Rule 13-11-4.4 - Metering SystemPrior to approval for use in the state, each machine must meet the following specifications with respect to its metering system:
(a) The machine shall be equipped with either four (4) non-resettable mechanical meters housed in a readily accessible locked machine area or another approved non-resettable meters accessible by the Gaming Commission;(b) Mechanical meters shall be manufactured in such a way as to prevent access to the internal parts without destroying the meter;(c) Mechanical meters shall be hardwired as no quick connects are allowed in the meter wiring system unless such disconnect shall lock all functions of the device until a commission seal is broken to enable a reset;(d) Mechanical meters shall be situated in a left to right or top to bottom configuration according to function and visibly labeled as follows: 1. Coins in (including the equivalent of four (4) coins per one dollar bill inserted in the bill acceptor);(e) Electronic meters shall record and display on the video screen a minimum of the following information: 1. Total coins in for mechanism 1;2. Total coins in for mechanism 2 (if applicable);3. Total coins in for the bill acceptor (if applicable);4. Combined total of coins in;6. Total credits won; and(f) Electronic meters shall have the capability to maintain correct totals no less than eight (8) digits in length;(g) In the case of a device offering the game of video finite pull-tab, the device may not be capable of displaying to the player, operator, location owner, or distributor the number of tickets that remain in the deal or the number of winners or losers that have been drawn or still remain in the deal. The manufacturer may signal when a deal or sub-deal is close to exhaustion if regeneration of that deal or sub-deal must be affected by some outside force that is not automatic within the machine.Miss. Code Ann. §§ 97-33-53(a) and 97-33-65.