This has been discussed before.
There is no regulation that requires machines shipped out of Nevada to be approved in Nevada or adhere to Nevada regs. In fact, this cannot be so because Class II machines and certain types of VLT's are manufactured in Nevada but would not be permitted in Nevada.Many players have always believed in the phantom reg but it isn't there (maybe it was at one point). However, no machine may be shipped out of state that would be illegal at the destination. Since no jurisdiction allows gaffed machines (such as Royal Flushes will not appear) you can rely on major brand machines to be fair. And they will work like Nevada machines unless they are Class II or are in a Washington State Native casino or a New York racino.
Regulation 14.18 controls the conditions for a manufacturer to ship a gaming device out of state. The device is not required to be licensed for use in Nevada. In fact, how could IGT ship a slot machine to NJ if it is approved there first? And they regularly ship Class II VLT's that do not conform to Nevada statutes and regulations to jurisdictions that require them to operate the way they do.Also, subsection 9 of Regulation 14.18 authorizes the chairman to waive any and all requirements "upon good cause shown".
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