Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 11 › Chapter 4 - VIDEO BINGO AND VIDEO FINITE PULL-TAB MACHINES › Rule 13-11-4.3 - Electronic Video Bingo or Video Finite Pull-Tab Machines Hardware

Current through June 25, 2024
Prior to approval for use in the state, each electronic
				  video bingo or video finite pull-tab machine must meet the following
				  specifications with respect to its hardware:
(a) All electrical and mechanical parts and
				design principles shall follow acceptable codes and standards in both design
				and manufacture;
(b) The machine
				shall be designed to ensure that the player will not be subjected to any
				unreasonable physical, electrical or mechanical hazard;
(c) The machine shall be designed to 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 game;
(d) The machine shall be equipped with a
				surge protector that will feed all AC electrical currents to the machine and a
				nonvolatile memory to maintain the accuracy of all electronic meters displaying
				information required by these rules during power fluctuations and loss. Each
				machine must maintain accuracy of all electronic meters and critical game
				information for one hundred and eighty (180) days after the power is
				disconnected from the machine;
(e)
				The machine shall not have any switches, jumpers, wire posts, or other means of
				manipulation that could affect the operation or outcome of a game. The machine
				may not have any functions or parameters adjustable by and through any separate
				video display or input codes except for the adjustment of features that are
				wholly cosmetic or other operational parameters as approved by the division.
				This is to include devices known as "knockoff switches;"
(f) Each machine shall have a lock external
				front door in which the interior of the machine shall not be readily accessible
				when such door is in the closed, locked position. In addition, each machine
				shall have a separate internal locked logic compartment which shall be keyed
				differently than the front door access lock. Each machine shall have one or
				more locked cash compartments, that is all areas which store either coin or
				currency prior to collection.
(g)
				The ticket printing mechanism shall be located behind the locked front door of
				the machine to ensure the safekeeping of the audit copy;
(h) Printing of all totals from the
				electronic meters shall occur automatically by means of a switch attached to
				either the door, lock of the door, or cash area each time access to either the
				main door or the cash area occurs;
(i) The printing mechanism of the electronic
				device shall have a paper-sensing device that will prevent play if there is no
				longer any paper in the printer or, in the alternative, if there is
				insufficient paper to print a ticket voucher, an audit copy, or insufficient
				space on the electronic file to input data. In the case that the machine senses
				"paper out," it shall void the previous cash ticket and print another recovery;
(j) The machine shall print a
				ticket voucher when requested by the player if there are any remaining credits
				on the game. The original ticket voucher and the duplicate audit copy must
				remain legible for three (3) years. The minimum information printed on the
				ticket voucher shall consist of the following:
1. The name of the licensed establishment;
2. The serial number of the
				machine;
3. The time of day that
				the ticket was printed in hours and minutes in a 24 hour format;
4. The date on which the ticket was printed;
5. The sequential number of the
				ticket voucher; and
6. The value of
				the prize.