NY Rac, Pari-Mut Wag & Breeding L § 1335 (2021)
2021 New York Laws PML - Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law Article 13 - Destination Resort Gaming Title 5 - Requirements for Conduct and Operation of Gaming 1335 - Games and Gaming Equipment.

§  1335.  Games  and  gaming  equipment.  1. This article shall not be construed to permit any gaming except the conduct of authorized games in a casino in accordance with this article and the regulations promulgated hereunder.   2. Gaming equipment shall not be possessed, maintained or exhibited by any person on the premises of a gaming facility except in a casino or in restricted casino areas used for the inspection, repair  or  storage  of such  equipment  and  specifically  designated  for  that purpose by the gaming facility licensee with the approval  of  the  commission.  Gaming equipment  that  supports the conduct of gaming in a gaming facility but does not permit or require patron access,  such  as  computers,  may  be possessed  and  maintained  by a gaming facility licensee or a qualified holding or  intermediary  company  of  a  gaming  facility  licensee  in restricted  areas  specifically  approved  by  the commission. No gaming equipment shall be possessed, maintained,  exhibited,  brought  into  or removed  from  a  gaming facility by any person unless such equipment is necessary to the conduct of an authorized game, has permanently affixed, imprinted, impressed or engraved thereon  an  identification  number  or symbol authorized by the commission, is under the exclusive control of a gaming  facility licensee or gaming facility licensee's employees, or of any individually qualified employee  of  a  holding  company  or  gaming facility  licensee  and  is  brought  into  or  removed  from the gaming facility following twenty-four hour prior notice given to an  authorized agent of the commission.   Notwithstanding   any   other  provision  of  this  section,  computer equipment used by the slot system operator of a multi-casino progressive slot system to link and communicate with the slot  machines  of  two  or more  gaming  facility  licensees  for  the  purpose  of calculating and displaying the amount of a progressive jackpot, monitoring the operation of the system, and any other purpose that the commission deems necessary and appropriate to the operation  or  maintenance  of  the  multi-casino progressive  slot  machine  system  may,  with the prior approval of the commission, be possessed, maintained and operated  by  the  slot  system operator  either  in  a  restricted  area  on  the  premises of a gaming facility or  in  a  secure  facility  inaccessible  to  the  public  and specifically  designed  for  that  purpose  off the premises of a gaming facility with the written permission of the commission.  Notwithstanding the  foregoing,  a person may, with the prior approval of the commission and  under  such  terms  and  conditions  as  may  be  required  by  the commission,  possess,  maintain or exhibit gaming equipment in any other area of the gaming facility, provided that such equipment  is  used  for nongaming  purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary,  the  commission  may,  by  regulation,  authorize  the linking  of  slot  machines of one or more gaming facility licensees and slot machines located in casinos licensed by another state of the United States. Wagering and account information for a multi-state  slot  system shall  be transmitted by the operator of such multi-state slot system to either a restricted area on the premises of a gaming facility  or  to  a secure facility inaccessible to the public and specifically designed for that  purpose  with  the  written permission of the commission, and from there to slot  machines  of  gaming  facility  licensees,  provided  all locations are approved by the commission.   3.  Each  gaming  facility  shall  contain a count room and such other secure facilities as may be required by the commission for the  counting and  storage  of  cash, coins, tokens, checks, plaques, gaming vouchers, coupons, and other devices or  items  of  value  used  in  wagering  and approved  by  the  commission that are received in the conduct of gaming and for the inspection, counting and storage of dice, cards,  chips  and  other   representatives   of  value.  The  commission  shall  promulgate regulations for the security of drop boxes and other  devices  in  which the  foregoing  items  are  deposited  at  the  gaming tables or in slot machines, and all areas wherein such boxes and devices are kept while in use,  which  regulations  may include certain locking devices. Said drop boxes and other devices shall not be brought  into  or  removed  from  a gaming  facility,  or  locked or unlocked, except at such times, in such places, and according to such procedures as the commission may require.   4. All chips used in gaming shall be of such size and uniform color by denomination as the commission shall require by regulation.   5. All gaming shall be conducted according to rules promulgated by the commission. All wagers and pay-offs of  winning  wagers  shall  be  made according  to rules promulgated by the commission, which shall establish such limitations as may be necessary to assure the  vitality  of  casino operations  and  fair  odds  to  patrons. Each slot machine shall have a minimum payout of eighty-five percent.   6. Each gaming facility licensee shall make available in printed  form to  any  patron  upon  request  the  complete  text  of the rules of the commission regarding games  and  the  conduct  of  gaming,  pay-offs  of winning  wagers, an approximation of the odds of winning for each wager, and such other advice to the player as  the  commission  shall  require. Each  gaming  facility  licensee shall prominently post within a casino, according to regulations of the commission such information about gaming rules, pay-offs of winning wagers, the odds of winning for  each  wager, and such other advice to the player as the commission shall require.   7.  Each  gaming  table  shall  be equipped with a sign indicating the permissible minimum and maximum wagers pertaining thereto. It  shall  be unlawful  for  a  gaming  facility  licensee  to require any wager to be greater than the  stated  minimum  or  less  than  the  stated  maximum; provided,  however,  that  any  wager  actually made by a patron and not rejected by a gaming facility licensee prior to the commencement of play shall be treated as a valid wager.   8. Testing of slot machines and  associated  devices.  (a)  Except  as herein  provided, no slot machine shall be used to conduct gaming unless it is identical in all electrical, mechanical and  other  aspects  to  a model thereof which has been specifically tested and licensed for use by the commission. The commission shall also test or cause to be tested any other   gaming   device,  gaming  equipment,  gaming-related  device  or gross-revenue  related  device,  such  as  a  slot  management   system, electronic  transfer  credit system or gaming voucher system as it deems appropriate. In its discretion and for the  purpose  of  expediting  the approval  process,  the commission may utilize the services of a private testing laboratory that has obtained  a  plenary  license  as  a  casino vendor   enterprise  to  perform  the  testing,  and  may  also  utilize applicable data from any such  private  testing  laboratory  or  from  a governmental  agency of a state authorized to regulate slot machines and other gaming  devices,  gaming  equipment,  gaming-related  devices  and gross-revenue  related  devices  used  in gaming, if the private testing laboratory  or  governmental   agency   uses   a   testing   methodology substantially  similar  to  the  methodology approved or utilized by the commission. The commission, in its discretion, may rely  upon  the  data provided  by  the  private testing laboratory or governmental agency and adopt the conclusions of such private testing laboratory or governmental agency regarding any submitted device.  (b) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (e) of this subdivision, the commission shall, within sixty days of its  receipt  of  a  complete application  for the testing of a slot machine or other gaming equipment model, approve or reject the slot  machine  or  other  gaming  equipment  model.  In  so  doing,  the commission shall specify whether and to what extent any data from a private testing laboratory or governmental agency of a state was used in reaching its conclusions and  recommendation.  If the  commission  is  unable to complete the testing of a slot machine or other  gaming  equipment  model  within  this  sixty  day  period,   the commission  may  conditionally  approve the slot machine or other gaming equipment model for test use by a gaming facility licensee provided that the commission represents that the use of  the  slot  machine  or  other gaming  equipment  model  will  not have a direct and materially adverse impact on the integrity of gaming or the control of gross  revenue.  The commission  shall give priority to the testing of slot machines or other gaming equipment that a gaming facility licensee has certified  it  will use in its gaming facility in this state.  (c)  The  commission  shall,  by  regulation, establish such technical standards for licensure  of  slot  machines,  including  mechanical  and electrical     reliability,     security    against    tampering,    the comprehensibility of wagering, and noise and light  levels,  as  it  may deem  necessary  to  protect  the  player from fraud or deception and to insure the integrity of gaming. The denominations of such machines shall be set by the licensee; the licensee  shall  simultaneously  notify  the commission of the settings.  (d)  The  commission  shall,  by regulation, determine the permissible number and density of slot machines in a licensed gaming facility so  as to:  (1) promote optimum security for gaming facility operations;  (2)  avoid  deception  or  frequent  distraction  to players at gaming tables;  (3) promote the comfort of patrons;  (4) create and maintain a gracious playing environment in  the  gaming facility; and  (5)  encourage  and preserve competition in gaming facility operations by assuring that a variety of gaming opportunities  is  offered  to  the public.   Any such regulation promulgated by the commission which determines the permissible  number  and  density  of slot machines in a licensed gaming facility shall provide  that  all  casinos  shall  be  included  in  any calculation  of the permissible number and density of slot machines in a licensed gaming facility.  (e) Any new gaming equipment that is  submitted  for  testing  to  the commission  or  to a state licensed independent testing laboratory prior to or simultaneously with submission of such new equipment  for  testing in   a   jurisdiction  other  than  this  state,  may,  consistent  with regulations promulgated by the  commission,  be  deployed  by  a  gaming facility  licensee  on the casino fourteen days after submission of such equipment  for  testing.  If  the  gaming  facility  or  casino   vendor enterprise licensee has not received approval for the equipment fourteen days  after  submission  for  testing,  any  interested  gaming facility licensee  may,  consistent  with  commission  regulations,  deploy   the equipment  on  a  field  test  basis,  unless  otherwise directed by the executive director.   9. It shall be unlawful for any person to exchange or redeem chips for anything whatsoever, except for currency,  negotiable  personal  checks, negotiable  counter  checks,  other  chips,  coupons,  slot  vouchers or complimentary vouchers distributed by the gaming facility licensee,  or, if  authorized  by  regulation  of  the  commission, a valid charge to a credit or debit card account. A gaming facility licensee shall, upon the request of any person, redeem that licensee's gaming  chips  surrendered by that person in any amount over one hundred dollars with a check drawn  upon the licensee's account at any banking institution in this state and made payable to that person.   10.  It  shall  be  unlawful  for  any gaming facility licensee or its agents or employees to employ, contract with, or use any shill or barker to induce any person to enter a gaming facility or play at any  game  or for any purpose whatsoever.   11.  It shall be unlawful for a dealer in any authorized game in which cards are dealt to deal cards by  hand  or  other  than  from  a  device specifically  designed  for  that purpose, unless otherwise permitted by the rules of the commission.