- A. A gaming machine shall be equipped with both electronic and electromechanical meters.
- B. A gaming machine's electromechanical meters shall have no less than six digits.
- C. A gaming machine's electronic meters shall tally totals to eight digits and be capable of rolling over when the maximum value is reached.
- D. A gaming machine's control program shall provide the means for on-demand display of the electronic meters utilizing a key switch on the exterior of the machine.
E. The required electromechanical meters shall comply with the following and shall count and report data on a basis consistent with the meters described Subsection H of 15.1.7.12 NMAC below:
- (1) the coin-in meter shall cumulatively count the number of coins or tokens that are wagered by actual coins or tokens that are inserted, or credits bet, or both;
- (2) the coin-out meter or amount won meter shall cumulatively count the number of coins, credits, or tokens won as a result of game play including hand-paid jackpots; notwithstanding the foregoing, a manufacturer may choose to incorporate a coin-out meter and hand-pay jackpot meter as separate meters;
- (3) the hand-pay jackpot meter shall identify the number of coins, credits, or tokens won as a result of game play resulting in a hand-pay jackpot; and
- (4) the coins-dropped meter shall maintain a cumulative count of the number of coins or tokens diverted into a drop bucket plus the value of the bills inserted that have been inserted into the bill acceptor.
- F. Electromechanical meters shall meet a reasonable level of accuracy, given the available technology, as approved by the board.
- G. Electronic meters shall have an accuracy rate of 99.99% or better.
H. The required electronic meters shall comply with the following and shall count and report data on a basis consistent with the meters described in Subsection E of 15.1.7.12 NMAC above:
- (1) the coin-in meter shall cumulatively count the value or number of coins or tokens that are wagered by actual coins or tokens that are inserted, or credits bet, or both;
- (2) the coins-out meter or amount won meter shall cumulatively count the value or number of coins, credits, or tokens won as a result of game play, including hand-paid jackpots; notwithstanding the foregoing, a manufacturer may choose to incorporate a coin-out meter and hand-pay jackpot meter as separate meters;
- (3) the coins-dropped meter shall maintain a cumulative count of the value or number of coins or tokens diverted into a drop bucket plus the value of the bills that have been inserted into the bill acceptor;
- (4) the games played meter shall display the cumulative number of games played;
- (5) a cabinet door meter shall display the number of times the front cabinet door was opened; and
(6) the drop door meter shall display the number of times the drop door or the bill acceptor door was opened;
- (7) the ticket/voucher-in meter shall cumulatively count the value or number of all wagering vouchers accepted by the machine;
- (8) the ticket/voucher-out meter shall cumulatively count the value or number of all wagering vouchers and payout receipts issued by the machine.
I. If a gaming device is equipped with a bill acceptor, then the device shall be equipped with a bill acceptor meter that records the following:
- (1) the total number of bills that were accepted;
- (2) an accounting of the number of each denomination of bill accepted; and
- (3) the total dollar amount of bills accepted.
- J. A gaming machine shall be designed so that the replacement parts or modules required for normal maintenance do not require replacement of the electromechanical meters.
K. A gaming machine shall have meters that continuously display all of the following information relating to current play or monetary transaction:
- (1) the number of coins, tokens, or credits wagered in the current game;
- (2) the number of coins, tokens, or credits won in the current game, if applicable;
- (3) the number of coins or tokens paid by the hopper for a credit cashout or a direct pay from a winning outcome; and
- (4) the number of credits available for wagering, if applicable.
- L. Electronically stored meter information required by this rule shall be preserved after a power loss to the gaming device and must be maintained for a period of not less than 180 days.
- M. A gaming machine shall not have a mechanism that causes the required electronic accounting meters to clear automatically when an error occurs.
- N. The required electronic accounting meters shall be cleared only if approved by the board.
O. Required meter readings shall be recorded before and after the electronic accounting meter is cleared.
[11/30/98; 15.1.7.12 NMAC - Rn, 15 NMAC 1.7.12, 3/31/00; A, 5/15/07; 15.1.7.12 NMAC - Rn, 15.1.7.11 NMAC & A, 12/15/10]