Duplication Procedure

The duplicator will not be used to reprogram EPROM’s / Flash Chips

Maintain an inventory of Master EPROM’s / Flash Chips in the Slot Repair Shop

Master EPROM’s / Flash Chips will be the only source

EPROM’s / Flash Chips for duplication

Security is present during the entire duplication process

Both the Duplicator and the Master EPROM’s / Flash Chips are stored in a locked cabinet inside the Slot Repair Shop. The Keys to this locked cabinet are located in the main cage.

Checking Out Duplication Key requires three (3) specific persons authorized by management. (Slot Tech – Security Officer – Main Cage Personnel)

Slot Tech – at the main cage use house phone and dial XXXX (Security), request escort for duplication key – also should give an est. of how long Security Officer may be needed.

Once the Security Officer arrives – and Cage Personnel is informed, Slot Tech will enter the Codes and info into the Key Watcher followed by Security Officer, the Cage Personnel. (The Key is given to Security Officer.)

Slot Tech must call Surveillance XXXX – Notify them, the Duplicator Key has been checked out and what’s going on / where the key is going.

******* BURNING ********

EPROM’s / Flash Chips

Upon accessing the duplicator, the Master EPROM’s / Flash Chips and Blanks are inserted into the duplicator. The Program is then copied from the master onto the blank EPROM’s / Flash Chips. For more information on Burning E-proms please refer to Burning EPROM’s

 All duplication of master EPROM’s / Flash Chips is preformed in the Slot Repair Shop. A log is maintained which documents the following information.

Date

Manufacture

Master Program #

Source Machine #

Destination Machine #

Reason for Duplication

GCB Lab Approval #

Disposition of any Permanently removed EPROM’s / Flash Chips

Signatures of Personnel Involved (Slot Tech & Security Officer)

All duplicated EPROM’s / Flash Chips are verified prior to being installed in the slot machines. When verifying an EPROM’s / Flash Chips from an existing machine, an EPROM comparator is used which compares the checksum amount from the master against the checksum amount of the EPROM’s / Flash Chips being tested.

Any errors noted are immediately communicated to the Slot Tech Supervisor. If an error exists on an EPROM’s / Flash Chips purchased from a manufacture, The EPROM’s / Flash Chips will be sent back to the manufacture for resolution. If an error exists on an EPROM’s / Flash Chips duplicated by a Slot Technician, the duplicate will be destroyed and the Master will be examined for errors and possibly sent back to the manufacture. A new EPROM’s / Flash Chips will be duplicated from the master and installed in the slot machine as previously described.

EPROM’s / Flash Chips removed from slot machines are locked in the same cabinet as the masters EPROM’s / Flash Chips. Upon the need to reuse these EPROM’s / Flash Chips the key to the cabinet is obtained from the cage as previously described.

The EPROM are placed into an EPROM eraser and erased. Once erased, the EPROM is placed into an EPROM comparator to verify erasure. Should the EPROM not be erased, the procedure is repeated one time. After two attempts, if the EPROM is not properly erased, it is destroyed in the manner previously described. Once verified as erased, the blank EPROM’s are ready to be reused as previously described.

When duplication storage media other then game program EPROM’s, procedures identical to those previously described are utilized.

Annually, procedures are performed by Casino Accounting to insure the integrity of a sample of slot machines games program EPROM’s / Flash Chips

All duplicate EPROM’s / Flash Chips are labeled with the following information

Date

Program#

Information identical to that shown on the Manufacturers Label

Initials of the Slot Technicians replacing the EPROM

EPROM’s / Flash Chips with electrical failures (Internal failures) are destroyed by the Slot Technician Supervisor. The Legs of the EPROM or Flash Chip is removed and the Parts are thrown away.

When done – insure the Master EPROM’s / Flash Chips and Duplicator are returned to the cabinet, and the cabinet is secured.

Slot Tech will enter the codes and info into the key Watcher followed by Security Officer, the Cage Personnel. (The Key is returned to the Cage and secured)

Slot Tech must call Surveillance XXXX – Notify them, the Duplicator Key has been returned.