§ 1335. Games and gaming equipment. 1. This article shall not be\nconstrued to permit any gaming except the conduct of authorized games in\na casino in accordance with this article and the regulations promulgated\nhereunder.\n 2. Gaming equipment shall not be possessed, maintained or exhibited by\nany person on the premises of a gaming facility except in a casino or in\nrestricted casino areas used for the inspection, repair or storage of\nsuch equipment and specifically designated for that purpose by the\ngaming facility licensee with the approval of the commission. Gaming\nequipment that supports the conduct of gaming in a gaming facility but\ndoes not permit or require patron access, such as computers, may be\npossessed and maintained by a gaming facility licensee or a qualified\nholding or intermediary company of a gaming facility licensee in\nrestricted areas specifically approved by the commission. No gaming\nequipment shall be possessed, maintained, exhibited, brought into or\nremoved from a gaming facility by any person unless such equipment is\nnecessary to the conduct of an authorized game, has permanently affixed,\nimprinted, impressed or engraved thereon an identification number or\nsymbol authorized by the commission, is under the exclusive control of a\ngaming facility licensee or gaming facility licensee's employees, or of\nany individually qualified employee of a holding company or gaming\nfacility licensee and is brought into or removed from the gaming\nfacility following twenty-four hour prior notice given to an authorized\nagent of the commission.\n Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, computer\nequipment used by the slot system operator of a multi-casino progressive\nslot system to link and communicate with the slot machines of two or\nmore gaming facility licensees for the purpose of calculating and\ndisplaying the amount of a progressive jackpot, monitoring the operation\nof the system, and any other purpose that the commission deems necessary\nand appropriate to the operation or maintenance of the multi-casino\nprogressive slot machine system may, with the prior approval of the\ncommission, be possessed, maintained and operated by the slot system\noperator either in a restricted area on the premises of a gaming\nfacility or in a secure facility inaccessible to the public and\nspecifically designed for that purpose off the premises of a gaming\nfacility with the written permission of the commission. Notwithstanding\nthe foregoing, a person may, with the prior approval of the commission\nand under such terms and conditions as may be required by the\ncommission, possess, maintain or exhibit gaming equipment in any other\narea of the gaming facility, provided that such equipment is used for\nnongaming purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article\nto the contrary, the commission may, by regulation, authorize the\nlinking of slot machines of one or more gaming facility licensees and\nslot machines located in casinos licensed by another state of the United\nStates. Wagering and account information for a multi-state slot system\nshall be transmitted by the operator of such multi-state slot system to\neither a restricted area on the premises of a gaming facility or to a\nsecure facility inaccessible to the public and specifically designed for\nthat purpose with the written permission of the commission, and from\nthere to slot machines of gaming facility licensees, provided all\nlocations are approved by the commission.\n 3. Each gaming facility shall contain a count room and such other\nsecure facilities as may be required by the commission for the counting\nand storage of cash, coins, tokens, checks, plaques, gaming vouchers,\ncoupons, and other devices or items of value used in wagering and\napproved by the commission that are received in the conduct of gaming\nand for the inspection, counting and storage of dice, cards, chips and\nother representatives of value. The commissi
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