New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY › Chapter 71 - HARNESS RACING › Subchapter 27A - SINGLE-POOL WAGERING › Section 13:71-27A.4 - Written internal control procedures requirement for the single-pool wagering provider

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) The
				single-pool wagering provider shall maintain written internal control
				procedures that address the following areas:
1. Procedures to demonstrate that the odds
				calculation engine is subject to an actively managed security policy which
				meets auditable recognized information security management standards. The
				security procedures shall comply and conform to the existing security
				requirements of the totalisator and hub facility, that is, the in-State
				location where the totalisator is located;
2. Procedures to effectively operate the odds
				calculation engine in connection with single-pool wagering, and to protect the
				fiscal soundness, technical reliability, and integrity of single-pool
				wagering;
3. Procedures to insure
				that the odds calculation engine hardware and networked communication
				infrastructure between the odds calculation engine and totalisator, support
				redundancy sufficient to prevent the implementation from being subject to any
				single point of failure;
4.
				Procedures to insure that any extensions of the totalisator requirements, as a
				result of interfacing with the odds calculation engine, or as a result of
				changes to hardware or software to the odds calculation engine, including
				alterations to the calculation engine algorithm or odds calculation engine
				system software, shall result in successful testing of both the totalisator and
				odds calculation engine. Prior to implementation of any such changes to the
				totalisator or odds calculation engine, the totalisator operator and
				single-pool wagering provider shall each provide a written certification to the
				Racing Commission, signed respectively by a high managerial agent, certifying
				that the changes to the equipment and/or software under their control were
				successfully tested, and such report shall affirmatively disclose any actual or
				potential concerns as to technical reliability and integrity of wagering. If,
				however, the totalisator and odds calculation engine are operated by the same
				Racing Commission licensee, a single certification, consistent with this
				paragraph shall be provided to the Racing Commission;
5. Procedures to insure that any extensions
				of the odds calculation engine system requirements, as a result of interfacing
				with the totalisator, or as a result of changes to hardware or software to the
				totalisator, shall result in successful testing of the totalisator and odds
				calculation engine. Prior to implementation of any such changes to the
				totalisator system or odds calculation engine, the totalisator operator and
				single-pool wagering provider shall each provide a written certification to the
				Racing Commission, signed respectively by a high managerial agent, certifying
				that the changes to the equipment and/or software under their control were
				successfully tested, and such report shall affirmatively disclose any actual or
				potential concerns as to technical reliability and integrity of wagering. If,
				however, the totalisator and odds calculation engine are operated by the same
				Racing Commission licensee, a single certification, consistent with this
				paragraph shall be provided to the Racing Commission;
6. Procedures to insure the secure
				maintenance of a written record documenting access to the odds calculation
				engine, including its software, hardware, and any peripheral devices;
7. Procedures to insure that the odds
				calculation engine allows for an independent integrity check of its devices and
				software, including the ability to read the critical software files or code of
				the odds calculation engine for the purpose of performing a cryptographic hash
				to create an electronic signature of the software; and
8. Procedures to insure that data for reports
				and logs are maintained directly or through backup for a period equal to the
				totalisator system's data retention period, which time period shall be
				identified as part of the procedure.