Section 15.160.370. Pull-tab manufacture.

	(a)  Subject to AS 05.15,  a  pull-tab manufactured, sold, or distributed in the state must comply with the  
		(1) Standards on Pull-Tabs of the North American Gaming Regulators Association, as amended as of October 20, 1998 and adopted by reference; and  
		(2) Pull-Tab Record-Keeping and Reporting Standards of the North American Gaming Regulators Association, dated May 11, 1994 and adopted by reference.  
	(b)  Except as provided under (a) of this section, a pull-tab manufactured, sold, or distributed in the state must  
		(1) be manufactured so that it is impossible to identify whether it is a winning or losing pull-tab until it has been played by a player as intended:  
		(2) be manufactured using at least a two-ply paper stock construction so that the pull-tab is opaque;  
		(3) have an individual serial number and the name of the manufacturer conspicuously printed on the face or cover of the pull-tab; and  
		(4) display to the player how to open the pull-tab to determine the winning symbols or numbers.  
	(c)  Each pull-tab within a pull-tab series must  
		(1) be of the same length, width, and thickness, not varying by more than 3/64 of an inch in any dimension; and  
		(2) be color coded if an individual serial number is repeated.  
	(d)  A licensed pull-tab manufacturer shall establish its own method of game protection that allows the manufacturer and the department to determine, after the pull-tab has been played, the difference between an authentic winning pull-tab and a non-winning, altered, or forged pull-tab. The manufacturer shall submit to the department a letter explaining the method of game protection used and shall inform the department of any changes in its method of game protection.  

Authorities

05.15.060;05.15.181;05.15.183;05.15.185;05.15.187;05.15.188

Notes

Authority

AS 05.15.060 AS 05.15.181 AS 05.15.183 AS 05.15.185 AS 05.15.187 AS 05.15.188 Editor's note: The North American Gaming Regulators Association's Standards on Pull-Tabs and Pull-Tab Record-Keeping and Reporting Standards, adopted by reference in 15 AAC 160.370, are available for review at the Department of Revenue, Tax Division, Gaming Group, State Office Building, 11th Floor, Juneau, Alaska or Robert W. Atwood Building, 550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 500, Anchorage, Alaska.

History

Eff. 7/30/94, Register 131; am 9/3/2005, Register 175

References

15.160.370