Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 49, December 7, 2024
Section 463a.5 - Slot machine, electronic wagering terminal and fully automated electronic gaming table master lists(a) Prior to the commencement of operations at a licensed facility, a slot machine licensee shall file the following with the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations and the Bureau of Casino Compliance, in an electronic format approved by the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations: (1) Gaming Floor Slot Machine, Electronic Wagering Terminal and Fully Automated Electronic Gaming Table Master List.(2) Restricted Area/Off Premises Slot Machine, Electronic Wagering Terminal and Fully Automated Electronic Gaming Table Master List.(b) A Gaming Floor Slot Machine, Electronic Wagering Terminal and Fully Automated Electronic Gaming Table Master List must list all slot machines, electronic wagering terminals and fully automated electronic gaming tables located on the gaming floor in consecutive order by the device location number under § 463a.3 (relating to slot machine, electronic wagering terminal and fully automated electronic gaming table location on the gaming floor) and contain the following: (1) The date the list was prepared.(2) A description of each slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table which includes:(i) The zone/location number.(iii) The manufacturer's serial number.(iv) The base denomination, or if configured for multiple denominations, a list of the denominations.(v) The game software/program ID.(vi) The operating system/base ROM.(viii) The slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table model.(ix) The model type (reel or video), if applicable.(x) The game theme/description.(xi) The minimum payout percentage, if applicable.(xii) The machine displayed payout percentage, if applicable.(xiv) Whether the slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table is in a smoking area.(xv) If the slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table is a progressive, the type of progressive, the progressive controller type and the progressive software.(xvi) The fund transfer/voucher system software.(c) If a slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table is configured to allow a patron to select from multiple games or game themes, each game or game theme, minimum and machine displayed payout percentages, if applicable, and paytable ID must be listed in the Gaming Floor Slot Machine, Electronic Wagering Terminal and Fully Automated Electronic Gaming Table Master List. Instead of listing each game or game theme, minimum and machine displayed payout percentage and paytable ID for a slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table configured to offer multiple game themes with the slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table, a slot machine licensee may use a unique generic code for the game theme and attach an appendix which lists the game themes, minimum and machine displayed payout percentages and paytable IDs that correspond to each unique generic game theme code.(d) A Restricted Area/Off Premises Slot Machine, Electronic Wagering Terminal and Fully Automated Electronic Gaming Table Master List must include all slot machines, electronic wagering terminals and fully automated electronic gaming tables located off the gaming floor in a restricted area within the licensed facility approved under § 465a.8(b) (relating to licensed facility), or in storage locations in this Commonwealth off the premises of the licensed facility approved under § 463a.7 (relating to off premises storage of slot machines, electronic wagering terminals and fully automated electronic gaming tables) grouped by the location where the slot machines, electronic wagering terminals or fully automated electronic gaming tables are located. A Restricted Area/Off Premises Slot Machine, Electronic Wagering Terminal and Fully Automated Electronic Gaming Table Master List must include the following information: (1) The date the list was prepared.(2) A description of each slot machine, electronic wagering terminal and fully automated electronic gaming table which includes: (i) The location of the slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table.(iii) The manufacturer's serial number.(iv) The game software/program ID.(v) The operating system/base ROM.(vi) The game theme/description.(viii) The slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table model.(ix) The model type (reel or video), if applicable.(e) Once a slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table has been placed in an authorized location on the gaming floor, stored in a restricted area off the gaming floor but within the licensed facility approved under § 465a.8 or in a location in this Commonwealth off the premises of the licensed facility approved under § 463a.7, all subsequent movements of that slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table shall be recorded by a slot department member in a slot machine movement log which includes the following: (1) The asset number and model and manufacturer's serial number of the moved slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table.(2) The date and time of movement.(3) The location from which the slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table was moved.(4) The location to which the slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table was moved.(5) The date and time of any required notice to the Department in connection with activation or disabling of the slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table in the central control computer system.(6) The signature of the slot shift manager and the lead technician verifying the movement of the slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table in compliance with this section.(f) Documentation summarizing slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table movements, as described in subsection (e), shall be submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations and the Bureau of Casino Compliance, in an electronic format approved by the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations, on a daily basis.(g) On the first Tuesday of each month a slot machine licensee shall file an updated Gaming Floor Slot Machine, Electronic Wagering Terminal and Fully Automated Electronic Gaming Table Master List and an updated Restricted Area/Off Premises Slot Machine, Electronic Wagering Terminal and Fully Automated Electronic Gaming Table Master List containing the information required under subsections (b)-(d). The Gaming Floor Slot Machine, Electronic Wagering Terminal and Fully Automated Electronic Gaming Table Master List and the Restricted Area/Off Premises Slot Machine, Electronic Wagering Terminal and Fully Automated Electronic Gaming Table Master List shall be filed in an electronic format with the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations.(h) Persons authorized by the Board to possess slot machines, electronic wagering terminals or fully automated electronic gaming tables under § 463a.1(c) (relating to possession of slot machines, electronic wagering terminals and fully automated electronic gaming tables generally) shall file with the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations, in an electronic format approved by the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations, a complete list of slot machines, electronic wagering terminals or fully automated electronic gaming table possessed by the person. The list shall:(1) Be denoted as a Slot Machine, Electronic Wagering Terminal and Fully Automated Electronic Gaming Table Master List.(2) Be filed within 3 business days of the initial receipt of slot machines, electronic wagering terminals or fully automated electronic gaming tables.(3) Contain the following information: (i) The date on which the list was prepared.(ii) A description of each slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table including:(B) The manufacturer's serial number.(C) The slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table model.(D) The model type (reel or video), if applicable.(E) Whether or not the slot machine, electronic wagering terminal or fully automated electronic gaming table is a progressive, and if it is, the type of progressive.(i) On the first Tuesday of each month following the initial filing of a Slot Machine, Electronic Wagering Terminal and Fully Automated Electronic Gaming Table Master List, those persons enumerated in subsection (h) shall file with the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations, in an electronic format approved by the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations, an updated Slot Machine, Electronic Wagering Terminal and Fully Automated Electronic Gaming Table Master List containing the information required in subsection (h).The provisions of this § 463a.5 amended October 10, 2008, effective 10/11/2008, 38 Pa.B. 5652; amended July 24, 2009, effective 7/25/2009, 39 Pa.B. 4338; corrected July 31, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 4422; amended February 26, 2010, effective 2/27/2010, 40 Pa.B. 1082; amended January 31, 2014, effective 2/1/2014, 44 Pa.B. 599; amended December 15, 2017, effective 12/16/2017, 47 Pa.B. 7563.The provisions of this § 463a.5 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. §§ 1202(b)(30), 1207(3), (5), (6), (7), (9) and (21), 13A02(1), (2), (2.1), (4) and (6), 13A25(c), 13A62(a), 1321 and 1322.
This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 461a.4 (relating to submission for testing and approval); 58 Pa. Code § 463a.2 (relating to transportation of slot machines, electronic wagering terminals and fully automated electronic gaming tables into, within and out of this Commonwealth); and 58 Pa. Code § 607a.2 (relating to table game device master list).