Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Each casino
licensee may issue the following types of metal disks having two faces and an
edge:
1. A "slot token" that is:
i. Designed for gaming use in the hoppers of
the casino licensee's slot machines, in keno and in simulcast wagering within
the casino licensee's casino simulcasting facility;
ii. Capable, upon insertion into and
recognition by the coin acceptor of a designated slot machine operated by the
casino licensee that issued the slot token, of activating the play of that slot
machine;
iii. Issuable, in an
exchange with a patron upon request, only from a slot booth, the cashiers'
cage, a change machine or bill changer, or by a changeperson; provided,
however, that each casino licensee may issue slot tokens as complimentary
services or items in accordance with a distribution program;
iv. Exchangeable, by a patron at the casino
where the slot token was issued;
v.
Redeemable, by the issuing casino licensee promptly upon request of the patron
surrendering one or more slot tokens for an equivalent amount of cash or for a
casino check of that casino licensee in the amount of the slot tokens
surrendered and dated the day of the redemption; and, at the option of the
issuing casino licensee, redeemable upon request of the patron by mail,
provided such redemption shall be effectuated by a cage supervisor;
and
vi. Incapable of activating
play at any slot machine other than a slot machine operated by the casino
licensee that issued the slot token; and
2. A "prize token" that is:
i. Designed to be awarded and issued only as
a payout from a payout-only hopper of a designated slot machine that is
operated by the casino licensee using the token;
ii. Incapable of activating slot machine play
at any slot machine which is capable of accepting coin or slot tokens of a
denomination that is greater than the denomination of the prize
token;
iii. Unavailable for use in
keno or simulcast wagering;
iv.
Redeemable, by the issuing casino licensee promptly upon request of the patron
surrendering one or more prize tokens for an equivalent amount of cash or for a
casino check of that casino licensee in the amount of the prize tokens
surrendered and dated the day of the redemption; and, at the option of the
issuing casino licensee, redeemable upon request of the patron by mail,
provided such redemption shall be effectuated by a cage supervisor;
v. Exchangeable, by a patron at the casino
where the prize token was issued;
vi. Unavailable as a manually paid
jackpot;
vii. Unavailable as a
payout on a winning progressive jackpot;
viii. Unavailable as a multi-casino jackpot;
and
ix. Unavailable as a
complimentary service or item.
(b) Each slot token and each prize token
shall be designed so that it:
1. Clearly
identifies the name or trade name and location of the issuing casino;
2. Clearly states its face value;
3. Contains on at least one face, in the case
of a slot token only, a statement that notifies a patron that the slot token
will be accepted to activate play only in slot machines operated by the casino
licensee that issued it;
4.
Contains the statement "Not Legal Tender";
5. Is not deceptively similar to any current
or past coin of the United States or a foreign country;
6. Is of a size or shape or has other
characteristics which physically prevents its use in lawful vending machines or
other machines designed to be operated by coins of the United States, except
slot machines;
7. Is not
manufactured from:
i. A three-layered
material consisting of a pure copper core clad on both sides with a
copper-nickel alloy;
ii. A copper
based alloy, unless the total zinc, nickel, aluminum, magnesium and other
alloying metal exceeds 25 percent of the token's weight; or
iii. A ferromagnetic material;
8. Shall not have a diameter which
is between:
i. 0.680 inch and 0.860
inch;
ii. 0.890 inch and 0.980
inch;
iii. 1.018 inches and 1.068
inches;
iv. 1.180 inches and 1.230
inches; or
v. 1.475 inches and
1.525 inches;
9. Shall
not weigh less than two grams and shall not be less than 0.060 inch
thick;
10. Incorporates such
anti-counterfeiting features and other security measures as the Division may
require including, without limitation, for slot tokens in a denomination
greater than $ 500.00, high security coin acceptor technology for casino
licensee and denomination recognition; and
11. Contains on each face, in the case of a
prize token only, a statement that notifies a patron that the prize token does
not activate play.
(c) A
casino licensee may issue the following denominations of slot tokens which
shall have the following diameters:
| Denomination | Diameter |
| $.10 | .875 inches |
| $.25 | .986 inches |
| $.50 | 1.175 inches |
| $ 1.00 | 1.469 inches |
| $ 2.00 | 1.340 inches |
| $ 5.00 | 1.750 inches |
| $ 10.00 | 1.700 inches |
| $ 20.00 | 1.650 inches |
| $ 25.00 | 1.875 inches or 1.950 inches |
| $ 50.00 | 1.812 inches |
| $ 100.00 | 1.600 inches |
| $ 500.00 | 1.550 inches |
(d)
Each prize token with a face value that is less than the denomination of any
slot token that is approved for use by any casino licensee shall be designed,
through differences between it and such slot token in metal content, diameter,
thickness or by any other means approved by the Division, to prevent its use
for activating play at any slot machine that is capable of accepting any slot
token of greater denomination than the prize token.
(e) Each casino licensee may encase its prize
tokens in clear plastic provided that:
1. The
plastic does not hamper the payout of prize tokens from a payout-only
hopper;
2. A patron with reasonable
ease can remove the prize token from the plastic; and
3. The casino licensee:
i. Redeems each prize token under the same
terms and conditions whether or not the prize token, when presented for
redemption, is encased in plastic as originally issued by the casino licensee;
and
ii. Reasonably notifies its
patrons that prize tokens that are encased in plastic when originally issued to
the patron may be redeemed without removing the plastic.
(f) No slot token or prize token
shall be issued by a casino licensee or utilized in a casino or casino
simulcasting facility unless and until a sample slot token or prize token,
manufactured in accordance with its approved design specifications, is
submitted to and approved by the Division.
(g) No casino licensee shall issue, use or
allow a patron to use in its casino or casino simulcasting facility any slot
token or prize token that it knows, or reasonably should know, is materially
different from the sample of that slot token or prize token approved by the
Division.
(h) A casino licensee may
issue promotional non-gaming tokens not intended for and prohibited from use in
gaming or simulcast wagering in its casino or casino simulcasting facility. The
physical characteristics of promotional non-gaming tokens shall be sufficiently
distinguishable from approved design specifications of any authorized slot
token issued by a casino licensee so as to reasonably ensure that they will not
be confused with authorized slot tokens and that they will be incapable of
activating slot machine play at any slot machine operated by the issuing casino
licensee or any other casino licensee. In addition, at a minimum, such
promotional non-gaming tokens shall:
1. Be
unique in terms of size or metallic composition;
2. Be not deceptively similar to any current
or past coin of the United States or a foreign country, nor have
characteristics which physically allow their use in lawful vending machines or
other machines designed to be operated by coins of the United States;
and
3. Bear the name and location
of the issuing casino licensee on at least one face and language on both faces
stating that they do not activate slot machine play.
(i) A casino licensee may issue a slot token
in a denomination greater than $ 500.00 provided that each such slot token:
1. Has a diameter and manufacturing tolerance
approved by the Division; and
2.
Incorporates approved high security coin acceptor technology, which technology
shall also be incorporated in the coin acceptor that the casino licensee uses
in conjunction with the slot token.
