Section 68IAC2-6-2. Equipment approval

   (a) The following may not be used for gaming by any casino licensee prior to the executive director, or the executive director's designee, authorizing their inclusion in the commission's online database of approved items and technologies:

(1) Electronic gaming devices and any component parts material to gaming activity, including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) Random number generators.

(B) All game media.

(C) Progressive controllers.

(D) Bill changers.

(2) Electromechanical devices used in connection with gaming activity at live gaming devices, including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) Items using radio frequency identification technology.

(B) Shuffling devices.

(C) Progressive controllers.

(3) System-to-system, game-to-system, or intradevice communication software used in the conduct or monitoring of gaming activity, including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) Accounting systems.

(B) Player tracking systems.

(C) Promotional and bonusing systems.

(4) Electromechanical devices material to accounting for casino assets, including, but not limited to, the following:

(A) Kiosks capable of distributing or collecting cashless wagering instruments or credits, or both.

(B) Ticket validation equipment.

(C) Currency counters.

(D) Chip sorters.

(5) Any other device or software that the executive director determines may affect the integrity of gaming in Indiana.

  (b) If a casino licensee intends to use any item or technology referenced in subsection (a) that does not appear in the commission's database, the casino licensee must seek approval for the item or technology by petitioning the executive director, in writing, for inclusion in the database. This petition must identify the following with specificity:

(1) The item or technology for which the casino licensee seeks approval.

(2) The manufacturer and distributor who would supply the item or technology to the casino.

(3) The authorized independent gaming laboratory chosen to certify the item or technology in accordance with section 3 of this rule.

(4) The date or dates on which the item or technology was or is expected to be submitted for certification under section 3 of this rule by the authorized independent gaming laboratory.

(Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 2-6-2; filed Jan 17, 1996, 11:00 a.m.: 19 IR 1301; readopted filed Oct 15, 2001, 4:34 p.m.: 25 IR 898; readopted filed Sep 14, 2007, 1:40 p.m.: 20071003-IR-068070354RFA; filed Oct 27, 2009, 2:48 p.m.: 20091125-IR-068090144FRA; errata filed Dec 2, 2009, 1:35 p.m.: 20091223-IR-068090144ACA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 3:58 p.m.: 20131225-IR-068130354RFA)