La. Admin. Code tit. 42 § III-4210

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section III-4210 - Electronic Gaming Device Tournaments

A. EGD tournaments may be conducted by a licensee or casino operator upon written notification to the division.

B. All tournament play shall be on machines which have been tested and approved by the division, and for which the tournament feature has been enabled.

C. All EGDs used in a single tournament shall utilize the same electronics and machine settings. The licensee or casino operator shall utilize, and each device shall be equipped with, an approved program which allows for tournament mode play to be enabled by a switch key (reset feature) or total replacement of the logic board, with an approved tournament board. Replacement of program storage media is not permissible for tournament play only. Form(s) approved by the division are required to be submitted for each device used in tournament play when the non- tournament logic board is removed. The licensee or casino operator shall submit written procedures regarding the storage and security of tournament and non-tournament boards when not in use.

D. EGDs enabled for tournament play shall not accept or pay out coins. The EGDs shall utilize credit points only.

E. Tournament credits shall have no cash value.

F. Tournament play shall not be credited to accounting or electronic (soft) meters of the EGD.

G. At the licensee's or casino operator's discretion, and in accordance with applicable laws and rules, the licensee or casino operator may establish qualification or selection criteria to limit the eligibility of players in a tournament.

H. Rules of Tournament Play

1. The licensee or casino operator shall submit rules of tournament play to the division in accordance with §2954 The rules of play shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. the amount of points, credits, and playing time players will begin with;

b. the manner in which players will receive EGD assignments and how reassignments are to be handled;

c. how players are eliminated from the tournament and how the winner or winners are to be determined;

d. the number of EGDs each player will be allowed to play;

e. the amount of entry fee for participating in the tournament;

f. the number of prizes to be awarded;

g. an exact description of each prize to be awarded;

h. any additional house rules governing play of the tournament;

i. any rules deemed necessary by the division to ensure compliance with this Chapter.

2. The rules of tournament play shall be provided to all tournament players and each member of the public who requests a copy of the rules.

I. The division may waive any of the requirements of this Section upon a showing of good cause.

La. Admin. Code tit. 42, § III-4210

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Gaming Control Board, LR 38:1680 (July 2012).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 27:15 and 24.