Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XI - Video Poker › Chapter 24 - Video Draw Poker › Section XI-2413 - Devices

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Device
				Specifications
1. All devices shall include
				all of the specifications and features as provided in
				R.S.
				27:405. In addition, all devices shall
				include the following specifications and features:
a. a video display screen utilizing a cathode
				ray tube or other display device as approved by the division and
				microprocessors in order for a person or persons to view the actual
				games;
b. a maximum expected
				payback value for one credit that shall not exceed 94 percent of the value of a
				credit based on optimum operating play strategy;
c. a pay table for each hand of poker which
				shall be conspicuously displayed;
d. accept only United States coins and/or
				currency;
e. display only
				information on the screen or housing that has been approved, in writing, by the
				division. In addition:
i. all information
				required for external display shall be kept under a pre-approved transparent
				material, (i.e., shatterproof glass or Plexiglas); and
ii. the phrase "NO PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 21
				ALLOWED TO PLAY" shall be conspicuously displayed on the face of all
				devices;
f. fully
				functioning electronic (soft) meters and mechanical (hard) meters capable of
				displaying accurate monetary transactions and printing a record of those
				transactions. In addition, the electronic (soft) meters shall be capable of
				printing an accurate record of the monetary transactions:
i. any device that produces inaccurate
				electronic (soft) meter data shall be disabled or removed from play immediately
				upon notification, from the division, that it is incapable of displaying and
				printing accurate monetary transactions. The device shall remain disabled until
				testing and repair forms indicate that soft meters are accurately recording
				monetary transactions;
g. electronic (soft) meters that shall retain
				the following transactions for a period of no less than 180 days, including:
i. credits in;
ii. credits played;
iii. credits won;
iv. credits paid out;
v. number of games played;
vi. number of games won;
vii. credit for games won but not collected
				(i.e., credit balance);
viii.
				number of times logic area is accessed; and
ix. number of times cash door is
				accessed;
h. main logic
				board and printed circuit board which shall contain a game EPROM or other
				secure media memory storage device as approved by the division, and which shall
				be separate in a locked area of the device. All logic boards shall have a
				nonremovable number affixed or inscribed;
i. permanent serial numbers not to exceed
				nine alpha and/or numeric characters. The serial number plate shall be located
				in the upper (front) right side panel of the device and shall contain the
				following information:
i. serial number of the
				device;
ii. manufacturer's
				name;
iii. model number of the
				device; and
iv. date of assembly of
				the device;
j. line
				filter and surge protector that shall control all A.C. electrical current to
				the device, and a back-up or alternate power supply source capable of
				maintaining the integrity of all electronic meters and the time and date
				functions for a 30-day period during any power fluctuation or total power loss.
				In addition:
i. the battery or back-up power
				source shall be in a state of charge or readiness during the normal operation
				of the device; and
ii. all devices
				shall pass a static discharge test before being certified (the test shall be
				uniform for all similar devices);
k. games which shall be random and shall be
				tested to at least a 99 percent certainty using a standard correlation test or
				analysis (a correlation test or analysis for purposes of this Section is
				defined as the process by which each card or number position is chosen
				independently without regard to any other card or number drawn within that game
				play);
l. an approved and fully
				functioning security system that shall temporarily disable the gaming function
				of the device while the device is open. If there is a breach of security, all
				devices shall notify the central computer system via electronic signal upon
				polling;
m. a circuit-interrupting
				device, method, or capability which shall disable the operation of the device
				if the division approved program of the device is accessed or
				altered;
n. a lockout mechanism
				which prohibits the device from accepting coins and currency during the play of
				a hand;
o. construction which meets
				UL-22 or CSA/NRTL standards approved;
p. a ticket voucher printing system located
				in a locked compartment of the device in order to safeguard the audit copy. In
				addition:
i. printing of all totals from the
				meters shall occur automatically by means of a switch attached to the locking
				mechanism each time the device is accessed;
ii. the printing system shall have a paper
				sensing device that prevents play and disables the device if there is
				insufficient paper to print a ticket voucher for a player or an audit copy.
				Upon sensing the "paper low" or "paper out" signal, the device shall finish
				printing the ticket voucher for the last game played and prevent further play;
				and
iii. the paper contained in the
				printing mechanism for the printing of the ticket vouchers and the audit copy
				shall be of a type which diminishes the ability to copy, alter, or
				falsify;
iv. all device owners
				shall retain the door ticket for a period of not less than 90 days. The door
				ticket may be scanned and retained electronically.
q. upon command, be able to display the most
				recent game history of at least two plays, including the current game
				play;
r. meet the required central
				computer communications protocol requiring compatibility with the system during
				the enrollment procedure. A security related data exchange shall occur between
				the device and the central computer prior to the transmission of any
				information. Failure of the device to send the appropriate data back to the
				central computer shall indicate a communication failure and shall preclude
				operation of the device. In addition:
i. if a
				device is not polled by the central computer within the specified time period,
				the device shall automatically become disabled; and
ii. all devices shall report electronically
				as required or it may be disabled by the division; and
s. a feature that shall accept a "shutdown"
				command from the central computer and obey that command.