N.M. Admin. Code § 15.1.10.20 - ADDITIONAL PAYOUTS; PROMOTIONS: PERSONAL PROPERTY AWARDS
A. Additional payouts and personal property
awards shall be conducted in a manner that promotes responsible gaming. All
advertising (any printed, television, newspapers, posters, direct mail, etc.,
excluding radio) shall include an appropriate responsible gaming message and
toll free telephone number for compulsive gambling assistance.
B. The gaming operator licensee shall notify
the board in writing at least 10 business days before the beginning date of the
proposed additional payouts or personal property award. The written notice
shall include a description of the proposed additional payouts (e.g., double
jackpots for all dollar gaming machines), the proposed effective dates for the
additional payouts the times and conditions necessary for additional payouts to
occur, the license numbers of the gaming machines offering the additional
payouts, and the dollar value of the additional payouts. The rules or any
special conditions of how the additional payout or personal property award
shall be conducted shall be clearly described in the notification. The same
information shall be clearly posted on the gaming premises in a clearly visible
location during the effective dates of the additional payout program.
C. Advertising media for additional payouts
and personal property awards shall not offer free or discounted food or
beverages as an enticement to game. The use of the casino logo in display
advertising shall not constitute an enticement to game when the advertising
depicts the casino restaurant(s) or bar(s) or grill(s) or vendor(s).
D. The value of additional payouts of any
amount and personal property awards with a value of five hundred dollars
($500.00) or more shall be deductible from gaming machine revenue provided the
gaming operator licensee complies with all applicable requirements of this part
and all other board rules. The cost of advertising, promotional materials,
reimbursements to patrons, and promotions shall not be deductible from gaming
machine revenue. The gaming licensee shall prepare and remit deduction
information no later than the 3rd day of the
following month to the NMGCB in a manner specified by the board.
E. A licensee shall take reasonable steps to
remove advertising media for expired additional payouts and personal property
awards within 24 hours of the expiration of the additional payout or personal
property award.
F. The board's
receipt of notice of a proposed additional payout or personal property award
does not constitute endorsement of the proposed additional payout or personal
property award or a guarantee by the board that any additional payouts will be
made or that the personal property will be awarded.
G. The licensee shall notify the board
immediately in writing if there is any change in the beginning and ending dates
of the additional payout or personal property award or if there are any changes
or modifications as to how the additional payout or personal property award
shall be conducted.
H. Nothing in
this rule permits the award of an additional payout, cash, or non-cash prize
the value of which exceeds jackpot limits established by the act or these
rules.
I. Promotions shall be
conducted in a manner that promotes responsible gaming. All advertising media
shall include an appropriate responsible gaming message and toll free telephone
number for compulsive gambling assistance.
J. Rules of the promotion shall be made
available to any person requesting them. Any flyer, poster or other
advertisement for the promotion shall identify the location where the rules of
the promotion are available.
K.
Advertising media for promotions shall not offer free or discounted food or
beverages as an enticement to game. The use of the casino logo in display
advertising shall not constitute an enticement to game when the advertising
depicts the casino restaurant(s) or bar(s) or grill(s) or vendor(s).
L. A licensee shall take reasonable steps to
remove advertising media for expired promotions within twenty 24 hours of the
expiration of the promotion.
M. The
cost of advertising, promotional materials, reimbursements to patrons, and
promotions may not be deducted from gaming machine revenue.
N. The board may direct the gaming operator
licensee to cancel, modify or discontinue the promotion if the board determines
the promotion is contrary to law or otherwise contrary to the public health,
safety, morals, or general welfare.
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