South Dakota Administrative Rules › Title 20 - PUBLIC SAFETY › Article 20:18 - GAMING COMMISSION - DEADWOOD GAMBLING › Chapter 20:18:17 - Slot machine and system requirements › Section 20:18:17:42 - Server-supported gaming system requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 10, July 15, 2024
Server-supported gaming systems are the combination of a
				  server and client terminal which together allow the transfer of the control
				  programs, game content, and other software resources to the client terminal as
				  well as providing command and control instruction that may change the
				  configuration of the software already loaded on the client terminal on an
				  intermittent basis. The client terminals connected to the system must be
				  capable of operating independently from the system once the downloading process
				  has been completed. This configuration encompasses cases where the system may
				  take control of peripheral devices or associated equipment typically considered
				  part of a conventional client terminal such as a bill validator or a printer.
				  In a system-supported game, game outcome is determined by the client terminals
				  connected to the system and not by the server. The client terminal must be
				  capable of functioning if disconnected from the system.
All server-supported gaming system client terminals must
				  conform to the current South Dakota requirements for slot machines set forth in
				  ARSD Chapter 20:18:17.
Requirements for server-supported gaming systems must comply
				  with standards identified in GLI-21 v2.2 dated September 6, 2011.
A licensee may not install or use a server-supported gaming
				  system without prior written approval by the executive secretary. Application
				  for approval to install or use a server-supported gaming system must be made
				  thirty days prior to installation on forms provided by the executive
				  secretary.
A licensee may not make any modifications or upgrades to a
				  server-supported gaming system, excluding the downloading of control programs
				  without prior written approval of the executive secretary. Application for
				  approval to modify or upgrade a server-supported gaming system must be made
				  fourteen days prior to the modification or upgrade on forms provided by the
				  executive secretary.
A licensee must obtain approval for each control program that
				  is downloaded to the server-supported gaming system. A control program must be
				  downloaded to the server using a secure methodology approved by the South
				  Dakota Commission on Gaming. Any and all changes made to the control program
				  library must be stored in an unalterable audit log, which shall include:
(a) Time and date of access or
				event;
(b) Name or user
				identification of individual making the change;
(c) Identification of the game program added,
				changed, or deleted;
(d) Each
				gaming device to which the game program was downloaded and the program
				replaced; and
(e) Gaming device
				configuration changes.
A licensee must maintain a secure control environment for any
				  server-supported gaming system.
System hardware must be located in an area approved by the
				  executive secretary. Access to the area is restricted to licensed employees and
				  to vendors who are accompanied by a licensed employee.
The licensee must provide internal controls that protect the
				  integrity of all hardware, networks, applications, databases, and data to the
				  executive secretary for approval prior to completion of the system testing
				  period and final approval of the system.
Each server shall utilize adequate virus protection
				  mechanisms to preserve the integrity and operability of the system. Each virus
				  protection mechanism shall be updated at least once every thirty days to ensure
				  each server is protected against known threats.
All server-supported gaming system hardware, software, and
				  network equipment must meet system vendor/manufacturer minimum
				  requirements.
General Authority:
SDCL
					 42-7B-7.
Law Implemented:
SDCL
					 42-7B-4(21),
					 42-7B-11(13).
GLI21 v2.2, September 6, 2011. Copies may be obtained
					 without charge from Gaming Laboratories International, LLC, at 600 Airport
					 Road, Lakewood, New Jersey, 08701. (732) 942-3999, and online at
					 Gaminglabs.com/standards.