I am an aspiring journalist and these rules seem pretty logical when you consider all the "ethical" restrictions of being an unbiased, neutral observer. The one thing I don't get is why you can only spend 5 minutes at one table. I mean if your assignment is focused on a certain player, or a couple of players that are playing at the same table, then obviously you'd want to spend more time at that table. I get the rule about not talking to a seated player (I covered football for Arizona State University and couldn't imagine talking to a coach or player during the game).
