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✨ Gaming Machine Regulations

29 JUNE 2004 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 79 2007

1.19.14 Acceptance of tickets for crediting to the credit meter must only be possible when the gaming machine is enabled for play and the CMCS or Cash Control System is online/operational in order to validate the ticket. Other states such as fault conditions, and audit mode must cause the ticket to be rejected.

Credit Meter Update on Ticket Insertion and Validation

1.19.15 Each valid ticket 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. If the ticket has a residual credit value which is not enough to constitute one credit on the gaming machine, this shall be displayed on the screen and must be able to be collected from the gaming machine either in the form of a printed ticket or manual pay when play has been completed.

Ticket Validation

1.19.16 Ticket validation must be electronically based and be so designed as to ensure that each ticket inserted and accepted as valid by the gaming machine is added to the credit meter and that it updates all appropriate meters.

1.19.17 Each ticket must only be able to be validated once.

1.19.18 A gaming machine accepting printed tickets as a form of credit acceptance must maintain an electronic record of the following details for the last thirty five tickets accepted and provide access to these details via Audit Mode functionality:

a)  the date the ticket was accepted in the prescribed format;
b)  the time the ticket was accepted in the prescribed format;
c)  the value of the ticket in numbers;
d)  the egm validation number;
e)  the transaction record no. from the Host system (if supported); and
f)  the type of ticket.

Invalid Tickets

1.19.19 The software must be capable of recognising and rejecting invalid tickets, including tickets that have already been paid."

NZ3.5 Hopper Error Conditions (Ref NS 1.20.7)

There is no requirement for the software to identify hopper overflow.

NZ3.6 Cash Ticket Information Required (Ref NS 1.20.14)

The following sub-clauses shall be added to this section:

"g) bar code or any machine readable code representing the validation number;
h) indication of an expiration date from the date of issue, or date and time the ticket will expire (configurable to be in line with internal controls);

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🏭 Changes to Gaming Machine Regulations (continued from previous page)

Domain🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
KeywordsGaming Machines, Software Standards, Ticket Validation, Credit Meter, Hopper Error, Cash Ticket Information

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