S.D. Admin. R. 48:02:08:09

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

Section 48:02:08:09 - Software requirements for line-up games

Video lottery machines offering line-up games must meet the following requirements:

(1) The game must select numbers, prize values, or symbols that satisfy the randomness tests in § 48:02:08:02;

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

(3) A game may allow a player to select numbers or symbols from a fixed grid of numbers or symbols displayed on the screen. Each number or symbol selected by a player must be indicated on the screen;

(4) The machine must draw a minimum of three numbers or symbols. Each number or symbol drawn shall be indicated on the screen. When more than one line is played during a game, each individual line that is brought into play by wagering additional credits must be clearly identified on the screen;

(5) At the conclusion of the game, the screen must display all the numbers or symbols randomly drawn and those selected, if any, by the player. It must also display the winning combinations from those numbers or symbols randomly drawn and those selected, if any, by the player. Winning combinations may include matching numbers or symbols that form a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line or other specified shape. It may also include matching numbers or symbols that appear in any sequence or position for which credits are awarded according to game rules as required in subdivision 48:02:08:01(12);

(6) The game may also randomly draw numbers or symbols and award credits for like numbers or symbols appearing in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line or other specified shape. It may also include like numbers or symbols that appear in any sequence or position for which credits are awarded according to game rules as required in subdivision 48:02:08:01(12). At the conclusion of the game, the screen shall display all winning combinations, if any, and the credits awarded.

(7) Notwithstanding any other requirement of this section, the game may determine the outcome by randomly drawing from a predetermined pool of prize values to determine win or loss and displaying all wins as a winning combination on the screen. Each outcome contained in the predetermined pool of prize values must be available to be drawn on each play of the game.

S.D. Admin. R. 48:02:08:09

16 SDR 27, effective 8/18/1989; 37 SDR 215, effective 5/31/2011; 46 SDR 066, effective 11/27/2019

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

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