Electronic Gaming Machines Rules




3334 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 114

declines the request, the casino operator will process a manual payment to the player.

4.6 Prizes, coin or token issues, and coin or token redemptions payable by the casino operator will wherever possible be paid immediately in the form requested by the player. The casino operator may however delay payment subject to further verification of a player’s entitlement, delay payment to a mutually agreed later time, pay the prize other than in the form requested by the player, and request appropriate forms of personal identification from the player.

4.7 The casino operator may withhold or void the payment of any prize, coin issue or token issue, or demand the return of any prize, coin issue or token issue, if in its opinion there are grounds to do so, until such time as the casino operator has completed an investigation and made a determination. A player or his/her representative may be present during the verification process.

5.0 Jackpots

5.1 The casino operator may from time to time provide for the payment of jackpots to the players of electronic gaming machines.

5.2 The value of each progressive jackpot game conducted in the casino shall be displayed on a meter located in a prominent position in relation to the electronic gaming machines which contribute to it.

5.3 The following matters shall be subject to the prior approval of the Authority:

(a) the number and type of electronic gaming machines that may be linked together for the purpose of providing a jackpot amount that increases progressively;

(b) the minimum amounts of jackpots;

(c) the incremental amounts by which jackpots shall be progressively increased;

(d) the maximum amounts of jackpots, where applicable.

5.4 A linked jackpot will operate by adding a percentage of a machine’s turnover to a linked jackpot pool.

5.5 The winner of a linked jackpot pool will be determined in accordance with the specific rules of the game as displayed on the machine artwork or screen. Subject to rule 5.11 of this division, the winner of the linked jackpot pool will win the prize indicated on the linked jackpot display, in addition to any other concurrent winnings that may be payable in accordance with rule 4.3.



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🏛️ Operation of Electronic Gaming Machines (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Electronic Gaming Machines, Rules, Payouts, Player Responsibilities, Casino Operations, Jackpots, Progressive Jackpots