Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) No gaming equipment or any related device
or software that has been tested and approved by the Division shall be used in
a casino facility unless:
1. It is identical
in all mechanical, electrical, electronic or other aspects to a prototype
thereof that has been reviewed and approved for use by the Division;
and
2. All necessary casino service
industry enterprise (CSIE) licenses, CSIE license applications, or vendor
registrations, as required, have been obtained or filed and all necessary
transactional waivers have been issued in accordance with the requirements of
5:12-92.
(b) The following equipment shall require an
inspection by the Division prior to initial use or following any modification:
1. Slot machines;
2. Multiplayer systems;
3. Electronic table games;
4. Server supported slot systems;
5. Slot machine bonus systems;
6. Progressive equipment;
7. Kiosks;
8. Account based wagering systems;
9. Wireless wagering devices;
10. Slot monitoring systems;
11. Gaming voucher systems;
12. Devices used in conjunction with a slot
monitoring system; and
13. Keno
systems.
(c) Any
evidence that an item of gaming equipment or a related device or software used
in a casino facility has been tampered with or altered in any way which would
affect the integrity, fairness, or suitability of the item for use in a casino
shall be immediately reported to the Division. A member of the casino
licensee's casino security department shall be required to ensure that the item
is maintained in a secure manner as directed by the Division.
(d) A licensee may initiate a random access
memory clear ("RAM clear" or "ram clear") to return a gaming device to service
by breaking the Division seal on the game operating system program or such
other program or port that would permit a ram clear to occur. Any gaming device
subjected to a ram clear by the licensee shall be inspected by the Division and
shall take priority over any other regularly scheduled inspection requested by
the licensee. A gaming device ram clear shall only be used by the licensee to
return the gaming device back to the most recently approved state of condition.
No other changes or modifications to options shall be permitted.
1. Prior to initiating the ram clear, a slot
department supervisor (Dual rate supervisors shall not be permitted to act as a
slot department supervisor for the purposes of this section) of the licensee
shall:
i. Provide written notification of the
pending RAM reset to the Division at ramclears@njdge.org. The notification
shall include, at a minimum:
(1) The date and
projected time of the RAM reset;
(2) The name of the slot technician who will
be performing the ram clear, in the presence of the slot shift supervisor, and
the name of the slot shift supervisor;
(3) The asset and location of the gaming
device; and
(4) A signature area
for both the slot technician and the slot department supervisor. The
notification shall be submitted to the Division;
ii. Notify the surveillance department that a
RAM reset will be conducted prior to the slot technician entering the
device;
iii. For progressive games
only, record the progressive display meter reading(s) to be used, if
applicable, for the meter reading reestablishment upon conclusion of the ram
clear;
iv. Upon entering the gaming
device, if any Division seal is observed broken, the gaming device shall be
rendered inoperable and the surveillance department shall be notified to
monitor the gaming device via a dedicated surveillance camera, which shall be
recorded until the camera is released by the Division; and
v. Complete the machine entry access log
(M.E.A.L.) in accordance with the Division's rules.
2. If the initial effort (which includes the
initial attempt and any subsequent attempt without a break in the continuous
effort) to successfully perform the ram clear fails, then the gaming device
must remain out of operation and the Division shall be notified immediately at
ramclears@njdge.org of the reason why a successful RAM reset could not be
performed.
3. Notification shall be
submitted to the Division regardless of the success of the ram clear attempt.
The slot supervisor shall sign the post ram clear procedure notification and
shall acquire the slot technician's signature who performed the RAM
reset.
(e) To prepare an
existing gaming device for conversion from one theme to another, MPU or logic
board replacements, option modifications, or movements permanently off the
casino floor, a casino licensee slot department shift supervisor, or his or her
designee, may break Division seals by providing a minimum 24-hour notice
together with the filing of current and proposed options, themes, and programs
listed on the Slot Log. Applicable Appendix E forms shall also be submitted.
Upon breaking seals, the games(s) shall not be made available for patron play
until they are re-inspected by the Division. The notice to the Division shall
be sent to DGESLOTS@njdge.org.
1. The notice
to the Division shall also include, at a minimum, for each gaming device
affected:
i. The date and projected time of
the seal break;
ii. The name of the
slot technician who will be performing the seal break and the name of the slot
supervisor who will be observing the seal break;
iii. The asset number and location of the
gaming device;
iv. An attestation
by both the slot department supervisor and the slot department technician that
none of the Division seals were observed broken at the time the gaming device
was opened. If a Division seal is observed broken the gaming device shall be
rendered inoperable and the surveillance department shall be notified to
monitor the gaming device via a dedicated surveillance camera, which shall be
recorded until the camera is released by the Division;
2. The slot department shift supervisor, or
his or her designee, shall notify the surveillance department that a seal break
will be conducted prior to the slot technician entering the gaming
device.
3. For progressive games
only, record the progressive display meter reading(s).
4. Complete the machine entry access log
(M.E.A.L.) in accordance with the Division's rules.
