(1) A slot machine tournament is an organized event at which players have the opportunity to engage in competitive play against other players using slot machines the division has approved for that purpose.
    (2) A slot machine licensee shall not operate a slot machine tournament unless it has submitted the following to the division at 1400 W. Commercial Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309, for approval in writing:
    (a) Tournament rules of play consistent with Florida Statutes Chapter 551; and,
    (b) A floor plan of the location of the specific slot machines selected for tournament play within the gaming area.
    (3) Any slot machine and associated slot machine component that is part of a slot machine tournament shall:
    (a) Comply with the requirements of Florida Statutes Chapter 551, and the administrative rules adopted pursuant to that chapter. However, the percentage requirements of Section 551.104(4)(j), F.S., and the percentage requirements of the rules adopted pursuant to Florida Statutes Chapter 551, do not apply to tournament play.
    (b) Be equipped with a program certified by an independent testing laboratory licensed by the state which allows for the tournament mode of play.
    (c) Disable normal mode of play for those machines selected for tournament play.
    (d) Be enabled centrally or by a switch key (reset feature) and/or total replacement of the logic board with a certified tournament board if tournament is an option.
    (4) A gaming device, while enabled for tournament play shall:
    (a) Not accept credits from any source;
    (b) Not pay out credits in any way;
    (c) Use tournament credits only, which shall not have cash value;
    (d) Not increment any mechanical or electro-mechanical meters; and,
    (e) Not communicate any accounting information to the facility based monitoring system during tournament play.
    (5) The facility based monitoring system shall create an electronic entry in the event log for any slot machine entered into tournament mode.
    (6) Tournament winnings shall not be deducted from net slot machine revenues or winnings of slot machine gaming.
    (7) The slot machine licensee shall provide a report of electronic meter readings from its facility based monitoring system to the division for each of its slot machines designated for tournament play immediately before the machine is enabled in the tournament mode of play and after the machine is returned to normal mode of play.
Rulemaking Authority 551.103(1), 551.122 FS. Law Implemented 551.103(1) FS. History-New 6-21-10, Formerly 61D-14.036.