The provided legal document outlines the minimum procedures for the drop, count, and distribution of chips and coins for poker games in gaming establishments. It specifies that the procedures for collecting poker drop boxes and jackpot award drop boxes, as well as counting their contents, must comply with the regulations set forth in Regulations 30-902 and 30-903, and the internal control minimum procedures established by the Division of Gaming. At the end of a shift or gaming day, locked single-shift and multiple-shift drop boxes must be removed from the poker tables by the drop team members and transported to the count room or a secure area for counting.

This document, part of the Code of Colorado Regulations, pertains to the testing and certification of gaming devices and equipment used in limited gaming. It states that all slot machines and other devices determined by the Director must be tested and certified by a contracted testing laboratory before use. The cost of testing is to be paid by the licensees requesting approval. Licensed manufacturers, distributors, and associated equipment suppliers must make gaming equipment available to the Division of Gaming upon request for review, training, and investigative purposes.

Any representative of the Division may request that a licensee remove all or designated cards from play or storage for the purpose of inspection. Any representative of the Division may conduct the inspection or may request an employee of the licensee to conduct the inspection. If an employee of the licensee will conduct the inspection, the employee must follow the procedures required by the Division. Cards that are inspected and found to be without any indication of tampering, marks, alteration, or anything that might indicate unfair play, and decks of cards that are found to be without missing or additional cards, may be returned to the retail licensee to be immediately destroyed or canceled.

(1) In addition to the specifications in sections 30-1226 through 30-1240 inclusive, slot machines must: Eff 03/02/2007 (a) Be controlled by one or more microprocessors; Eff 03/02/2007 (b) Be compatible to online data monitoring and electronic meter acquisitions; Eff 03/02/2007 (c) Have a separate internal enclosure for the circuit board located behind the main front door; and Eff 03/02/2007 (d) Continue a game with no data loss after a power failure.

This legal document governs the rules and regulations related to progressive slot machine games in Colorado. It applies to Colorado licensed retail establishments that offer progressive slot machine games. Progressive slot machine games are defined as slot machine games with an award that increases based on the placement or result of a wager. The document outlines the different types of progressive slot machine games, including single games, linked games within a single establishment, and linked games between multiple establishments.

Slot machine tournaments may be conducted by operator and retail licensees upon licensed premises meeting the security and surveillance requirements of the rules and regulations and of the Internal Control Minimum Procedures. A tournament must conclude no later than the 31st day following the first day of tournament play. A tournament may be conducted by only one licensee; two or more licensees may not jointly conduct a single tournament. Eff 03/02/2007

The tournament entry fee for each player may not exceed ten thousand dollars for the entire tournament, regardless of the number of qualification or play-off rounds played. The tournament must be structured so that the minimum number of machine plays available to each player, without the accumulation of any winning credits, is equal to not less than the entry fee divided by one hundred. (amend. perm. 03/30/02)

For purposes of slot machine tournament play only, the adjusted gross proceeds for the tournament shall be the total amount received by the licensee for all entry fees less the total amount paid to the winner(s) as prizes. The value of merchandise awarded as prizes shall be the actual cost of purchase paid by the licensee. Licensees awarding prizes of merchandise shall retain purchase invoices showing the cost of such merchandise.

Cash received for tournament entry fees must be kept separate and apart from all other cash received by the licensee until such time as it is counted. Cash and merchandise paid out to winners as prize money shall be accounted for on forms specified by the Division.

The rules for the conduct of each tournament shall be reduced to writing and a copy must be posted and/or available to all tournament players. An information copy of the rules must also be provided to the local office of the Division of Gaming at least five days in advance of the scheduled start of the tournament.