N.M. Code R. § 15.1.7.12

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

Section 15.1.7.12 - ACCOUNTING METER SPECIFICATIONS

A. A gaming machine shall be equipped with both electronic and electromechanical meters.

B. A gaming machine's electromechanical meters shall have no less than six digits.

C. A gaming machine's electronic meters shall tally totals to eight digits and be capable of rolling over when the maximum value is reached.

D. A gaming machine's control program shall provide the means for on-demand display of the electronic meters utilizing a key switch on the exterior of the machine.

E. The required electromechanical meters shall comply with the following and shall count and report data on a basis consistent with the meters described Subsection H of 15.1.7.12 NMAC below:

(1) the coin-in meter shall cumulatively count the number of coins or tokens that are wagered by actual coins or tokens that are inserted, or credits bet, or both;

(2) the coin-out meter or amount won meter shall cumulatively count the number of coins, credits, or tokens won as a result of game play including hand-paid jackpots; notwithstanding the foregoing, a manufacturer may choose to incorporate a coin-out meter and hand-pay jackpot meter as separate meters;

(3) the hand-pay jackpot meter shall identify the number of coins, credits, or tokens won as a result of game play resulting in a hand-pay jackpot; and

(4) the coins-dropped meter shall maintain a cumulative count of the number of coins or tokens diverted into a drop bucket plus the value of the bills inserted that have been inserted into the bill acceptor.

F. Electromechanical meters shall meet a reasonable level of accuracy, given the available technology, as approved by the board.

G. Electronic meters shall have an accuracy rate of 99.99% or better.

H. The required electronic meters shall comply with the following and shall count and report data on a basis consistent with the meters described in Subsection E of 15.1.7.12 NMAC above:

(1) the coin-in meter shall cumulatively count the value or number of coins or tokens that are wagered by actual coins or tokens that are inserted, or credits bet, or both;

(2) the coins-out meter or amount won meter shall cumulatively count the value or number of coins, credits, or tokens won as a result of game play, including hand-paid jackpots; notwithstanding the foregoing, a manufacturer may choose to incorporate a coin-out meter and hand-pay jackpot meter as separate meters;

(3) the coins-dropped meter shall maintain a cumulative count of the value or number of coins or tokens diverted into a drop bucket plus the value of the bills that have been inserted into the bill acceptor;

(4) the games played meter shall display the cumulative number of games played;

(5) a cabinet door meter shall display the number of times the front cabinet door was opened; and

(6) the drop door meter shall display the number of times the drop door or the bill acceptor door was opened;

(7) the ticket/voucher-in meter shall cumulatively count the value or number of all wagering vouchers accepted by the machine;

(8) the ticket/voucher-out meter shall cumulatively count the value or number of all wagering vouchers and payout receipts issued by the machine.

I. If a gaming device is equipped with a bill acceptor, then the device shall be equipped with a bill acceptor meter that records the following:

(1) the total number of bills that were accepted;

(2) an accounting of the number of each denomination of bill accepted; and

(3) the total dollar amount of bills accepted.

J. A gaming machine shall be designed so that the replacement parts or modules required for normal maintenance do not require replacement of the electromechanical meters.

K. A gaming machine shall have meters that continuously display all of the following information relating to current play or monetary transaction:

(1) the number of coins, tokens, or credits wagered in the current game;

(2) the number of coins, tokens, or credits won in the current game, if applicable;

(3) the number of coins or tokens paid by the hopper for a credit cashout or a direct pay from a winning outcome; and

(4) the number of credits available for wagering, if applicable.

L. Electronically stored meter information required by this rule shall be preserved after a power loss to the gaming device and must be maintained for a period of not less than 180 days.

M. A gaming machine shall not have a mechanism that causes the required electronic accounting meters to clear automatically when an error occurs.

N. The required electronic accounting meters shall be cleared only if approved by the board.

O. Required meter readings shall be recorded before and after the electronic accounting meter is cleared.

N.M. Code R. § 15.1.7.12

11/30/98; 15.1.7.12 NMAC - Rn, 15 NMAC 1.7.12, 3/31/00; A, 5/15/07; 15.1.7.12 NMAC - Rn, 15.1.7.11 NMAC & A, 12/15/10