Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Each licensee
and casino operator shall have a system connected to all EGDs in the casino
that are activated for patron play that records and monitors the activities of
such devices. No EGDs shall be operated unless it is connected to the system.
Licensees and casino operators shall use a system approved by a designated
gaming laboratory specified by the division or board. Such system shall provide
on-line, real-time monitoring, and data acquisition capabilities.
1. Licensees and casino operators shall
immediately report any occurrence of malfunction or interruption of
communication between the EGDs and the system to the division. These
malfunctions include, but are not limited to, a system down for maintenance or
malfunctions, zeroed meters, and invalid meters.
2. Prior written approval from the division
is required before implementing any changes to the computerized EGD monitoring
system. Licensees and casino operators shall notify the division when
transitioning to manual procedures when the EGD monitoring system is down.
Changes to the operating system of the EGD monitoring system recommended by the
operating system vendor may be made after notification of the operating system
upgrade to the division, and do not require prior written approval.
3. Each modification of the application
software shall be approved by a designated gaming laboratory specified by the
division or board.
B. The
system required in Subsection A of this Section shall be designed and operated
to automatically perform and report functions relating to EGD meters, and other
functions and reports including, but not limited to:
1. record the number and total value of cash
equivalents placed in the EGD for the purpose of activating play;
2. record the total value and number of each
value of currency and tickets received from the currency acceptor for the
purpose of activating play;
3.
record the number and total value of cash equivalents deposited in the drop
bucket of the EGD;
4. record the
number and total value of cash equivalents automatically paid by the EGD as the
result of a jackpot;
5. record the
number and total value of cash equivalents to be paid manually as the result of
a jackpot. The system shall be capable of logging in this data if such data is
not directly provided by EGD;
6.
have an on-line computer alert and alarm monitoring capability to ensure direct
scrutiny of conditions detected and reported by the EGD including any device
malfunction, any type of tampering, and any open door to the drop area. Any
person opening the EGD or the drop area, except the drop team, shall complete
the machine entry authorization log including time, date, machine identity, and
reason for entry;
7. be capable of
logging in and reporting any revenue transactions not directly monitored by the
token meter, including tokens placed in the EGD as a result of a fill and any
tokens removed from the EGD in the form of a credit;
8. record date, time, and EGD identification
number of any EGD taken off-line or placed on-line; and
9. report the time, date, and location of
open doors or events specified in
§4201.G.2 of this Part
by EGD.
C. All date and
time generators shall be based on a synchronized central or master
clock.
D. A licensee and casino
operator shall store, in machine-readable format, all information required by
Subsection B of this Section for a period of five years. A licensee and casino
operator shall store all information in a secure area and certify that this
information is complete and unaltered. This information shall be available upon
request by a division agent in the format and media approved by the
division.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
27:15 and 24.
