Section 68IAC2-6-6. Inventory requirements; conversion notification

   (a) The casino licensee must maintain an inventory of electronic gaming devices and equipment. The inventory must include the following:

(1) The serial number assigned to the electronic gaming device by the manufacturer.

(2) The registration number issued by the commission.

(3) The type of game for which the electronic gaming device is designed and used.

(4) The location of electronic gaming devices equipped with bill validators and any bill validators that stand alone.

(5) The manufacturer of the electronic gaming device.

(6) The location of the electronic gaming device.

  (b) This inventory report must be submitted, on a form prescribed by the commission, to the executive director on the anniversary date of the issuance of the casino owner's license.

  (c) If a casino licensee converts an electronic gaming device, the casino licensee must take the following steps:

(1) Request permission for the conversion from the commission and supply the commission with the following information:

(A) The:

(i) serial number;

(ii) commission registration number;

(iii) machine number; and

(iv) model number;

of the electronic gaming device that is being converted.

(B) The type of electronic gaming device that is being converted and the new type of machine if the type of machine is changed.

(C) The location of the electronic gaming device on the casino.

(D) If the electronic gaming device is:

(i) a stand alone progressive; or

(ii) linked to a progressive controller;

the old rate of progression and the new rate of progression must be submitted.

(E) The current and future denomination of the electronic gaming device if the denomination is to be converted.

(F) The current and future control program medium number that is installed or that is to be installed in the electronic gaming device. If a new control program medium is installed in an electronic gaming device, the control program medium must be approved for use in Indiana.

(G) Any other information deemed necessary by the executive director or the commission to ensure compliance with IC 4-33, IC 4-35, and this title.

This information must be submitted to the commission at least fourteen (14) days before the casino licensee plans to make the conversion. The request for conversion shall have a space for the commission to sign indicating approval of the conversion request and a space for the signature of the enforcement agent to indicate the conversion was completed.

(2) The commission must approve the request for conversions before a conversion may be made by the casino licensee.

(3) An enforcement agent must do the following:

(A) Perform digital signature verification on the control program media to ensure that the control program media being installed match those on the request for conversion.

(B) Seal the control program medium with tape in accordance with section 19 of this rule.

(4) In the presence of an enforcement agent, a slot technician or the equivalent shall ensure that the payglass installed on the electronic gaming device accurately reflects the payouts for the control program medium that has been installed in the electronic gaming device. The payglass test may be performed by either:

(A) running the payout table test; or

(B) ensuring the payglass matches the approved diagram set forth in the payglass manual maintained by the commission.

(5) The casino licensee shall do the following:

(A) Ensure that a copy of the par sheet for each game theme is placed in the electronic gaming device in accordance with section 5 of this rule.

(B) Perform a coin test to ensure that the electronic gaming device is communicating with the central computer system. If the electronic gaming device is not communicating with the central computer system, the electronic gaming device must be disabled.

(6) The casino licensee must do the following:

(A) Update the master list of electronic gaming devices after the conversion is complete.

(B) Provide the chief counsel for the commission and the enforcement agent supervisor assigned to the casino with a copy of the updated master list within fourteen (14) days of the conversion.

(Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 2-6-6; filed Jan 17, 1996, 11:00 a.m.: 19 IR 1302; filed Aug 20, 1997, 7:11 a.m.: 21 IR 12; readopted filed Oct 15, 2001, 4:34 p.m.: 25 IR 898; filed Dec 2, 2001, 12:35 p.m.: 25 IR 1064; filed Dec 6, 2006, 2:52 p.m.: 20070103-IR-068060191FRA; readopted filed Sep 14, 2007, 1:40 p.m.: 20071003-IR-068070354RFA; filed Dec 6, 2012, 2:32 p.m.: 20130102-IR-068110786FRA; readopted filed Nov 26, 2013, 3:58 p.m.: 20131225-IR-068130354RFA; filed Nov 13, 2015, 2:37 p.m.: 20151209-IR-068150113FRA)