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GLI Standard #19 – Standards for Interactive Gaming Systems (Suppliers) Version 1.0
Final
NOTE: It is accepted that, depending upon the medium, communication delays are
variable and beyond the knowledge or control of the operator. Server-to-client delays
will vary from player to player and from message to message.
6.2.2 Reserved.
6.2.3 Jackpot Controller. The jackpot controller is deemed part of the Gaming Platform even
if it is one or more physically separate devices.
a) Where a “Master Controller” employs “Slave Controllers” to control a Jackpot the
following requirements apply:
i) All Slave Controllers must be time synchronized with the Master Controller,
ii) The Master Controller must be time synchronized with the Gaming Platform, and
iii) Jackpot win events must be time-stamped and the Jackpot Controller must ensure
that hits registered within a minimum time increment are considered as
simultaneous wins. Prize payout for simultaneous wins is to be made in
accordance with the Rules of the game.
b) The minimum time window (Jackpot Reset Period) is not less than the longest time taken
to:
i) Register that a jackpot has been won,
ii) Announce the win on the displays of all participating end player devices with an
active session, and
iii) Reset the progressive meters.
c) If supporting a jackpot that is determined by increments of individual player’s wagers,
the processing of receipt of increments from all end player devices, whether attached to
Master or Slave controllers, must be fair.
6.2.4 Jackpot Win Notification. The following requirements must be met when there is a
jackpot win:
a) A winning player must be notified of a jackpot win by the end of the game in play;
b) The notification of the jackpot being won must be provided to all end player devices
participating in the jackpot at the time of the jackpot win;
c) The jackpot amount must be displayed on all end player devices participating in the
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