Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 11, June 11, 2024
Section 15.1.9.7 - DEFINITIONSUnless otherwise defined below, terms used in this rule have the same meanings as set forth in the Gaming Control Act.
A. "Act" means the New Mexico Gaming Control Act.B. "Bill acceptor" means the optional assembly on a gaming machine that accepts valid paper currency and causes the machine to either dispense change or issue game credits.C. "Coin-in meter" means an electronic counter that measures total coins placed in the gaming machine for a specified period of time.D. "Coin room" means a separate, secured room or area in which coins are inventoried.E. "Drop" means the total amount of money and tokens removed from the drop box, or for cashless gaming machines, the amount of credits deducted during play.F. "Drop area" means the restricted room or area of the licensed premises where the drop is permitted to be conducted; the drop area may be roped off or otherwise distinctly identified as a restricted area.G. "Drop box" or "drop bucket" means a container in a locked part of the gaming machine or its cabinet that is used to collect the money and tokens retained by the gaming machine that are not used to make automatic payouts from the machine.H. "Hard count" means the counting of coins generated by gaming operations.I. "Hard drop" means the controlled, secured process of removing coins from gaming machines.J. "Hard meter" means an internal accounting system that is displayed on mechanical meters on a gaming machine.K. "Hopper" means the assembly inside the gaming machine that receives, holds and dispenses coins.L. "Gaming media" means any associated equipment that contains software which can only be used in a gaming device, affects game outcome and is programmed by the gaming machine manufacturer. "Gaming media" includes, but is not limited to, EEPROM, EPROM, compact flash, flash RAM, CD/DVD ROM or hard drive.M. "Payout" means a patron's winnings, including money, tokens, credit to a player's account, and the actual cost to the licensee of personal property, other than travel expenses, food, refreshments, lodging, or services, distributed to a gaming machine patron as a result of a legitimate wager; "payout" also includes cash paid directly to an independent administrator by a licensee for the purchase of annuities to pay a patron's winnings over several years.N. "Soft meter" means the internal accounting system that can be displayed on the screen of an electronic gaming machine or in the coin window on a reel gaming machine.O. "This title" means Title 15, Chapter 1 of the New Mexico Administrative Code.P. "Ticket printer" means a device in place of a coin-out hopper on a gaming machine that prints and dispenses a cash ticket voucher that may be redeemed by a patron for cash or a specified prize.Q. "Weigh scale interface" means a software interface that transfers drop figures by direct line or computer storage media.N, 12/31/98; 15.1.9.7 NMAC - Rn, 15 NMAC 1.9.7, 1/31/02; A, 12/15/10