New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVI, Issue 13 / July 15, 2025

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING

The Gaming Control Board hereby gives notice that the Board, at a Regular Board Meeting open to the public, will consider public comments received and determine whether to adopt the described rules below.

The Board will consider the proposed rulemaking on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, beginning at 9:00 am at the Gaming Control Board, 4900 Alameda Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113. Interested individuals may also attend via Zoom as follows:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85909302122?pwd=UKa28nW0AZurFQDYYssCfGVWbDmoxf.1

Meeting ID: 859 0930 2122

Passcode: 8Bh6th

The public comment period for this rulemaking closed with the public comment hearing which occurred on June 25, 2025.

15.4.1.7 NMAC - DEFINITIONS:

Purpose: Repeal definition of “Game of chance”, amend to add definition for “Manufacturer central system”, “point of sale system” and “Ticket in / Ticket out” (TITO).

Summary: Game of chance is defined in statute Subsection N of Section 60-2F-4 NMSA 1978, eliminate redundancy and is easier to understand. Definitions for Manufacturer central system, point of sale system, and Ticket in/ Ticket out (TITO) are to support the amendment to Pull-Tab Equipment regarding transportation/shipping requirements.

15.4.1.17 NMAC - HOUSE RULES

Purpose: Amend the minimum requirements for house rules.

Summary: Adding an additional requirement to house rules for licensee who sell Pull-Tabs, regarding progressive pull-tab games.

15.4.6.10 NMAC - PULL-TAB EQUIPMENT

Purpose: To put into rule the requirements for transporting/shipping pull-tab equipment into, out of and around the state of New Mexico.

Summary: Making sure that the pull-tab equipment being used in New Mexico complies with the law and that it’s movement between distributors, manufacturers and licensees accurately represents what is in use.

Authority: Section 60-2F-3 NMSA 1978 and Section 60-2E-7 NMSA 1978.

Details for Obtaining a Copy of Rule and Submitting Oral or Written Comments:

Copies of the proposed rules are available on the Gaming Control Board’s website at https://www.gcb.nm.gov/rulemaking/ or can be obtained by emailing GCB-PIO@gcb.nm.gov. The proposed rules are also available on the New Mexico Sunshine Portal. Interested individuals may provide comments at the public hearing. Before the public hearing, written comments may be sent to GCB-PIO@gcb.nm.gov or by regular mail at Attn: Angela M. Armstrong - proposed rule, The Gaming Control Board, 4900 Alameda Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113. The deadline to receive written comment was Wednesday, June 25, 2025. All written public comments will be posted on the website throughout the written comment period at: https://www.gcb.nm.gov/rulemaking/.

Authority: Section 60-2F-3 NMSA 1978 and Section 60-2E-7 NMSA 1978.

All written public comments are posted on the website throughout the written comment period at: https://www.gcb.nm.gov/rulemaking/.

Any person with a disability who needs a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing should contact (505) 841-9700.