Mich. Admin. Code R. 432.1840

Current through Vol. 24-19, November 1, 2024

Section R. 432.1840 - EGD tournaments

Rule 840.

(1) EGD tournaments may be conducted by the casino licensee.

(2) All tournament play must be on machines that have been tested and approved in accordance with the rules and for which the tournament feature has been enabled.

(3) All EGDs used in a single tournament must utilize the same electronics and machine settings.

(4) EGDs enabled for tournament play must not accept credits in or pay credits out in any manner. The EGDs must utilize credit points only.

(5) Tournament credits must have no cash value.

(6) Tournament play must not credit the accounting meters of the machine.

(7) At the casino licensee's discretion, the casino licensee may establish qualification or selection criteria to limit the eligibility of players in a tournament. Criteria used must be reasonably related to gaming activity.

(8) All of the following provisions apply to the rules of tournament play:

(a) A casino licensee must submit the rules for a tournament to the board not less than 30 days in advance of the commencement of the tournament or within a shorter time period as the board may designate. The rules of tournament play must include all of the following:

(i) The amount of points, credits, and playing time players will begin with.

(ii) The manner in which players will receive EGD assignments and how reassignments are to be handled.

(iii) How players are eliminated from the tournament and how the winner or winners are to be determined.

(iv) The number of EGDs each player will be allowed to play.

(v) The amount of entry fee for participating in the tournament.

(vi) The number of prizes to be awarded.

(vii) An exact description of each prize to be awarded.

(viii) Any additional house rules governing play of the tournament.

(ix) Any procedures deemed necessary by the board to ensure compliance with the act and these rules.

(b) A casino licensee must not permit any tournament to be played unless the rules of tournament play have been approved by the board.

(c) Once rules of a tournament have been approved by the board, a casino licensee may offer a tournament utilizing the approved rules at any time. Amendments to approved rules of tournament play must be submitted to the board not less than 30 days before utilizing the amendments or within a shorter time frame as the board may designate. An amendment to the rules of tournament play must not be utilized by the casino licensee until approved by the board.

(d) The rules of tournament play must be provided to all tournament players and members of the public who request a copy of the rules.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 432.1840

1998-2000 AACS; 2019 MR 9, Eff. 5/17/2019