58 Pa. Code § 819a.1 - Interactive gaming progressives
(a) An
interactive gaming certificate holder, or interactive gaming operator licensee
operating on behalf of an interactive gaming certificate holder, may offer
progressive jackpots that meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Increase in value based upon an approved
rate of progression.
(2) Are
awarded for a specific outcome or event.
(b) An interactive gaming progressive must
include the following information:
(1) The
rules governing the award of the progressive, which must be readily available
to players.
(2) A progressive
meter, visible to the players, which must increase in value based upon wagers
placed and advise players of the amount which can be won if the player receives
the corresponding outcome.
(3) A
cumulative progressive payout meter that continuously and automatically records
the total value of progressive jackpots paid to winning
players.
(c) An
interactive gaming progressive may not be offered for play until all of the
following have been submitted to the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations for
review and approval, in accordance with §
461a.4 (relating to submission for
testing and approval):
(1) The progressive
software, including a mechanism to authenticate and review the
software.
(2) The rules governing
the progressive, including how they will be displayed to players.
(3) The initial seed and reseed amounts at
which the progressive meter will be set.
(4) The proposed rate of progression for each
progressive jackpot.
(5) The
proposed incrementation rate for a reserve pool, if any, to fund the next reset
amount.
(d) A
modification to an interactive gaming progressive may not be offered for play
until a written explanation of the modification has been submitted to the
Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations for review and approval granted, in
accordance with §
461a.4.
(e) Two or more linked games offering the
same progressive jackpot may be of different denominations or have different
wagers, or both, required to win the progressive jackpot, provided that the
following criteria are met:
(1) The
probability of winning the progressive jackpot is directly proportional to the
wager required to win that jackpot.
(2) Notice indicating the proportional
probability of hitting the interactive gaming progressive jackpot is
conspicuously displayed.
(f) Prior to an interactive gaming
progressive being offered, the operator shall be required to update its
internal controls. The following requirements shall be met:
(1) The internal controls shall provide the
procedures by which jackpots are reconciled.
(2) The internal controls shall provide for
the procedures for investigating and reporting variances.
(g) In the event of a malfunction, the
interactive gaming progressive shall be made unavailable to players. The
following measures shall be taken:
(1) The
operator shall notify the board in writing within 24 hours of a
malfunction.
(2) The operator shall
investigate the cause of the malfunction and provide updates to the
board.
(3) The operator shall not
make the progressive available to players again until board approval of
corrective action has been granted.
(h) Interactive gaming progressive jackpot
meters may not be turned back to a lesser amount unless one of the following
occurs:
(1) The amount indicated has been
actually paid to a winning patron and the interactive gaming progressive
jackpot amount has been recorded in accordance with the internal controls
approved by the board.
(2) With
written approval, the interactive gaming progressive jackpot has been
transferred to another interactive gaming progressive or interactive gaming
wide area progressive system.
(3)
The change is necessitated by a malfunction. An explanation shall be provided,
and the board consulted prior to the adjustment being made.
(i) An interactive gaming progressive may be
transferred or terminated after written notice has been provided to the board
subject to the following:
(1) Players shall
be given at least 30 days notice, in a manner approved by the board, prior to
an interactive gaming progressive being terminated or transferred.
(2) The transfer is to another board-approved
interactive gaming progressive, and the board has verified and approved the
comparability of the two interactive gaming progressives.
(3) The transfer represents the entire
interactive gaming progressive pot.
(4) An interactive gaming progressive may be
terminated concurrent with the winning of the progressive jackpot, provided
that the progressive was so configured prior to the winning of the
jackpot.
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