Virginia Administrative Code › Title 11 - GAMING › Agency 20 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, CHARITABLE GAMING › Chapter 20 - CHARITABLE GAMING REGULATIONS › Part IV - Electronic Distributed Pull-Tab Systems › Article 2 - General Requirements › Section 11VAC20-20-180 - Approval of distributed pull-tab systems, validation systems, point-of-sale stations, and redemption terminals; approval of game themes and sounds

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The
					 department shall set manufacturing and testing criteria for all distributed
					 pull-tab systems, validation systems, point-of-sale stations, redemption
					 terminals, and other equipment used in the conduct of charitable gaming. A
					 distributed pull-tab system, validation system, point-of-sale station,
					 redemption terminal, or other equipment shall not be sold, leased, or otherwise
					 furnished to any person in the Commonwealth of Virginia for use in the conduct
					 of charitable gaming until an identical sample system or equipment containing
					 identical 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 distributed pull-tab system and associated hardware and
					 software conform, 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 distributed pull-tab system or
					 system components and inform the manufacturer of the results. If any such
					 system or 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 manufacturer of such equipment.
B. No supplier or manufacturer shall
					 knowingly sell or otherwise provide to an organization and no organization
					 shall knowingly use a distributed pull-tab system, validation system, point-of-
					 sale station, redemption terminal, or other equipment used to conduct
					 charitable gaming unless it conforms to the requirements set forth in this
					 chapter.
C. If a defect in a
					 distributed pull-tab system, validation system, point-of-sale station,
					 redemption terminal, or other equipment used to conduct charitable gaming is
					 discovered by or reported to the department, the department shall notify the
					 manufacturer of the system or equipment containing the alleged defect. Should
					 the department, in consultation with the manufacturer, 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 distributed pull-tab system, validation system, point of sale
					 station, redemption terminal, or other equipment used to conduct charitable
					 gaming still located within the Commonwealth of Virginia, require the supplier
					 or manufacturer to issue a recall of all affected distributed pull-tab systems,
					 validation systems, point-of-sale stations, redemption terminals, or other
					 equipment.
D. All game themes,
					 sounds, and music shall be approved by the department prior to being available
					 for play on an electronic gaming device in the Commonwealth of
					 Virginia.
E. All distributed
					 pull-tab systems and electronic gaming devices, including the device's internal
					 system and records, shall be fully accessible to the department at all times
					 upon request.
Statutory Authority: § 18.2-340.15 of the Code of
						  Virginia.