✨ Gaming Machine Software Standards
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g) all player inputs which can affect a play in progress must be disabled (unless used in door open/test mode);
h) cash out to players of any kind is to be disabled; and
i) an illegal door open must cause an identifiable alarm to be sounded for at least 1.5 seconds.
Door Close Procedures
3.5.4 Except for logic area access, when all doors are closed the software must return to the condition prior to when the first door open state occurred. This means:
a) a message stating that the door(s) has closed must be displayed. This may be for a preset period or until the next game play;
b) any relevant player inputs must be re-enabled;
c) the alarm must be turned off; and
d) any game play when the event occurred must recommence from the beginning of the play or from the point at which interruption occurred and conclude normally, using the data that was saved previously.
3.6 Credit Acceptance
Coin Acceptance Conditions
3.6.1 Acceptance of coins for crediting to the credit meter must only be possible when the gaming machine is enabled for play. Other states such as fault conditions, and audit mode must cause the disabling of the coin acceptor system.
Credit Meter Update on Coin Insertion
3.6.2 Each coin inserted must register the actual dollar/cents value or a number of credits on the player's credit meter. If registered directly as credits, the conversion rate must be clearly stated or be easily discernible from the gaming machine. For the requirements relative to the maintenance and display of credit, see Credit Meter Display, 3.8.3 and 3.8.4.
Coin Validation
3.6.3 Coin validation must be electronically based and be so designed as to ensure that each coin inserted and accepted as valid by the gaming machine is added to the credit meter and that it updates all appropriate meters.
Coin Entry and Invalid Coins
3.6.4 The software must be capable of accurately counting each valid coin at the highest speed in which the coins may be fed into the gaming machine.
3.6.5 Coins deemed invalid by the validator must be rejected to the chip tray, and must not be counted as credits.
Coin Diverter
3.6.6 The software must ensure that the diverter directs coins to the hopper, or to the cash box when the hopper is full. The hopper full detector must be continually monitored to determine whether a change in diverter status is required. If the state of the detector changes, the diverter must operate as soon as possible after the state change without causing a disruption of coin flow, or creating a coin jam.
3.6.7 It is preferred that diverter operations are dependent only on hopper sensor status, not software counters. If a software counter is used, it must be used in conjunction with a mechanical sensor, which will override the software counter.
3.6.8 Hopper-less gaming machines must always divert coins to the cash box.
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VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2003, No 56
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2003, No 56
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