Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 2 - Electronic Video Bingo › Chapter 18 - Electronic Video Bingo Rules › Section I-1809 - Machine, Hardware and Software Specifications

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. General Specifications. Detailed
				  specifications for electronic video bingo machines are required by the
				  department. Such specifications are required to ensure the legal operation and
				  integrity of each machine and provide the department with methods to monitor
				  machines.
B. Hardware
				  Specifications. An electronic video bingo machine must include the following
				  hardware specifications.
1. All electrical
				  and mechanical parts and design principles shall follow acceptable codes and
				  standards in both design and manufacture.
2. An electronic video bingo machine shall be
				  designed to ensure that the player will not be subjected to any unreasonable
				  physical, electrical, or mechanical hazards.
3. A machine shall be equipped with a surge
				  protector that will feed all AC, electrical current to the machine and a
				  battery backup power supply to maintain the accuracy of all electronic meters
				  displaying information required by the Act and these rules during power
				  fluctuations and loss. The battery must be in a state of charge during normal
				  operation of the machine.
4. The
				  design of a machine shall ensure there are no readily accessible game
				  function-related points which would allow any input and that there is no access
				  to input or output circuits unless it is necessary for the proper operation of
				  the machine.
5. The nonresettable
				  mechanical meters required must meet the following specifications:
a. either the meters must be located so they
				  can be viewed and read externally from the front of the machine or the keys to
				  the cash area must be immediately available at the permitted
				  premises;
b. the meters shall be
				  situated in a left to right or top to bottom configuration according to
				  function and visibly labeled as follows:
i.
				  coins in;
ii. credits
				  played;
iii. credits won;
iv. credits paid; and
c. the mechanical meters shall be
				  manufactured in such a way as to prevent access to the internal parts of the
				  meter.
6. The department
				  may require and provide a valid identification sticker to be attached to the
				  mechanical meters to verify the meters are assigned to a specific permitted
				  machine.
7. A machine must have a
				  separate and locked area for the logic board and software. The department must
				  be allowed immediate access to this locked area upon request. Permittee must
				  notify the department if access to this area becomes necessary and make
				  application for authorization to access area on forms prescribed by the
				  department. Seals may be broken only in the presence of department personnel
				  after having made application for and receiving authorization.
8. The ticket printing mechanism must be
				  located in the locked logic area to ensure the safekeeping of the audit copy.
				  The printing mechanism must produce a printed original and duplicate that will
				  remain legible throughout the retention period required by these
				  rules.
9. The logic and printer
				  interface boards shall be mounted within the logic area so they are not visible
				  upon operating the logic area door.
10. A machine must have a nonremovable
				  identification device attached externally to the machine which shall include
				  the following information about the machine:
a. manufacturer;
b. serial number;
c. model or make; and
d. any other information required by the
				  department.
11. The
				  logic board must have a unique serial number that may be used to identify the
				  board for approval and inspection purposes. The serial number shall be in 10
				  symbol configuration. The first four symbols shall identify the manufacturer
				  and the last six symbols shall identify the board.
12. The electronic meters shall be able to
				  maintain totals no less than eight digits in length.
13. Printing of all totals from the
				  electronic meters shall occur automatically, by means of a switch attached to
				  either the door or the lock for the door, each time access to either the logic
				  compartment or the cash area occurs.
14. Any necessary resetting of electronic
				  meters shall be done only after requesting authorization by the department.
				  Seals may be broken only in the presence of department personnel after having
				  made application for and receiving authorization.
15. The face of each machine shall be clearly
				  labeled so as to inform the public that no one under age 18 years is allowed to
				  play.
16. The printer mechanism
				  shall have a paper sensing device that will prevent play if there is
				  insufficient paper to print a ticket for a customer or an audit ticket. Upon
				  setting a "paper low" or "paper out" condition the machine must display a
				  message to that effect on the monitor.
17. The machine printer shall print a ticket
				  voucher to the player at the completion of game play if there are any remaining
				  credits on the game. The information printed on the ticket shall consist of the
				  following:
a. the serial number of the
				  machine;
b. the time of day that
				  the ticket was printed in hours and minutes in a 24-hour format; and
c. the date on which the ticket was
				  printed;
d. all of the electronic
				  meter readings as described in this Section.