LD 2349
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LR 3880
Item 1

 
2.__Requirements for registration.__To be registered, a video
lottery terminal:

 
A.__May not have any means of manipulation that affect the
random probabilities of winning a game;

 
B.__Must have one or more mechanisms that accept coin, cash
in the form of bills, tokens, credit instruments or similar
things of value that are designed to prevent a person from
playing the video lottery terminal or from obtaining credits
without paying;

 
C.__Must be designed to suspend operation until reset if a
person attempts, by physical or other tampering, to play the
video lottery terminal or obtain credits without paying;

 
D.__Must have nonresettable meters housed in a readily
accessible locked area that keep a permanent record of all
money or credits inserted into the video lottery terminal
and of all money or credits paid or awarded by the video
lottery terminal; and

 
E.__Must be capable of providing a record of information
that includes, but is not limited to, the total money or
credits inserted into the video lottery terminal and the
total money or credits awarded by the video lottery
terminal.

 
3.__Payback value.__The payback value of each type of game
offered by a video lottery terminal must be at least 75%.

 
4.__Examination of prototypes.__The Chief of the State Police
and the Attorney General shall examine prototypes of video
lottery terminals and associated equipment of manufacturers
seeking a license as required in this chapter.__The Chief of the
State Police shall require the manufacturer seeking the
examination and approval of a video lottery terminal or
associated equipment to pay the anticipated actual cost of the
examination before the examination occurs.__After the examination
occurs, the Chief of the State Police shall refund overpayments
or charge and collect amounts sufficient to reimburse the Chief
of the State Police for underpayments of actual cost.__The Chief
of the State Police may contract for the examinations of video
lottery terminals and associated equipment as required by this
section.

 
§373.__Licensing of manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler

 
1.__Qualifications.__A person applying for a license under
this section may be licensed by the Chief of the State Police as
a video lottery terminal manufacturer, distributor or wholesaler
if the chief is satisfied that the applicant and any of its


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