§912. Registration of slot machines

1. Registration required.__A slot machine may not be operated or distributed in this State unless the slot machine is registered by the commission, the operator is licensed by the commission under section 911 and the distributor of the slot machine is licensed under section 913.

2. Requirements for registration.__To be registered, a slot machine:

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 or cash in the form of bills and that are designed to prevent a person from obtaining credits or cash without paying;

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

D. Must have nonresettable meters housed in a readily accessible locked slot machine area that keep a permanent record of all cash inserted into the slot machine, credits or cash awarded by the slot machine, credits played for games and credits distributed by tickets issued by the slot machine; and

E. Must have accounting software that keeps an electronic record of information that includes, but is not limited to, total cash inserted into the slot machine; total cash awarded, total credits played for games and total credits distributed by tickets made by the slot machine; and the payback percentage of each game.

3. Examination of prototypes.__The commission shall examine prototypes of slot machines and associated equipment of slot machine distributors seeking registration as required in this chapter.__The commission shall require the slot machine distributor seeking examination and approval of the slot machine or associated equipment to pay the anticipated cost of the examination before the examination occurs.__After the examination occurs, the commission shall refund overpayments or charge and collect amounts sufficient to reimburse the commission for underpayments of actual cost.__The commission may contract for