Machine requirements
Compiled text through Nov 15, 2021
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- Compiling agency
- Executive Department
- Text status
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- Compiled text through
- Nov 15, 2021
- Register checked through
- July 29, 2026/Vol. XLVIII, Issue 30 (2026-07-29)
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- TAF-46-21-00009-P · Proposed rule · Nov 17, 2021
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- Jun 6, 2026
(a)A gaming device shall be robust enough to resist forced entry.
(b)Electrical and mechanical parts and design principals of a gaming device shall not subject a player to any physical hazards.
(c)Game integrity standard.
Tests shall be performed to determine whether outside influences affect game fairness to the player or create cheating opportunities. The independent testing laboratory approved by the commission also shall perform, where possible, a cursory review of submissions related to electromagnetic interference, radio frequency interference, magnetic interference, liquid spills, power fluctuations and environmental conditions. Electrostatic discharge testing is intended only to simulate techniques observed in the field being used to attempt to disrupt the integrity of electronic gaming devices.
(d)A gaming device shall be able to withstand the following electrostatic interference tests, resuming game play without operator intervention:
(1)Random number generator. A random number generator (RNG) and random selection process shall be impervious to influences from outside the device, including, without limitation, electromagnetic interference, electrostatic interference and radio frequency interference.
(2)Electrostatic interference. Protection against static discharges shall require that a gaming device’s conductive cabinets be grounded in such a way that static discharge energy shall not damage permanently, or inhibit permanently the normal operation of the electronics or other components within such gaming device. A gaming device may exhibit temporary disruption when subjected to a significant electrostatic discharge greater than human body electrostatic discharge, but such device shall exhibit a capacity to recover and complete any interrupted play without loss or corruption of any control or critical data information associated with such gaming device. Tests of such protection shall be conducted with a severity level of a maximum of 27 kilovolts air discharge.
(e)Each gaming device shall meet the following hardware requirements:
(1)Microprocessor controlled. A gaming device shall be controlled by one or more microprocessors or the equivalent in such a manner that a game outcome is controlled completely by the microprocessor or a mechanical device, as approved in section 5319.35 of this Part.
(2)On/off switch. An on/off switch that controls the electrical current shall be located in a place that is readily accessible within the interior of the gaming device but is located so that power cannot be disconnected from outside of the gaming device using the on/off switch. The on and off positions of the switch shall be labeled.