Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part I - Charitable Bingo, Keno, Raffle › Subpart 2 - Electronic Video Bingo › Chapter 19 - Electronic Video Bingo › Section I-1911 - Machine Specifications

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Prior
				  to approval for use in the state, each machine must meet the following
				  specifications with respect to its operation.
1. It shall offer only the game of
				  bingo.
2. The random number
				  selection process shall conform to an acceptable random order of occurrence and
				  uniformity of distribution.
3. The
				  field of numbers shall be mixed after each game by using a random number
				  generator.
4. A field of numbers
				  from 1-75 shall be utilized.
5.
				  After the field of numbers has been mixed and before the start of the game, the
				  field of numbers is to be frozen with all numbers used for play taken in order
				  from the top of the frozen field.
6. When only one bingo card is displayed, the
				  machine may allow the player the option of manually selecting the numbers on
				  the card. In all other cases, the bingo cards shall be generated by the random
				  number generator and no two cards during one game may be identical.
7. Any variable data, e.g., promotional
				  graphics, shall not reside on EPROMs that contain game programs.
8. Payout shall be not less than 80 percent
				  and not more than 90 percent.
9.
				  The maximum prize awarded shall not exceed $1,000 per game.
10. The machine shall not dispense
				  cash.
11. One credit shall equal $
				  0.25 in value.
12. The maximum
				  allowable bet shall not exceed $1 per game.
13. The machine may have two mechanisms that
				  accept coins. These mechanisms must have devices referred to as "lockouts"
				  which prohibit the machine from accepting coins during periods when the machine
				  is inoperative.
14. The machine may
				  have a mechanism that accepts cash in the form of bills that do not exceed $20.
				  This mechanism must have a device referred to as a "lockout" which prohibits
				  the machine from accepting bills during periods when the machine is
				  inoperative.
15. The game payable
				  shall be prominently displayed and understandable to the player. The payable
				  must follow a progression in proportion to the amount wagered so that the
				  player receives at least the benefit of the initial coin with each additional
				  coin.
16. The game of play shall
				  conform to standard rules of bingo.
17. Each card shall contain 24 numbered
				  spaces per card and one free spot.
18. The machine shall designate the winning
				  arrangement of numbers prior to commencing play.
19. The player shall have a choice of cards
				  on which to play.
20. All winning
				  cards shall be available for display on the screen, including any that may be
				  played by the machine in any game.
21. The machine shall display the number of
				  balls picked and the credits awarded for the number of balls drawn in order to
				  obtain a bingo.
22. Each game shall
				  produce a bingo. All ties are credited to the player.
23. The machine shall pass a static test
				  consisting of 30,000 volts plus or minus 10 percent produced by a high
				  frequency generator for no more than one minute.