Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart L - Interactive Gaming › Chapter 810a - INTERACTIVE GAMING TESTING AND CONTROLS › Section 810a.3 - Minimum game standards

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
All of the following requirements apply to the game
					 information, artwork, paytables and help screens which include all written,
					 graphical and auditory information provided to the player either directly from
					 the game interface or from a page accessible to the player from the game
					 interface through a hyperlink located in a conspicuous location.
(1) All statements and graphics within the
				  gaming information, artwork, paytables and help screens must be accurate and
				  not misleading.
(2) All game rules
				  and paytable information must be available to the player directly on the player
				  interface or accessible from the player interface through a hyperlink without
				  the need for funds to be deposited or funds to be staked.
(3) All game rules and paytable information
				  must be sufficient to explain all the applicable rules and how to participate
				  in all stages of the game.
(4)
				  Paytable information must include all possible winning outcomes, patterns,
				  rankings and combinations, and their corresponding payouts with a designated
				  denomination or currency. All displayed payouts must be theoretically
				  possible.
(5) The rules of the game
				  must inform the players of the imperfections of the communications medium for
				  the game and how this affects them.
(6) There must be sufficient information
				  regarding any award payout adjustments such as fees, rakes, commissions, and
				  the like.
(7) If the artwork
				  contains game instructions specifying a maximum win then it must be possible to
				  win this amount from a single game (including features or other game
				  options).
(8) For games that offer
				  bonus bets that require a base game bet, the minimum percentage return to
				  player of the bonus bet must take into account that a base game bet must be
				  placed.
(9) If random/mystery
				  prizes are offered, the maximum value obtainable from the random/mystery prize
				  must be indicated. If the value of the random/mystery prize depends on credits
				  wagered or any other factors, this must be stated.
(10) The artwork should clearly state the
				  rules for payments of prizes when multiple wins are possible.
(i) A description of what combinations will
				  be paid when a pay line may be interpreted to have more than one individual
				  winning combination ( "only highest paid win per line").
(ii) When the game supports multiple pay
				  lines, the artwork should display a message indicating wins on different pay
				  lines are added or equivalent.
(iii) When the game supports scatters,
				  artwork should display a message indicating that scattered wins are added to
				  pay line wins, or equivalent, if this is the rule of the game.
(iv) The artwork should clearly communicate
				  the treatment of coinciding scattered wins with respect to other possible
				  scattered wins. For example, the artwork should state whether combinations of
				  scattered symbols pay all possible prizes or only the highest prize.
(v) The artwork should clearly communicate
				  the treatment of coinciding game outcome (that is, straight flush can be a
				  flush and a straight, three red 7s can be any three 7s).