491—11.9 (99F) Slot machine requirements.
	 11.9(1) Movement.
	  a.   	 Any entity providing slot machines, gambling games, or implements of gambling to a licensed facility must file written notice with the commission at least five calendar days prior to receipt by the facility. A licensed facility selling or an owner removing slot machines, gambling games, or implements of gambling from the facility must file written notice with the commission at least one day prior to removal. Notification by facsimile or E-mail shall be considered written notice.
	  b.   	 The administrator may approve licensee transfers of slot machines, gambling games, or implements of gambling among subsidiaries of the licensee’s parent company.
	 11.9(2) Payout percentage.  A slot machine game must meet the following maximum and minimum theoretical percentage payouts during the expected lifetime of the game.
	  a.   	 A slot machine game’s theoretical payout must be at least 80 percent and no more than 100 percent of the amount wagered. The theoretical payout percentage is determined using standard methods of probability theory.
	  b.   	 A slot machine game shall have a probability of obtaining the highest single advertised payout, which must statistically occur at least once in 50,000,000 games.
	 11.9(3) Unless otherwise authorized by the administrator, each slot machine in a casino shall have the following identifying features:
	  a.   	 A manufacturer’s serial number that is firmly attached and visible.
	  b.   	 A casino number at least two inches in height permanently imprinted, affixed, or impressed on the outside of the machine so that the number may be observed by the surveillance camera.
	  c.   	 A display located conspicuously on the slot machine that automatically illuminates when a player has won a jackpot not paid automatically and totally by the slot machine and which advises the player to see an attendant to receive full payment.
	  d.   	 A display on the front of the slot machine that clearly represents its rules of play, character combinations requiring payouts, and the amount of the related payouts. In addition, a facility shall display on the slot machine a clear description of any merchandise or thing of value offered as a payout including the cash equivalent value of the merchandise or thing of value offered, the dates the merchandise or thing of value will be offered if the facility establishes a time limit upon initially offering the merchandise or thing of value, and the availability or unavailability to the patron of the optional cash equivalent value. A cash equivalent value shall be at least 75 percent of the fair market value of the merchandise or thing of value offered.
	  e.   	 A mechanical, electrical, or electronic device that automatically precludes a player from operating the slot machine after winning a jackpot requiring a manual payout. The device must require an attendant to reactivate the machine.
	  f.   	 A light on the pedestal above the slot machine that automatically illuminates when the door to the slot machine or any device connected which may affect the operation of the slot machine is opened.
	  g.   	 Test connections as may be specified and approved by the administrator for the on-site inspection, examination, and testing of the machine.
	  h.   	 Devices, equipment, features, and capabilities, as may be required by the commission, that are specific to that slot machine after the prototype model is approved by the commission.
	 11.9(4) Storage media.  Hardware media devices which contain game functions or characteristics, including but not limited to pay tables and random number generators, shall be verified and sealed with evidence tape by a commission representative prior to being placed in operation, as determined by the administrator.
	 11.9(5) Posting of the actual aggregate payout percentage. The actual aggregate payout percentage to the nearest one-tenth (0.1) percent of all slot machine games in operation during the preceding three calendar months shall be posted at the main casino entrance, cashier cages, and slot booths by the fifteenth day of each calendar month. For the purpose of this calculation, the actual aggregate payout percentage shall be the slot revenue reported to the commission during the preceding three calendar months divided by the slot coin-in reported to the commission during the preceding three calendar months subtracted from 100 percent.