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Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Online Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Disciplinary Actions and Hearings › Section 9-4 - Dismissal of Citizen Complaint

Current through July 13, 2024
After receipt of the answer to the complaint, after the time
				  has expired to answer, or after having determined that no answer is necessary,
				  the director must examine the complaint, any answer, and other supporting
				  documents to determine whether the complaint has merit or is frivolous or
				  whether it charges conduct constituting grounds for disciplinary action. If the
				  director determines that the complaint is without merit or is frivolous or that
				  it does not charge conduct constituting grounds for disciplinary action, the
				  director must dismiss the complaint and notify in writing the complainant, the
				  permittee complained against, and other affected parties, stating the reasons
				  for dismissal. The director may investigate the complaint and use extrinsic
				  evidence to determine if the complaint has merit.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Online Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Disciplinary Actions and Hearings › Section 9-5 - Informal Consultation

Current through July 13, 2024
If the director considers the citizen complaint, or any other
				  allegations, to be grounds for disciplinary action, the director may consult
				  with the permittee and the parties affected in an effort to resolve the matter
				  satisfactorily without a formal hearing. The director must notify in writing
				  the complainant, the permittee complained against, and affected parties of the
				  results of the informal consultation. The informal consultation does not
				  prevent the Commission from conducting a formal hearing.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Online Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Disciplinary Actions and Hearings › Section 9-6 - Assurance of Voluntary Compliance

Current through July 13, 2024
The director may accept an assurance of voluntary compliance
				  regarding any act or practice alleged to violate article the statutes or these
				  rules, from a person who has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage
				  in such acts or practices. The assurance must be in writing and may include a
				  stipulation for the voluntary payment of an amount necessary to restore to a
				  person money or property which may have been acquired by the alleged violator
				  because of the acts or practices. An assurance of voluntary compliance may not
				  be considered an admission of a violation for any purpose; however, proof of
				  failure to comply with the assurance of voluntary compliance is prima facie
				  evidence of a violation of the Statutes or these rules. The Commission may
				  approve or review an assurance of voluntary compliance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Online Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Disciplinary Actions and Hearings › Section 9-7 - Decision to Initiate Disciplinary Action

Current through July 13, 2024
At any time during the review and investigation of a citizen
				  complaint, the director or the Commission may decide to initiate formal
				  disciplinary proceedings where grounds exist to sustain their
				  initiation.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Online Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Disciplinary Actions and Hearings › Section 9-8 - Criminal Convictions as Grounds for Revocation or Suspension

Current through July 13, 2024
The Commission may revoke or suspend the sports wagering
				  permit of any person who is convicted of a crime, even though the convicted
				  person's post-conviction rights and remedies have not been exhausted, if the
				  crime or conviction involves a felony, gambling, or sports wagering or if it
				  discredits or tends to discredit the State of Wyoming, sports wagering or
				  gaming industry.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Online Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Disciplinary Actions and Hearings › Section 9-9 - Facts of Criminal Charge

Current through July 13, 2024
The charge in any jurisdiction of a permittee with a felony
				  or with a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude is grounds for disciplinary
				  action. The Commission may find the permittee committed a violation based on
				  the facts of the criminal charge even though the permittee has been acquitted
				  on the criminal charge.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Online Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Disciplinary Actions and Hearings › Section 9-10 - Final Action by Commission

Current through July 13, 2024
After hearing the evidence and reaching a decision in
				  connection with any disciplinary proceeding, the Commission may find the
				  permittee did not commit a violation as alleged for disciplinary action; in
				  which event the disciplinary proceedings shall be terminated. The Commission
				  may, however, find the permittee committed, by clear and convincing evidence,
				  some or all of the grounds alleged for disciplinary action; in which event the
				  Commission may revoke the permit, may suspend the permit for a particular
				  period of time, or may take any combination of these section does not prevent
				  the Commission from compromising or settling at any time prior to a formal
				  hearing, and the actions. This Commission may also allow an assurance of
				  voluntary compliance Written findings of fact, conclusions of law, and an order
				  must be entered before any decision of the Commission to suspend or revoke a
				  permit shall be considered final. The Commission may allow or require briefs of
				  law before making any decision
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Online Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Disciplinary Actions and Hearings › Section 9-11 - Summary Suspension

Current through July 13, 2024
Where the Commission has reasonable grounds to believe and
				  finds that any person holding a permit has committed a deliberate or willful
				  violation of any of the provisions of the statutes or rules, or that the
				  permittee has been charged with a felony in Wyoming or in another state, or
				  that due to other violations of law by the permittee, the public health,
				  safety, or welfare imperatively requires emergency action, and where the
				  Commission incorporates such findings in its order, the Commission may
				  summarily suspend the permittee's permit pending disciplinary proceedings for
				  suspension or revocation. Any such disciplinary proceedings shall be promptly
				  instituted and determined.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Online Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Disciplinary Actions and Hearings › Section 9-12 - Notice of Summary Suspension

Current through July 13, 2024
The director or his designee must have delivered a notice of
				  summary suspension personally or by mail to the permittee who has been
				  suspended. The notice must state when the suspension will begin and end, and
				  must state the reasons for the suspension.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Online Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Disciplinary Actions and Hearings › Section 9-13 - Conditions Imposed by Commission for Reissuance of Permit

Current through July 13, 2024
The Commission or director may require a person who formerly
				  held a permit to meet certain conditions before reissuing a permit to that
				  person, including but not limited to the following:
(a) Restitution of money;
(b) Restitution of property; and
(c) Making periodic reports to the Commission
				or director as required.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0002 - Online Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Disciplinary Actions and Hearings › Section 9-14 - Incorporation by Reference

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission hereby incorporates by
				reference the following uniform rules:
(i)
				Chapter 2 - Uniform Rules for Contested Case Practice and Procedure, adopted by
				the Office of Administrative Hearings and effective on July 20, 2017, found
				electronically at
http://gaming.wyo.gov
. The uniform rules
				for contested case practice and procedure adopted by the Office of
				Administrative Hearings shall govern all contested case proceedings.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-1 - Definitions

Current through July 13, 2024
In applying the rules and all amendments, the following
				  definitions, constructions, and interpretations shall apply, except where
				  otherwise indicated:
(a) "Arcade game"
				means a game in which a player, upon payment of a fee, attempts to obtain a
				merchandise prize or tickets or tokens redeemable for a merchandise prize, or
				attempts to attain a score or result upon the basis of which a merchandise
				prize, ticket or token is awarded.
(b) "Applicant" means a person that applies
				for a permit, license or decal.
(c)
				"Crane game" is a game in which a player attempts to retrieve a merchandise
				prize or tickets or tokens redeemable for a merchandise prize by means of a
				mechanical grab arm, the positioning of which, he controls by the use of a
				joystick or direction indicator buttons, and upon reaching its intended
				position the grab closes. The player wins where a merchandise prize or tickets
				or tokens redeemable for a merchandise prize is picked up and remains held by
				the grab mechanism until it is delivered to a payout position.
(d) "Commission" has the meaning provided in
				Wyoming Statute §
									11-25-102(a)(ii).
(e) "Decal" means a Commission issued decal
				that identifies the vendor of the games in accordance with W.S. §
									11-25-304(b).
(f) "Director" means the Executive Director
				of the Commission.
(g) "Designated
				area" means a distinct portion of a walking-working surface within an
				establishment where skill based amusement games are offered for play.
(h) "Establishment" has the meaning provided
				in W.S. §
									11-25-102(a)(xvi).
(i) "Gaming device" means an electronic or
				electro-mechanical device installed in a fixed location at an establishment,
				and shall not include tablets, personal computers, smartphones, or mobile
				phones.
(j) "Indian lands" has the
				meaning provided in the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988,
				25 U.S.C. §
										2703(4).
(k) "Key personnel" means any of the
				following:
(i) A director of the
				applicant;
(ii) A managerial
				employee of the applicant that performs the function of principal executive
				officer, principal operations officer, or principal accounting
				officer;
(iii) A person who holds
				more than five percent (5%) ownership interest in the applicant;
(iv) An affiliate of the applicant;
(v) A director of an affiliate of the
				applicant;
(vi) A managerial
				employee of an affiliate of an applicant that performs the function of
				principal executive officer, principal operations officer, or principal
				accounting officer; or
(vii) Any
				individual or business entity so designated by the Commission or
				director.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 2 - Licenses and Permits › Section 2-1 - Licenses and Permits Generally

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All vendors and operators shall be
				approved and compliant with these rules as outlined herein before they may
				operate skill based amusement games in Wyoming.
(b) An operator may operate skill based
				amusement games of their choice, so long as such games have been approved by
				the Commission in conformity with these rules. Nothing in these rules shall be
				interpreted to interfere with legal competition between vendors distributing
				approved skill based amusement games.
(c) No person may copy, duplicate, or
				otherwise create or re-create any decal, license, or permit that suggests or
				tends to suggest the authority to operate or participate in the operation of
				skill based amusement games.
(d)
				All applications for a license, permit, or decal shall be filed with the
				Commission, who shall have the authority to issue the permit, license, or
				decal.
(e) The Commission may
				request additional information not prescribed in the application form. The
				applicant shall provide all information, documents, materials, and
				certifications at the applicant's sole expense and cost.
(f) Licenses, permits, or decals issued
				pursuant to these rules may not be transferred without prior approval by the
				Commission. The Commission reserves the right to revoke any license, permit, or
				decal if it finds sufficient evidence that the holder has engaged in conduct
				that would result in a finding of failing to qualify for a license, permit, or
				decal if they were a new applicant.
(g) All vendors and operators shall report
				any known irregularities or wrong doing by any person involving skill based
				amusement games immediately to the Commission and cooperate in subsequent
				investigations.
(h) All vendors and
				operators shall not implement any changes or modifications to the practices,
				procedures, or representation upon which an approval was based without the
				prior written approval of the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 2 - Licenses and Permits › Section 2-2 - Licenses, Permits, Fees, and Application

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission shall charge an annual fee
				of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for a vendor license, paid on
				or before July 1 of each year pursuant to W.S. §
									11-25-304(a)(ii).
(b) A vendor shall possess a license to
				conduct business in the state issued by the Commission. No person shall possess
				and distribute skill based amusement games without holding a valid license
				issued by the Commission.
(c) A
				person applying for a vendor license shall do so on a uniform application
				furnished by the Commission. Upon approval, the vendor shall be issued a
				license. The application shall require an applicant to provide:
(i) The full name, current address, and
				contact information of the applicant;
(ii) Disclosure of each person who has
				control of the applicant as described in subsection (g) of this
				section;
(iii) The applicant's
				fingerprints and the fingerprints of individuals identified in subsection (g)
				of this section considered to have control of an applicant or vendor;
				and
(iv) Any other additional
				information or permissions as required by the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 2 - Licenses and Permits › Section 2-3 - Decal Application and Fees

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) An application to purchase a decal for an
				approved skill based amusement game to be placed at an operator establishment
				must be completed by the vendor, or if an operator is operating independently
				it will be completed by the operator, on a uniform application furnished by the
				Commission.
(b) The application
				form may include, but is not limited to the following:
(i) Name of vendor;
(ii) Name of operator;
(iii) Name of the skill based amusement game
				to be placed;
(iv) Names of
				individual games on the skill based amusement game;
(v) Serial number for the skill based
				amusement game software or game board to be placed in the cabinet of the skill
				based amusement game and the serial number for the cabinet;
(vi) Contact information for the manufacturer
				of the skill based amusement game;
(vii) Location of the establishment where the
				skill based amusement game will be placed;
(viii) The number of skill based amusement
				games already placed at the location; and
(ix) Laboratory testing report
				number.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 3 - Taxes and Payments › Section 3-1 - Taxes and Payments Generally

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Taxes shall be calculated on a weekly
				basis based on the net proceeds earned during the prior week on skill based
				amusement games. On a weekly basis, the vendor shall remit to the Commission a
				tax payment equivalent to twenty percent (20%) of the net proceeds earned
				during the prior week from each skill based amusement game.
(i) The taxes imposed may be prepaid,
				provided that:
(A) A vendor may make the
				prepayment of taxes under this section, so long as the prepayment is at least
				one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), and the process for calculating the
				prepayment is approved by the Commission; and
(B) Prepayment of taxes shall not exempt the
				vendor from its other weekly reporting requirements described
				herein.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 3 - Taxes and Payments › Section 3-2 - Net Proceed Deductions/Amounts Returned

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A vendor shall not receive a deduction
				against net proceeds unless written approval is granted by the Commission for
				the amounts returned to a player because of a game, device, or system
				malfunction or because the game must be voided because of concerns regarding
				integrity of the game that were previously included in the computation of net
				proceeds; or
(b) A vendor must
				submit for Commission review and approval, a written request including all
				supporting documentation, for any deductions it would like to take against net
				proceeds.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 3 - Taxes and Payments › Section 3-3 - Non-Payment of Taxes

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission shall have the authority
				to investigate any failure to make tax payments as required under this chapter.
				The Commission may also refer any failure to comply with the tax obligations
				for criminal prosecution and penalties.
(b) The first time that a vendor is more than
				forty-eight (48) hours overdue in remitting taxes pursuant to W.S. §
									11-25-304, the Commission may
				promptly direct the disabling of all skill based amusement games operated by
				the vendor until the overdue tax is remitted by certified funds.
(c) The second or subsequent time within a
				one-year period that a vendor is more than forty-eight (48) hours overdue in
				remitting taxes, the Commission shall promptly direct the disabling of all
				skill based amusement games operated by the vendor until each of the following
				occurs:
(i) The vendor pays the overdue tax
				remittance by certified funds; and
(ii) The vendor posts a bond or cash deposit
				of certified funds required by the Commission as a guarantee of future tax
				payments. The bond or cash deposit of certified funds shall be in an amount
				equal to the average net proceeds for a period of one (1) week based on the
				previous one hundred twenty (120) days, excluding any period for which the
				vendor's skill based amusement games were disabled for non-payment of
				taxes.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 3 - Taxes and Payments › Section 3-4 - Taxation Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
Each vendor and operator shall, at all times, comply with any
				  Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requirements for reporting and withholding
				  proceeds from skill based amusement games.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 4 - Game Approvals, Qualifiers, Limitations, and Vendor and Operator Requirements › Section 4-1 - Skill Based Amusement Game Approval

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No skill based amusement game may be used
				for play at an establishment that has not been approved by the
				Commission.
(b) An application to
				have a skill based amusement game evaluated by the Commission must be completed
				by the vendor, or if the operator is functioning independently it will be
				completed by the operator, on a uniform application furnished by the
				Commission:
(i) A manufacturer may also submit
				a skill based amusement game for approval, but this will not relieve the vendor
				or operator from its responsibility of also applying for approval of a skill
				based amusement game; or
(ii) A
				manufacturer may act as a vendor as defined by these regulations provided they
				are licensed to do so.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 4 - Game Approvals, Qualifiers, Limitations, and Vendor and Operator Requirements › Section 4-2 - Skill Based Amusement Game Qualifiers

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) When the Commission is making a
				determination regarding whether a specific game meets the definition of a skill
				based amusement game, it will consider the following requirements, as well as
				the physical operation of the game by a player of reasonable skill. Skill based
				amusement games are only played on a fixed, commercial electrical gaming
				device.
(b) A game is not
				considered a skill based amusement game if one or more of the following apply:
(i) The game does not allow a player to
				exercise skill or strategy over the game;
(ii) The ability of any player to succeed at
				the game is impacted by:
(A) The number or
				ratio of prior wins to prior losses of players playing the game, more commonly
				referred to as utilizing a compensating algorithm;
(B) The ability of any person to set a
				specified win-loss ratio for the game or by the game having a predetermined
				win-loss percentage;
(C) Game
				features not visible or known to a reasonable player; or
(D) The exercise of a skill that no
				reasonable player could exercise.
(iii) Any award is not based solely on the
				player achieving the object of the game or the player's score;
(iv) The ability of any player to succeed at
				the game requires the exercise of skill that no reasonable player could possess
				or improve upon;
(v) The primary
				determination of the award amount is the presentation or generation of a
				particular puzzle or group of symbols dealt to the player and the player does
				not have control over the puzzle or group of symbols presented; or
(vi) The player is able to choose a game mode
				where the outcome is solely determined by chance.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 4 - Game Approvals, Qualifiers, Limitations, and Vendor and Operator Requirements › Section 4-3 - Decal Placement

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No skill based amusement game may be
				placed in operation without having a valid decal affixed where it is visible at
				all times so the Commission representatives need not move a game to see the
				decal. If a skill based amusement game has more than one (1) player station,
				each station must have a valid decal.
(b) Each decal shall identify the vendor and
				include the bucking horse and rider emblem. This decal must display the
				year-long period for which it is valid, and be distinct from any other decals
				provided by the Commission through other programs.
(c) No person shall copy, duplicate, or
				otherwise create or re-create any decal that suggests or tends to suggest the
				authority to conduct or participate in conducting skill based amusement
				games.
(d) Vendors and operators
				are responsible for reporting any occasion they discover where a decal has been
				defaced, removed, stolen, or otherwise tampered with to the Commission within
				twenty-four (24) hours after discovery. Vendors and operators may be subject to
				penalty if the Commission is not notified and the Commission discovers a
				missing, defaced, or otherwise tampered with decal. If the Commission
				determines the decal requires replacement, the vendor may be required to
				purchase a new decal at full cost if the Commission determines that the decal
				was intentionally removed or defaced by the vendor, operator, or agent of
				either. Generally speaking, a defaced decal is one where the Commission logo or
				decal number have been rendered unreadable.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 4 - Game Approvals, Qualifiers, Limitations, and Vendor and Operator Requirements › Section 4-4 - Establishment Location Restrictions - Indian Lands

Current through July 13, 2024
The Commission lacks the authority to regulate or authorize
				  skill based amusement games on Indian lands.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 4 - Game Approvals, Qualifiers, Limitations, and Vendor and Operator Requirements › Section 4-5 - Limitations within the Establishment

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All vendors and operators shall be
				responsible for the proper placement, installation, maintenance, and oversight
				of skill based amusement games within an establishment as prescribed by the
				statutes and these rules.
(b) A
				vendor or operator may operate no more than four (4) skill based amusement
				games in one (1) establishment.
(c)
				In situations where a single building holds multiple establishments, each
				separate establishment will be entitled to its allotment of skill based
				amusement games. Skill based amusement games for the establishment may only be
				placed within their separate retail space. In order to qualify as a separate
				establishment operating in the same building, the following factors will be
				considered: physical walls separating the businesses, dedicated entrances and
				exits to the outside, whether a separate sales tax permit has been obtained,
				separate points of sale, separate points of ticket redemption, diversity of
				merchandise, whether the business issues receipts for sales, the number of
				dedicated employees on duty, level of business activity being conducted in the
				space, the space for the business within the building is contiguous, and
				whether there are distinct owners or officers of the businesses within the
				shared building.
(d) Skill based
				amusement games are not permitted in mobile establishments, or any
				establishment that can be made mobile in short order, or pop-up retail
				establishments.
(e) No skill based
				amusement games shall be placed in an outdoor public or private
				space.
(f) Each establishment shall
				provide skill based amusement games in a location that is accessible to
				handicapped players.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 4 - Game Approvals, Qualifiers, Limitations, and Vendor and Operator Requirements › Section 4-6 - Designated Areas

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Pursuant to W.S. §
									11-25-303(d) an
				operator shall not locate a skill based amusement game in an area of the
				establishment into which a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years may
				enter. An operator shall conspicuously mark each area as an age restricted
				area. The operator shall not allow a person under the age of twenty-one (21)
				years to play a skill based amusement game.
(b) If the designated area is not statutorily
				age restricted, the following requirements shall apply:
(i) The designated area shall be cordoned off
				at a minimum with a one-half wall, or other similar structure, that has
				received Commission approval and prevents access of any person under the age of
				twenty-one (21). Establishments shall have sixty (60) days from the effective
				date of these rules to comply;
(ii)
				Upon reaching sixty (60) days after the effective date of these rules, and
				non-compliance is noted, the Commission shall immediately notify the operator
				and vendor of the non-compliance and the games shall be removed; and
(iii) For good cause shown by the vendor or
				operator, an exception may be sought requesting to extend the sixty (60) days.
				No exceptions shall be authorized beyond one hundred twenty (120)
				days.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 4 - Game Approvals, Qualifiers, Limitations, and Vendor and Operator Requirements › Section 4-7 - Player Protection and Complaints

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Operators must include in its
				establishment Commission approved player protection information that shall be
				readily accessible to each player.
(b) Operators must provide notification that
				underage play is a criminal offense and that anyone who facilitates an
				individual under the age of twenty-one (21) to play a skill based amusement
				game has committed a criminal offense.
(c) Each player shall have the right to file
				a written complaint against a vendor or operator. A complaint form shall be
				provided by the Commission and made available at each establishment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 4 - Game Approvals, Qualifiers, Limitations, and Vendor and Operator Requirements › Section 4-8 - Investigations by the Commission

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission's employee or agent has
				the authority to enter any establishment where skill based amusement games are
				present during normal business hours or if it appears customers are still
				present.
(b) The Commission may do
				all of the following:
(i) Inspect and examine
				all skill based amusement game locations approved by the Commission, any
				establishment that conducts or participates in conducting skill based amusement
				gaming and is not approved by the Commission, and any facility in which skill
				based amusement game supplies, devices, or equipment are manufactured, sold,
				distributed, tested, or otherwise held or maintained. Inspections may be
				conducted during reasonable business hours or at any other time if it
				reasonably appears that all or part of the location or facility is in
				operation;
(ii) Inspect and examine
				all skill based amusement game supplies, devices, and equipment in or about a
				skill based amusement game establishment, whether or not the establishment is
				registered with or approved by the Commission;
(iii) Investigate all persons that conduct or
				participate in conducting skill based amusement gaming, including those that
				have ceased gaming; and
(iv)
				Request, in writing, that any applicant under this chapter produce audits,
				reports, tax returns, and financial records as it relates to skill based
				amusement game activity.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 4 - Game Approvals, Qualifiers, Limitations, and Vendor and Operator Requirements › Section 4-9 - Access to Skill Based Amusement Games

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Vendors must have the ability to restrict
				which users have access to certain functions on the skill based amusement
				games:
(i) Only vendors and their maintenance
				staff, or the owner-operator if the skill based amusement game is owned
				outright, may have access to modify any of the skill based amusement game or
				software settings; and
(ii)
				Non-administrative employees of the vendor, an operator, or an operator's
				employee or agent may only have access to opening the skill based amusement
				game, performing basic maintenance tasks (such as refilling paper), and
				collecting money.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 4 - Game Approvals, Qualifiers, Limitations, and Vendor and Operator Requirements › Section 4-10 - Vendor Duties

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In addition to all other requirements
				under this chapter, each vendor has an ongoing duty to:
(i) Ensure skill based amusement game data is
				backed up daily; and
(ii) Safeguard
				keys to the locked cabinet of a skill based amusement game. A vendor shall not
				provide skill based amusement game cabinet keys to an operator or an operator's
				employees or agents, unless the vendor owns, manages, or operates the
				establishment.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 4 - Game Approvals, Qualifiers, Limitations, and Vendor and Operator Requirements › Section 4-11 - Malfunctions and Defects

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) If there is a malfunction or defect of
				the skill based amusement game:
(i) The
				vendor shall make a full refund of the player's balance on the game at the time
				of the malfunction or defect;
(ii)
				The vendor must be notified no later than twenty-four (24) hours after the
				initial detection of the issue by the operator; and
(iii) The Commission must be notified no
				later than forty-eight (48) hours after the initial detection of the issue by
				the vendor.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 4 - Game Approvals, Qualifiers, Limitations, and Vendor and Operator Requirements › Section 4-12 - Reserve Requirement

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) A vendor must submit a plan to maintain a
				reserve in the amount necessary to cover the outstanding skill based amusement
				game liability required under W. S. §
									11-25-304(d). All
				plans require Commission approval.
(b) Reserve calculations shall be based as
				follows:
(i) A vendor shall initially
				maintain a minimum amount of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) in reserve to
				cover the liability as determined under W.S. §
										11-25-304(d);
(A) As soon as reasonably possible after the
				initial opening date, a two (2) week average shall be determined.
(B) A reserve shall be determined and
				maintained based on the two (2) week average.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 5 - Skill Based Amusement Game Standards › Section 5-1 - Certification of Skill Based Amusement Games

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) All laboratory reports are considered
				confidential and proprietary as provided by Wyoming law.
(b) All skill based amusement games shall be
				submitted to a nationally recognized, independent gaming laboratory approved by
				the Commission for certification testing. All gaming laboratories shall be
				approved by the Commission in advance of the submission of any laboratory
				reports or certification. An application for laboratory approval may be
				submitted by a prospective laboratory, vendor, or operator. The application
				shall include:
(i) A brief accounting of the
				laboratory's qualifications and experience.
(ii) A written certificate that the
				laboratory has no financial interest or conflicts under these rules;
				and
(iii) Any additional
				information requested in the written laboratory application form prepared by
				the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 5 - Skill Based Amusement Game Standards › Section 5-2 - General Function Evaluation

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The independent gaming laboratory's
				general function evaluation for each skill based amusement game will include,
				but not necessarily be limited to, the following elements:
(i) Source Code Review - The independent
				gaming laboratory will require full software source code to be provided for
				review to ensure that all functionality is documented by the game rules
				presented to the user and there are no hidden features in the game that are not
				explained in the artwork or game rules;
(ii) Software Compilation and Signature
				Verification - The independent gaming laboratory will require capabilities to
				compile all provided source code, whether by remotely supervised compilation
				with the manufacturer, through a provided development environment, or other
				alternate methods which may facilitate positive identification of provided
				source to the system software images submitted;
(iii) Submitted Documentation Review - The
				independent gaming laboratory will review all documentation submitted by the
				manufacturer regarding functionality of the game, including return to player
				calculation and odds/payout sheets for each submitted game theme, as well as
				any associated documentation regarding game play, features, bonuses,
				progressive prize configurations, etc.;
(iv) Artwork and Game Rules Review - The
				independent gaming laboratory will review all artwork and game rules to ensure
				that the content is complete, accurate, not misleading, and that it properly
				states the rules of the game and states the awards which will be paid upon
				obtaining a specific winning combination;
(v) Game Functionality Review - The
				independent gaming laboratory will ensure that a game operates as described,
				intended, and expected to ensure the play limits established by the statutes
				can be met;
(vi) Game Emulation
				Testing - The independent gaming laboratory will verify the accuracy of game
				pays and outcomes by forcing specific game outcomes using an emulation
				tool;
(vii) Game Mathematics Review
				- The independent gaming laboratory will validate game outcome and associated
				winning combinations against the manufacturer's documentation or other
				information containing the combinations and appropriate pays;
(viii) Game Accounting Review - The
				independent gaming laboratory will verify the integrity and accuracy of a
				game's accounting meters to ensure that information needed to calculate revenue
				and taxation is accurate; and
(ix)
				Game Interruption and Recovery Testing - The independent gaming laboratory will
				verify whether a game will respond properly to a series of possible game
				interruption scenarios.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 5 - Skill Based Amusement Game Standards › Section 5-3 - Game Limitations

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) No skill based amusement game shall allow
				a game play of more than three dollars ($3.00) per play. A player shall not be
				exposed to the risk of losing at any one time, credits of a total value
				exceeding three dollars ($3.00).
(b) No skill based amusement game shall allow
				a payout of more than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) per play. The skill
				based amusement game may award free games or free plays only if a method is in
				place to ensure an aggregated payout in excess of three thousand dollars
				($3,000.00) cannot occur.
(c) For
				the purposes of this section:
(i) Bonus or
				feature games which do not require extra payment to continue shall be
				considered as part of the primary game in which they were awarded or triggered;
				and
(ii) Bonus or feature games
				which require extra payment to continue shall not be considered as part of the
				initial game in which they were awarded or triggered.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 5 - Skill Based Amusement Game Standards › Section 5-4 - Skill Based Amusement Game Component Alterations, Modifications, or Updates

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Except as provided in Section
				3, any critical alterations, modifications,
				or updates to the major components or parts of any skill based amusement game
				shall require the vendor to submit to the Commission a new laboratory report as
				required under Section
				1, before the game may be used for play at
				an establishment.
(b) The vendor
				shall provide the Commission with their software control measures and
				operational plans as it relates to installation of software. The plan shall be
				reviewed and must receive Commission approval prior to implementation. The
				intention is to track and verify that all software installed on skill based
				amusement games are compliant with the statutes and rules promulgated while
				protecting the public interest.
(c)
				Following receipt of the laboratory report, the Commission shall make a finding
				that the modification will:
(i) Maintain or
				advance the skill based amusement game's compliance; and
(ii) Not detract from, compromise, or
				prejudice the proper functioning, security, or integrity of the skill based
				amusement game.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 5 - Skill Based Amusement Game Standards › Section 5-5 - Emergency Skill Based Amusement Game Component Modifications

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission, in its discretion, may
				permit the modification of previously approved components to be made available
				for play without prior laboratory testing or review if the modified hardware or
				software is necessary to correct a problem affecting the fairness, security, or
				integrity of a game.
(b) If the
				Commission authorizes modified components to be made available for play or use
				without prior independent gaming laboratory review, the Commission must
				thereafter require the vendor to immediately:
(i) Advise other users of the same components
				of the importance and availability of the update; and
(ii) Submit the new or modified components to
				an independent gaming laboratory for testing and certification as required
				under Section
				1.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 5 - Skill Based Amusement Game Standards › Section 5-6 - Centralized Monitoring System

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) The Commission may procure a central
				monitoring system for skill based amusement games, which shall be linked to a
				communication network. The central monitoring system shall be administered by
				the Commission and shall allow for the accounting, reporting, monitoring, and
				reading of skill based amusement game activity to assist the Commission in
				determining compliance with, and enforcing, the provisions of these
				rules.
(b) Prior to being launched,
				the Commission shall notify all vendors of the date by which the vendors and
				operators of skill based amusement games must be linked to the central
				monitoring system.
(c) The
				Commission shall provide the vendors and operators the technical specifications
				required for proper connectivity.
(d) All statewide skill based amusement games
				must be connected to the centralized monitoring system within six (6) months of
				the date of notification.
(e) The
				centralized monitoring system shall not provide for the monitoring or reading
				of personal or financial information concerning patrons.
(f) Any attempt by a vendor or operator to
				evade or alter the information provided to the central monitoring system shall
				be subject to disciplinary action.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 6 - Audit and Internal Controls › Section 6-1 - Internal Control Standards and Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Unless otherwise provided by the
				Commission, before beginning skill based amusement game operations, a vendor
				must submit its administrative and accounting procedures, in detail, in a
				written system of internal controls for Commission review and approval.
				Previously licensed vendors shall have sixty (60) days from the effective date
				of these rules to comply. A written system of internal controls must include a
				detailed narrative description of the administrative and accounting procedures
				designed to satisfy the requirements of these rules.
(b) The written system of internal controls
				must address the following items, at a minimum:
(i) Automated and manual risk management
				procedures;
(ii) Information
				regarding identifying and reporting fraud and suspicious conduct;
(iii) Controls ensuring regulatory
				compliance;
(iv) Description of
				Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance standards;
(v) Description of all types of skill based
				amusement games to be offered by the operator; and
(vi) Any other information which may be
				required by the Commission.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 6 - Audit and Internal Controls › Section 6-2 - Amendments to Internal Controls

Current through July 13, 2024
Unless otherwise provided by the Commission, all of the
				  following provisions apply to amendments to the internal control
				  procedures:
(a) Amendments to any
				portion of the internal control procedures must be submitted to the Commission
				for review; and
(b) The Commission
				may, in writing, approve, deny, or require a revision to the amendment to the
				internal control procedures. If the vendor is notified of a required revision,
				the vendor must work with the Commission to address the revision.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 6 - Audit and Internal Controls › Section 6-3 - Emergency Procedures

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) In the event of an emergency, the vendor
				may temporarily amend an internal control procedure. The director or his or her
				designee must be notified that an emergency exists before temporarily amending
				an internal controls procedure.
(b)
				A vendor must submit the temporary emergency amendment of the internal control
				procedures to the director or his or her designee within twenty-four (24) hours
				of the amendment. The submission must include the detailed emergency procedures
				that will be implemented and the time period the emergency procedures will be
				temporarily in place. Any concerns the Commission has with the submission must
				be addressed with the vendor.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 6 - Audit and Internal Controls › Section 6-4 - Failure to Comply with Requirements

Current through July 13, 2024
If the Commission determines that the administrative or
				  accounting procedures or written internal control procedures of the vendor do
				  not comply with the requirements of these rules or require improvement, the
				  Commission shall notify the vendor in writing. Within fifteen (15) days after
				  receiving the notification, the vendor must amend its procedures and written
				  internal control procedures accordingly and must submit, for Commission
				  approval, a copy of the written internal control procedures, as amended, and a
				  description of any other remedial measure taken.
Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 038 - Wyoming Gaming Commission › Sub-Agency 0003 - Skill Based Amusement Games › Chapter 6 - Audit and Internal Controls › Section 6-5 - Compliance with Internal Controls

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Vendors and operators must comply with
				all internal controls.
(b) If a
				vendor or operator fails to comply with any provision of its internal controls,
				the Commission may initiate a disciplinary action.