Høringsinstanser
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Høring – Endringer i forskrifter
vedrørende drift av gevinstatuomater
1. Innledning
Vedlagt følger forslag om forbud mot bruk av sedler i
utbetalingsautomater. Forslaget omfatter endring av forskrift 22.
september 2000 nr 960 om oppstillingstillatelser for
gevinstautomater og underholdningsautomater § 3, og forskrift 30.
november 2004 nr. 1528 om bingo § 32.
I tillegg forslås ny vedtakelse av
forskrift om typegodkjenning av gevinstautomater som utløp
31.12.2005. Det er kun foretatt mindre språklige endringer i
denne.
Stortingets vedtak i juni 2003 om
at Norsk Tipping skal ha enerett til drift av gevinstautomater er
foreløpig ikke iverksatt på grunn av EØS-rettslige innsigelser mot
vedtaket. Automatsaken var berammet for plenumsbehandling i
Høyesterett i månedsskifte januar/februar 2006. Iverksettelse av
vedtaket ble derfor utsatt med den følge at dagens automatdrift ble
videreført til 31. mars 2006. ESA har i en pressemelding 18.
november 2005 opplyst at det uavhengig av Høyesteretts behandling
vil bli sendt stevning til EFTA-domstolen i saken. Ved beslutning
5. desember 2005 har Høyesteretts kjæremålsutvalg på dette grunnlag
bestemt at Høyesteretts behandling av saken utsettes til
EFTA-domstolens avgjørelse foreligger. Departementet er på dette
grunnlag kommet til at det er nødvendig å videreføre driften av
dagens automater til EFTA-domstolens beslutning foreligger.
Forlengelse av de nåværende tillatelser vil bli gitt av Lotteri- og
stiftelsestilsynet uten søknad med foreløpig virkning fram til
31.12.2006. Nødvendige forskriftsendringer i den forbindelse vil
bli vedtatt uten høring før 1. april 2006.
De vedlagte endringsforslag vil bli
notifisert i EØS-området i henhold til Direktiv 98/34 EF.
Eventuelle merknader til
endringsforslagene må sendes departementet
innen 28. april 2006.
2. Nærmere om forslagene
Ved en ytterligere forlengelse av den nåværende
automatdriften anses det nødvendig å gjennomføre innstramminger i
driften av de eksisterende gevinstautomater, for å begrense de
samfunnsmessige skadevirkningene av dagens automater.
Hovedbegrunnelsen for Stortingets vedtak om enerett for drift av
utbetalingsautomater var et ønske om å bekjempe spilleavhengighet
og bekjempe spillerelatert kriminalitet mer effektivt, å få bedre
kontroll med misligheter i pengespillbransjen, samt å kunne
håndheve 18-årsgrensen strengere.
Undersøkelser foretatt de senere år
tyder på at over 50 000 personer i Norge har et problematisk
forhold til pengespill. Opp mot 90 % av nye henvendelser til
hjelpetelefonen for spilleavhengige gjelder spill på
gevinstautomater. Spilleavhengighet gir økonomiske, sosiale og
familiære problemer ikke bare for den spilleren som er rammet, men
også for spillerens nærstående.
I påvente av en rettskraftig
avgjørelse av spørsmålet om enerettsmodellen er i strid med
EØS-avtalen, har departementet vurdert ulike midlertidige tiltak
for å begrense skadevirkningene av dagens automatdrift. Som et
raskt gjennomførbart tiltak foreslås det i denne omgang at det
fastsettes forbud mot bruk av sedler på automatene. Det vil bli
vurdert ytterligere midlertidige tiltak, blant annet i forhold til
endringer i automatenes progamvare.
Et forbud mot bruk av sedler vil
innebære at det tar lenger tid å putte store beløp i automaten. Det
vil også være vanskeligere å ta med store beløp til automaten for å
spille når pengene må tas med i form av mynter. Det er grunn til å
tro at dette vil begrense spillaktiviteten mest for spillere som
spiller mye, og at de som har problemer med at de spiller for mye
får en praktisk og tidmessig tilskyndelse til å redusere
spillingen.
Det er lite forskningsmessige data
i forhold til effekten av et forbud mot bruk av sedler.
Undersøkelser foretatt både i Norge og andre land tyder imidlertid
på at spilleavhengige bruker sedler i større grad enn andre
spillere.
Forbudet mot seddelbruk må
håndheves av den som er ansvarlig for oppstillingen av automaten,
og foreslås iverksatt med virkning fra 1. juni 2006. For å sikre at
forbudet blir et praktisk hinder i forhold til overdreven spilling
foreslås også forbud mot at automatene står oppstilt i lokaler med
vekslingsautomat. Det foreslås videre at automatene skal blokkeres
fysisk for bruk av sedler, og at slik fysisk blokkering skal være
effektiv i automaten fra 1. august 2006.
3. Administrative og økonomiske konsekvenser
Det er vanskelig å anslå de økonomiske konsekvensene av
forslaget, men det må legges til grunn at forbudet mot bruk av
sedler kan gi en ikke ubetydelig nedgang i omsetningen i forhold
til dagens nivå. Omsetningen i dagens automater er om lag tredoblet
de senere år. Selv med en halvering av dagens omsetningsnivå vil de
organisasjonene som mottar overskuddet fra automatdriften samlet
sett få betydelig større inntekter enn i 2001.
Det legges opp til at Lotteri- og
stiftelsestilsynet utsteder nye tillatelser med virkning fra 1.
april 2006, jf foran, og at det i disse tillatelsene tas forbehold
om at forbud mot bruk av sedler kan bli iverksatt fra 1. juni 2006.
Oppstillingstillatelsene for dagens automater vil i denne omgang
bli forlenget fram til 31.12.2006. Før en ytterligere forlengelse
fra 1.1.2007 kan det være aktuelt å vedta ytterligere
innstramminger i regelverket for automatdriften.
Med hilsen
Henning Gorholt e.f.
ekspedisjonssjef | | Rolf Francis Sims
seniorrådgiver |
Forskrift om endring i forskrift 30. november
2004 nr. 1528 om bingo
Fastsatt av Kultur- og kirkedepartementet … 2006
med hjemmel i lov av 24. februar 1995 nr 11 om lotterier m.v. §
3.
I forskrift 30. november 2004 nr.
1528 om bingo gjøres følgende endringer:
§ 32 skal lyde:
Tillatelse til oppstilling av
bingoautomater kan bare gis dersom politiet finner at kontrollen
med spillet kan ivaretas på en betryggende måte. Tillatelse kan
ikke gis varighet ut over 31. mars 2006
. For bingoautomatene stilles det krav om at minimum 30 %
av overskuddet skal tilføres oppstillende lag eller forening.
Det er ikke tillatt å bruke sedler ved spill på bingoautomater.
Bingoautomater kan ikke stå oppstilt i lokaler hvor det også finnes
vekslingsautomater som veksler fra seddel til mynt. Seddelinntak
som er montert på automaten skal være satt ut av funksjon ved
permanent innvendig eller utvendig fysisk sperre.
Nytt fjerde og femte punktum trer i
kraft 1. juni 2006.
Nytt sjette punktum trer i kraft 1.
august 2006.
Forskrift om typegodkjenning av gevinstautomater
Fastsatt av Kultur- og
kirkedepartementet ……2006 med hjemmel i lov 24. februar 1995 nr. 11
om lotterier m.v. § 3 og § 4.
Forskrift om typegodkjenning av
gevinstautomater skal lyde:
§ 1.Typegodkjenning
Gevinstautomater skal
typegodkjennes av Lotteritilsynet etter de vilkår som er gitt i
kap. 2 samt i vedlegget til denne forskriften.
Gevinstautomater som søkes
typegodkjent må kontrolleres av et testinstitutt utpekt av
Lotteritilsynet.
Søkeren plikter å dekke alle
utgiftene til typegodkjenningen, slik som teknisk kontroll, frakt-
og forsendelsesutgifter, oversettelser og reise- og
oppholdsutgifter etter statens regulativ.
§ 2.Tillatelse
Etter søknad til politiet skal
oppstilling av gevinstautomater gjennomføres med automater som er
typegodkjent.
§ 3.Typegodkjenningsvilkårene
Følgende hovedvilkår stilles i
forbindelse med innretningen av gevinstautomater til bruk i det
norske marked og om bord i norske skip som i fast rute trafikkerer
norske havner:
- | Symbolbruken på automaten må ikke
være støtende. |
| Automaten skal ikke gi fra seg lyd
over 60 dB. |
| Minste spilletid skal være 1,5
sekunder pr. spill. |
| Automaten må gi mulighet for
tilbakebetaling av ethvert innbetalt beløp over NOK 50 og enhver
gevinst. |
| Spilleren skal kunne satse NOK 1
pr. trekning i hovedspillet. Samlet innsats pr. spilleomgang,
inkludert eventuelle bonusspill, kan ikke overstige NOK 10. |
| Automaten må ikke inneha
«near-miss»-funksjon. |
| Automaten kan utstyres med
step-knapper, hold-knapper, e.l., som gir mulighet for begrenset
flytting av gevinstsymbolene. |
| Programvaren til automaten må være
utformet slik at gevinster oppnås tilfeldig, dog slik at
gjennomsnittlig utbetalingsprosent ikke kan være lavere enn
78%. |
| Gevinstplanen skal utformes slik at
det utbetales maksimalt 200 ganger innsats. |
| Automaten skal utstyres med
informasjon på norsk som klargjør hvordan den virker. |
| Det skal fremgå klart gjennom
oppslag e.l. hvilken lotteriverdig organisasjon som får inntektene
fra automaten. |
| Det skal være installert et
telleverk som gir betryggende sikkerhet for å fastslå
bruttoomsetning, gevinstutbetaling og innhold i cashbox. |
§ 4.Endringer i automater
Alle endringer i typegodkjente
automater krever ny typegodkjenning. Dette gjelder også ved endring
av navn. Dersom produksjonen av en automat flyttes til en annen
fabrikk, kreves det ny typegodkjenning. Det skal alltid fremkomme
på automaten hvem som er produsent.
§ 5.Ikrafttredelse
Forskriften trer i kraft straks og
gjelder til 31. desember 2006.
Annex to regulation
Technical specifications towards gaming machines
| The gaming machine must display an
accurate representation of each game outcome utilizing: |
| Any other type of display mechanism
that accurately depicts the outcome of the game. |
| The win table and all possible
wagers must be displayed prominently on the gaming machine. The
following events/items must also be displayed prominently on the
machine: |
| The available stakes for wagering
per game round |
| The maximum win per entire game
round (NOK 2000) |
| A description of every possible
winning event for every possible single game segment, with an
associated winning amount for each possible winning
combination/event |
| The number of purchasable
pay-lines, and how each pay-line is oriented |
| The presentation of prizes and
chances must not be misleading. |
| The following information must be
displayed on the front of the gaming machine: |
| Malfunctions void all winnings and
payments. There must also be a phone number displayed, that can be
used anywhere in the country of Norway, that a player can call to
report a malfunction, so the player can be informed of what he is
to do. |
| Video gaming machines that display
information on the monitor, must provide for the following
requirements to be met at all times: |
| The required information is
accessible with 0 credits on the gaming machine. |
| The required information is
accessible at any time (prior to any single game segment). |
| If the software has incorporated
the wagering of a stake of NOK 50 before offering the possibility
of redemption of credits, then this must be prominently displayed
(please see 3.5). |
| All informative text, including
buttons, or any other part needed for proper game use must be in
Norwegian. Exceptions will be authorized for the game's name, or
any other special function that is equally comprehensible in other
languages. |
| The gaming machine must prominently
display the name of the manufacturer of the gaming machine. |
| The gaming machine must display a
metal external registration tag. The tag should permanently be
affixed to the front or side of the gaming machine. The tag must be
visible when the machine is in operation. |
| The symbols used on the gaming
machine must not be of a nature likely to give offence. The
following is not an entire list, but are characteristics that
positively can not be used: |
| The symbols or artwork may not
contain symbols of a pornographic nature. |
| The symbols or artwork may not
contain symbols of a Nazi affiliation. |
| The symbols or artwork may not
contain symbols of a religious nature. |
| The symbols or artwork may not
contain symbols of a violent nature. |
| The symbols or artwork may not
contain symbols of a political nature. |
| The symbols or artwork may not
appeal specifically to children. |
| A sign or other form of notice must
be prominently displayed stating clearly the name of the
lottery-approved organization promoting a humanitarian or social
beneficial cause that will receive the proceeds from the gaming
machine. This notice must be permanently affixed to the gaming
machine. |
| Behind the glass or a permanently
affixed sticker is acceptable. |
| A message indicating clearly the
name of the lottery-approved organization promoting a humanitarian
or social beneficial cause that will receive the proceeds from the
machines may be electronically programmed to scroll across the
electronic display of the gaming device in lieu of permanently
affixing a tag. However, this message must scroll across the
electronic display at least once per minute in entirety, while in
an idle state. |
| The gaming machine must have
electronic displays which continuously display the following
information relating to the current play or monetary transaction,
until the next game start. These displays must be in place for all
single game segments. |
| The number of Kroner or credits
wagered in the current game. |
| The number of Kroner or credits won
in the current game, if applicable. |
| The number of credits available for
wagering, if applicable. This display of credits may be displayed
in multiple displays (credit display and bank display). |
| Sound events must not exceed a
decibel level 60 dB. |
| The sound level is measured under
the following conditions: |
| Environmental sound level is
approximately 30 dB. |
| The back of the cabinet is at one
(1) meter distance of a flat hard wall on a hard floor. |
| The microphone of the sound level
meter is one (1) meter high and one (1) meter in front of the
cabinet. |
| The microphone of the sound level
meter is directed to the front of the cabinet. |
| The sound level meter reads the
maximum level of the sound, time weighting is 125 ms, sampling rate
is 50 ms. |
| The control program may allow for
adjusting the volume of tolerated sounds, but not beyond the
limitation given in this specification. |
| Credit Accumulation/Stake |
| A stake is a wager (credit) that is
committed for game play, that was issued from either coin or bill
insertion, credits from the « bank », credits from accumulated
winnings, or credits from the credit meter. |
| The player must be able to stake a
minimum sum of NOK 1 in the main game. The aggregate stake per
entire gaming round, including any bonus game segments, may not
exceed NOK 10. |
| Each credit or winning that is
stored by the gaming machine must equal NOK 1 (1 credit = 1
Krone). |
| If winnings are stored by the
gaming machine, the player must be able to redeem all winnings
(cash them out of the pay-out device) whenever the player wants.
(For pay-out device specific requirements please see 6.) All
winnings must be paid out through the machines payout devices. |
| The player must be able to redeem
all credits stored on the gaming machine whenever the player wants.
The gaming machine may mandate that a stake of NOK 50, accepted by
the bill validator or by the coin acceptor, has to be wagered
before the gaming machine offers the possibility for the redemption
of credits. This stake of NOK 50 must be buffered immediately after
currency acceptance. It is not permissible to mandate the player to
wager credits won, before wagering currency issued credits. |
| Gaming machines equipped with
pay-out devices that pay out a minimum denomination of NOK 10 must
allow for the player to insert coins to match the value for total
pay out, if the value of the winnings or credits to be paid out is
not equal to the nearest denomination for pay-out. This must be
clearly stated in the display of the gaming device. |
| Game Functionality/Performance |
| Each single game segment must be at
least one and a half (1.5) seconds in length. A single game segment
is constituted from when the wager is finalized until the result of
the draw is apparent. An entire game round may be a combination of
multiple single game segments (main game, hold features, and
subsequent bonus games) |
| A wager is finalized when either
actual Kroner inserted, or credits, have been committed to wager,
and the button which starts the play sequence has been depressed or
when the button to initiate a bonus game is depressed. |
| The result of the draw is apparent
when either the final reel which will dictate the outcome stops
completely, the last card to constitute an outcome is dealt and can
be viewed by the player, the bonus event displays its final
outcome, or the hold feature has stopped at its final outcome. |
| The control program must not allow
for adjusting the speed of each game play. |
| The gaming machine must pay out at
least seventy eight percent (78%), which is a theoretical
percentage pay-out during the expected lifetime of the gaming
machine. The expected life time is equal to the mathematically
calculated cycle. The percentage is determined when the game is
played including all bonus games offered. |
| The winnings plan shall be arranged
so as to pay out a maximum of 200 times the original stake. |
| For a stake of NOK 1, the maximum
pay award would be NOK 200. |
| For a stake of NOK 10, the maximum
pay award would be NOK 2000. |
| It is permissible to reserve access
to certain bonus games for stakes of greater value than NOK 1. |
| If more than one main game segment
is available for play, the player must have the option to play any
of the main game segments at any time, with any available credits
on the gaming machine. |
| All winning combinations must be
made up of symbols that appear on purchased pay-lines only. |
| These combinations may consist of
symbols on more than one (1) purchased pay-line, if the outcome of
these combinations puts the player into a 'second chance' bonus
game segment. |
| A 'second chance' bonus game is a
second chance offered to the player to win a price. No wager may be
required for a second chance bonus game. Holds and steps are
examples of second chance bonus games. |
| Bonus game segments are permissible
which allow winnings to be raised. Multiple bonus game segments may
be initiated, however the highest possible prize in one entire game
round is 200 times the initial stake. |
| No additional stake may be demanded
for bonus games, total maximum stake for an entire game round is
NOK 10. |
| If the bonus game(s) are offered,
the player must have the ability to refuse participating in a bonus
game by depressing a button at any time, if the bonus game is
leading to a chance for the player to loose the already achieved
winning. |
| The gaming machine may be equipped
with step buttons, hold buttons, or similar, which permit the
limited movement of winning symbols. |
| Hold may not be offered in a
subsequent game segment after a win has been obtained or a hold and
step function used. |
| A hold function is considered a
single game segment, which means the minimum time this event must
take is one and a half (1.5) seconds (please see 4.1). |
| If a step or hold function is
offered, the player must have the ability to refuse the function by
depressing a button at any time. |
| A new game must always be initiated
by depressing and releasing a button. No automatic draws are
permitted. |
| A game round has to be completed
before a new game round can start. Advantages may not be carried
over from one game round to another game round. |
| The game must use a random
selection process that satisfies the ninety-nine percent (99%)
confidence level using all of the following tests: |
|
These tests must not be
predictable by players. |
| The gaming machine must not possess
a « near-miss » feature. |
| Events in gaming machines are
occurrences of elements or particular combinations of elements,
which are available on the particular gaming machine. |
| An element may be defined as the
following, but is not limited to: |
| Each and every card dealt on the
initial deal and the draw |
| The occurrence of a bonus game |
| The outcome of a bonus game |
| The occurrence of a hold
feature |
| The outcome of a hold feature |
| The occurrence of a step
feature |
| The outcome of a step feature |
| The number of steps in the step
feature. |
| A random event has a given set of
possible outcomes which has a given probability of occurrence
called the distribution. |
| Two (2) events are called
independent if the following conditions exist: |
| The outcome of one (1) event has no
influence on the outcome of the other event. |
| The outcome of one (1) event does
not affect the distribution of another event. |
| A gaming machine must be equipped
with a random number generator to make the selection process. A
selection process is considered random if the following
specifications are met: |
| The random number generator
satisfies at least ninety-nine percent (99%) confidence level using
the standard chi-squared analysis. |
| The random number generator does
not produce a statistic with regard to producing patterns of
occurrences. |
| Each reel or card position is
considered random if it meets the ninety-nine percent (99%)
confidence level with regard to the runs test or any similar
pattern testing statistic. |
| The random number generator
produces numbers which are independently chosen without regard to
any other symbol produced during that play. This test is the
correlation test. |
| Each pair of reels is considered
random if they meet at least the ninety-nine percent (99%)
confidence level using standard correlation analysis. |
| Produces numbers which are chosen
without reference to the series of outcomes in the previous game.
This test is the serial correlation analysis. |
| A reel stop position is considered
random if it meets at least the ninety-nine percent (99%)
confidence level using standard serial correlation analysis. |
| All gaming machines must utilize at
least one (1) pay-out device containing NOK 10 coins, to dispense
coins from the gaming machine for redemption of credits and
winnings. |
| Pay-out devices must be equipped
with low coin level detection. |
| The pay-out device(s) must detect
when the number of coins within the machine is less than the value
of NOK 2000. |
| Upon low coin level detection from
either pay-out device, the game must tilt, cease to accept any
monetary input, or allow any monetary output. The game must be
non-functional (tilted state) until properly addressed. |
| Pay-out devices must be able to
detect the following and force the electronic gaming device into a
tilt condition if one (1) of the following occurs: |
| Pay-out device empty conditions |
| Low coin level detection. |
| After any of these tilts have been
cleared properly by an attendant, the remainder of the pay-out
device payment must be made properly. |
| The gaming machine control program
must monitor the pay-out device mechanisms for these error
conditions in all game states. |
| All coins paid from the pay-out
device mechanisms must be accounted for by the gaming machine. |
| Alternative solutions for credit
redemption payments may be permitted. These solutions will have to
be submitted and approved by the Norwegian Gaming Board. |
| Only electronic coin acceptors can
be used. |
| Coin acceptors must be designed to
accept only NOK 1, 5, 10, 20 and other approved Norwegian coins,
and reject all other coins. |
| The coin receiver on a gaming
machine must be designed to prevent the use of cheating methods,
including, but not limited to: |
| slugging (acceptance of improper
coins) |
| stringing (retrieval of accepted
coins by the player) |
| The gaming machine control program
must be capable of handling rapidly fed coins. |
| Gaming machines must use a coin
acceptor that accepts or rejects a coin on the basis of: |
| equivalent security (electronic
identification comparison). |
| Gaming machines may have bill
validators installed into which a patron may insert currency in
exchange for an equal value of electronic gaming device credits.
The patron shall be able to obtain an equal number of coins for the
amount of currency that was inserted into the bill validator. |
| Each credit that is stored by the
gaming device for valid bill acceptance will equal NOK 1. |
| The bill acceptors must be
configured to accept a combination of denominations. The highest
allowable note denomination that can be accepted is NOK 200. The
bill acceptor may not accept a new note denomination until 50% of
the previous note denomination has been played off. |
| The bill validator may only accept
the following denominations of bills: |
| Bills accepted by the validator
must be stored in a locked secure area. |
| Gaming machines may not be adapted
to accept cheque cards, credit cards, or any form of payment method
where payment is affected at a later date. |
| Gaming machines must be equipped
with electronic meters. |
| The electronic meters must tally
totals of at least eight (8) digits and be capable of rolling over
to zero (0) when the maximum value is reached, and continue to
accumulate properly from the zero (0) value. |
| The electronic meters must be
accessible to display on-demand via a key switch on the exterior of
the machine. |
| Electronic meters must have an
accuracy rate of ninety-nine and ninety-nine one hundredths percent
(99.99%) or better. |
| Gaming machines must also be
equipped with additional mechanical (hardware) meters or meters
with a similar functionality. The additional electro-mechanical
meters must tally totals of at least six (6) digits and be capable
of rolling over to zero (0) when the maximum value is reached, and
continue to accumulate properly from the zero (0) value. |
| Electronically stored meter
information required by this section must be preserved after a
power loss to the gaming machine and must be maintained for a
period of at least ninety (90) days. |
| No gaming machine may have a
mechanism that causes the electronic accounting meters to clear
automatically when an error occurs. |
| The required electronic meters are
as follows: |
| The total cash in meter must
maintain the cumulative Kroner value of all Kroners accepted by the
coin acceptor and the bill validator. This does not include
refills. |
| The total cash out meter must
maintain the cumulative Kroner value that is paid by the pay-out
devices. |
| The refill meter must maintain the
total Kroner value of all coin refills that are made. |
| For every pay-out device there must
be a meter that maintains the total Kroner value of the coins
diverted into that pay out device. |
| For every pay-out device there must
be a meter that maintains the total Kroner value of the coins paid
by the pay out device. |
| The bills in meter must reflect the
cumulative Kroner value of all bills inserted into the bill
validator for play. |
| The games-played meter must display
the cumulative number of games played. |
| A cabinet door meter must display
the number of times the main cabinet door was opened. The opening
of the main cabinet door must also be detected when the machine is
not connected to an external power source. |
| The cash box door meter must
display the cumulative number of times the cash box door and the
bill validator door were opened. |
| If the gaming machine is equipped
with a bill validator, the machine must be equipped with electronic
bill validator meters that records the following: |
| The total number of bills that were
accepted. |
| A breakdown of the number of each
denomination of bill accepted. |
| The required electro-mechanical
meters are as follows: |
| These additional electro-mechanical
meters (hardware meters) must accumulate in the exact same manner
as the associated electronic meters. |
| Mandatory meters may be recorded in
a periodic section and a permanent (master) section. The periodic
meters may be cleared without the permission of the Norwegian
Gaming Board. |
| The gaming machine must be able to
continue a game with no loss of data after a power failure or any
other type of game tilt. |
| Gaming machine must be capable of
detecting the following conditions, which an attendant must clear.
When the following conditions are detected, the game must not
accept any monetary input, or allow any monetary output. The game
must be non-functional (tilted state) until properly cleared. |
| Power reset. (This may be counted
and reset automatically if this does not affect the operation of
the game in any way as far as the player is concerned.) |
| Door opens (any door on the
game). |
| Pay-out device empty or
timed-out. |
| Low level of coins in any pay-out
device. |
| If manipulation on coin validator
or bill validator is detected. |
| Reel spin error of any type,
including a miss-index condition for rotating reels. The specific
reel number must be identified in the error indicator. This has to
be cleared if this happens more than 3 times in succession. |
| Low RAM battery, for batteries
external to the RAM itself, or low power source. |
| A description of the gaming
machines device error codes and their meanings must be provided to
all personnel authorized to address these errors on the gaming
machine. This description must also explain how to clear each error
to allow proper game restoration. |
| A gaming machine must be capable of
continuing the current play with all the current play features
after a gaming machine malfunction (tilt) is cleared. |
| No hardware or software switches
may be installed which alter the pay tables on the electronic
gaming device. |
| No hardware or software switches
may be installed which alter the speed of play (each single game
segment) of the electronic gaming device, beyond that of the
limitation given in this specification. |
| Hardware and software switches may
be installed to alter the pay out percentages in the operation of
the electronic gaming device, but not lower than the minimum
requirement given in this specification (please see 4.2). |
| Hardware or software switches may
be installed which allow the configuration of the denomination of
the coins to be filled in pay-out devices (please see 6 for
clarification). |
| The internal space of a gaming
machine must not be readily accessible when the main door of the
gaming device is closed and locked. |
| A battery back-up device must be
installed and capable of maintaining accuracy of the required
electronic meter information, and game data recall information
after power is discontinued from the gaming machine. This battery
back-up device must be capable of sustaining the stored information
for ninety (90) days in the event of power being removed from the
gaming machine. |
| The gaming machines control program
must provide the means for on-demand display of game data recall
via a key switch on the exterior of the machine. This game data
recall must allow for the display of the current game and the
previous nine (9) games. |
| It should be anticipated that in
the near future, a monitoring unit will be required to be installed
in every gaming machine. This monitoring unit will allow the
Norwegian Gaming Board to monitor each gaming machine activity. |
| The game must be controlled by a
microprocessor. |
| The control program(s) residing in
the gaming machine must be contained in a storage medium, which is
not alterable through any use of the circuitry or programming of
the gaming machine itself. This storage medium must be approved by
the Norwegian Gaming Board. |
| The control program must check for
corruption of RAM locations used for crucial gaming machine
functions, including information relating to the play and final
outcome and any error states. These memory areas must be checked
for corruption following game initiation but prior to the display
of the game outcome to the player. Detection of corruption is a
game malfunction and must result in a tilt condition, which
identifies the error and causes the gaming machine to cease further
functions. |
| The game must be capable of
communicating to a central computer system all mandatory electronic
meter information, as well as all mandatory security information.
The technical standards governing communication of accounting meter
information and security events will be developed at a later date.
For now, the game must be physically prepared (capable) to be
interfaced to a black box communication system, which will be
implemented in the future. |
| A gaming machine when executing
bi-directional communication with internal and external associated
equipment must use a communication protocol, which ensures that
erroneous data or signals will not adversely affect the operation
of the gaming machine. |
| Submitting for Type Approval |
| To submit a prototype of a gaming
machine for the Norwegian market, an official request on company
letterhead has to be made to GLI Europe (in English). The fully
filled out standard GLI submission form is an annex to the
submission letter. A duplicate submission has to be made to the
Norwegian Gaming Board (with the submission request letter in
English or Norwegian). The duplicate submission to the Norwegian
Gaming Board has to contain: a copy of the standard GLI submission
form, a technical machine description (in English or Norwegian), a
game description (in English or Norwegian), artwork in Norwegian
and English translation of the artwork. GLI Europe will start
testing after the Norwegian Gaming Board has confirmed that the
duplicate submission is received. |
| It should be noted that any
additional information that the manufacturer can include with a
submission may allow the testing laboratory to evaluate the product
for compliance status much more efficiently, yielding a lower cost.
Any training of the testing laboratories engineering staff, by an
engineer from the manufacturer, may also facilitate this process,
again yielding lower costs involved. |
| The minimum items/information that
must be submitted to the testing laboratory before the laboratory
will commence testing, is: |
| A random number generation autoplay
program. This program must be a derivative of the main control
program submitted. Its use will be for allowing the testing
laboratory to collect RNG data from the gaming device to evaluate
for compliance of the RNG routine, via a serial protocol interface
on the gaming device. Specifications for this autoplay program and
the data collection application will be supplied to the
manufacturer in a different document. |
| One (1) emulator or development
system. |
| Training or manual for emulator
operation. |
| One (1) gaming device operations
manual in English (including schematics). |
| One (1) fully functional gaming
device with ALL associated internal hardware components. |
| Each and every program needing
certification (in duplicate). |
| Source code for each and every
program needing certification. |
| Manufacturer mathematical
calculations print out (or program used). If the percentage can not
be calculated on a theoretical base, a fast play program is needed
that writes all game results to an RS-232 port. Only the final wins
have to be written. |
| Display of Rules of Play document
(artwork) if installed on the gaming machine in Norwegian. If a
video gaming device submission, printouts of every instructional
and/or help screens must be submitted. |
| Display of Rules of Play document
(artwork) if installed on the gaming machine in English. If a video
gaming device submission, printouts of every instructional and/or
help screens must be submitted with a translation document in
English of the printouts. |
| A game description document, that
is a concise description of the game being submitted. This game
description is a completely comprehensive description of the game,
with all associated rules of play, winning combinations, win
amounts, etc. This is NOT the artwork (display of rules of play)
that will be placed on the gaming device in the field. It is a
text-based document that fully describes the game and all of its
functions. |
| All breakpoints and memory
locations needed to test every aspect of the data program. This
includes: |
| Time measurement: A breakpoint
after depressing the start button and a breakpoint when a new game
can be started. At these breakpoints it must be possible to read
the time (real time, number of cycles etc.). |
| Forcing prizes: It must be
possible, using the emulator, to force every win that can occur in
the game. This includes all possible features and sub games. |
| RAM locations: It must be possible
to change the contents of addresses in RAM memory. For example
changing the contents of soft meters. |