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LR 995
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C.__Must have one or more mechanisms that accept coins or
cash in the form of bills and that are designed to prevent
a person from obtaining credits or cash without paying;

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

 
E.__Must have nonresettable meters housed in a readily
accessible locked video lottery terminal area that keep a
permanent record of all cash inserted into the video
lottery terminal, credits or cash awarded by the video
lottery terminal, credits played for video games and
credits distributed by tickets made by the video lottery
terminal's printer;

 
F.__Must be capable of printing a ticket voucher stating
the value of the credits for the player at the end of
play; the time of day in 24-hour format showing hours and
minutes; the date; the video lottery terminal's serial
number; the sequential number of the ticket vouchers; and
an encrypted validation number from which the validity of
the credits may be determined;

 
G.__Must have accounting software that keeps an electronic
record of information that includes, but is not limited
to:__total cash inserted into the video lottery terminal;
total cash awarded; total credits played for video games
and total credits distributed by tickets made by the video
lottery terminal's printer; and the payback percentage of
each video game; and

 
H.__Must be linked to the central computer system
developed under section 365 to provide auditing program
information within the time periods prescribed in that
section.

 
3.__Payback value.__The payback value of a video lottery
terminal__may not be less than 85% on an average annual basis.

 
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 examination and approval of the 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 charges and collect amounts sufficient to
reimburse the Chief of the State Police for underpayments of
actual cost.__The Chief of the


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