agreed and consent to its form and entry. 15 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 16 Good morning. 17 MS. WILD: Yes, good morning. We are, 18 in fact, prepared to consent to the form and 19 the entry of the resolution. And I just want 20 to state for the record I've been advised that 21 our outside counsel, Gil Brooks, has augmented 22 the record by sending a letter explaining that 23 the portion of this refinancing related to this 24 particular note was held in abeyance until this 25 particular petition was heard. 19 ITEM NO. 6 1 We are -- I just want to make a 2 representation that the kind of note and the 3 securities in connection with that note have 4 been held in escrow until this commission has 5 acted on this petition. 6 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you for 7 putting that on the record. 8 Mr. Marquez? 9 MR. MARQUEZ: No objection to the relief 10 requested. 11 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 12 Any questions? 13 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: No questions, 14 Madame Chair. 15 COMMISSIONER EPPS: Move we adopt the 16 draft resolution and grant the relief requested 17 in the amended petition to the extent set forth 18 and subject to the conditions in the 19 resolution. 20 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: Second. 21 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Motion has been 22 made and seconded. All in favor? 23 (Ayes.) 24 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 25 (No response.) 20 ITEM NO. 7 1 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 2 Thank you. 3 MS. WILD: Thank you. 4 MR. DiGIACOMO: Thank you. 5 MR. NANCE: Item No. 7, petition of 6 Progressive Games and Marina Associates for 7 approval of a multi-casino progressive table 8 game system. 9 Mr. Briliant? 10 MR. BRILIANT: Good morning, Madame 11 Chair and Commissioners. 12 This petition involves, in part, a 13 rulemaking component, and in that regard the 14 staff has requested additional information from 15 the Petitioners. We are presently studying the 16 petition as proposed, and there are some 17 issues, and we recommended that the petition be 18 tabled for up to 90 days in order to complete 19 that review. 20 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 21 Any questions? 22 COMMISSIONER EPPS: Chair, I move that 23 we table the petition for up for 90 days and 24 authorize publication of a Notice of Action to 25 that effect. 21 ITEM NO. 8 1 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: Second. 2 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 3 made and seconded. All in favor? 4 (Ayes.) 5 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 6 (No response.) 7 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 8 MR. NANCE: Item No. 8, petition of IGT 9 to terminate the "Million Dollar Pyramid" slot 10 system and to transfer its progressive jackpot 11 to the progressive jackpots of the "Wheel of 12 Fortune" $.25 slot systems. 13 Mr. Briliant? 14 MR. BRILIANT: Mr. Previti is here on 15 behalf of Petitioner, IGT. Mr. Kimmel is here 16 on behalf of the Division. 17 I have circulated a proposed draft 18 resolution, and the parties indicated that it 19 was satisfactory to them if the Commission 20 should proceed. 21 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 22 Mr. Previti? 23 MR. PREVITI: Good morning, Chair, 24 Commissioners. 25 We've read the draft resolution and 22 ITEM NO. 8 1 agree to the terms and would ask that you 2 approve our petition. 3 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 4 Mr. Kimmel? 5 MR. KIMMEL: Good morning, Chair. 6 I also have read the draft resolution 7 have no objection to its being adopted. 8 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 9 Any questions? 10 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: No questions, 11 Madame Chair. 12 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Move to adopt the 13 draft resolution and approve IGT's request to 14 transfer a progressive slot jackpot subject to 15 the conditions in the resolution. 16 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Second. 17 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 18 made and seconded. All in favor? 19 (Ayes.) 20 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 21 (No response.) 22 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 23 Thank you. 24 MR. PREVITI: Thank you. 25 MR. BRILIANT: Thank you. 23 ITEM NO. 9 1 MR. NANCE: Item No. 9, proposed 2 publication and temporary adoption of 3 amendments and proposed new rules concerning 4 express jackpots, gaming voucher redemption 5 machines, and automated jackpots payout 6 machines. 7 Mr. Kell? 8 MR. KELL: Good morning, Madame Chair, 9 Commissioners. 10 With two exceptions, the amendments and 11 new rules and the proposal before you were 12 previously temporarily adopted and then 13 implemented by casino licensees. The new 14 provisions would authorize the issue of 15 currency from a gaming voucher machine and an 16 ATM transaction and increased from $25 to $250 17 the variance that requires a filing of a report 18 when a gaming voucher redemption machine or an 19 automatic payout machine is reconciled. 20 The latter amendment was part of the 21 wish list process. 22 The staff recommends at this time that 23 you temporarily adopt and publish the 24 amendments. 25 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 24 ITEM NO. 10 1 Any questions? 2 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: Move to approve 3 for temporary adoption and publication. 4 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Second. 5 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 6 made and seconded. All in favor? 7 (Ayes.) 8 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 9 (No response.) 10 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 11 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 12 MR. NANCE: Item No. 10, proposed 13 temporary adoption for amendments for "ALL-IN 14 HOLD'EM, an authorization of rulemaking 15 experiments for "ALL-IN HOLD'EM" pursuant to 16 NJSA 5:12-69e. 17 Mr. Mamolen? 18 MR. MAMOLEN: Good morning, Madame 19 Chair, Commissioners. 20 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Good morning. 21 MR. MAMOLEN: This matter is before you 22 for temporary adoption and authorization of 23 rulemaking test. This is a variation of 24 HOLD'EM, another game against the house with 25 double-tier qualifying for posting additional 25 ITEM NO. 10 1 wager, subsequent wager to the ante. The game 2 also features two side wagers which must be 3 posted at the outset of play, one on the hold 4 cards. The value on the hold cards and the 5 other one on the final hand. Again, it's for 6 temporary adoption and rulemaking 7 authorization. 8 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 9 Any questions? 10 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: No questions, 11 Madame Chair. 12 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Move to, A, 13 preliminarily approve "all-in hold'em" as a new 14 game compatible with the public interest 15 pursuant to section 5 of the Act;. 16 B, authorize the publication of the 17 Notice of Temporary adoption, which will permit 18 a test of of "all-in hold'em" to begin on or 19 after October 23rd, 2006, subject to conditions 20 and continue for a period of time not to exceed 21 270 days; 22 C, temporarily adopt the amendments 23 contained in the Notice of Proposal for the 24 purpose of conducting the test; 25 D, delegate to the Director of the 26 ITEM NO. 10 1 Division of Compliance the authority to 2 establish the terms and conditions of a test of 3 "all-in hold'em" and to approve any gaming 4 equipment necessary to the implementation of 5 the test; 6 E, condition any test of "all-in 7 hold'em" upon the filing with and the approval 8 of Division of Compliance of all necessary test 9 submissions for a section 69e; 10 And, F, further condition any test of 11 "all-in hold'em" upon the filing by Lakes 12 Entertainment, Inc., the necessary documents to 13 complete its application for a casino service 14 industry license pursuant to section 92c of the 15 Act and the granting of an appropriate 16 transactional waiver to Lakes Entertainment, 17 Inc. 18 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Second. 19 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 20 made and seconded. All in favor? 21 (Ayes.) 22 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 23 (No response.) 24 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 25 Thank you. 27 ITEM NO. 11 1 MR. NANCE: Item No. 11, proposed 2 temporarily adoption of amendment for "BUST 3 IT!" in blackjack and authorization of 4 rulemaking experiment for "BUST IT!" pursuant 5 to NJSA 5:12-69e. 6 Mr. Mamolen? 7 MR. MAMOLEN: Another temporary adoption 8 and authorization for rulemaking test, this 9 time for a side wager in blackjack. 10 If you recall a couple years ago, the 11 Commission authorized a new game called "double 12 attack" blackjack. BUST IT was the side wager, 13 a side variation of BUST IT. As it was a 14 regular blackjack, the side wager was the 15 double attack blackjack. Essentially, you're 16 wagering on the value of the dealer's third 17 card should it by drawn. 18 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 19 Any questions? 20 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Yes. One question, 21 Madame Chair. 22 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: No questions, 23 Madame Chair. 24 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Is it -- how much 25 can I bet on that BUST IT? Can I bet a buck? 28 ITEM NO. 11 1 MR. MAMOLEN: Whatever the casino 2 licensee would establish. 3 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: As low as a dollar? 4 No? 5 MR. MAMOLEN: If they establish a 6 five-dollar minimum -- 7 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: All right. 8 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Are you planning to 9 do that? 10 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: No. 11 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Just checking. 12 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: No. But it's -- I 13 like the game, though. I like this one. 14 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 15 Any other questions? 16 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: No questions, 17 Madame Chair. 18 COMMISSIONER EPPS: "BUST IT" is a 19 losing bet if the dealer -- 20 MR. MAMOLEN: It's only predicated -- 21 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Third card. 22 MR. MAMOLEN: Third card. 23 COMMISSIONER EPPS: You have to bust on 24 the third card? 25 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Okay. 29 ITEM NO. 11 1 VICE CHAIR FRULIO: Madame Chair, I move 2 that we preliminarily approve BUST IT! as a new 3 wager compatible with the public interest 4 pursuant to section 5 of the Act; 5 B, authorize the publication of the 6 Notice of Temporary Adoption which will permit 7 a test of Bust It! to begin on or after October 8 23rd, 2006, subject to conditions, and continue 9 for a period of time to exceed 270 days; 10 C, temporarily adopt the amendments 11 contained in the Notice of Proposal for the 12 purpose of conducting the test; 13 D, delegate to the Director of the 14 Division of Compliance the authority to 15 establish the terms and conditions of a test of 16 BUST IT! for blackjack and to approve any 17 gaming equipment necessary to the 18 implementation of the test; 19 And, E, condition any test of BUST IT! 20 upon the filing with and approval by the 21 Division of Compliance of all necessary test 22 submissions for a section 69e test of BUST IT! 23 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Second. 24 COMMISSIONER EPPS: Second. 25 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 30 ITEM NO. 11 1 made and seconded. All in favor? 2 (Ayes.) 3 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 4 (No response.) 5 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 6 MR. MAMOLEN: Thank you. 7 MR. NANCE: In accordance with 8 Resolution No. 05-12-14-19, the next closed 9 session of the Commission shall be held on 10 Wednesday, October 4th, 2006, at 9:15 a.m. in 11 the Commission offices. 12 It is now time for the public 13 participation portion of the meeting. 14 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Is there anyone 15 from the public that wishes to be heard? 16 Yes, ma'am. You can come forward. 17 Can you please state your name and 18 address for our record? 19 MS. TERRELL: Good morning. My name is 20 Judy Terrell. My address is 1519 Mediterranean 21 Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey. 22 My name is on here, and reviewing my 23 settlement, and I was just wondering why I have 24 to stay? 25 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: You don't have to 31 1 stay. We did your stipulation earlier. 2 MS. TERRELL: Thank you. Thank you. 3 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Yeah. You're 4 welcome. 5 MS. TERRELL: Thank you. 6 CHAIRMAN KASSEKERT: Thank you. 7 Anyone else from the public wishes to be 8 heard. 9 Seeing no one, I'll declare this portion 10 of the meeting closed and entertain a motion to 11 adjourn. 12 COMMISSIONER SOMMELING: Motion to 13 adjourn. 14 COMMISSIONER FEDORKO: Second. 15 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion has been 16 made and seconded. All in favor? 17 (Ayes.) 18 CHAIR KASSEKERT: Opposed? 19 (No response.) 20 CHAIR KASSEKERT: The motion carries. 21 (Public Meeting 06-09-20 was concluded 22 at 10:50 a.m.) 23 24 25 32 1 2 C E R T I F I C A T E 3 4 5 I, DARLENE SILLITOE, a Certified 6 Shorthand Reporter and Notary Public of the 7 State of New Jersey, certify that the foregoing 8 is a true and accurate transcript of the 9 proceedings. 10 11 12 I further certify that I am neither 13 attorney, of counsel for, nor related to or 14 employed by any of the parties to the action; 15 further that I am not a relative or employee of 16 any attorney or counsel employed in this case; 17 nor am I financially interested in the action. 18 19 20 DARLENE SILLITOE CSR 21 License No XI01023 22 23 Dated: September 24, 2006 24 My Commission Expires on July 10, 2009 25 ID No 2062871