Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › Division 45 - Missouri Gaming Commission › Chapter 5 - Conduct of Gaming › Section 11 CSR 45-5.210 - Integrity of Electronic Gaming Devices

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment updates the class
				  designation.
(1) Electronic
				gaming devices shall-
(A) As authorized by
				the commission, accept only electronic cards, tickets, coupons, credits,
				currency, or tokens as wagers;
(B)
				Be electronic in design and operation and not be electromechanical or
				mechanical in operation;
(C) Not
				subject a player to physical hazards;
(D) Contain a surge protector on the line
				that feeds power to the electronic gaming device. A battery back-up or an
				equivalent shall be installed on the device for the electronic meters and shall
				be capable of accurately maintaining all information required for thirty (30)
				days after power is discontinued from the electronic gaming device. The battery
				back-up shall be kept within the locked logic area;
(E) Have a secure and dedicated data protocol
				link to any central computer monitoring system, which shall be a closed system
				inaccessible to communication with any other computer, device or mode of
				telecommunications unless otherwise approved by the commission;
(F) Have an on/off switch that controls the
				electrical current used in the operation of the electronic gaming device and
				any associated equipment which shall be located in an accessible place within
				its interior;
(G) Be designed so
				that it shall not be adversely affected by magnetic, electromagnetic,
				electrostatic or radio frequency interference;
(H) If designed to accept physical tokens,
				have at least one (1) electronic token acceptor. Token acceptors must be
				designed to accept designated tokens and reject others. The token acceptor on
				an electronic gaming device must be designed to prevent the use of cheating
				methods such as slugging, stringing, spooning, the insertion of foreign
				objects, and other manipulation. All token acceptors are subject to approval by
				the commission. Tokens accepted but which are inappropriate token-ins must be
				rejected to the coin tray, returned to the player by activation of the hopper
				or printer or credited toward the next play of the electronic gaming device.
				The electronic gaming device control program must be capable of handling
				rapidly fed tokens or simultaneously fed tokens so that occurrences of
				inappropriate token-ins are prevented. Gaming devices, shall have sensors
				capable of determining the direction and speed of token travel in the receiver
				and any improper direction or coin traveling at too slow of a speed shall
				result in the electronic gaming device going into an error condition;
(I) Be designed so the internal space of the
				electronic gaming device is not readily accessible when the front door is both
				closed and locked;
(J) Have its
				locked logic area(s) within the electronic gaming device and the critical
				program storage media housed therein sealed with commission security seals. The
				security seals must be affixed by an authorized commission agent and must
				include the date, signature or initials and identification number of the agent.
				These seals may only be broken or removed by an authorized commission
				agent;
(K) Have a hopper contained
				in a locked area within the electronic gaming device if designed to dispense
				tokens. The electronic gaming device control program shall ensure the diverter
				directs tokens to the hopper or, in the alternative, to the drop compartment
				when the token level in the hopper makes contact with the diverter's
				hopper-full sensor probe. Hopperless gaming devices shall always divert tokens
				to the drop compartment;
(L)
				Contain no hardware or software switches that alter the pay-tables or payout
				percentages in its operation, other than as approved by the commission and
				which require access to a locked logic area;
(M) Have an identification plate with the
				following information securely affixed by the manufacturer to the exterior of
				the electronic gaming device cabinet:
1.
				Manufacturer;
2. Serial
				Number;
3. Model Number;
				and
4. Date of
				manufacturer;
(N) Contain
				the rules of play for each electronic gaming device displayed on the face or
				screen. Rules shall be complete, clear, and easily understood. Each electronic
				gaming device must also display the credits wagered and the credits awarded for
				the occurrence of each possible winning combination based on the number of
				credits wagered. All information required by this subsection must be kept under
				glass or another transparent substance and at no time may stickers or other
				removable items be placed over this information. Additionally:
1. If the game contains a bonus feature
				including a game within a game, the following rules shall be met:
A. The game shall display clearly to the
				player which game rules apply to the current game state;
B. If the game requires obtaining several
				events or symbols toward a bonus feature, the number of events or symbols
				needed to trigger the bonus feature shall be indicated along with the number of
				events or symbols collected at any point;
C. The game shall not adjust the likelihood
				of a bonus feature occurring based on the history of prizes obtained in
				previous games; however, the commission may allow the likelihood to be adjusted
				if a white paper is submitted to and approved by the commission prior to
				testing by an independent testing laboratory;
D. If a bonus game is triggered after
				accruing a certain number of events or symbols or combination of events or
				symbols of a different kind, the probability of obtaining like events or
				symbols shall not decrease as the game progresses; and
E. The game display shall make it clear to
				the player that the game is in a bonus mode;
2. If a bonus feature requires extra credits
				to be wagered and the game accumulates all winnings to a temporary win meter,
				the game shall:
A. Provide a means where
				winnings on the temporary meter can be bet to allow for instances where the
				player has an insufficient credit meter balance to complete the
				feature;
B. Transfer all credits on
				the temporary meter to the credit meter upon completion of the feature;
				and
C. Provide the player an
				opportunity not to participate;
3. If the game offers a menu of games to a
				player:
A. The methodology employed by a
				player to select and discard a particular game for play shall be clearly
				displayed on the gaming device and easily followed;
B. The gaming device shall be able to clearly
				display to the player, at the player's request, all games, game rules and
				pay-tables before the player must commit to playing any game;
C. The player shall at all times be made
				aware of which game has been selected for play and is being played, as
				applicable;
D. The player shall not
				be forced to play a game just by selecting that game. The player shall be able
				to return to the main menu;
E. It
				shall not be possible to start a new game before the current play is completed
				and all game meters have been updated;
F. The set of games offered to the player for
				selection or the pay-table can be changed only by a secure method approved by
				the commission, which includes turning on and off games available for play
				through a video screen interface; and
G. No changes to the set of games offered to
				the player for selection or to the pay-table are permitted while there are
				credits on the player's credit meter or while a game is in
				progress;
(O)
				Be capable of communication with a central computer system accessible to the
				commission, using an industry standard data protocol format approved by the
				commission;
(P) Be capable of
				continuing the current game with all current game features after a malfunction
				is cleared. This rule does not apply if an electronic gaming 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;
(Q) If designed to accept tokens, have
				attached a drop bucket housed within a locked compartment separate from any
				other compartment of the electronic gaming device to collect and retain all
				tokens, diverted to the drop compartment;
(R) Be capable of detecting and displaying
				the following error conditions which an attendant must clear:
1. Token-in jam;
2. Token-out jam;
3. Hopper empty or time-out;
4. Program error;
5. Hopper runaway or extra token paid
				out;
6. Reverse token-in;
7. Reel error; and
8. Door open;
(S) Use a data communication protocol which
				ensures that erroneous data or signals will not adversely affect the operation
				of the electronic gaming device;
(T) Display a Missouri Gaming Commission
				registration number permanently imprinted, affixed or impressed on the outside
				of each electronic gaming device;
(U) Have the capacity to display on the front
				of each electronic gaming device its rules of play, character combinations
				requiring payouts, and the amount of the related payouts. In addition, the
				holder of a Class B license shall display on each electronic gaming device
				either-
1. A clear description of any
				merchandise or thing of value offered as a payout, including the cash
				equivalent value of the merchandise or thing of value offered, the dates the
				merchandise or thing of value will be offered if the holder of a Class B
				license establishes a time limit upon initially offering the merchandise or
				thing of value and the availability or unavailability to the patron of the
				optional cash equivalent value; or
2. The name or a brief description of the
				merchandise or thing of value offered; provided, however, a sign containing the
				information specified in paragraph (1)(U)1. of this subsection shall be
				displayed in a prominent location approved by the commission near the
				electronic gaming device;
(V) Have a mechanical, electromechanical or
				electronic device that automatically precludes a player from operating the
				electronic gaming device after a jackpot requiring a manual payout and requires
				an attendant to reactivate the electronic gaming device;
(W) Be designed in such a manner that the
				microprocessor or equivalent which operates the electronic gaming device is
				assigned a unique identification code, and that the critical program storage
				media is subject to authentication via an external third-party verification
				tool approved by the commission;
(X) If designed to accept currency, tickets,
				or coupons, have a bill validator-acceptor device into which a patron may
				insert such items in exchange for an equal value of electronic gaming device
				credits. Electronic gaming devices containing bill validator-acceptor devices:
1. May accept any single denomination or
				combination of denominations of the following United States currency:
A. One dollar ($1) bills;
B. Five dollar ($5) bills;
C. Ten dollar ($10) bills;
D. Twenty dollar ($20) bills;
E. Fifty dollar ($50) bills; and
F. One hundred dollar ($100)
				bills;
2. May accept
				tickets and coupons in compliance with established commission
				regulations;
3. Shall have software
				programs that enable the validator-acceptor to differentiate between genuine
				and counterfeit bills to a high degree of accuracy;
4. Shall be equipped with a bill
				validator-acceptor drop box to collect the currency, tickets, and/or coupons
				inserted and accepted by the bill validator-acceptor. The bill
				validator-acceptor drop box shall:
A. Be
				housed in a locked compartment separate from any other compartment of the
				electronic gaming device;
B. Be
				accessible by a key that will access only the bill validator-acceptor drop box
				and no other area of the electronic gaming device;
C. Have a slot opening through which
				currency, tickets, or coupons can be inserted;
D. Be readily identifiable to the electronic
				gaming device from which it was removed; and
E. Have a separate lock to secure access to
				the contents of the drop box, the key to which shall not access any other area
				of the electronic gaming device; and
5. Shall maintain sufficient electronic
				metering to report the:
A. Total monetary
				value of all items accepted;
B.
				Total number of all items accepted;
C. Number of bills accepted for each bill
				denomination;
D. Number of items
				accepted for each item type; and
E.
				The last five (5) items accepted; and
(Y) Have a tower light or candle located
				conspicuously on top of the gaming device that automatically illuminates when a
				player has won an amount or is redeeming credits the device cannot
				automatically pay, an error condition has occurred, or a call attendant
				condition has been initiated by the player. This requirement may be substituted
				for an audible alarm for bar-top style devices.