1. A. The required accounting meters and related reporting as follows using the same or similar terminology:

   1. 1. coin in, which accumulates the total value of all wagers, whether the wagered amount results from the insertion of bills or vouchers or deduction from a credit meter;
   2. 2. coin out, which accumulates the total value of all amounts directly paid by the terminal as a result of winning wagers, whether the payback is made to a credit meter or any other means;
   3. 3. attendant paid jackpot, which accumulates the total value of credits paid by an attendant resulting from a single wager, in excess of thresholds established by the Internal Revenue Service reporting requirements, the amount of which results in Internal Revenue Service or applicable agency reporting;
   4. 4. attendant paid canceled credit, which accumulates the total value paid by an attendant resulting from a patron-initiated cashout or non-taxable winning wager that exceeds the physical or configured capability of the terminal to make the proper payout amount;
   5. 5. bill in, which accumulates the total value of currency accepted. Each wagering terminal shall have a specific occurrence meter for each denomination of currency accepted that records the number of bills accepted of each denomination;
   6. 6. voucher in, which accumulates the total value of all wagering terminal vouchers accepted by the device;
   7. 7. voucher out, which accumulates the total value of all wagering terminal vouchers issued by the device;
   8. 8. noncashable electronic promotion in, which accumulates the total value of noncashable credits from vouchers accepted by the terminal;
   9. 9. cashable electronic promotion in, which accumulates the total value of cashable credits from vouchers accepted by the terminal;
   10. 10. noncashable electronic promotion out, which accumulates the total value of noncashable credits issued to vouchers by the device; and
   11. 11. cashable electronic promotion out, which accumulates the total value of cashable credits issued to vouchers by the device.

2. B. Additional required occurrence meters are as follows:

   1. 1. cashable promotional credit wagered, which accumulates the total value of promotional cashable credits that are wagered;
   2. 2. plays wagered, which accumulates the number of wagers placed; and
   3. 3. plays won, which accumulates the number of wagers resulting in a win to the patron.
3. C. Electronic accounting meters shall maintain and calculate data to at least 10 digits in length.
4. D. Electronic accounting meters shall be maintained in credit units equal to the denomination or in dollars and cents.
5. E. If the electronic accounting meter is maintained in dollars and cents, eight digits must be used for the dollar amount and two digits must be used for the cents amount.
6. F. Devices configured for multi-denomination wagering shall display the units in dollars and cents at all times.
7. G. Any time the meter exceeds a value it is not capable of exceeding, the meter must roll over to zero.
8. H. Occurrence meters shall be at least eight digits in length but are not required to automatically roll over.
9. I. Meters shall be identified so that they can be clearly understood in accordance with their function.
10. J. Meters can be on the server instead of the terminal.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 4:141, R.S. 4:142 and R.S. 4:148.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Division of Administration, Racing Commission, LR 48:1822 (July 2022).