✨ Technical Specifications for Meters
882 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 32
Meter Internal Storage, Width and Wraparound
3.3.11
Meter values may be stored in either decimal (generally Binary Coded Decimal - BCD) or binary form.
Decimal Meters
3.3.12
Decimal Meters must be of at least ten (10) digits in width.
3.3.13
If the metered value exceeds the highest number, e.g. 9, 999, 999, 999 the appropriate meter is to automatically 'roll over' to 0, 000, 000, 000.
Binary Meters
3.3.14
Binary Meters must be of at least 32 bits in width.
3.3.15
If the metered value exceeds the highest number, e.g. 2^32 - 1, the appropriate meter is to automatically 'roll over' to 0.
Definition of Software Meters
Standard Meters
3.3.16
Where required to be displayed on the gaming machine, meters must be labelled with a name as described in the table below. The meter values must also be displayed in the order and using the units specified in the table below:
Table 3-1 : Standard Meters
| METER | Definition (see Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations) | UNITS |
|---|---|---|
| GAMES PLAYED | total number of games played | [plays] |
| TURNOVER | total value in dollars of bets made from the player’s credit meter (note gamble bets such as double up are not bet from the player’s credit meter) | [$] |
| TOTAL WINS | total value in dollars of all prizes awarded to the player’s credit meter (incl. Residual Credit Gamble prizes) | [$] |
| CANCELLED CREDITS | total of all cancelled credits or ticket pays | [$] |
| CASH BOX | total of all coins deposited to the cash (drop) box | [$] |
| COINS IN | total of all coins in but not hopper refills | [$] |
| COINS OUT | total of all coins out from hopper, but not extra coins out or short pays | [$] |
| EXTRA COIN OUT | total of all coins detected as dispensed in error from hopper (excluded from “coins out”) | [count] |
| PROGRESSIVE | total of all stand-alone progressive prizes not registered being paid to the player (to credit meter, cancelled credit or ticket pay) | [$] |
| BANKNOTES IN | total of all banknotes accepted, if applicable | [$] |
| CASHLESS IN | total of all credits electronically transferred to the gaming machine (if applicable), or paid to credit meter and not added to Total Wins | [$] |
| CASHLESS OUT | total of all credits electronically transferred from the gaming machine, if applicable | [$] |
| MONEY IN | total value in dollars of coins and or banknotes inserted to register credits on the player’s credit meter together with transfers to the machine to register credits on the player’s credit meter | [$] |
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2002, No 32
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2002, No 32
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