S.D. Admin. R. 48:02:08:06

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 159, June 17, 2024

Section 48:02:08:06 - Software requirements of video draw poker

Video lottery machines offering video draw poker games must meet the following requirements:

(1) The logic of the hardware or software may not interfere with the approved random number generator software;

(2) A standard deck of 52 playing cards shall be used. Jokers may be used if the payout percentages can be validated to meet the requirements of subdivision 48:02:08:03(2);

(3) Before each deal, the deck must be shuffled randomly and frozen. All cards used for play must be taken in order from the top of the deck. The top ten cards of the deck must be stored in the nonvolatile machine memory. Nonvolatile machine memory is a device that stores information which cannot be erased or destroyed when power is disconnected to the machine. The manufacturer need not represent the whole deck in memory. "Shuffling" is the process of generating the ten cards possibly used in the play and may be conducted in any manner that satisfies the randomness tests in § 48:02:08:02;

(4) The program must deal the first five cards in order to the player. The player must have the option to hold or discard any or all cards. Autohold features that assist players in their decision of the cards to hold and discard for the chance to obtain a winning combination may be displayed. Any cards that are discarded must be replaced by the remaining cards in the deck starting with the sixth card and drawing any additional cards in the order they are contained in the deck;

(5) If the highest possible winning combination is obtained after the initial five cards are dealt, the machine must automatically terminate the game and credit the winnings; and

(6) At the conclusion of each game, the machine must display the winning combination, if any, and the number of credits won.

S.D. Admin. R. 48:02:08:06

16 SDR 27, effective 8/18/1989.

General Authority: SDCL 42-7A-21(10).

Law Implemented: SDCL 42-7A-1(13), 42-7A-21, 42-7A-37.