Kansas Administrative Code

Notice to Kansas lottery of EGM movement. Each facility manager shall obtain authorization from the executive director and the Kansas lottery’s executive director before doing any of the following: (a) Placing an EGM on the gaming floor; (b) moving an EGM to a different location …

Commencementofelectron- ic gaming operations. (a) Each facility manager shall demonstrate that the facility manager has met all of the following conditions before com- mencing electronic gaming at a gaming facility: (1) The gaming facility, including the gaming floor and restrict…

EGM conversions. Each fa- cility manager shall meet the following require- ments: (a) Maintain complete and accurate re- cords of all EGM conversions; (b) give prior written notice of each EGM con- version to the commission; and (c) notify the Kansas lottery in accordance with K.…

Revocations and additional conditions. The approval of or imposition of ad- ditional conditions on an EGM prototype, asso- ciated equipment prototype, or modification may 457 Electronic Gaming Machines 112-107-16 be revoked by the commission if the equipment, device, or software …

Kiosks as automated gam- ing ticket and coupon redemption ma- chines. (a) Any facility manager may utilize a kiosk as an automated gaming ticket and coupon redemption machine if that machine has been tested and approved by the commission under K.A.R. 112-107-3. (b) Automated gami…

Automated jackpot payout machines. (a) Any facility manager may utilize an automated jackpot payout machine that has been tested and approved by the commission under K.A.R. 112-107-3. (b) Each automated jackpot payout machine shall meet the requirements of the act, this article, …

Gaming tickets. (a) A facility manager may utilize gaming tickets and a gaming ticket system that has been tested and approved by the commission under K.A.R. 112-107-3. (b) Each facility manager shall establish a system of internal controls for the issuance and redemp- tionofgami…

Coupons. (a) Any facility manager may utilize coupons and a coupon sys- tem that has been tested and approved by the commission under K.A.R. 112-107-3. (b) The design specifications for the coupon shall meet the requirements of article 110. (c) The design specifications for the c…

Testing and approval. (a) Each EGM prototype and the associated equipment op- erated in this state shall be approved in accordance with the act, this article, and article 110. (b) One of the following EGM testing proce- dures may be required by the executive director: (1) An abbr…

EGM computer systems. (a) All components of a facility manager’s production EGM computer system shall be located within the gaming facility. As used in this regulation, “pro- duction EGM computer system” shall mean the facility manager’s primary EGM computer system comprised of a…

Progressive LFGs. (a) Each progressive LFG shall meet the requirements of article 110. (b) Each facility manager seeking to utilize a linked LFG shall submit the location and manner of installing any progressive meter display mecha- nism to the executive director for approval. (c…

Wide-area progressive sys- tems. (a) Two or more facility managers may op- erate linked progressive LFGs that are intercon- nected between two or more participating gaming facilities, with the prior written approval of the commission and the Kansas lottery as required under subse…

Electronic gaming monitor- ing systems. (a) Any facility manager may utilize an electronic gaming monitoring system that has an interface between it, EGMs, and related sys- tems if the electronic gaming monitoring system has been tested and approved by the commission under K.A.R.…

Casino management sys- tems. (a) Any facility manager may utilize a casino managementsystemthathasaninterfacebetween it, EGMs, and related systems if the casino man- agement system has been tested and approved by the commission under K.A.R. 112-107-3. (b) Each casino management s…

Player tracking systems. (a) Any facility manager may utilize a player tracking system that has an interface between it, EGMs, and related systems if the player tracking system has been tested and approved by the commission under K.A.R. 112-107-3. (b) Each player tracking system …

External bonusing systems. (a)Anyfacilitymanagermayutilizeanexternalbo- nusing system that has been tested and approved by the commission under K.A.R. 112-107-3. (b) The combination of the EGM theoretical payout percentage plus the bonus awards gen- erated by an external bonusing…

Cashless funds transfer sys- tems. (a) Any facility manager may utilize a cash- less funds transfer system that has been tested and approved by the commission under K.A.R. 112- 107-3. (b) Each cashless funds transfer system shall meet the requirements of the act, this article, an…

Server-supported electronic gaming systems. (a) Any facility manager may utilize a server-supported electronic gaming sys- tem if that system has been tested and approved by the commission under K.A.R. 112-107-3. (b) Each server-supported electronic gaming system shall meet the r…

Server-based electronic gaming systems. (a) Any facility manager may utilize a server-based electronic gaming system if that system has been tested and approved by the commission under K.A.R. 112-107-3. (b) Each server-based electronic gaming system shall meet the requirements of…

Submission for testing and approval. (a) Each LFG prototype and the asso- ciated equipment subject to testing and approval under this regulation shall be evaluated by the commission for the following: (1) Overall operational integrity and compli- ance with the act, this article, …

EGMs and associated equip- ment utilizing alterable storage media. The use of alterable storage media in an EGM or as- sociated equipment shall meet the requirements of the act, this article, and the technical standards on alterable storage media adopted by the com- mission under…

Remote system access. (a) In emergency situations or as an element of tech- nical support, an employee of a gaming supplier may perform analysis of, or render technical sup- 469 Electronic Gaming Machines 112-107-32 port with regard to, a facility manager’s electronic gaming moni…

EGM destruction proce- dures. (a) Each facility manager shall establish a comprehensive system of internal controls for the EGM destruction procedures required by this regulation. The internal controls shall be submit- ted to and approved by the commission under K.A.R. 112-104-1.…

Waivers. (a) The requirements in this article or article 110 for an EGM may be waived by the commission upon the commission’s determination that the EGM, associated equip- ment, or modification as submitted by the facility manager meets the operational integrity require- ments of…

Transportation of LFGs. (a) The transportation of any LFG into or out of this state shall be approved in advance by the execu- tive director. The person causing the LFG to be transported or moved shall notify the executive di- rector of the proposed importation or exportation at …

Off-premises storage of EGMs. (a) A facility manager shall not store EGMs off the premises of the gaming facility without prior approval from the commission. (b) Each facility manager seeking to store EGMs off the premises of the gaming facility shall file a written request for o…

Gaming floor plan. (a) Each applicant or gaming facility manager shall submit to the commission a floor plan of its gaming floor and the restricted areas servicing the electronic gaming operation. The floor plan shall include de- pictions drawn to a scale of 1 ⁄8 inch per foot, u…

Testing and software installa- tion on the live gaming floor. (a) Each facili- ty manager shall notify the executive director in writing at least 72 hours before testing any EGMs, associated equipment, and displays on a gaming floor during the facility manager’s gaming hours. The…

Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this article, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) “Bad beat” means a jackpot prize that is paid in poker when a suffi- ciently strong hand is shown face down and loses to an…

Chip specifications. (a) Each value chip issued by a facility manager shall have the following characteristics: (1) Be round; (2) have clearly and permanently impressed, engraved, or imprinted on it the name of the fa- cility manager and the specific value of the chip; (3) have, …

Submission of chips for re- view and approval. (a) Each facility manager shall submit a sample of each denomination of value chips and non-value chips to the executive director for approval. No facility manager shall utilize these chips for gaming purposes until ap- proved in wri…

Primary, secondary, and re- serve sets of gaming chips. Unless otherwise authorized by the executive director, each facility manager shall have a primary set of value chips, a separate secondary set of value chips, a primary set of non-value chips, and a non-value chip re- serve,…

Exchange of value chips or non-value chips. (a) Chips shall be issued to a person only at the request of that person and shall not be given as change in any other transaction. Chips shall be issued to gaming facility patrons at cashiers’ cages or at the live table games. Chips ma…

Receipt of gaming chips from manufacturer.(a)Whenchipsarereceived from the manufacturer, the chips shall be opened and checked by at least two employees, one from the table games department and one from the security department of the facility manager. Any deviation between the in…

Inventory of chips. (a) Chips shall be taken from or returned to either the re- serve chip inventory or the secondary set of chips inthepresenceofatleasttwoindividuals,onefrom the table games department and one from the se- curity department of the facility manager. The de- nomin…

Destruction of chips. (a) At least 10 days before the anticipated destruction of chips, a facility manager shall notify the commis- sion in writing of the following: (1) The date on which and the location at which the destruction will be performed; (2) the denomination of the chi…

Counterfeit chips. (a) The facility manager shall notify a commission security agent when a counterfeit chip is discovered and shall deliver the counterfeit chip to the commis- sion security agent to investigate criminal prose- cution. (b) Each facility manager shall record the f…

Tournament chips and tournaments. (a) “Tournament chip” shall mean a chip or chiplike object issued by a facility man- ager for use in tournaments at the facility manag- er’s gaming facility. (b) Tournament chips shall be designed, manu- factured, approved, and used in accordance…

Promotional activities. (a) Each facility manager shall establish a system of internal controls for promotional giveaways, con- duct of promotional games, and similar activities. The internal controls shall be submitted to the commission under K.A.R. 112-104-1. Each pro- motion s…

Consistency with the Kansas lottery’s rules. Each facility manager shall con- duct each lottery facility game in a manner con- sistent with the rules of the game approved by the Kansas lottery. (Authorized by and implementing K.S.A.2008Supp.74-8772;effectiveJan.8,2010.)

Table game and poker cards; specifications. (a) Unless otherwise doc- umented in the internal controls and approved by the commission, all cards used for table games shall meet all of the following requirements: (1) Cards shall be in standard decks of 52 cards, with each card ide…

Table game cards; receipt, storage, inspections, and removal from use. (a) Each facility manager shall use only plastic cards that have been approved by the commission as specified in K.A.R. 112-108-20. (b) Each facility manager shall ensure that each card storage area contains a…

Dice specifications. (a) Ex- cept as provided in subsection (b), each die used in gaming shall meet the following requirements: (1) Be formed in the shape of a cube with a size no smaller than .750 inch on each side and not any larger than .775 inch on each side; (2) be transpare…

Dice; receipt, storage, in- spections, and removal from use. (a) Each fa- cility manager shall ensure that all of the following requirements are met each time dice are received for use in the gaming facility: (1) The packages shall be inspected for proper quantity and any obvious…

Mandatory table game count procedure. Each facility manager shall report to the commission the times when drop boxes will be removed and the contents counted. All drop boxes shall be removed and counted at the times previously reported to the commission. The removal and counting …

Handling of cash at gaming tables. (a) Whenever cash is presented by a pa- 487 Table Games 112-108-26 tron at a gaming table to obtain gaming chips, the following requirements shall be met: (1) The cash shall be spread on the top of the gaming table by the dealer or boxperson acc…

Table game tips. (a) Each tip given to a dealer shall be handled in the following manner: (1) Immediately deposited into a transparent lockedboxreservedfortips,exceptthatvaluechips received at table games may first be placed in a color-up tube if approved internal controls are in…

Table inventory. (a) Chips shall be added or removed from the table invento- ry only in any of the following instances: (1) In exchange for cash presented by the pa- tron; (2) for payment of winning wagers or collection of losing wagers made at the table; (3) through approved int…

Opening of gaming tables. (a) Immediately before opening a table for gam- ing, a table games supervisor or table games man- ager shall unlock the transparent table tray lids in the presence of the dealer or boxperson assigned to the table. (b) Either the dealer or boxperson in ad…

Closing of gaming tables. (a) Whenever a gaming table is closed, all chips remaining at the table shall be counted and ver- ified by either two table games supervisors or a table games supervisor in addition to either a dealer or a boxperson, who shall prepare a table inventory s…