Code of Federal Regulations (alpha)

CFR /  Title 25  /  Part 547  /  Sec. 547.10 What are the minimum standards for Class II gaming system

(a) Fault events. (1) The following are fault events that must be capable of being recorded by the Class II gaming system: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Definition and action to be

(i) Component fault.................... Reported when a fault on a

component is detected. When

possible, this event message

should indicate what the

nature of the fault is.(ii) Financial storage component full.. Reported when a financial

instrument acceptor or

dispenser includes storage,

and it becomes full. This

event message must indicate

what financial storage

component is full.(iii) Financial output component empty. Reported when a financial

instrument dispenser is empty.

The event message must

indicate which financial

output component is affected,

and whether it is empty.(iv) Financial component fault......... Reported when an occurrence on

a financial component results

in a known fault state.(v) Critical memory error.............. Some critical memory error has

occurred. When a non-

correctable critical memory

error has occurred, the data

on the Class II gaming system

component can no longer be

considered reliable.

Accordingly, any game play on

the affected component must

cease immediately, and an

appropriate message must be

displayed, if possible.(vi) Progressive communication fault... If applicable; when

communications with a

progressive controller

component is in a known fault

state.

(vii) Program storage medium fault..... The software has failed its own

internal security check or the

medium itself has some fault.

Any game play on the affected

component must cease

immediately, and an

appropriate message must be

displayed, if possible.------------------------------------------------------------------------

(2) The occurrence of any event identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section must be recorded.

(3) Upon clearing any event identified in paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the Class II gaming system must:

(i) Record that the fault condition has been cleared;

(ii) Ensure the integrity of all related accounting data; and

(iii) In the case of a malfunction, return a player's purchase or wager according to the rules of the game.

(b) Door open/close events. (1) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the Class II gaming system must perform the following for any component affected by any sensored door open event:

(1) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (a)(1) of this section, the Class II gaming system must perform the following for any component affected by any sensored door open event:

(i) Indicate that the state of a sensored door changes from closed to open or opened to closed;

(ii) Disable all financial instrument acceptance, unless a test mode is entered;

(iii) Disable game play on the affected player interface;

(iv) Disable player inputs on the affected player interface, unless test mode is entered; and

(v) Disable all financial instrument disbursement, unless a test mode is entered.

(2) The Class II gaming system may return the component to a ready to play state when all sensored doors are closed.

(c) Non-fault events. The following non-fault events are to be acted upon as described below, if applicable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1) Player interface off during play... Indicates power has been lost

during game play. This

condition must be reported by

the affected component(s).(2) Player interface power on.......... Indicates the player interface

has been turned on. This

condition must be reported by

the affected component(s).(3) Financial instrument storage Indicates that a financial

component container/stacker removed. instrument storage container

has been removed. The event

message must indicate which

storage container was removed.------------------------------------------------------------------------