N.M. Admin. Code § 15.1.10.24 - AUTHORIZED GAMES; GAME REQUIREMENTS

A. Limited gaming permitted pursuant to Section 60-2E-2(A) of the act shall include only the play of approved games on licensed gaming machines. Table games, side bets, unapproved games, and all other forms of unauthorized gaming are expressly prohibited.

B. No game shall be played on a licensed premises until the board has authorized the game in conformity with the gaming operator applicant's or licensee's approved business plan and the gaming machine has been connected and transmitting satisfactorily to the board's central monitoring system.

C. The following games, one or more of which may be simulated on a single gaming machine, are approved for play on a licensed premises:

(1) draw poker;

(2) keno;

(3) blackjack;

(4) line-up symbols and numbers;

(5) any other game authorized by the board.

D. A racetrack gaming operator licensee may operate licensed multi-station games provided it meets the following conditions:

(1) the racetrack gaming operator licensee shall notify the board of its intent to place multi-station games on the gaming premises, and obtain approval of the board or its designee prior to placing the games on the gaming premises;

(2) the racetrack gaming operator licensee shall apply for and obtain licensure for each multi-station game; for purposes of this subsection, each multi-station game shall count as one gaming machine;

(3) no multi-station game shall have more than 15 player terminals;

(4) multi-station games shall not comprise more than three percent of the total possible allowed gaming machines on the gaming floor; for purposes of this subsection, each multi-station game having up to five player terminals shall count as one gaming machine, each multi-station game having between six and 10 player terminals shall count as two gaming machines and each multi-station game having between 11 and 15 gaming machines shall count as three gaming machines.

E. Each multi-station game operated by a racetrack gaming operator licensee shall comply with 15.1.7 NMAC, where applicable, and the following additional technical specifications:

(1) each individual player terminal shall be capable of being independently monitored by the central monitoring system;

(2) each multi-station game shall have one random number generator;

(3) each multi-station game shall have one master terminal which houses the logic area and game display, and which is shared among all player terminals;

(4) the player terminals of the multi-station game shall have no means to independently determine game outcomes;

(5) each multi-station game shall be configured so that it cannot be disconnected from the gaming device central processing unit that determines the game outcomes for all player stations without rendering that terminal inoperable;

(6) multi-station games shall only permit players to play against the house.

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N.M. Admin. Code § 15.1.10.24

12/31/98; 15.1.10.24 NMAC - Rn, 15 NMAC 1.10.24, 3/31/00; A, 12/28/01; 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