✨ Gaming Machine Standards
1486 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 56
Hardware activated Power Save Mode
3.8.27
Power save mode may be activated manually (i.e. via an auxiliary power switch or key switch) and in this case the conditions listed under Section 3.8.22 and 3.8.23 are void.
Mechanical Reels/Wheels
Re-spin after gaming machine Re-activation
3.8.28
Microprocessor controlled reels (e.g. stepper motor reels) must re-spin automatically to the last legally obtained play-mode result when the play mode is re-entered (e.g. the main door is closed, power is restored, audit mode is exited, or a fault condition cleared).
Reel Bounce
3.8.29
Reel bounce and float must be prevented when stopping each spinning reel.
Minimum Reel Spin
3.8.30
Each microprocessor controlled reel must spin at least one revolution per play.
Active Monitoring of Reel Position
3.8.31
Microprocessor controlled reels must be monitored to detect malfunctions such as a reel which is jammed, or is not spinning freely, or any attempt to manipulate their final resting position.
3.9 Game Play
Game Rules
3.9.1
A game must follow a constant set of rules and must at no time deviate from those rules. A rule change constitutes a different game, although variations to the maximum number of credits bet per game (and/or lines per game) are permitted. This requirement does not preclude implementations of games with multiple parts or features and/or gamble provided that the rules are clear to the player.
Game Fairness
3.9.2
Except as provided by the rules of the game and for metamorphic games, events of chance within the games must be independent of (i.e. not correlated with) any other events within the game or any other events within previous games.
Modification of a Game
3.9.3
A play must not alter or modify the presentation of mapped symbols or artwork, except in cases of animation during a play or as a part of the game rules which must be clearly described on the artwork, otherwise this constitutes a different game.
Commencement of Games
3.9.4
A machine must not have any faults present, or be in any test, metering, door open or lockup mode, etc., for a game to commence (the updating of hard meters is exempted).
Wagers
3.9.5
Credits bet must only come from the Credit meter, which is to be decremented at the start of play or when additional wagers are made during the game as per the game rules. (Additional wagers from the Credit meter must not be available to Gamble games.)
Game Play / Idle Mode
3.9.6
A 'play' commences when the player irrevocably commits a wager from the player's credit meter that is not part of any previous play.
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Online Sources for this page:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 2003, No 56
Gazette.govt.nz —
NZ Gazette 2003, No 56
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