§ 810a.9. Fairness.
(a) All critical functions including the generation of the result of any game (and the return to the player) must be generated by the interactive gaming platform and be independent of the player device. All of the following also apply:
(1) Game outcome may not be affected by the effective bandwidth, link utilization, bit error rate or other characteristic of the communications channel between the interactive gaming platform and the player device.
(2) Determination of events of chance that result in a monetary award may not be influenced, affected or controlled by anything other than numerical values derived in an approved manner from the certified random number generator when applicable and in conjunction with the rules of the game.
(3) Each possible permutation or combination of game elements that produces winning or losing game outcomes must be available for random selection at the initiation of each play, unless otherwise denoted by the game.
(4) As game symbols are selected or game outcomes are determined, they must be immediately used as directed by the rules of the game.
(5) When the game requires a sequence or mapping of symbols or outcomes to be set up in advance, the symbols or outcomes should not be resequenced or remapped, except as provided for in the rules of the game.
(6) After selection of the game outcome, the game may not make a variable secondary decision which affects the result shown to the player.
(7) Except as provided by the rules of the game, events of chance within games should be independent and not correlated with any other events within the game or events within the previous game, unless the submission has been approved for a persistent-state outcome determination.
(8) For game types such as a spinning reel game, unless otherwise disclosed to the player, the mathematical probability of a symbol appearing in a position for any game outcome must be constant.
(b) A game may not be designed to give the player a false expectation of better odds by misrepresenting any occurrence or event.
(1) Games that are designed to give the player the perception that they have control over the game due to player skill when they actually do not must fully address this behavior in the game help screens.
(2) The final outcome of each game must be displayed for a sufficient length of time that permits a player to verify the outcome of the game.
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