820 KAR 1:110. Keno.
RELATES TO: KRS 238.505(17)
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 238.515(2), (9),
238.545(4), 238.550(1)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: The Office of
Charitable Gaming is authorized to establish circumstances under which
"special limited charitable games" will be conducted. This
administrative regulation establishes standards for the conduct of Keno,
establishes reporting requirements, and establishes standards for the use of
Keno equipment.
Section 1. Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements.
(1) For a period of thirty-six (36) months following the last date of the
special limited charitable games, the charitable organization shall maintain
accurate records as to the conduct of the Keno games. The records shall
include:
(a) The information contained in the transaction
log;
(b) Payout information for each game played;
(c) The number draw and time of the draw for each
game played;
(d) Appropriate system parameter information
including probable payout percentages and odds of winning for each game played;
(e) System exception information including voids
and late pays for each game played; and
(f) The exception log.
(2) Other Keno records. The charitable organization
shall retain all outside copies of winning tickets of $500 or more for a period
of thirty-six (36) months following the date of the Keno games.
(3) At least once during each day of the special
limited charitable games, the organization shall generate an updated shift
report, and at the conclusion of each day generate a daily report, which shall
be retained for a period of thirty-six (36) months following the date of the
Keno games.
Section 2. Conduct of the Game - Keno. The
following rules govern the conduct of Keno.
(1) All individuals involved in any way in the
conduct of Keno shall be trained in the proper conduct of the game and the
control of funds.
(2) Participation.
(a) No person under the age of eighteen (18) shall
play or conduct the game of Keno.
(b) No individual involved in any capacity in the
conduct of Keno at a charitable gaming event shall be permitted to play Keno at
the same event and on the same day in which such individual was involved in the
conduct of Keno.
(3) Only computerized Keno games may be conducted.
Brush or manual games are prohibited.
(4) No player shall have access to, or be allowed
to activate, the Keno equipment. Each number selected by the player, along with
the amount wagered and the total numbers played shall be entered into the
computer, and an outside ticket shall be presented to the player. The inside
ticket shall be retained for such period deemed necessary by the Keno manager.
(5) Players shall mark the inside ticket with their
number selections or selection by quick pick is permissible.
(a) Concurrently with the generation of the outside
ticket, the information on the outside ticket shall be recorded on the
transaction log.
(b) If a ticket is voided, the void information
shall be input in the computer, and the computer shall document the appropriate
information pertaining to the voided wager. A void slip shall then be issued,
which shall be retained with the outside tickets to serve as documentation of
the transaction.
(6) If the Keno equipment breaks down or
malfunctions during the selection of the winning numbers and the problem is not
promptly corrected, players shall be refunded the amount wagered upon
presenting their outside ticket.
(7) Once the Keno manager is satisfied that all
tickets for a game have been issued, the game shall be closed and all players
shall be so notified. No tickets may be written or voided after a game has been
closed and the number selection process has begun. Controls shall exist to
prevent the writing and voiding of tickets after a game has been closed and
after the number selection process has begun.
(8) The potential payout or prize for each
different type of wager shall be made known to the players prior to their
selecting numbers. This may be done through posting the potential payouts in a
manner clearly visible to the players or through a printed schedule that is
available at each location where Keno is played.
(9) No ticket, including a way ticket, may be
purchased representing a wager of over five (5) dollars, except that a
multirace ticket may be purchased for an amount over five (5) dollars if the
wager for each game does not exceed five (5) dollars.
(10) A statement indicating any time restrictions
for redeeming a winning ticket shall be visibly posted at each location where
Keno is played or printed on the outside ticket or the schedule of prize
payouts.
(11) The outside ticket that is given to the player
shall contain the following information:
(a) Date of the game;
(b) Numbers chosen by the player;
(c) Ticket sequence number;
(d) Conditioning of the ticket;
(e) Station number where the ticket was generated;
(f) Game number; and
(g) The name of the charitable organization.
(12) A draw ticket shall be prepared by the
computer.
(13) A player shall wait until the last game
wagered on has been called in order to collect any winnings. A player may be
allowed to play fewer consecutive games than originally indicated, if approval
has been obtained from the Keno manager and the voided wagers are properly
documented in the transaction log.
Section 3. Winner Verification. Winning tickets
shall be verified prior to payout and paid in the following manner:
(1) Procedures shall be established to preclude
payment of a ticket previously presented for payment, unclaimed winning tickets
after a specified period of time, voided tickets, and tickets which have not
been issued.
(2) The sequence number of a ticket presented for
payment shall be input into the computer, and the payment amount shall be
generated by the computer and shall be given to the player.
(3) No payouts shall be made unless a winning
outside ticket has been presented. If the payout amount is not indicated on the
outside ticket, a payout slip shall be issued.
(4) The exception log shall be produced and
maintained documenting any payments made on tickets which have not been
authorized by the computer.
(5) In addition to computer system approval,
winning tickets of fifty (50) dollars through $250 shall be verbally verified
by the Keno manager, winning tickets of over $250 require the signature of the
Keno manager and winning tickets of $1,000 or more require approval of the Keno
manager evidenced by his signature, the performance of comparison of the
winning customer outside ticket to the transaction log and a regrading of the
customer copy using the payout schedule and draw information.
Section 4. Security Standards and Controls. Access
to the area in which Keno workers operate shall be restricted to charitable
organization workers and authorized equipment service personnel only. Access to
the computer system shall be adequately restricted, and the computer and Keno
supplies shall be maintained under lock and key while not in use. These keys
shall be maintained only by the designated chairperson of the charitable
organization.
Section 5. Keno Tournaments Prohibited. Tournaments,
whereby players pay an entry fee for a certain amount to play a number of Keno
games and where prizes are awarded from a pool of entry fees paid back to the
players based on their scores, are prohibited. Keno leagues played in a similar
fashion as Keno tournaments are also prohibited.
Section 6. Progressive Keno Games Prohibited. Games
with a prize payout that increases by a predetermined percentage or amount as
each game is played if the prize has not been awarded in a previous game are
also prohibited.
Section 7. Prize Payouts. (1) No individual prize
valued in excess of $25,000 may be awarded in any Keno game.
(2) Every charitable organization shall have
sufficient funds available to pay every winner of its Keno games by the end of
the business day following the date such winning ticket is verified. Every
winning prize shall be paid in full to the winning player and shall not be paid
over a period of time or through an annuity, unless such annuity is the prize.
(3) For any prizes valued at $10,000 or more, the
charitable organization shall have sufficient funds insured or guaranteed by:
(a) An insurance company licensed to transact
business in Kentucky;
(b) Money deposited into an insured account
maintained by a financial institution and held in escrow for these purposes;
(c) An irrevocable letter of credit issued by a
financial institution; or
(d) A bond from a bonding company registered to do
business in Kentucky.
(4) If two (2) or more tickets fulfill the
requirements for winning the largest prize on the same game, the full prize
shall be divided equally among the winning tickets subject to any prize payout
limit per game. Applicable prize payout limits shall be legibly posted at each
location where Keno is played and printed on the schedule of prize payouts.
(5) All unclaimed prizes shall be the property of
the charitable organization.
(6) All winning tickets of $500 or more shall be
paid to the player by check and not in cash, made payable to the order of the
player.
(7) If there are multiple players on the same
winning ticket and the prize is $500 or more, the prize payment shall also be
paid by a single check and not in cash, made payable to the order of the
players.
Section 8. Payout Structure. Each game of Keno
shall be conducted in such a manner that the probable payout percentage for
each game shall not exceed seventy-five (75) percent.
Section 9. Keno Equipment Maintenance and
Standards. (1) An effective maintenance plan shall be established to service
Keno equipment, including computer program updates, hardware servicing, and
Keno number selection equipment.
(2) With the exception of routine maintenance, all
Keno equipment maintenance shall be performed by the manufacturer's or
distributor's authorized service personnel. Routine maintenance shall include
clearing of ticket printer paper jams, changing printer heads and cutter bars,
and changing paper tape, adding paper to the ticket printer or aligning the
paper on the ticket printer.
(3) A manufacturer or distributor shall not offer
or market any type of Keno equipment unless the equipment complies with the
requirements contained in this section.
(4) The office shall have the authority to request
the testing and approval of any Keno equipment at any time if deemed necessary
in order to ensure fairness to the public and maintain the integrity of the
game.
(5) Hardware requirements.
(a) All electrical and mechanical parts and design
principles shall follow acceptable industrial codes in standards in both design
and manufacture.
(b) Logic boards and software EPROM's shall be in a
locked or sealed area within the machine or in a separate machine. No access to
this area is allowed by persons other than the manufacturer's or distributor's
authorized service personnel. Any unauthorized tampering or entrance into the
logic area is prohibited.
(c) All PROMs and EPROMs shall have unique serial
numbers that may be used to identify the PROMs and EPROMs for approval and
inspection purposes. All logic boards shall have unique serial numbers or model
numbers for approval and inspection purposes.
(d) A machine shall have a nonremovable
identification label externally attached to the machine which includes the name
of the manufacturer, the serial number of the machine and the model or make of
the machine.
(6) Machine protection and integrity.
(a) A surge protector that feeds all power to the
equipment shall be installed.
(b) The operation of the Keno equipment shall be
impervious to influences from the outside of the device, including electro-magnetic
interference, electro-static interference, and radio frequency interference.
(c) All computer functions and programs shall be
secured in a locked and protective housing.
(d) The design of the Keno equipment shall ensure
that there are no readily accessible game function related points which would
allow any input and that there is no access to input or output circuits unless
it is necessary for the proper operation of the equipment. No switches or other
controlling devices may be added to the machine that would cause the machine to
operate in a manner other than in which it was designed to play.
(7) Software requirements.
(a) The logic of the hardware or software may not
interfere with the random number generator software.
(b) The software shall meet the minimum internal
control standards for the conduct of Keno.
(c) Machine programs shall be capable of detecting
corruption and shall provide an error message due to failure of the program
storage media and cause the machine to cease play until corrected.
(d) All programs residing in the equipment shall be
contained in a storage media which is not alterable through any use of the
circuitry or programming of the machine itself.
(8) Retention of game data.
(a) No Keno equipment shall have a mechanism
whereby an error will cause the game data to automatically clear. Game data
shall be maintained at all times regardless of whether the machine is being
supplied with power.
(b) Game data shall be stored in such a way as to
prevent loss of the data when replacing parts or modules during normal
maintenance.
(9) Random number generator. Random number
generator selection device. A random number generator shall reside on a PROM or
EPROM secured in the logic board of the computer. The numbers selected by the
random number generator for each game shall be stored in the computer’s memory
and be capable of being output to produce a draw ticket with no manual input of
the numbers required. Each possible combination of numbers which produce
winning or losing game outcomes shall be available for random selection at the
initiation of each game. The random selection process shall not produce any
patterns of game outcomes, or be dependent upon any previous number selections
or game outcomes, the amount wagered, or upon the style or method of play.
(10) Printer.
(a) The numbers that the player selects shall be
printed on the outside ticket.
(b) The printer mechanism shall have a
paper-sensing device that upon sensing a "paper low" condition will
allow the machine to finish printing the ticket and then prevent further ticket
writing.
(c) Each machine shall recognize a printer power
loss occurrence and cease play until power has been restored to the printer and
the machine is capable of producing a valid ticket.
(d) Printed game data shall be printed in ink that
will remain legible throughout the retention period required by Section 1 of
this administrative regulation. (23 Ky.R. 1279; Am. 1938; eff. 11-8-96;
Recodified from 500 KAR 11:110, 2-23-99.)
