N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 4609.1

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 43, October 23, 2024

Section 4609.1 - Manufacture and distribution of bell jar ticket vending machines

The following provisions govern the manufacture and distribution of bell jar ticket vending machines:

(a) Manufacturers of bell jar ticket vending machines shall be considered suppliers of such equipment and may sell such equipment to distributors licensed by the commission, licensed authorized organizations and federally recognized Indian nations or tribes.

(b) No distributor licensed by the commission as a supplier shall sell, lease, or distribute any bell jar ticket vending machine to other than a licensed authorized organization or federally recognized Indian nation or tribe.

(c) No licensed authorized organization shall purchase, lease, or otherwise obtain a bell jar ticket vending machine from any person or entity other than a commission licensed games of chance supplier.

(d) No bell jar ticket vending machine shall be used by any licensed authorized organization unless and until the organization is first in possession of a document from the manufacturer warranting that said machine meets or exceeds commission specifications regarding bell jar ticket vending machines. A certified copy of such warrant shall be filed, alone with GC-01-BJ, as prescribed by the commission, with the commission prior to the machine's use.

(e) Each bell jar ticket vending machine shall meet the following specifications:

(1) For bell jar ticket vending machines utilizing an electronic paper currency validator OR coin operated electrical bell jar ticket vending machines:

(i) If the bell jar ticket vending machine is designed to accommodate two or more different games of bell jar tickets, each compartment of the bell jar ticket vending machine must independently meet the specifications of this subdivision.

(ii) Electrical and mechanical components and design principles may not subject a person to any physical hazard or cause electrical interference. Each bell jar vending machine must be approved by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) or any other independent testing laboratory approved by the commission.

(iii) A bell jar ticket vending machine must have one or more columns or containers for stacking or holding bell jar tickets.

(iv) The bell jar ticket vending machine must have a bell jar dispensing outlet or tray to hold or catch a dispensed bell jar ticket.

(v) The bell jar ticket vending machine, except coin operated electrical bell jar ticket vending machines, may have an electronic currency validator. The electronic currency validator must meet the following standards:

(a) validate paper currency of the United States in values of at least $1, $5 and $10 bills;

(b) have an anti-pull back mechanism and other anti-cheat devices that prevent cheating of the bill acceptor by mechanical or other means;

(c) be able to prevent all known manipulations of United States currency;

(d) return invalid currency to a player;

(e) have a currency collection and stacker box; and

(f) if a malfunction occurs, automatically discontinue accepting or validating currency.

(vi) The bell jar ticket vending machine, except coin operated electrical bell jar ticket vending machines, must be capable of accommodating pricing of 25 cents, 50 cents, one dollar and two dollar per bell jar ticket and dispense the correct number of bell jar tickets on the amount of credit played.

(vii) The coin operated electrical bell jar ticket vending machine must be capable of accommodating pricing of twenty five cent bell jar tickets and dispense the correct number of bell jar tickets per currency played.

(viii) An exterior door must have at least one keyed lock specific to the bell jar ticket vending machine. The internal space shall not be accessible from outside the bell jar ticket vending machine when the exterior door is closed and locked.

(ix) A bell jar ticket vending machine may have an optional "all" play button that, when pressed, activates the vending machine to dispense bell jar tickets at one time, equal to the value of the unplayed credits from the columns of bell jar tickets.

(x) The bell jar ticket vending machine must have the capacity, when activated through the use of a key, to enable the authorized member in charge or their designated assistant in charge to set the price per bell jar ticket. The price per ticket set for each column must correspond with the price printed on the bell jar ticket contained in said column.

(xi) The bell jar ticket vending machine must contain at least one non-resettable electronic or non-resettable mechanical accounting meter independent of any other meters. The meter must maintain accounting information of at least 6-digits in length and be capable of maintaining the accounting information for 30 days after electrical power to a device is disconnected or the electrical current used to operate a device is switched off. The meter must record the cumulative value of currency validated.

(xii) The bell jar ticket vending machine shall have at least one resettable electronic or mechanical accounting meter independent of any other meters. The meter must maintain accounting information of at least 4-digits in length and be capable of maintaining the accounting information for 30 days after electrical power to a device is disconnected or the electrical current used to operate a device is switched off. The meter shall record the total number of bell jar tickets dispensed.

(xiii) Instructions for player operation must be displayed on the front of the vending machine. The instructions must be permanently affixed or placed under glass or other transparent material. No stickers or other removable objects may be placed on the front of the bell jar ticket vending machine. The bell jar ticket vending machine must have space available on the front of the machine for one permanently affixed sign reading "PLAYERS MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER TO PLAY" and a second permanently affixed sign where applicable, reading "MACHINE DOES NOT GIVE CHANGE." Lettering on such signs shall be in a minimum of 36- point.

(xiv) There must be one or more player buttons located on the front of the bell jar ticket vending machine which, when pressed, activate the dispensing of a bell jar ticket. However, excluding an "all" play button, the number of play buttons may not exceed the number of stacking columns.

(xv) A bell jar ticket vending machine must have a meter display screen of at least six digits in length. The value of currency validated must be listed on the meter display screen as a monetary credit value that is drawn down as a bell jar ticket vending machine dispenses a bell jar ticket.

(xvi) A bell jar ticket vending machine must record every dispensing of a bell jar ticket and every currency validation, excluding a test dispensement of a bell jar ticket and a test validation of currency, on the accounting meters as required under this section.

(xvii) If a bell jar ticket vending machine malfunction occurs or electrical power is interrupted, the value of credits previously listed on the meter display screen must be correctly relisted immediately after the malfunction is cleared or electrical power is restored.

(xviii) A permanently affixed identification plate or label must be displayed at the top of an exterior side panel of a bell jar ticket vending machine that contains the bell jar ticket vending machine's:

(a) manufacturer's name;

(b) machine serial number;

(c) model number; and

(d) date of manufacture.

(xix) A bell jar ticket vending machine must automatically discontinue operation when any non-resetable meter is disconnected or disabled. The authorized organization, licensed manufacturer or licensed games of chance supplier shall obtain approval from the commission for the resetting of the meters prior to repair.

(2) For coin-operated mechanical nonelectrical bell jar ticket vending machines:

(i) The bell jar ticket vending machine must be designed to dispense only bell jar tickets 17/8 inches x 1 inch plus or minus 1/8 inch.

(ii) The bell jar ticket vending machine may be operated without meters or a display screen.

(iii) The bell jar ticket vending machine must be capable of accepting United States coinage only in denominations of 25 cents and dispense only one ticket per play.

(iv) The bell jar ticket vending machine must not require the utilization of electrical current to dispense tickets or perform any other function(s).

(v) A bell jar ticket vending machine must have one or more columns or containers for stacking or holding bell jar tickets.

(vi) The bell jar ticket vending machine must have a bell jar dispensing outlet to hold or catch a dispensed bell jar ticket.

(vii) An exterior door must have at least one keyed lock specific to the bell jar ticket vending machine. The internal space may not be accessible from outside the bell jar ticket vending machine when the exterior door is closed and locked.

(3) Prohibitions.

(i) Bell jar ticket vending machines shall not be capable of displaying advertising messages or graphics on the meter display.

(ii) Bell jar ticket vending machines shall not dispense credits in the form of cash, or bell jar tickets to redeem a winning bell jar ticket.

(iii) Bell jar ticket vending machines shall not have a video display screen, other than the meter display for listing the value of currency validated and the accounting information required pursuant to this Subchapter, and digital meter for displaying the door access information required pursuant to this Subchapter.

(iv) Bell jar vending machines shall not produce audio sounds other than sounds associated with security alarms.

(v) The appearance or design of bell jar vending machines shall not resemble a slot machine or other gambling device.

(vi) The coin operated bell jar ticket vending machine shall not be capable of accepting any paper currency nor shall be fitted to accept anything other than legal coinage of the United States as currency for the dispensing of bell jar tickets.

(vii) A bell jar ticket vending machine may not have an auxiliary remote control unit for posting credits onto the vending machine or for removing credits from the bell jar ticket vending machine.

(viii) A bell jar ticket vending machine may not be equipped, nor have the capacity to be equipped, with any device, electronic or otherwise, that can determine if a ticket is redeemable for a prize. All bell jar tickets dispensed from a bell jar ticket vending machine shall only be of the type requiring to be manually opened to determine if a winner of any prize.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 4609.1