Video Pull-Tab Machines Operation

Video Pull-Tab Machines Operation. Prior to approval for use in the state, each video pull-tab machine must meet the following specifications with respect to its operation: (a) It shall only offer the game of video finite pull-tabs and video bingo (as set forth in this Rule); (b) Each “deal” that is visible to the participant shall be represented internally in the device as four (4) separate and distinct finite “sub-deals” all identical in the number of tabs, the number of winners and losers, and the number of winning tabs for each pay tier. After participant inserts money or bills, the participant shall press a button on the console or on the screen (in the case of a touch screen device) which shall signal to the device that the participant is requesting a pull-tab. At this point, the device shall choose a random number between one (1) and four (4) to signify the “sub-deal” from which the pull-tab will be pulled. Subsequently, the device shall also choose a random number to determine which tab shall be displayed to the participant. If the tab selected has been previously drawn out of that “sub-deal” the device shall choose another tab in an approved manner until one is obtained that has not been previously drawn; (c) A “sub-deal” shall not be reconstructed at any time until all of the tabs in the “sub-deal” have been previously pulled out. At which point, the finite device shall regenerate the “sub-deal” to match its original state. The terminal shall not be capable of indicating to the participant, operator, distributor, or manufacturer that such “sub-deal” has been regenerated; (d) The maximum number of tabs per “sub-deal” shall be not less than four thousand (4,000) and no more than twenty thousand (20,000) tabs. The finite pull-tab game shall display either on-screen or on accompanying glass, all winning combinations and the payout awarded for achieving such payout. However, the game shall not display in any manner the number of tabs of each finite category that have the ability to be picked or how many tabs remain; (e) Each device must use a random selection process to determine the game outcome of each play of a game. The random selection process must meet ninety-nine percent (99%) confidence limits using a standard chi-squared test for goodness of fit and any other generally accepted mathematical tests for randomness as authorized by the Commission; (f) Payout shall be not less than seventy percent (70%) and not more than ninety-three percent (93%); (g) The maximum tab win amount awarded shall not exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) per game; (h) The machine shall not dispense cash; (i) One credit shall equal twenty-five cents ($.25) in value; (j) The maximum allowable bet shall not exceed Two Dollars ($2.00) per game; (k) The machine may have two electronic coin mechanisms that accept coins. Mechanical coin acceptors are prohibited; (l) The machine may have a mechanism that accepts cash in the form of bills that do not exceed Twenty Dollars ($20.00); (m) The game pay-table shall be prominently displayed and understandable to the participant. The pay-table for each subsequent coin bet must be greater than or equal to the percentage of the previous coin. The minimum payout shall not be less that the amount of the bet; (n) The machine shall pass a static test performed by the Commission using currently acceptable test criteria; (o) Nothing herein shall limit the ability for manufacturers to implement a finite pull-tab game on a network topology where multiple player-activated terminals choose pull-tabs from a central finite pool. If such network topology has more than three (3) active games, the manufacturer may choose to implement such finite pool as described elsewhere in this section, or have the option to play from one finite pool of tabs which may not be less than eight thousand (8,000) nor more than forty thousand (40,000); (p) Any finite video pull-tab device shall not offer visual animation that simulates or displays rolling or spinning reels.