✨ Gaming Machine Regulations
894 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 32
e) the amount won for the last completed game (until the next game starts); and
f) the player options selected (e.g. bet amount, lines played) for the last completed game (until the next game starts).
Initiation of Game Play
3.9.10 The player must initiate game play by pressing a play or bet button, or similar input device.
Automatic Game Play Initiation
3.9.11 The gaming machine must not automatically initiate play after credits have been entered onto the credit meter via coin, banknote entry, or cash transfer.
Games with Components of Skill
3.9.12 Games involving player physical dexterity (e.g. hand/eye coordination) must return at least the minimum return to player [MINRTP] without adaptive strategies. For example, it is not permitted to increase or decrease the size of a target area dependent upon previous results.
3.9.13 Games that have a component of strategic skill (e.g. Draw Poker and Blackjack) must meet the following requirements:
a) the player return for the optimal strategy must not exceed the maximum allowable player return [MAXRTP];
b) the player return for a typical strategy, based upon the information available to the player in the game rules, must not be less than the [MINRTP];
c) any strategy advice or automatic holds must be fair and not misleading to the player and not represent a poor choice;
d) the player must be able to override the automatic hold; and
e) the automatic hold strategy will be used in calculating the game’s [MINRTP].
Prize Determination
3.9.14 Prize determination shall:
a) be clearly specified on the exterior of the device, or easily accessible to the player; and
b) be exclusively a consequence of the outcome of a computer based RNG in conjunction with the prevailing payout table and rules of the game.
c) be attainable combinations of the mapped symbol set (except random prizes).
Game Minimum RTP
3.9.15 A game must have a theoretical/estimated statistical expectation that the minimum player return (RTP) of the game will be above [MINRTP].
Game Maximum RTP
3.9.16 A game must have a theoretical/estimated statistical expectation that the maximum player return (RTP) of the game will be below [MAXRTP].
Standard Deviation
3.9.17 The Nominal Standard Deviation (NSD) of a game must be no greater than 15.
While the standard deviation of individual components of a game (e.g. feature games, metamorphic sequences etc.) may exceed 15, the NSD of the whole game must not exceed 15.
In determining the NSD for a game, the following conventions must be applied:
a) Calculate standard deviation of the base game at minimum bet and single line play or equivalent. (Should the underlying game algorithm or randomising mechanism change with a change to play options selected (e.g. different virtual reels are activated upon a change to
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NZ Gazette 2002, No 32
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