Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part III - Gaming Control Board › Chapter 42 - Electronic Gaming Devices › Section III-4203 - Minimum Standards for Electronic Gaming Devices

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. All EGDs submitted for approval:
1. shall be electronic in design and
				operation and shall be controlled by a microprocessor or micro-controller or
				the equivalent;
2. shall
				theoretically pay out a mathematically demonstrable percentage of all amounts
				wagered, which shall be at least 80 percent and less than 100 percent for each
				wager available for play on the device;
3. shall use a random selection process to
				determine the game outcome of each play of a game. The random selection process
				shall meet 99 percent confidence limits using a standard chi-squared test for
				goodness of fit and:
a. each possible
				permutation or combination of game elements which produce winning or losing
				game outcomes shall be available for random selection at the initiation of each
				play; and
b. the selection process
				shall not produce detectable patterns of game elements or detectable dependency
				upon any previous game outcome, the amount wagered, or upon the style or method
				of play;
4. shall
				display an accurate representation of the game outcome. After selection of the
				game outcome, the EGD shall not make a variable secondary decision which
				affects the result shown to the player;
5. shall display the rules of play and payoff
				schedule;
6. shall not
				automatically alter pay-tables or any function of the device based on internal
				computation of the hold percentage;
7. shall be compatible with on-line data
				monitoring;
8. shall have the
				control circuit board and the program storage media locked and secured within
				the device;
9. shall be able to
				continue a game with no data loss after a power failure;
10. shall have the ability to recall the data
				from the current and previous two games;
11. shall have a complete set of nonvolatile
				meters including coins-in, coins-out, coins dropped and total jackpots
				paid;
12. shall contain a surge
				protector on the line that feeds power to the device. The battery backup or an
				equivalent backup shall be kept within the locked logic board compartment and
				shall be capable of maintaining the accuracy of all required information for
				180 days after power is discontinued from the device;
13. shall have an on/off switch that controls
				the electrical current used in the operation of the device which shall be
				located in an accessible place within its interior;
14. shall be designed so that it is not
				adversely affected by static discharge or other electromagnetic
				interference;
15. may have at least
				one electronic coin acceptor and may be equipped with an approved currency
				acceptor. Coin and currency acceptors shall be designed to accept designated
				coins and currency and reject others. The coin acceptor on a device shall be
				designed to prevent the use of cheating methods such as slugging, stringing, or
				spooning. All types of coin and currency acceptors are subject to the approval
				by the division. The control program shall be capable of handling rapidly fed
				coins so that occurrences of inappropriate "coin-ins" are prevented;
16. shall not contain any unsecured hardware
				switches that alter the pay-tables or payout percentages in its operation.
				Hardware switches may be installed to control graphic routines, speed of play,
				and sound;
17. shall have a
				non-removable identification plate on the exterior of the device displaying the
				manufacturer, serial number and model number;
18. shall have a communications data format
				from the EGD to the EGD monitoring system approved by the division;
19. shall be capable of continuing the
				current game with all current game features after a malfunction is cleared.
				This does not apply if a device is rendered totally inoperable. The current
				wager and all credits appearing on the screen prior to the malfunction shall be
				returned to the patron;
20. may
				have an attached locked compartment separate from any other compartment of the
				device for housing a drop bucket. The compartment shall be equipped with a
				switch or sensor that provides detection of the drop door opening and closing
				by signaling to the EGD monitoring system;
21. shall have a locked compartment for
				housing currency if equipped with a currency acceptor;
22. shall, at a minimum, be capable of
				detecting and displaying the following error conditions:
a. coin-in jam;
b. coin-out jam;
c. currency acceptor malfunction or
				jam;
d. hopper empty or
				time-out;
e. program
				error;
f. hopper runaway or extra
				coin paid out;
g. reverse
				coin-in;
h. reel error;
				and
i. door open;
23. shall use a communication
				protocol which ensures that erroneous data or signal will not adversely affect
				the operation of the device;
24.
				shall have a mechanical, electrical, or electronic device that automatically
				precludes a player from operating the device after a jackpot requiring a manual
				payout; and
25. shall be outfitted
				with any other equipment required by this Chapter or the Act.