§ 605a.8. Linked progressive table games.
(a) Two or more table games that are located within the same licensed facility and offer a shared progressive jackpot must be linked using an approved local area progressive (LAP) controller.
(b) The LAP controller:
(1) Must be capable of uniquely identifying each linked progressive table game.
(2) Must become inoperable if any of the following errors occur:
(i) RAM failures.
(ii) Power failures.
(iii) Self-check errors.
(iv) Incorrect configurations.
(v) Lost jackpot configurations.
(3) Must be designed to:
(i) Recover from an error or communication failure and, when recovered, to return to the state it was in prior to the error or communication failure.
(ii) Automatically and accurately calculate the progressive jackpot amount based on a configured rate of progression and to continuously update the required displays and meters.
(iii) Accurately identify and record the order of winning progressive jackpots when two or more linked progressive table games achieve the same winning game outcome at nearly the same time.
(iv) Complete a self-check when powered-up. A LAP controller must be designed so that it becomes operational only if it has successfully passed a self-check. A self-check must include an authentication of the LAP controller software by means of, at a minimum, a 16-bit cyclical redundancy check.
(4) May not allow progressive parameter changes while a progressive link is in operation.
(c) Progressives connected to a LAP controller must become unplayable when the LAP controller is disabled or inoperable or if the progressive loses communication with the LAP controller.
(d) The certificate holder shall specify in its internal controls required under § 465a.2 (relating to internal control systems and audit protocols):
(1) The mechanism by which the certificate holder and the patrons will be notified if the LAP controller or the linked progressive on a table game becomes inoperable.
(2) The secure location within the licensed facility where the LAP controller will be stored.
(3) An access matrix containing a list of users and a description of their access rights to the LAP controller software.
(4) Key controls over the cabinet or rack which houses the LAP controller.
(e) A certificate holder is required to physically house, in each location where a LAP controller is stored, an entry authorization log that documents each time a LAP controller is accessed. The log must:
(1) Contain the date, time, purpose for accessing the LAP controller and the signature and license or permit number of the person accessing the LAP controller.
(2) Be maintained in the location where the LAP controller unit is housed.
(3) Have recorded a sequence number and the manufacturer’s serial number of the LAP controller.
(f) A certificate holder seeking to utilize a linked progressive on a table game shall submit for approval the location and manner of installing a progressive meter display mechanism.
(g) Two or more table games within the same licensed facility that are linked to a common progressive meter for the purpose of offering a shared progressive jackpot must:
(1) Have the same probability of hitting the combination that will award the progressive jackpot as every other table game linked to the common progressive meter.
(2) Require that the same progressive wager amount be invested to entitle the player a chance at winning the progressive jackpot. Progressive wager amounts may not be changed unless the certificate holder updates its Rules Submission in accordance with § 601a.2 (relating to table games Rules Submissions).
(h) Table games that offer a linked progressive jackpot may not be made available for play by the public until the LAP controller and the linked progressive table games have been tested by the Bureau of Gaming Laboratory Operations and approved in accordance with § § 461a.4 and 461a.26 (relating to submission for testing and approval; and testing and software installation on the live gaming floor).
Authority The provisions of this § 605a.8 added under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(30) and 13A02(1) and (2).
Source The provisions of this § 605a.8 adopted August 15, 2014, effective August 16, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 5463.
Cross References This section cited in 58 Pa. Code § 627b.6 (relating to Harmony Progressive); 58 Pa. Code § 629b.7 (relating to Harmony Progressive); 58 Pa. Code § 631b.2 (relating to Heavenly 9 Baccarat wager); 58 Pa. Code § 631b.10 (relating to Harmony Progressive); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.2 (relating to Jackpot Party Progressive wager); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.3 (relating to Match the Dealer Progressive Blackjack wager); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.6 (relating to Super 4 Progressive Blackjack wager); 58 Pa. Code § 633b.10 (relating to Blackjack Match Progressive); 58 Pa. Code § 635b.1 (relating to Match the Dealer Progressive Spanish 21 wager); 58 Pa. Code § 639a.2 (relating to Caribbean Stud Poker table physical characteristics); 58 Pa. Code § 641a.2 (relating to Four Card Poker table physical characteristics); 58 Pa. Code § 643a.2 (relating to Let It Ride Poker table physical characteristics); 58 Pa. Code § 647a.2 (relating to Texas Hold ’Em Bonus Poker table physical characteristics); 58 Pa. Code § 649a.2 (relating to Three Card Poker table physical characteristics); 58 Pa. Code § 653a.2 (relating to Ultimate Texas Hold ’Em Poker table physical characteristics); 58 Pa. Code § 655a.2 (relating to Mississippi Stud table physical characteristics); 58 Pa. Code § 657a.2 (relating to Crazy 4 Poker table physical characteristics); 58 Pa. Code § 678a.2 (relating to High Card Flush table physical characteristics); 58 Pa. Code § 685b.1 (relating to Match the Dealer Progressive Down Under Blackjack wager); and 58 Pa. Code § 688a.2 (relating to Face Up Pai Gow Poker table; Pai Gow Poker Shaker; physical characteristics).
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