In states where authorized gaming has a presence, security for casinos is governed by strict rules and regulations that are established by various agencies within the government. One of the most critical areas of casino security that is subject to these conventions is key control. Physical keys are used to access all of the most sensitive and highly secured areas of the casino, including counting rooms and drop boxes, so the rules and regulations that relate to key control are extremely important in maintaining tight control and minimizing loss and fraud.
Regulations pertaining to key control extend from procedures required to access drop boxes outside of scheduled hours to the number of signatures necessary for accessing keys that require a user to get multiple permissions for the specific key requested.Every activity must be recorded and/or reported for auditing purposes.