South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY
Article 20:18 - GAMING COMMISSION - DEADWOOD GAMBLING
Chapter 20:18:17 - Slot machine requirements
Section 20:18:17:09 - Slot machine specifications - Coin acceptors

One electronic coin or token acceptor may be installed in a slot machine. Acceptors must be approved by the executive secretary to indicate that the acceptors meet the requirements of this section. Coin acceptors must be designed to accept or reject a coin on the basis of metal composition, mass, composite, makeup, or equivalent security. The coin or token receiver on a slot machine must be designed to prevent the use of cheating methods such as slugging, stringing, spooning, or the insertion of foreign objects and other manipulation.

Coins or tokens which are accepted but are inappropriate "coins-in" must be returned to the player by activation of the hopper or credited toward the next play of the slot machine. The slot machine control program must be capable of handling rapidly fed coins so that occurrences of inappropriate "coins-in" are prevented.

The coin receiver of a slot machine must have an optical or other suitable detector for determining the direction of coin travel in the receiver. If a coin traveling at improper speed or direction is detected, the slot machine must enter an error condition and display an error condition for at least 30 seconds or be cleared by an attendant.

General Authority: SDCL 42-7B-7.

Law Implemented: SDCL 42-7B-4(21), 42-7B-7, 42-7B-14, 42-7B-17, 42-7B-43.