New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter II - Division of Charitable Gaming › Subchapter A - Games Of Chance; General Provisions, Identification And Licensing › Part 4609 - Manufacture And Distribution Of Bell Jar Ticket Vending Machines › Section 4609.1 - Manufacture and distribution of bell jar ticket vending machines

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The following provisions govern the manufacture and
						distribution of bell jar ticket vending machines:
(a) Manufacturers of bell jar ticket vending
					 machines shall be considered suppliers of such equipment and may sell such
					 equipment to distributors licensed by the commission, licensed authorized
					 organizations and federally recognized Indian nations or tribes.
(b) No distributor licensed by the commission
					 as a supplier shall sell, lease, or distribute any bell jar ticket vending
					 machine to other than a licensed authorized organization or federally
					 recognized Indian nation or tribe.
(c) No licensed authorized organization shall
					 purchase, lease, or otherwise obtain a bell jar ticket vending machine from any
					 person or entity other than a commission licensed games of chance
					 supplier.
(d) No bell jar ticket
					 vending machine shall be used by any licensed authorized organization unless
					 and until the organization is first in possession of a document from the
					 manufacturer warranting that said machine meets or exceeds commission
					 specifications regarding bell jar ticket vending machines. A certified copy of
					 such warrant shall be filed, alone with GC-01-BJ, as prescribed by the
					 commission, with the commission prior to the machine's use.
(e) Each bell jar ticket vending machine
					 shall meet the following specifications:
(1)
					 For bell jar ticket vending machines utilizing an electronic paper currency
					 validator OR coin operated electrical bell jar ticket vending machines:
(i) If the bell jar ticket vending machine is
					 designed to accommodate two or more different games of bell jar tickets, each
					 compartment of the bell jar ticket vending machine must independently meet the
					 specifications of this subdivision.
(ii) Electrical and mechanical components and
					 design principles may not subject a person to any physical hazard or cause
					 electrical interference. Each bell jar vending machine must be approved by the
					 Underwriters Laboratories (UL) or any other independent testing laboratory
					 approved by the commission.
(iii) A
					 bell jar ticket vending machine must have one or more columns or containers for
					 stacking or holding bell jar tickets.
(iv) The bell jar ticket vending machine must
					 have a bell jar dispensing outlet or tray to hold or catch a dispensed bell jar
					 ticket.
(v) The bell jar ticket
					 vending machine, except coin operated electrical bell jar ticket vending
					 machines, may have an electronic currency validator. The electronic currency
					 validator must meet the following standards:
(a) validate paper currency of the United
					 States in values of at least $1, $5 and $10 bills;
(b) have an anti-pull back mechanism and
					 other anti-cheat devices that prevent cheating of the bill acceptor by
					 mechanical or other means;
(c) be
					 able to prevent all known manipulations of United States currency;
(d) return invalid currency to a
					 player;
(e) have a currency
					 collection and stacker box; and
(f)
					 if a malfunction occurs, automatically discontinue accepting or validating
					 currency.
(vi) The bell
					 jar ticket vending machine, except coin operated electrical bell jar ticket
					 vending machines, must be capable of accommodating pricing of 25 cents, 50
					 cents, one dollar and two dollar per bell jar ticket and dispense the correct
					 number of bell jar tickets on the amount of credit played.
(vii) The coin operated electrical bell jar
					 ticket vending machine must be capable of accommodating pricing of twenty five
					 cent bell jar tickets and dispense the correct number of bell jar tickets per
					 currency played.
(viii) An exterior
					 door must have at least one keyed lock specific to the bell jar ticket vending
					 machine. The internal space shall not be accessible from outside the bell jar
					 ticket vending machine when the exterior door is closed and locked.
(ix) A bell jar ticket vending machine may
					 have an optional "all" play button that, when pressed, activates the vending
					 machine to dispense bell jar tickets at one time, equal to the value of the
					 unplayed credits from the columns of bell jar tickets.
(x) The bell jar ticket vending machine must
					 have the capacity, when activated through the use of a key, to enable the
					 authorized member in charge or their designated assistant in charge to set the
					 price per bell jar ticket. The price per ticket set for each column must
					 correspond with the price printed on the bell jar ticket contained in said
					 column.
(xi) The bell jar ticket
					 vending machine must contain at least one non-resettable electronic or
					 non-resettable mechanical accounting meter independent of any other meters. The
					 meter must maintain accounting information of at least 6-digits in length and
					 be capable of maintaining the accounting information for 30 days after
					 electrical power to a device is disconnected or the electrical current used to
					 operate a device is switched off. The meter must record the cumulative value of
					 currency validated.
(xii) The bell
					 jar ticket vending machine shall have at least one resettable electronic or
					 mechanical accounting meter independent of any other meters. The meter must
					 maintain accounting information of at least 4-digits in length and be capable
					 of maintaining the accounting information for 30 days after electrical power to
					 a device is disconnected or the electrical current used to operate a device is
					 switched off. The meter shall record the total number of bell jar tickets
					 dispensed.
(xiii) Instructions for
					 player operation must be displayed on the front of the vending machine. The
					 instructions must be permanently affixed or placed under glass or other
					 transparent material. No stickers or other removable objects may be placed on
					 the front of the bell jar ticket vending machine. The bell jar ticket vending
					 machine must have space available on the front of the machine for one
					 permanently affixed sign reading "PLAYERS MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER TO PLAY"
					 and a second permanently affixed sign where applicable, reading "MACHINE DOES
					 NOT GIVE CHANGE." Lettering on such signs shall be in a minimum of 36-
					 point.
(xiv) There must be one or
					 more player buttons located on the front of the bell jar ticket vending machine
					 which, when pressed, activate the dispensing of a bell jar ticket. However,
					 excluding an "all" play button, the number of play buttons may not exceed the
					 number of stacking columns.
(xv) A
					 bell jar ticket vending machine must have a meter display screen of at least
					 six digits in length. The value of currency validated must be listed on the
					 meter display screen as a monetary credit value that is drawn down as a bell
					 jar ticket vending machine dispenses a bell jar ticket.
(xvi) A bell jar ticket vending machine must
					 record every dispensing of a bell jar ticket and every currency validation,
					 excluding a test dispensement of a bell jar ticket and a test validation of
					 currency, on the accounting meters as required under this section.
(xvii) If a bell jar ticket vending machine
					 malfunction occurs or electrical power is interrupted, the value of credits
					 previously listed on the meter display screen must be correctly relisted
					 immediately after the malfunction is cleared or electrical power is
					 restored.
(xviii) A permanently
					 affixed identification plate or label must be displayed at the top of an
					 exterior side panel of a bell jar ticket vending machine that contains the bell
					 jar ticket vending machine's:
(a)
					 manufacturer's name;
(b) machine
					 serial number;
(c) model number;
					 and
(d) date of
					 manufacture.
(xix) A
					 bell jar ticket vending machine must automatically discontinue operation when
					 any non-resetable meter is disconnected or disabled. The authorized
					 organization, licensed manufacturer or licensed games of chance supplier shall
					 obtain approval from the commission for the resetting of the meters prior to
					 repair.