8. Electronic Gaming Device Cabinets

The objective of the requirements in this section is to ensure the physical security and integrity of the Gaming Device cabinets including any Critical Software and cash boxes contained inside the cabinets.

8.1 General Gaming Device Cabinet Construction

8.1.1 The cabinet must be secured to prevent unauthorized access to critical components that impact Game’s integrity, with the following items separately secured inside the main Gaming Device cabinet:

  1. The CPU, any Critical Software and data storage equipment, and Critical Memory; and
  2. The cashbox.

8.1.2 Door open and close conditions that allow access to Critical Memory, Critical Software, and areas within the Gaming Device storing Wagering Instruments must be detected and reported to the Gaming Device as well as the Slot Monitoring System. 

8.1.3 All Gaming Devices must display a non-removable unique identifier on the outside of the cabinet that is sufficient to allow for its monitoring and tracking.

8.2 Electromagnetic Immunity

8.2.1 All assembled Gaming Device cabinets intended for use at a Gaming Site must undergo an independent review to demonstrate electro-magnetic immunity.   The Gaming Device must comply with the following requirements related to electromagnetic immunity:

  1. The Random Number Generator (RNG) and random selection process shall be impervious to influences from Electro Static Discharge (ESD);
  2. Protection against ESD requires that the Gaming Device’s conductive cabinet be earthed in such a way that static discharge energy shall not permanently damage or permanently impact the normal operation of the electronics or other components within the Gaming Device. Gaming Devices may exhibit temporary disruption when subjected to a significant external ESD with a severity level of 27kV air discharge. The Gaming Device shall exhibit a capacity to recover and complete any interrupted play without loss or corruption of any control information or Critical Game Data following any temporary disruption; and
  3. The results of this independent review must be included with the submission of new Gaming Device cabinets.

8.2.2 In conducting the independent review contemplated in standard 8.2.1, the independent review must be certified by an individual or group not directly involved in the development of the Gaming Device who is authorized by the Gaming-Related Supplier for such certification, or an independent test lab with ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for such work.