Illinois Administrative Code
Title 11 - ALCOHOL, HORSE RACING, LOTTERY, AND VIDEO GAMING
Part 1800 - VIDEO GAMING (GENERAL)
Subpart S - INDEPENDENT TESTING LABORATORIES
Section 1800.1940 - Approval of Video Gaming Equipment
Universal Citation: 11 IL Admin Code ยง 1800.1940
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Before being offered for play, all video gaming equipment must be approved by the Administrator.
b) All video gaming equipment must be tested by an independent outside testing laboratory before the Administrator will review the video gaming equipment.
c) Request for Approval
1) Any licensee seeking approval of any piece
of video gaming equipment must initiate its request by submitting that piece of
video gaming equipment to a licensed independent outside testing laboratory.
The licensee must cooperate with the licensed outside testing laboratory in
providing all equipment and information needed for certification by the
Board.
2) Each licensed independent
outside testing laboratory must notify the Administrator, upon receipt of any
request to test video gaming equipment for approval in Illinois, in a format
prescribed by the Administrator. The notification shall, at minimum:
A) Identify the licensee seeking approval of
the video gaming equipment;
B)
Describe the product for which approval is being sought;
C) Indicate the date on which the request was
received; and
D) Include a unique
identification code or signature, approved by the Administrator, for Critical
Program Storage Media. For purposes of this subsection (c)(2)(D) and Section
1800.1930(a)(2),
"Critical Program Storage Media" means any program storage media containing
software that is involved in, or that significantly influences, the operation
and calculation of game play, game display, game result determination, game
accounting, revenue or security.
i) Software
in program storage media includes, but is not limited to:
* game accounting software;
* system software; and
* peripheral firmware devices.
ii) Critical Program Storage Media shall be
verified utilizing an external third-party methodology approved by the
Administrator.
iii) Critical
Program Storage Media may be required, as determined by the Administrator, to
have security seals attached.
3) The independent outside testing laboratory
shall submit a written report in accordance with Section
1800.1920(a)(2)
after completing the testing.
4)
The Administrator may request additional information from either the licensee
or the licensed independent outside testing laboratory in making his or her
determination under subsection (d)(2).
5) The Administrator may require additional
testing. Whether the additional testing is performed by the original
independent outside testing laboratory or another independent outside testing
laboratory is to be determined by the manufacturer. Additional testing will be
required when the Administrator determines that it is necessary to ensure the
integrity or proper functioning of any of the items listed in Section
1800.1930(a)
because of the existence of one or more of the following:
A) Inconclusive initial test
results;
B) A need to establish
repeatability of test results; or
C) A need to determine compatibility with
components other than those tested.
d) Approvals
1) The Administrator shall review the request
to approve video gaming equipment after the testing report and all other
requested information has been received.
2) In making the determination, the
Administrator shall consider the following:
A)
The minimum criteria established in Section 15 of the Act;
B) The extent to which the video gaming
equipment meets the technical standards by which the independent outside
testing laboratory must test; and
C) Whether approving the video gaming
equipment would jeopardize the integrity and security of video gaming in this
State.
3) If the video
gaming equipment is approved, the Administrator shall make his or her approval
available electronically.
4) If
approval of the video gaming equipment is denied, the Administrator shall
notify the licensee in writing. The Administrator's determination is a final
Board order and is reviewable under the Administrative Review Law [735 ILCS 5
/Art. III].
5) The Administrator
may revoke any approval pursuant to this section under the criteria of
paragraph 2) of subsection d) of this section.
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