Kansas Statutes 74-8749. Electronic gaming machine operating criteria; pay out; link to central lottery communication system
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-8749
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Electronic gaming machine: means any electronic, electromechanical, video or computerized device, contrivance or machine authorized by the Kansas lottery that, upon insertion of cash, tokens, electronic cards or any consideration, is available to play, operate or simulate the play of a game authorized by the Kansas lottery pursuant to the Kansas expanded lottery act, including, but not limited to, bingo, poker, blackjack, keno and slot machines, and that may deliver or entitle the player operating the machine to receive cash, tokens, merchandise or credits that may be redeemed for cash. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Executive director: means the executive director of the Kansas lottery. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Kansas lottery: means the state agency created by this act to operate a lottery or lotteries pursuant to this act. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Lottery facility games: means any electronic gaming machines and any other games that are authorized to be conducted or operated at any licensed gaming facilities in the United States. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Lottery gaming facility: means that portion of a building used for the purposes of operating, managing and maintaining lottery facility games. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Lottery gaming facility manager: means a corporation, limited liability company, resident Kansas American Indian tribe or other business entity authorized to construct and manage, or manage alone, pursuant to a lottery gaming facility management contract with the Kansas lottery, and on behalf of the state, a lottery gaming enterprise and lottery gaming facility. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Racetrack gaming facility: means that portion of a parimutuel licensee location where electronic gaming machines are operated, managed and maintained. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
- Racetrack gaming facility manager: means a parimutuel licensee specifically certified by the Kansas lottery to become a certified racetrack gaming facility manager and offer electronic gaming machines for play at the racetrack gaming facility. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
(a) Electronic gaming machines operated pursuant to this act, including those operated as lottery facility games, shall:
(1) Pay out an average of not less than 87% of the amount wagered over the life of the machine;
(2) be directly linked to a central lottery communications system to provide monitoring, auditing and other available program information to the Kansas lottery;
(3) be on-line and in constant communication with a central computer situated at a location determined by the executive director and specified in the lottery gaming facility or racetrack gaming facility management contract; and
(4) be subject to deactivation at any time by order of the executive director.
(b) The communications systems selected by the executive director shall not limit participation to only one electronic gaming machine manufacturer, distributor, supplier or provider. The lottery gaming facility manager or racetrack gaming facility manager shall lease or purchase for the Kansas lottery and at such gaming facility manager’s expense all equipment necessary to implement such central communications and auditing functions.