N.M. Code R. § 15.1.12.10

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024

Section 15.1.12.10 - SPECIFICATIONS FOR TOKENS

A. Tokens must be designed, manufactured, and constructed in compliance with all applicable statutes, rules, and policies of the United States, the State, and other states to prevent counterfeiting of the tokens. Tokens must not resemble any current or past coinage of the United States or any other country.

B. Only one-dollar and five-dollar tokens will be approved. Tokens must meet the following size and content specifications:

(1) one-dollar tokens must be disk-shaped and must measure from 1.460 through 1.470 inches in diameter and from .098 through .104 inch thick;

(2) five-dollar tokens must be disk-shaped and must measure from 1.750 inches through 1.760 inches in diameter and from .119 through .125 inch thick;

(3) tokens must not be manufactured from material possessing sufficient magnetic properties to allow them to be accepted by any coin mechanism other than that of a gaming machine; and

(4) tokens must not be manufactured from a three-layered material consisting of copper-nickel alloy clad on both sides of a pure copper core nor from a copper-based material unless the total of alloying materials is at least 20 percent of the token's weight.

C. Tokens must meet the following inscription specifications:

(1) the name of the issuing establishment must be inscribed on each side of the token;

(2) the city in which the gaming establishment is located must be inscribed on one side of the token;

(3) the value of the token must be inscribed on each side of the token;

(4) the words "Not Legal Tender" must be inscribed on one side of the token; and

(5) a statement, approved by the board, notifying a patron that the token will be accepted to activate play only in gaming machines operated by the gaming operator licensee that issued the token, must be inscribed on one side.

N.M. Code R. § 15.1.12.10

N, 12/31/98; 15.1.12.10 NMAC - Rn, 15 NMAC 1.12.10, 2/14/02