Florida Administrative Code › 75 - FLORIDA GAMING CONTROL COMMISSION › 75 - Departmental › Chapter 75-14 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING FACILITY SLOT MACHINE OPERATIONS › Section 75-14.098 - Slot Machine Seal

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) When a slot machine is initially received
				in the State of Florida, the Chief of Slot Operations or his or her designee
				shall affix a slot machine pre-numbered state identification seal to the slot
				machine's cabinet. The slot machine seal shall be located on the outside of the
				slot machine cabinet next to other identification labels on the slot machine
				cabinet to clearly identify that the machine has been inspected and accepted by
				division personnel.
(2) A slot
				machine being transported out of Florida or being destroyed shall have all
				seals removed from it prior to transportation out of Florida or to its
				designated destruction location.
(3) For slot machines maintained at a slot
				machine licensed facility:
(a) The term slot
				machine licensee's gaming area for purposes of this rule means that area
				designated at a slot machine licensee's facility in which slot machine games
				are offered to the public for play.
(b) The division shall:
1. Affix an additional seal (security tape)
				on the exterior of the slot machine when:
a. A
				slot machine is removed from the slot machine licensee's gaming area,
				or
b. A slot machine is received at
				the slot machine licensed facility and is not immediately offered for play in
				the licensee's gaming area.
2. Inspect those slot machines that are in
				the slot machine licensee's storage area, prior to moving the slot machine to
				the slot machine licensee's gaming area to determine if the additional seal
				(security tape) the division affixed to the slot machine has been broken or
				tampered with in any fashion.
(c) When a slot machine seal or additional
				seal (security tape) has been found to have been broken or tampered with, the
				following actions shall be taken:
1. The
				individual discovering the slot machine seal or additional seal (security tape)
				has been broken or tampered with shall immediately notify the slot machine
				licensee's security and surveillance department,
2. The facility shall notify the surveillance
				department to provide coverage of the machine area involved; remove the slot
				machine involved from play (if it is not in storage); retain all surveillance
				records regarding the slot machine; notify the division of the incident; and
				secure the slot machine until such time as the division may make a
				determination regarding the slot machine seal or additional seal (security
				tape),
3. A division representative
				shall conduct an investigation, including a verification check of game-related
				storage media and obtain confirmation that all games comply with requirements
				for games in the state,
4. The
				division shall use a verification device that is approved by the division for
				testing slot machines for compliance with Chapter 551, F.S., and Chapter 75-14,
				F.A.C.; and,
5. If the test results
				from the verification device reflect that:
a.
				The slot machine and the slot machine game in the slot machine is a version the
				division has authorized for play in the State of Florida, the slot machine
				licensee may offer the slot machine to the public for play, or
b. The slot machine or the slot machine game
				in the slot machine is not an authorized version for play in the State of
				Florida, then the slot machine shall not be offered to the public for play. The
				slot machine shall not be offered to the public for play until:
(I) The investigation into the broken or
				tampered slot machine seal or additional seal (security tape) has been
				completed,
(II) The slot machine
				has been configured with slot machine games and slot machine components that
				have been certified for use in the State of Florida; and,
(III) The slot machine and slot machine game
				has been certified for use in the State of Florida by an independent test
				laboratory licensed by the
				state.