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✨ Gaming Equipment Regulations

3388 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 114

C.3.2.17.3. Meter Display

Gaming equipment must have a function to enable all meter information retained by gaming equipment to be displayed.

C.3.3. Jackpot Controllers and Displays

C.3.3.1. Types of Jackpot Permitted

The Authority will only allow progressive jackpots to be implemented where:

a. the progressive win will be determined by a gaming device participating in the jackpot;

b. the progressive win is based upon a random event;

c. there is an equally likely chance of winning the jackpot at all times (that is, no predetermined jackpot schemes are permitted) for each play of a gaming device contributing to the progressive prize;

d. there is absolutely no doubt as to which device hit a jackpot in a back-to-back hit situation;

e. it is convinced that jackpot schemes which fail to address the specifics of these requirements comply with the intent.

C.3.3.2. Fault in controller or display devices

a. If a progressive controller or a display device exhibits a fault or communications are lost for any reason:

i. software must, where possible, notify the system monitoring the progressive controller of these events as defined in section “C.3.2.15. Event Handling”;

ii. all gaming devices associated with that controller or display must have their progressive games disabled.

b. Progressive games must not be permitted to be re-enabled after a recovery from a fault until the current value of the progressive meter has been re-established.

C.3.3.3. Jackpot Display Update

The Authority will not approve a scheme where the jackpot displays are normally “significantly inaccurate” for any period of time.

C.3.3.4. Jackpot Win

a. The Authority requires that there be the following indications of the winning of a jackpot prize both on the gaming floor and at the back house computer room and Government inspectors’ office:

i. audible, and

ii. visual

indication of such an event.

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🏭 Meter Display Requirements

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
KeywordsGaming Equipment, Meter Display, Information Retention

🏭 Jackpot Controllers and Displays

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
KeywordsGaming Equipment, Jackpot Controllers, Progressive Jackpots, Fault Handling, Display Requirements

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