23 CAR § 358-413 – Unlicensed games or devices

(a) No unlicensed gambling games shall be operated upon the premises of a licensee.
(b)
1. (1) Whenever a licensee desires to temporarily remove or suspend a game from a licensed status, the licensee shall provide advanced written notice to the Arkansas Racing Commission stating the type and number of games sought to be suspended, the initial date and duration of the proposed suspension, and in addition to such notice, the licensee shall thereafter physically remove the gaming device from any area exposed to the public, provided, however, a gaming device may remain in a public area while in an unlicensed status if the licensee, in addition to the foregoing written notification, removes from the gaming device all detachable fixtures such as drop boxes, chip racks, wheelheads, cages, and other similar removable items, and also covers any nondetachable chip rack and any chip rack space with a device capable of being locked and sealed in place.
2. (2) Thereafter, the gaming device shall be inspected and sealed by the commission and allowed to remain in a public area.
(c) Before any game or gaming device suspended from a licensed status in accordance with the foregoing procedure may be reactivated and placed into play, the licensee shall advise the on-site Department of Finance and Administration representatives in writing of its intention and date to reactivate such game, and pay all fees and taxes applicable to said game, and upon the on-site department representative’s reinspection of any gaming device previously sealed, the game may be exposed to play.