Gaming Machine Standards




29 JUNE 2004 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 79 1903

1.4.2

Where non-proprietary enhancements are made to a previously approved gaming machine (e.g. conversion to a more technically advanced coin acceptance mechanism) as a general rule the test will be that the modification results in a gaming machine that is fair, secure and effectively auditable with functionality above that required at the time the gaming machine was originally approved but without having to meet newer requirements.

1.5

Testing

1.5.1

Testing of gaming equipment against the Standard is directed at determining that in a laboratory environment the equipment:

a) has a sound result determination process;
b) is fair to the player and not misleading;
c) provides players with at least their legislated entitlement;
d) is secure from known methods of nefarious attack;
e) provides accurate metering and audit trails; and
f) maintains these features in the operating conditions expected to exist where the equipment is installed.

1.5.2

Except where specifically identified in the Standard, testing is not directed at health or safety matters or at ensuring legislative requirements administered by other regulatory bodies such as for electrical wiring and of radio frequency emission, etc. These matters are the domain and responsibility of the manufacturer, purchaser and operator of the equipment. Each of these parties are required to assure themselves of such matters.

1.6

Interpretation Consistency

1.6.1

Australian and New Zealand gaming regulators recognise that common technical requirements can be subject to different interpretations by regulators and evaluation laboratories. Accordingly, the Chief Executive Officer of each gaming regulatory body extends an invitation for any gaming machine or equipment manufacturer to provide feedback direct to the Chief Executive Officer when different interpretations are applied to common technical requirements.



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⚖️ Schedule 3 - Appendix D: Australian/New Zealand Gaming Machine National Standard (continued from previous page)

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Gaming Machine, National Standard, Australia, New Zealand, Technical Requirements, Manufacturers, Jurisdictional Differences, Fairness, Security, Auditability, Adoption, Amendment