(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person supplying goods, equipment, devices, or services to any licensee in return for payment of a percentage, or calculated upon a percentage, of limited gaming activity or income must obtain an operator license or must be listed on the retailer's license where the limited gaming will take place.
(2) A licensed slot machine manufacturer or distributor need not obtain an operator's license or be listed on a retailer's license for purposes of establishing and administering a fund associated with a multiple-property, linked, progressive slot machine system as defined by the commission, so long as all of the following conditions are met:
The manufacturer or distributor shall deposit in the fund and shall account, subject tosupervision by the commission, for that money derived from wagering in machines linked to the system that is due to the manufacturer or distributor pursuant to its agreement with the retail licensee.
The manufacturer or distributor shall maintain a separate account for the fund associated with each progressive system.
The manufacturer or distributor shall retain as compensation only a flat, predetermined fee per machine. Operating costs of the system, including payment of prizes, may be disbursed from the fund.
Machines linked to the system shall be placed only in premises controlled by a licensed operator or retailer.
Source: L. 2018: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 18-034), ch. 14, p. 189, § 2, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 12-47.1-513 as it existed prior to 2018.