Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 491 - Racing and Gaming Commission › Chapter 11 - Gambling Games › Rule 491-11.4 - Approval for Distribution, Operation, or Movement of Gambling Games and Implements of Gambling

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1)
			 Approval. Prior to distribution, a distributor shall request that the
			 administrator inspect, investigate, and approve a gambling game or implement of
			 gambling for compliance with commission rules and the standards required by a
			 commission-designated independent testing facility. The distributor, at its own
			 expense, must provide the administrator and independent testing facility with
			 information and product sufficient to determine the integrity and security of
			 the product, including independent testing conducted by a designated testing
			 facility. The commission shall designate up to two independent testing
			 facilities for the purpose of certifying electronic gambling games or
			 implements of gambling.
(2) Trial
			 period. Prior to or after commission approval and after completing a review of
			 a proposed gambling game, the administrator may require a trial period of up to
			 180 days to test the gambling game in a facility. During the trial period,
			 minor changes in the operation or design of the gambling game may be made with
			 prior approval of the administrator. During the trial period, a gambling game
			 distributor shall not be entitled to receive revenue of any kind from the
			 operation of that gambling game.
(3) Gambling game submissions. Prior to
			 conducting a commission-authorized gambling game or for a trial period, a
			 facility shall submit proposals for game rules, procedures, wagers, shuffling
			 procedures, dealing procedures, cutting procedures, and payout odds. The
			 gambling game submission, or requests for modification to an approved
			 submission, shall be in writing and approved by the administrator or a
			 commission representative prior to implementation.
(4) Public notice. The public shall have
			 access to the rules of play, payout schedules, and permitted wagering amounts.
			 Signage shall be conspicuously posted on the gaming floor to direct patrons to
			 the gaming floor area where this information can be viewed. All participants in
			 all licensed gambling games are required to know and follow the rules of play.
			 No forms of cheating shall be permitted.
(5) Operation. Each gambling game shall
			 operate and play in accordance with the representation made to the commission
			 and the public at all times. The administrator or commission representative may
			 order the withdrawal of any gambling game suspected of malfunction or
			 misrepresentation, until all deficiencies are corrected. The administrator or
			 commission representative may require additional testing by an independent
			 testing facility at the expense of the licensee or distributor for the purpose
			 of complying with this subrule.
(6)
			 Distribution, movement and disposal.
a.
			 Except as otherwise authorized by the administrator, written notice, submitted
			 by facsimile or electronic mail, shall be filed with the commission when a
			 gambling game or implement of gambling is shipped, moved or disposed of. The
			 written notice shall be provided as follows:
(1) At least five calendar days prior to
			 arrival of a gambling game or implement of gambling at a licensed facility, the
			 licensed distributor shall provide notice.
(2) At least one day before a gambling game
			 is removed from or disposed of by a licensed facility, the licensed facility or
			 the owner shall provide notice. All methods of disposal for gambling games or
			 implements of gambling are subject to administrator approval.