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Gaming machine testing strategy

We set technical standards for gaming machines and gambling software and make arrangements for the administration of tests of compliance with those standards.

We provide for the enforcement of standards and submission to tests by attaching conditions to operating licences.

Technical standards

As a gambling software and gaming machine technical licence holder you must comply with the technical standards and with requirements relating to the timing and procedures for testing.

The Gaming machine testing strategy sets out the testing requirements for each set of standards.

This includes who can test against the standards, what will need to be tested and the deadlines for testing. It discusses the testing strategy for assessing compliance with the machine standards for categories A, B1, B2, B3, B3A, B4, C, D, server networked and downloadable games, cashless payment machine systems, linked progressives and wireless networks.

It also covers system integration testing and commercial site testing.

We are aware that testing cannot be completed prior to release for new gaming machines coming on to the market in the first few months without causing substantial delays. This has been taken into account in this strategy.

This testing strategy should be read alongside the gaming machine technical standards for each category of gaming machine, setting out the timetable for compliance.

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Last updated: 20 May 2021

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