Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 491 - Racing and Gaming Commission › Chapter 11 - Gambling Games › Rule 491-11.10 - Slot Machine Hardware and Software Specifications

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
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Hardware specifications.
a. Electrical and mechanical parts and design
			 principles shall not subject players to physical hazards.
b. The battery backup, or an equivalent, for
			 the electronic meters must be capable of maintaining accuracy of all required
			 information for 30 days after power is discontinued from a slot machine. The
			 backup shall be kept within the locked logic board compartment.
c. An identification badge permanently
			 affixed by the manufacturer to the exterior of the cabinet shall include the
			 following information:
(1) The
			 manufacturer;
(2) A unique serial
			 number;
(3) The gaming device model
			 number; and
(4) The date of
			 manufacture.
d. The
			 operations and outcomes of each slot machine must not be adversely affected by
			 influences from outside the device.
e. The internal space of a slot machine shall
			 not be readily accessible when the front door is both closed and
			 locked.
f. Logic boards and
			 software storage media which significantly influence the operation of the game
			 must be in a locked compartment within the slot machine.
g. The currency drop container must be in a
			 locked compartment within or attached to the slot machine. Access to the
			 currency storage areas shall be secured by separate locks which shall be fitted
			 with sensors that indicate door open/closed or stacker removed.
h. No hardware switches may be installed that
			 alter the pay tables or payout percentages in the operation of a slot machine.
			 Hardware switches may be installed to control graphic routines, speed of play,
			 and sound.
i. A display which
			 automatically illuminates when a player has won a jackpot or other award not
			 paid automatically and totally by the slot machine and which advises players
			 that they will be paid by an attendant shall be located conspicuously on the
			 slot machine.
j. A payglass/video
			 display shall be clearly identified and shall accurately state the rules of the
			 game and the award that will be paid to the player when the player obtains a
			 specific combination of symbols or other criteria. All information required in
			 this paragraph must be available and readable at all times the slot machine is
			 in service.
k. A light that
			 automatically illuminates when a player has won an amount or is redeeming
			 credits that the machine cannot automatically pay, an error condition has
			 occurred, or a "Call attendant" condition has been intitiated by the player
			 shall be located conspicuously on top of the gaming device. At the discretion
			 of the administrator, tower lights may be shared among certain machines or
			 substituted by an audible alarm.
l.
			 If credits are collected and the total credit value is unable to be paid
			 automatically by the gaming device, the device shall lock up until the credits
			 have been paid and the amount collected has been cleared by an attendant
			 handpay or normal operation has been restored.