25 CFR § 502.7 - Electronic, computer or other technologic aid.

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title: "25 CFR § 502.7 - Electronic, computer or other technologic aid."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "502.7"
section_name: "Electronic, computer or other technologic aid."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_number: "502"
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authority: "25 U.S.C. 2701"
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# 502.7 Electronic, computer or other technologic aid.

(a) *Electronic, computer or other technologic aid* means any machine or device that:

(1) Assists a player or the playing of a game;

(2) Is not an electronic or electromechanical facsimile; and

(3) Is operated in accordance with applicable Federal communications law.

(b) Electronic, computer or other technologic aids include, but are not limited to, machines or devices that:

(1) Broaden the participation levels in a common game;

(2) Facilitate communication between and among gaming sites; or

(3) Allow a player to play a game with or against other players rather than with or against a machine.

(c) Examples of electronic, computer or other technologic aids include pull tab dispensers and/or readers, telephones, cables, televisions, screens, satellites, bingo blowers, electronic player stations, or electronic cards for participants in bingo games.

[67 FR 41172, June 17, 2002]