Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, CHARITABLE GAMING › Chapter 20 - CHARITABLE GAMING REGULATIONS › Part V - Network Bingo › Article 2 - General Requirements › Section 11VAC20-20-460 - Approval of equipment used to perform network bingo

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The
					 department shall set manufacturing and testing criteria for all equipment used
					 to perform network bingo. Equipment used to perform network bingo shall not be
					 sold, leased, or otherwise furnished to any person in the Commonwealth of
					 Virginia for use as part of network bingo until an identical sample of
					 equipment containing identical proprietary software has been certified by a
					 testing facility that has been formally recognized by the department as a
					 testing facility that upholds the standards of integrity established by the
					 department. The testing facility must certify that the equipment conforms, at a
					 minimum, to the requirements set forth in this chapter. Once the testing
					 facility reports the test results to the department, the department will either
					 approve or disapprove the equipment and inform the network provider of the
					 results. If any such equipment does not meet the department's criteria, it
					 shall be recalled and shall not be distributed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
					 The cost of testing shall be borne by the network provider of such
					 equipment.
B. No network bingo
					 provider shall knowingly sell or otherwise provide to an organization and no
					 organization shall knowingly use equipment to perform network bingo unless it
					 conforms to the requirements set forth in this chapter.
C. If a defect in any equipment used to
					 perform network bingo is discovered by or reported to the department, the
					 department shall notify the network bingo provider that is using the equipment
					 containing the alleged defect. Should the department, in consultation with the
					 network bingo provider, determine that a defect exists and should the
					 department determine the defect affects game security or otherwise threatens
					 public confidence in the game, the department may, with respect to any
					 equipment used to perform network bingo still located within the Commonwealth
					 of Virginia, require the network bingo provider to issue a recall of all
					 affected equipment.
D. Department
					 employees shall have the right to inspect all equipment used to perform network
					 bingo. The department, at its discretion, may require additional testing of any
					 equipment to perform network bingo at any time. Such additional testing shall
					 be at the network provider's expense and shall be a condition of the continued
					 use of such equipment.
E. Equipment
					 used to perform network bingo shall have a permanently affixed identification
					 badge that cannot be removed without leaving evidence of tampering. This badge
					 shall be affixed to the exterior of the equipment and shall include the
					 following information:
1. The manufacturer
					 name;
2. A unique serial
					 number;
3. The equipment model
					 number;
4. The date of manufacture;
					 and
5. Any other information
					 required by the department.