California Code of Regulations › Title 4 - Business Regulations › Division 18 - California Gambling Control Commission › Chapter 4 - Manufacturers or Distributors of Gambling Equipment › Section 12300 - Definitions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Except
				as provided in Section
				12002 and in subsection (b) of this
				section, the definitions in Business and Professions Code section
				19805
				shall govern the construction of the regulations contained in this
				chapter:
(b) As used in this
				chapter only:
(1) "Antique collector" means
				any individual that sells, exchanges, or otherwise transfers five or fewer
				antique slot machines, as defined in Penal Code section
				330.7, during
				any calendar year. For purposes of computing the number of antique slot
				machines transferred during any calendar year, transactions in which a
				registered manufacturer or distributor acts as an agent or broker on behalf of
				an antique collector shall not be counted or included. "Antique collector" does
				not include any individual who is otherwise a manufacturer or distributor
				within the meaning of paragraph (6) of this subsection.
(2) "Class B" refers to any manufacturer or
				distributor that has no place of business in the State of California and that
				does not transport gambling equipment to a destination within the State of
				California, other than transportation of gambling equipment from an
				out-of-state location to a tribal gaming facility in this state in compliance
				with the requirements of section
				7.4.5 of the applicable
				Tribal-State Gaming Compact and the procedures established by agreement
				thereunder. All other manufacturers or distributors are Class A.
(3) "Essential Parts" means and includes any
				of the following:
(A) Game and pay table
				programmed media, whether in programmable read-only memory or erasable
				programmable read-only memory.
(B)
				Other electronic or magnetic storage media containing programming or data that
				affect the outcome of the game.
(4) "Gambling equipment" means any slot
				machine or device as defined in section
				330b or
				330.1 of the
				Penal Code. "Gambling Equipment" also includes (A) any essential part and (B)
				any inoperable slot machine or device that is substantially complete and
				repairable or that can be made operable with the installation of one or more
				essential parts. Any reference to slot machines or devices has the meaning
				defined in Penal Code sections
				330b and
				330.1.
(5) "Manufacture or distribute" and
				"manufacture or distribution" refer to the activities of a manufacturer or
				distributor specified in paragraph (6) of this subsection.
(6) "Manufacturer or Distributor" means any
				person that manufactures, including the assembly, production, programming, or
				modification of, distributes, sells, leases, inspects, tests, repairs,
				refurbishes, or stores gambling equipment in this state or for use in this
				state. Manufacturer or distributor includes, in addition to in-state
				manufacturers and distributors, persons performing these functions in a
				location outside of this state with respect to gambling equipment intended for
				operation in this state.
(7)
				"Registration" means registration with the Commission under this
				chapter.