New Zealand Gazette – 1994 – No. 114

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✨ Casino Operator Requirements



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c. Where a wiring harness is used to interface a gaming device to a jackpot controller, the equipment hardware must provide for the following signals:
i. Credit Bet (EGM => Controller);
ii. Jackpot Hit (EGM => Controller) - "Mystery" jackpots excluded;
iii. Machine Lockup (Controller => EGM).

d. Stand alone progressive jackpots may be permitted in any operating environment and may employ either a protocol-based or harness-based form of communications.

C.2.4. Information Display

a. There is no restriction at this time on forms of display that may be employed to provide information related to gaming that is not part of a gaming terminal or gaming machine.

b. Displays must at least comply with applicable hardware requirements, as detailed in "Part C.2.1. Common" above.

c. Displays must communicate with controlling devices via a protocol-based form of communications and therefore must provide the hardware interface to achieve this.

d. 'External' displays employed in communicating the results of games such as:
i. Tai-Sai,
ii. live keno,
iii. horse racing,
iv. linked progressives,
will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Authority.

C.2.5. Other Forms of Information Display

There is no restriction at this time on other forms of display that may be employed by a gaming machine or terminal. Displays must at least comply with applicable hardware requirements, as detailed above.

C.2.6. Traditional Games

a. The Authority will treat the evaluation of traditional games on a case-by-case basis.

b. Where a traditional game includes modules as detailed in this document, then the requirements relating to those modules will apply.

c. Additionally, consideration may be given to the following:
i. balance of spinning devices (deviation from the plane in which it is designed to spin);
ii. aerodynamics (eg. potential for a vortex to form in a particular pocket of a roulette wheel;
iii. friction;
iv. equally spaced compartments or sections;
v. elasticity of balls, cubes, spokes, pegs, indicators, etc;
vi. height of frets;
vii. dimensions of balls, cubes, spokes, pegs, etc.



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