Safety Standards for Electronic Gaming Devices (EGDs)

PURPOSE: This rule establishes safety standards for EGDs. (1) All Supplier licensees shall ensure that all EGDs meet the following safety requirements: (A) Electrical and mechanical parts and the design of the EGD must not subject a player to physical hazards; (B) Spilling a conductive liquid on the EGD must not create a safety hazard or alter the integrity of the EGD’s performance; (C) The power supply used in an EGD must be designed to allow minimum leakage of current in the event of an intentional or inadvertent disconnection of the alternating current power ground; and (D) EGDs shall have an Underwriters Laboratories certification or an equivalent certification. (2) Each Class B licensee shall ensure that a surge protector is installed on each EGD that is in operation on the excursion gambling boat. Surge protection can be internal to the power supply or external. (3) A battery backup device must be installed and capable of maintaining accurate electronic meter information after power is discontinued from the EGD. The device must be kept within the locked or sealed logic board compartment and be capable of sustaining stored information for one hundred eighty (180) days. AUTHORITY: sections 313.004 and 313.807, RSMo 2016, and sections 313.800 and 313.805, RSMo Supp. 2024.* Original rule filed Feb. 19, 1997, effective Aug. 30, 1997. Amended: Filed May 13, 1998, effective Oct. 30, 1998. Amended: Filed Jan. 5, 1998, effective July 30, 1999. Amended: Filed June 29, 2023, effective Feb. 29, 2024. Amended: Filed Dec. 5, 2024, effective July 30, 2025. *Original authority: 313.004, RSMo 1993, amended 1994, 2014; 313.800, RSMo 1991, amended 1992, 1993, 1994, 2005, 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022; 313.805, RSMo 1991, amended 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2010, 2021, 2022; and 313.807, RSMo 1991, amended 1992, 1993, 2000, 2012.