N.M. Admin. Code § 15.1.10.14 - UNLICENSED AND SUSPENDED GAMES OR GAMING DEVICES

A. No unlicensed or unauthorized games shall be operated at the gaming establishment, nor shall a licensee offer for sale, distribution, or play any gaming device that shall be used in gaming without first having obtained all necessary licenses and having paid all current fees and taxes applicable to such devices.

B. A licensee who desires to temporarily remove or suspend a game from play shall give the board advance written notice of the type and number of games sought to be suspended and the beginning date and duration of the proposed suspension. In addition, the licensee shall physically remove the gaming device from any area accessible by members, in the case of a nonprofit operator licensee, or the public, in the case of a racetrack gaming operator licensee, and place it in a secured area approved by the board. Thereafter, the board shall un-enroll the gaming device from the central monitoring system and periodically inspect the gaming device and allow it to remain on the licensed premises during the suspension period not to exceed 30 days. Temporary removal of a gaming device under this subsection shall not exceed 60 days.

C. Before any suspended game or gaming device shall be reactivated and placed into play, the licensee shall:

(1) advise the board in writing of the licensee's intention and date to reactivate such game or gaming device;

(2) pay all applicable fees and taxes; and

(3) offer the game or gaming device for play following the board's reinspection and central monitoring system enrollment of the gaming device.

D. If a gaming operator licensee shall remove a gaming machine from the gaming area due to suspected cheating, tampering, or malfunction, the gaming operator:

(1) shall immediately notify the board's enforcement and information systems on-call personnel by telephone of the temporary removal and file a written report within five days; remove the gaming machine to a secure location as directed by the board; and ensure that the gaming machine is secured during any investigation deemed necessary by the board or its agent;

(2) may temporarily replace the removed gaming machine with a pre-approved gaming machine obtained from a licensed distributor or manufacturer, provided the gaming operator licensee and licensed distributor or manufacturer fully disclose the terms of the temporary replacement and provided the terms are satisfactory to the board; and

(3) shall notify the board of the date on which the removed gaming machine will be returned to play and provide proof satisfactory to the board that the replacement gaming machine has been removed from the licensed premises and returned to the distributor

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N.M. Admin. Code § 15.1.10.14

12/31/98; 15.1.10.14 NMAC - Rn, 15 NMAC 1.10.14, 3/31/00; A, 2/28/05; A, 12/15/10, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 19, October 15, 2015, eff. 10/15/2015, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 02, January 29, 2016, eff. 1/29/2016