South Dakota Administrative Code

Rule 20:18:17:01.01 Operator responsibilities. 20:18:17:01.01. Operator responsibilities. An operator is responsible for all registration, taxation, and licensing requirements imposed by SDCL 42-7B or this article upon slot machines. Source: 16 SDR 64, effective October 11, 1989;…

Rule 20:18:17:02 Control program requirements. 20:18:17:02. Control program requirements. A slot machine control program must test the slot machine for possible corruption caused by failure of the program storage media. Test methodology must detect 99.99 percent of all possible f…

Rule 20:18:17:03 Meters. 20:18:17:03. Meters. A slot machine must have both electronic (soft) meters and electromechanical (hard) meters unless configured to operate on an approved slot management system which provides system meters that may be relied on in lieu of hard meters. S…

Rule 20:18:17:04 Randomness events. 20:18:17:04. Randomness events. Events in slot machines are occurrences of elements or particular combinations of elements that are available on the particular slot machine. A random event has a given set of possible outcomes, each with a given…

Rule 20:18:17:05 Basic slot machine specifications. 20:18:17:05. Basic slot machine specifications. Slot machines must meet the following security and audit specifications: (1) Be controlled by a microprocessor; (2) Be compatible to on-line data monitoring; (3) Have an internal e…

Rule 20:18:17:05.01 Slot machine specifications -- Ownership identification. 20:18:17:05.01. Slot machine specifications -- Ownership identification. Slot route operators, excluding common retail premise route operators, must affix in a prominent place to each slot machine expose…

Rule 20:18:17:06 Slot machine specifications -- Safety requirements. 20:18:17:06. Slot machine specifications -- Safety requirements. Electrical and mechanical parts and design principles must not subject a player to physical hazards. Spilling a conductive liquid on the slot mach…

Rule 20:18:17:07 Slot machine specifications -- Surge protector. 20:18:17:07. Slot machine specifications -- Surge protector. A surge protector must be installed. A battery backup device must be installed that is capable of maintaining accuracy of required information after power…

Rule 20:18:17:08 Slot machine specifications -- On and off switch. 20:18:17:08. Slot machine specifications -- On and off switch. An on and off switch that controls the electrical current used to operate the slot machine and its associated equipment must be located in an accessib…

Rule 20:18:17:09 Slot machine specifications -- Coin acceptors. 20:18:17:09. Slot machine specifications -- Coin acceptors. One electronic coin or token acceptor may be installed in a slot machine. Acceptors must be approved by the executive secretary to indicate that the accepto…

Rule 20:18:17:09.01 Slot machine specifications -- Bill acceptors. 20:18:17:09.01. Slot machine specifications -- Bill acceptors. A slot machine may contain a bill acceptor for one-dollar bills, five-dollar bills, ten-dollar bills, twenty-dollar bills, fifty-dollar bills, and one…

Rule 20:18:17:10 Slot machine specifications -- Automatic light -- Alarm. 20:18:17:10. Slot machine specifications -- Automatic light -- Alarm. A light must be installed on the top of the slot machine that automatically illuminates when the door to the slot machine is opened or w…

Rule 20:18:17:11 Slot machine specifications -- Access to interior. 20:18:17:11. Slot machine specifications -- Access to interior. The internal space of a slot machine may not be readily accessible when the door is closed. Logic boards, read only memory, and random access memory…

Rule 20:18:17:12 Slot machine specifications -- Hardware switches. 20:18:17:12. Slot machine specifications -- Hardware switches. Hardware switches which alter the pay tables or payout percentages in the operation of a slot machine may not be installed. Hardware switches may be i…

Rule 20:18:17:13 Slot machine specifications -- Display of rules of play. 20:18:17:13. Slot machine specifications -- Display of rules of play. The rules of play for a slot machine must be displayed on the slot machine face or screen. Rules of play must have approval of the execu…

Rule 20:18:17:14 Slot machine specifications -- Electrostatic discharges. 20:18:17:14. Slot machine specifications -- Electrostatic discharges. Electrical and mechanical parts and design principles must not subject the player to physical hazards. Source: 16 SDR 57, effective Octo…

Rule 20:18:17:15 Slot machine specifications -- Power supply filter. 20:18:17:15. Slot machine specifications -- Power supply filter. Slot machine power supply filtering must be sufficient to prevent disruption of the slot machine by repeated switching on and off of the AC power.…

Rule 20:18:17:16 Slot machine specifications -- Tilt conditions -- Automatic clearing. 20:18:17:16. Slot machine specifications -- Tilt conditions -- Automatic clearing. Slot machines must be capable of detecting and displaying the following conditions, which must be automaticall…

Rule 20:18:17:17 Slot machine specifications -- Tilt conditions -- Clearing by attendant. 20:18:17:17. Slot machine specifications -- Tilt conditions -- Clearing by attendant. Slot machines must be capable of detecting and displaying the following tilt conditions which an attenda…

Rule 20:18:17:18 Slot machine specifications -- Hopper mechanism. 20:18:17:18. Slot machine specifications -- Hopper mechanism. If supported, slot machines must be equipped with a hopper which is designed to detect jammed coins, extra coins paid out, hopper runaways, and hopper e…

Rule 20:18:17:18.01 Slot machine specifications -- Printers. 20:18:17:18.01. Slot machine specifications -- Printers. Slot machine wagering vouchers or slot machine payout receipts printed by a slot machine's printer or as a result of a communication from a gaming device to assoc…

Rule 20:18:17:18.02 Repealed. 20:18:17:18.02. Slot machine specifications -- Bill hoppers. Repealed. Source: 27 SDR 53, effective December 4, 2000; repealed, 36 SDR 22, effective August 18, 2009.

20:18:17:18.03. Slot machine specifications--Player identification components. A player identification component is software, hardware, or both used with a slot machine and supports a means for players to provide identification information, the source of funds, or both. Player id…

20:18:17:18.04. Slot machine specifications--Wireless devices. Communication between a slot machine and any wireless devices that are conducted using transmission technologies must: (1) Utilize secure communication methods to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information b…

20:18:17:19. Slot machine specifications--Communication protocol. A slot machine that is capable of bi-directional communication with internal or external associated equipment must use a communication protocol that ensures erroneous data or signals will not adversely affect the o…

Rule 20:18:17:20 Slot machine specifications -- Credits. 20:18:17:20. Slot machine specifications -- Credits. Collectible credits may be accumulated from wins or from coin or token acceptance if the slot machine uses a coin or token acceptor that accepts or rejects on the basis o…

Rule 20:18:17:21 Software requirements for randomness testing. 20:18:17:21. Software requirements for randomness testing. A slot machine must have a random number generator. A selection process is considered random if the following specifications are met: (1) A reel satisfies at …

Rule 20:18:17:22 Software requirements for percentage payout. 20:18:17:22. Software requirements for percentage payout. The slot machine must meet the following minimum theoretical percentage payouts during the expected lifetime of the slot machine: (1) The slot machine must pay …

Rule 20:18:17:23 Software requirements for continuation of game after malfunction. 20:18:17:23. Software requirements for continuation of game after malfunction. A slot machine must be capable of continuing the current play with all current play features after a slot machine malf…

Rule 20:18:17:24 Progressive slot machines defined. 20:18:17:24. Progressive slot machines defined. A progressive slot machine is a slot machine with a payoff that increases as the slot machine is played. The awarding of this payoff shall be directly tied to a winning combination…

Rule 20:18:17:24.01 Linked machines. 20:18:17:24.01. Linked machines. Each device on the link shall have the same probability of winning the progressive jackpot, adjusted for the denomination played. For instance, the probability shall remain the same for multiple denomination ga…

Rule 20:18:17:24.02 Monitoring of progressive slot machines and meter sign reconciliation. 20:18:17:24.02. Monitoring of progressive slot machines and meter sign reconciliation. During the normal mode of progressive slot machines, the progressive controller must continuously moni…

Rule 20:18:17:24.03 Requirements for progressive controller. 20:18:17:24.03. Requirements for progressive controller. Each progressive controller linking progressive slot machines must be housed in a double-keyed compartment. The executive secretary or a designee must be in posse…

20:18:17:24.04. Progressive jackpot. If more than one progressive slot machine that has a progressive jackpot recorded on that machine is linked to a progressive controller, the progressive controller must identify the machine that caused the progressive meter to activate and it …

20:18:17:24.05. Multiple linkage of progressive slot machine. If more than one progressive slot machine is linked to the progressive controller, the progressive controller may only automatically reset to the minimum amount and continue normal play if the progressive meter display…

20:18:17:24.06. Alternating displays. If this chapter prescribes multiple items of information to be displayed on a slot machine, it is sufficient to have the information displayed in an alternating fashion. Source: 16 SDR 233, effective July 1, 1990; 50 SDR 145, effective June 1…

Rule 20:18:17:24.07 Progressive meter information. 20:18:17:24.07. Progressive meter information. A progressive meter or controller must keep the following information in nonvolatile memory which shall be displayed upon demand: (1) The number of progressive jackpots won on each p…

20:18:17:24.08. Separate software meter for a progressive slot machine. In addition to the metering requirements in § 20:18:17:03, each device attached to one or more progressive slot machine meters must have a separate software meter that counts the number of times each progress…

20:18:17:24.09. Separate key and key switch for resetting progressive meters. Each machine must have a separate key and key switch to reset the progressive meter or meters or another reset mechanism that has the approval of the commission. Source: 16 SDR 233, effective July 1, 19…

20:18:17:24.10. Limits on jackpot of progressive slot machines. A licensee may impose a limit on the jackpot of a progressive slot machine if the limit imposed is greater than the possible maximum jackpot payout on the slot machine at the time the limit is imposed. The licensee m…

Rule 20:18:17:24.11 Annuities. 20:18:17:24.11. Annuities. Payments of large progressive or static jackpots exceeding $100,000 for twenty-five cent and one dollar devices and exceeding $20,000 for five cent devices may be paid in annual equal installments over a period of not more…

Rule 20:18:17:24.12 Security for payment of annuity, cash, or other prize with cash value exceeding $100,000. 20:18:17:24.12. Security for payment of annuity, cash, or other prize with cash value exceeding $100,000. A licensee who is liable for payment of an annuity, cash, or oth…

20:18:17:24.13. Discontinuance of progressive slot machine--Transfer of progressive prizes. A licensee may not discontinue a progressive slot machine until all the advertised progressive amounts or prizes, or both, have been awarded. If a business closes permanently, the progress…

Rule 20:18:17:24.14 Central controlling and accounting systems. 20:18:17:24.14. Central controlling and accounting systems. A licensed manufacturer or distributor may supply a licensed operator with a communications service that would interlink progressive slot machines and relat…

Rule 20:18:17:24.15 Performance bond. 20:18:17:24.15. Performance bond. The commission may require a performance bond from any manufacturer or distributor that applies to furnish a central controlling and accounting system for slot machines or fund any machine with a static jackp…

20:18:17:24.16. Cash requirements. Unless the commission has approved the payment of prizes by annuity, a licensee who has a progressive slot machine must maintain a minimum cash reserve equal to the total of all progressive slot machine jackpots that may be won at the location. …

Rule 20:18:17:24.17 Requirements apply to single machines. 20:18:17:24.17. Requirements apply to single machines. The requirements of this chapter are intended to apply equally to one progressive slot machine linked to a progressive controller as well as several progressive slot …