Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Terminals shall have the ability to allow
for an independent integrity check of all software that may affect the
integrity of the wagering configurations available to the terminal. The
integrity check shall be by an independent testing laboratory approved by the
commission.
B. If a winning amount
is in excess of the thresholds established in the Internal Revenue Service
reporting requirements, the terminal shall cease operation and require
attendant interaction to proceed.
C. Terminals shall be capable of detecting
and displaying the following errors:
1. open
door conditions;
2. nonvolatile
memory errors;
3. low nonvolatile
memory battery for batteries external to the nonvolatile memory itself for low
power source;
4. program error or
authentication mismatch;
5. display
device errors;
6. the
identification of an invalid bill or voucher; and
7. loss of communication to the tote
system.
D. To protect the
integrity of the wagering configuration, when a terminal error condition is
detected, the terminal shall secure itself by:
1. ceasing play and requiring operator
intervention prior to returning to normal play;
2. displaying an appropriate error
message;
3. disabling bill and
voucher acceptance;
4. sounding an
alarm, illuminating the tower light, displaying the error on screen, or any
combination of the three;
5.
communicating the error condition to an online monitoring and control system;
and
6. if the terminal is powered
down with an unresolved error condition, remaining in error mode unless power
down is used as a part of the error reset procedure.
E. Upon resolution of an error condition, a
terminal may return to a wager completion state, provided the wagering history,
wagering credits, and other meters display the completed wager
properly.
F. Terminals shall not be
adversely affected by the simultaneous or sequential activation of various
terminal inputs and outputs.
G.
Test, diagnostic, or demonstration modes on a terminal shall:
1. be entered only from an attendant
following appropriate instructions;
2. not be accessible to a patron;
3. be indicated on the terminal via an
appropriate message; and
4. upon
exiting from test, diagnostic, or demonstration mode, a terminal shall return
to its previous state.
H.
Available wagering credit may be collected from the terminal by the patron at
any time other than during:
1. a bet being
wagered;
2. audit mode;
3. test mode;
4. a credit meter or win meter increment;
or
5. an error condition
I. Terminals shall be capable of
displaying wager recall, which shall:
1.
include the last 10 wagers on the terminal, including at least 50 intermediary
steps within those wagers, including free spins and bonuses;
2. be retrievable on the terminal via an
external keyswitch or other secure method not available to the patron;
and
3. provide all information
required to fully reconstruct the wagers, including:
a. initial credits or ending credits
associated with the wager;
b.
credits wagered;
c. credits
won;
d. entertaining display symbol
combinations and credits paid whether the outcome resulted in a win or a
loss;
e. representation in a
graphical or text format;
f. final
wager outcome, including all patron choices and all bonus features;
and
g. as an optional feature,
display of values as currency in place of wagering credits.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
4:141,
R.S. 4:142 and
R.S.
4:148.
