3.__Appeal to commissioner.__Any licensee denied approval of a uniform location application may appeal the decision of the Chief of the State Police to the Commissioner of Public Safety.__The commissioner shall hold a hearing to include the licensee and the Chief of the State Police or the chief's designee before rendering a decision on the appeal.__The commissioner shall render a decision within 30 days of the hearing.

§373.__Licensing of terminals

1.__License required.__A video gaming terminal may not be placed for public use or operated in this State unless the terminal is licensed by the Chief of the State Police.__The terminal license must be prominently displayed on the terminal.__Language describing the odds of winning the game and warning of the danger of compulsive gambling must also be prominently displayed on the terminal.

2.__Requirements for license.__To be licensed, a video gaming terminal:

A.__May offer only games permitted by the Chief of the State Police;

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

C.__May not directly dispense coins, cash or tokens;

D.__Must have one or more mechanisms that accept coin or cash in the form of bills and that are designed to prevent a person from obtaining credits without paying;

E.__Must be designed to suspend operation until reset if a person attempts, by physical or other tampering, to obtain credits without paying;

F.__After completion of the 5-year phase-in period described in subsection 3, must have nonresettable meters housed in a readily accessible locked terminal area that keep a permanent record of all cash inserted into the video gaming terminal, credits awarded by the terminal, credits played for video games and credits distributed by tickets made by the terminal's printer;