(c) The following rules apply to all progressive meter displays:

1. (1) A progressive meter shall be visible to all players who are playing a device, which may potentially win the progressive amount if the progressive jackpot combination appears, except for mystery jackpots;

2. (2)

   1. (A) A player shall know that he or she is playing a progressive game and not have to play the max bet amount to find out.
   2. (B) The above are parameters that are verified on-site prior to implementation;

3. (3)

   1. (A) The progressive meter shall display the current total of the progressive jackpot in the monetary value or credits (the monetary value may vary for multisite progressive displays).
   2. (B) Because the polling cycle does cause a delay, the jackpot meter need not precisely show the actual moneys in the progressive pool at each instance;

4. (4)

   1. (A) The use of odometer and other paced updating displays are allowed.
   2. (B) The progressive meter shall display the winning value within thirty (30) seconds of the jackpot being recognized by the central system.
   3. (C) In the case of the use of paced updating displays, the system jackpot meter shall display the winning value after the jackpot broadcast is received from the central system;

5. (5)

   1. (A) If the progressive meter or meters progresses to its maximum display amount, the meter shall freeze and remain at the maximum value until awarded to a player.
   2. (B) This can be avoided by setting the jackpot limit in accordance with the digital limitations of the sign;
6. (6) If this rule prescribes multiple items of information to be displayed on an EGS or progressive meter, it is sufficient to have the information displayed in an alternating fashion;

7. (7) When a progressive jackpot is recorded on an electronic EGS which is attached to the progressive controller, the progressive controller shall allow for the following to occur on the device and/or progressive display:

   1. (A) Display of the winning amount;
   2. (B) Display of the electronic EGS identification that caused the progressive meter to activate if more than one (1) electronic EGS is attached to the controller;
   3. (C) The progressive controller shall automatically reset to the reset amount and continue normal play; and
   4. (D) The new progressive values that are current on the link;
8. (8) Any device that has a feature that doubles or triples, etc., any win shall have a sign that states the progressive award will not be doubled or tripled if won during the feature, if this is the intention; and

9. (9)

   1. (A) For progressives offering multiple levels of awards, the player must always be paid the higher progressive amount if a particular combination is won that should trigger the higher paying award.
   2. (B) This may occur when a winning combination may be evaluated as more than one (1) of the available paytable combinations (i.e., a straight flush is a form of a flush and a royal flush is a form of a straight flush).
   3. (C) Therefore, there may be situations where the progressive levels shall be swapped to ensure the player is being awarded the highest possible progressive value based on all combinations the outcome may be defined as.