Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Limited gaming permitted pursuant to
Section 60-2E-2(A) of the act shall include only the play of approved games on
licensed gaming machines. Table games, side bets, unapproved games, and all
other forms of unauthorized gaming are expressly prohibited.
B. No game shall be played on a licensed
premises until the board has authorized the game in conformity with the gaming
operator applicant's or licensee's approved business plan and the gaming
machine has been connected and transmitting satisfactorily to the board's
central monitoring system.
C. The
following games, one or more of which may be simulated on a single gaming
machine, are approved for play on a licensed premises:
(1) draw poker;
(2) keno;
(3) blackjack;
(4) line-up symbols and numbers;
(5) any other game authorized by the
board.
D. A racetrack
gaming operator licensee may operate licensed multi-station games provided it
meets the following conditions:
(1) the
racetrack gaming operator licensee shall notify the board of its intent to
place multi-station games on the gaming premises, and obtain approval of the
board or its designee prior to placing the games on the gaming
premises;
(2) the racetrack gaming
operator licensee shall apply for and obtain licensure for each multi-station
game; for purposes of this subsection, each multi-station game shall count as
one gaming machine;
(3) no
multi-station game shall have more than 15 player terminals;
(4) multi-station games shall not comprise
more than three percent of the total possible allowed gaming machines on the
gaming floor; for purposes of this subsection, each multi-station game having
up to five player terminals shall count as one gaming machine, each
multi-station game having between six and 10 player terminals shall count as
two gaming machines and each multi-station game having between 11 and 15 gaming
machines shall count as three gaming machines.
E. Each multi-station game operated by a
racetrack gaming operator licensee shall comply with 15.1.7 NMAC, where
applicable, and the following additional technical specifications:
(1) each individual player terminal shall be
capable of being independently monitored by the central monitoring
system;
(2) each multi-station game
shall have one random number generator;
(3) each multi-station game shall have one
master terminal which houses the logic area and game display, and which is
shared among all player terminals;
(4) the player terminals of the multi-station
game shall have no means to independently determine game outcomes;
(5) each multi-station game shall be
configured so that it cannot be disconnected from the gaming device central
processing unit that determines the game outcomes for all player stations
without rendering that terminal inoperable;
(6) multi-station games shall only permit
players to play against the house.
