La. Admin. Code tit. 35 § XVII-13129

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XVII-13129 - Terminal Peripheral Device Requirements

A. Video monitor touch screens on terminals shall:

1. be accurate to manufacturer specifications for touch point sensitivity;

2. be able to be calibrated without access to the terminal cabinet other than opening the main door, and once calibrated shall maintain accuracy for at least the video touch screen manufacturer's recommended maintenance period; and

3. have no hidden or undocumented buttons or touch points anywhere on the screen that affect wagering or that impact the outcome of the bet, except as provided by the wagering configuration rules.

B. Paper currency acceptors used in a terminal shall:

1. be electronically based;

2. detect the entry of bills or vouchers inserted into the paper currency acceptor and provide a method to enable the terminal software to interpret and act appropriately upon a valid or invalid input;

3. be configured to ensure the acceptance of only valid bills or vouchers and reject all other items;

4. return to the patron all rejected bills or vouchers, and any other item inserted into the acceptor;

5. be constructed in a manner that protects against vandalism, abuse, or fraudulent activity;

6. register the actual monetary value or appropriate number of wagering credits received for the denomination used on the patron's credit meter for each valid bill or voucher;

7. register wagering credits only when the bill or other note has passed the point where it is accepted or stacked and the acceptor has sent an "irrevocably stacked" message to the terminal;

8. be designed to prevent the use of fraudulent crediting, the insertion of foreign objects, and any other fraudulent technique;

9. implement a method of detecting counterfeit bills;

10. only accept bills or vouchers when the terminal is enabled for play;

11. have the capability of detecting and displaying any supported error conditions;

12. shall communicate with the terminal using a bidirectional protocol;

13. be located in a locked area of the terminal that requires the opening of the main door for access. The paper currency acceptor shall not be located in the logic area. Only the bill or voucher insertion area shall be accessible by the patron;

14. have a secure stacker that shall:

a. deposit into the stacker all accepted items;

b. be attached to the terminal in such a manner that it cannot be easily removed by physical force; and

c. have a separate keyed lock to access the stacker area. The keyed lock shall be separate from the main door, and a separate keyed lock shall be required to remove the bills from the stacker; and

15. have a bill validator that shall:

a. retain in its memory and have the ability to display the information required of the last 25 items accepted by the bill validator;

b. have a recall log that may be combined or maintained separately by item type. If combined, the type of item accepted shall be recorded with the respective timestamp; and

c. give proper credit or return the bill or note if power failure occurs during acceptance of a bill or note.

C. Each terminal shall be equipped with a printer that:

1. is used to make payments to the patron by issuing a printed voucher. The terminal shall transmit the following data to an online system that records the following information regarding each payout ticket or voucher printed:

a. the value of credits in local monetary units in numerical form;

b. the time of day the ticket or voucher was printed, showing hours and minutes;

c. the date, in format approved by the commission, indicating the day, month, and year that the ticket or voucher was issued;

d. the terminal number; and

e. a unique ticket or voucher validation number.

2. prints only one copy to the patron and retains information on the last 25 printed vouchers;

3. is housed in a locked area of the terminal but shall not be located within the logic area or the drop box; and

4. allows control program software to interpret and act upon all error conditions.

D. With appropriate security in place, historical horse racing wagering accounts may be funded directly from mobile devices and through various advance-deposit account funding mechanisms, whether it be through credit card, bank, or attendant or kiosk at association locations.

La. Admin. Code tit. 35, § XVII-13129

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Racing Commission, LR 481821 (7/1/2022).

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