New Zealand Gazette – 2003 – No. 56

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✨ Gaming Machine Tournament Regulations

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 56

NZ4 Gaming Machine Tournaments (Supplementary Section)

[NB: This supplementary section is unique to the New Zealand jurisdiction and the numbering system adopted in this section does not have cross-references to the National Standard.]

NZ4.1 Tournament Mode Activation

Specialised software that permits tournament games and requires swapping of chips to implement is not permitted. Therefore, software that offers tournament mode must provide a secure means to enable switching between tournament mode and normal game play.

NZ4.2 Tournament Mode Message

A message indicating that the machine is in tournament mode must be clearly displayed on the machine.

NZ4.3 Implications on Cash Input

(i) All coin and note acceptors must be disabled when an EGM is placed in tournament mode and the main door is closed.

(ii) “Tournament Credits” are to be added via a facility in machine audit mode.

NZ4.4 Implications on Cash Out

The cash out button or its equivalent (eg “Cash Mode” option) must not be operable while the gaming device is in tournament mode.

NZ4.5 Implications on Cashless Gaming

Cards (or other devices) used for cashless gaming must not be able to be used to facilitate the transfer of credits to or from an EGM in tournament mode.

NZ4.6 Tournament Metering

(i) When placed in tournament mode, the “Credit” meter should be labelled “Tournament Credits”. The credit meter’s function does not alter from normal game play.

(ii) There is to be a “Tournament Win” meter. This is to be a cumulative meter displayed to the player during tournament mode. It shall be reset to zero by entry to tournament mode and by other approved means (eg Audit mode).

(iii) The number of credits won on a tournament game is to be added to the Tournament Win meter.

(iv) No metering information is to be sent to the monitoring system while an EGM is in tournament mode.

(v) The current value of meters prior to entering tournament mode must be preserved upon entering tournament mode and must be restored upon exiting tournament mode.

(vi) An EGM must not enter tournament mode while credits exist on the machine.

(vii) Where credits are obtained while in tournament mode, those credits are to be automatically cancelled upon exiting tournament mode and shall not be accredited to the meters.

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