N.M. Code R. § 15.1.7.27 – Theoretical Percentage Payout Requirements

A. During the expected lifetime of the gaming machine, the gaming machine shall not pay out less than 80%.
B. The theoretical payout percentage shall be determined using standard methods of the probability theory. The percentage shall be calculated using the highest level of skill where player skill impacts the payback percentage.
C. A gaming machine shall have a probability of obtaining the single highest posted maximum payout of more than 1 in 50,000,000.
[11/30/98; 15.1.7.27 NMAC - Rn, 15 NMAC 1.7.27, 3/31/00; A, 1/31/02; A, 5/15/07; 15.1.7.27 NMAC - Rn, 15.1.7.26 NMAC, 12/15/10]