La. Admin. Code tit. 35 § XVII-13125

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section XVII-13125 - Terminal Operational/Software Requirements

A. Terminals shall have the ability to allow for an independent integrity check of all software that may affect the integrity of the wagering configurations available to the terminal. The integrity check shall be by an independent testing laboratory approved by the commission.

B. If a winning amount is in excess of the thresholds established in the Internal Revenue Service reporting requirements, the terminal shall cease operation and require attendant interaction to proceed.

C. Terminals shall be capable of detecting and displaying the following errors:

1. open door conditions;

2. nonvolatile memory errors;

3. low nonvolatile memory battery for batteries external to the nonvolatile memory itself for low power source;

4. program error or authentication mismatch;

5. display device errors;

6. the identification of an invalid bill or voucher; and

7. loss of communication to the tote system.

D. To protect the integrity of the wagering configuration, when a terminal error condition is detected, the terminal shall secure itself by:

1. ceasing play and requiring operator intervention prior to returning to normal play;

2. displaying an appropriate error message;

3. disabling bill and voucher acceptance;

4. sounding an alarm, illuminating the tower light, displaying the error on screen, or any combination of the three;

5. communicating the error condition to an online monitoring and control system; and

6. if the terminal is powered down with an unresolved error condition, remaining in error mode unless power down is used as a part of the error reset procedure.

E. Upon resolution of an error condition, a terminal may return to a wager completion state, provided the wagering history, wagering credits, and other meters display the completed wager properly.

F. Terminals shall not be adversely affected by the simultaneous or sequential activation of various terminal inputs and outputs.

G. Test, diagnostic, or demonstration modes on a terminal shall:

1. be entered only from an attendant following appropriate instructions;

2. not be accessible to a patron;

3. be indicated on the terminal via an appropriate message; and

4. upon exiting from test, diagnostic, or demonstration mode, a terminal shall return to its previous state.

H. Available wagering credit may be collected from the terminal by the patron at any time other than during:

1. a bet being wagered;

2. audit mode;

3. test mode;

4. a credit meter or win meter increment; or

5. an error condition

I. Terminals shall be capable of displaying wager recall, which shall:

1. include the last 10 wagers on the terminal, including at least 50 intermediary steps within those wagers, including free spins and bonuses;

2. be retrievable on the terminal via an external keyswitch or other secure method not available to the patron; and

3. provide all information required to fully reconstruct the wagers, including:

a. initial credits or ending credits associated with the wager;

b. credits wagered;

c. credits won;

d. entertaining display symbol combinations and credits paid whether the outcome resulted in a win or a loss;

e. representation in a graphical or text format;

f. final wager outcome, including all patron choices and all bonus features; and

g. as an optional feature, display of values as currency in place of wagering credits.

La. Admin. Code tit. 35, § XVII-13125

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Racing Commission, LR 481820 (7/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 4:141, R.S. 4:142 and R.S. 4:148.