(a) Each progressive electronic or live table game shall have:

1. (1) a progressive meter visible from the front of the table game, which shall increase in value based upon wagers, that advises the players of the amount that can be won if the player receives the corresponding outcome;
2. (2) a meter that accumulates the total value of credits paid as a result of progressive awards paid to the player;
3. (3) a cumulative progressive payout meter that continuously and automatically records the total value of progressive jackpots;
4. (4) a key and keyed switch to reset the progressive meter or meters or other reset mechanism; and
5. (5) a key locking the compartment housing the progressive meter or meters or other means by which to preclude unauthorized alterations to the progressive meters. The key or alternative security method must be different than the key or reset mechanism in paragraph (5) of this subdivision.

(b) Progressive meters may not be turned back to a lesser amount unless one of the following occurs:

1. (1) the amount indicated has been actually paid to a winning patron;
2. (2) the progressive jackpot amount won by the patron has been recorded in accordance with the gaming facility’s system of internal controls;
3. (3) the progressive jackpot has, upon approval by the commission in writing, been transferred to another progressive table game; and
4. (4) the change is necessitated by a table game or meter malfunction, in which case, a written explanation shall be sent to the commission.

(c) Prior to removing a progressive jackpot from the gaming floor, a gaming facility licensee shall:

1. (1) submit to the commission for approval a plan for the transfer of accrued prize amount minus the seed value amount to another progressive prize pool within the same gaming facility; and
2. (2) conduct such transfer in the presence of onsite commission staff.