(a)
- (1) Cash tickets can be generated at an EGS through an internal document printer.
- (2) Additionally, cashier/change booth issuance is permitted, if supported by the validation system.
- (b) Payment by ticket printer as a method of credit redemption is only permissible when the EGS gaming device is linked to a computerized ticket validation system, which allows validation of the printed ticket.
(c)
- (1) Validation approval or information shall come from the ticket validation system in order to validate tickets.
- (2) Tickets may be validated at any location, as long as it meets the standards in this section.
- (3) Provisions must be made if communication is lost, and validation information cannot be sent to the central system, thereby requiring the manufacturer to have an alternate method of payment.
- (4) The validation system must be able to identify duplicate tickets to prevent fraud by reprinting and redeeming a ticket that was previously issued by the EGS gaming device.
(d) A ticket shall contain the following printed information at a minimum, some of which may also be part of the validation number or barcode:
- (1) Franchise holder name/site identifier;
- (2) Machine number (or cashier/change booth location number, if ticket creation, outside the EGS is supported);
- (3) Date and time (twenty-four (24) hour format);
- (4) Alpha and numeric dollar amount of the ticket;
- (5) Ticket sequence number;
- (6) Validation number;
- (7) Bar code or any machine readable code representing the validation number;
- (8) Type of transaction or other method or differentiating ticket types (assuming multiple ticket types are available); and
- (9) Indication of an expiration period from date of issue, or date and time the ticket will expire (twenty-four (24) hour format which is understood by the local date/time format).
- (e) If the taxation limit is reached on any single play the ticket/voucher must not be able to be redeemed at any place other than through human interaction (not on another machine or at a self-serve kiosk).