Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) Each LFG prototype and the associated
equipment subject to testing and approval under this regulation shall be
evaluated by the commission for the following:
(1) Overall operational integrity and
compliance with the act, this article, and the technical standards adopted by
the commission under article 110;
(2) compatibility and compliance with the
central computer system; and
(3)
compatibility with any protocol specifications approved by the Kansas lottery,
including the ability to communicate with the central computer system for the
purpose of transmitting auditing program information, real-time information
retrieval, and activation and disabling of LFGs.
(b) LFGs and associated equipment that shall
be submitted for testing and commission approval include the following:
(1) Bill validators and printers;
(2) electronic gaming monitoring systems, to
the extent that the systems interface with LFGs and related systems;
(3) LFG management systems that interface
with LFGs and related systems;
(4)
player tracking systems that interface with LFGs and related systems;
(5) progressive systems, including wide-area
progressive systems;
(6) gaming
ticket systems;
(7) external
bonusing systems;
(8) cashless
funds transfer systems;
(9)
machines performing gaming ticket, coupon, or jackpot payout
transactions;
(10) coupon systems,
to the extent the systems interface with LFGs and related systems;
and
(11) other LFG-related systems
as determined by the executive director.
(g) When an applicant or gaming supplier
certificate holder seeks to utilize the abbreviated testing and approval
process for an LFG prototype, associated device or software, or any
modification to an LFG prototype, associated device or software, the applicant
or supplier shall submit the following to the independent testing laboratory:
(1) A prototype of the equipment, device, or
software accompanied by a written request for abbreviated testing and approval
that identifies the jurisdiction within the United States upon which the
applicant or supplier proposes that the commission rely. The applicant or
supplier shall transport the equipment, device, or software at its own expense
and deliver it to the offices of the independent testing laboratory;
(2) a certification executed by the chief
engineer or engineer in charge of the applicant or supplier verifying that all
of the following conditions are met:
(A) The
prototype or modification is identical in all mechanical, electrical, and other
respects to one that has been tested and approved by the testing facility
operated by the jurisdiction or private testing facility on behalf of the
jurisdiction;
(B) the applicant or
supplier is currently certified and in good standing in the named jurisdiction,
and the prototype has obtained all regulatory approvals necessary to sale or
distribution in the named jurisdiction;
(C) in the engineer's opinion, the testing
standards of the named jurisdiction are comprehensive and thorough and provide
adequate safeguards that are similar to those required by this article;
and
(D) in the engineer's opinion,
the equipment, device, or software meets the requirements of the act, this
article, and the technical standards adopted by the commission under article
110, including requirements related to the central computer system;
(3) an executed copy of a product
submission applicable to the submitted equipment, device, or software unless a
substantially similar checklist was filed with the named jurisdiction and is
included in the submission package required by paragraph (g)(4);
(4) copies of the submission package and any
amendments filed with the named jurisdiction, copies of any correspondence,
review letters, or approvals issued by the testing facility operated by the
named jurisdiction or a private testing facility on behalf of the named
jurisdiction and, if applicable, a copy of the final regulatory approval issued
by the named jurisdiction;
(5) a
disclosure that details any conditions or limitations placed by the named
jurisdiction on the operation or placement of the equipment, device, or
software at the time of approval or following approval;
(6) a complete and accurate description of
the manner in which the equipment, device, or software was tested for
compatibility and compliance with the central computer system and protocol
specifications approved by the Kansas lottery, including the ability to
communicate with the central computer system for the purpose of transmitting
auditing program information, real-time information retrieval, and activation
and disabling of LFGs;
(7) any
hardware, software, and other equipment, including applicable technical support
and maintenance, required by the independent testing laboratory to conduct the
abbreviated testing and approval process required by the act, this article, and
the technical standards adopted by the commission under article 110. The
testing equipment and services required by this subsection shall be provided at
no cost to the commission; and
(8)
any additional documentation requested by the commission that is necessary to
evaluate the LFG, associated equipment, or any modification.
(h) When an applicant or a gaming
supplier seeks commission approval of an LFG, equipment, device, or software,
or any modification to which the abbreviated testing process in subsection (f)
is not applicable, the applicant or supplier shall submit the following to the
independent testing laboratory:
(1) A
prototype of the equipment, device, or software accompanied by a written
request for testing and approval. The gaming supplier shall transport the
equipment, device, or software at its own expense and deliver the equipment,
device, or software to the offices of the commission's independent testing
laboratory in accordance with instructions provided;
(2) any certifications required under this
regulation;
(3) an executed copy of
a current product submission checklist;
(4) a complete and accurate description of
the equipment, device, or software, accompanied by related diagrams,
schematics, and specifications, together with documentation with regard to the
manner in which the product was tested before its submission to the
commission;
(5) any hardware,
software, and other equipment, including applicable technical support and
maintenance, required by the independent testing laboratory to conduct the
testing and approval process required by the act, this article, and the
technical standards adopted by the commission under article 110. All testing
equipment and services required by this subsection shall be provided at no cost
to the commission;
(6) for an LFG
prototype, the following additional information, which shall be provided to the
commission:
(A) A copy of all operating
software needed to run the LFG, including data and graphics information, on
electronically readable and unalterable media;
(B) a copy of all source code for programs
that cannot be reasonably demonstrated to have any use other than in an LFG, on
electronically readable and unalterable media;
(C) a copy of all graphical images displayed
on the LFG, including reel strips, rules, instructions, and pay
tables;
(D) an explanation of the
theoretical return to the player, listing all mathematical assumptions, all
steps in the formula from the first principles through the final results of all
calculations including bonus payouts, and, when a game requires or permits
player skill in the theoretical derivations of the payout return, the source of
strategy;
(E) hardware block
diagrams of the major subsystems;
(F) a complete set of schematics for all
subsystems;
(G) a diagram of the
wiring harness connection;
(H) a
technical or operator manual;
(I) a
description of the security methodologies incorporated into the design of the
LFG including, when applicable, encryption methodology for all alterable media,
auto-authentication of software, and recovery capability of the LFG for power
interruption;
(J) a cross reference
of product meters to the required meters specified in article 110;
(K) a description of tower light functions
indicating the corresponding condition;
(L) a description of each error condition and
the corresponding action required to resolve the error;
(M) a description of the use and function of
available electronic switch settings or configurable options;
(N) a description of the pseudo random number
generator or generators used to determine the results of a wager, including a
detailed explanation of operational methodology, and a description of the
manner by which the pseudo random number generator and random number selection
processes are impervious to outside influences, interference from
electromagnetic, electrostatic, and radio frequencies, and influence from
ancillary equipment by means of data communications. Test results in support of
representations shall be submitted;
(O) specialized hardware, software, or
testing equipment, including technical support and maintenance, needed to
complete the evaluation, which may include an emulator for a specified
microprocessor, personal computers, extender cables for the central processing
unit, target reel strips, and door defeats. The testing equipment and services
required by this subsection shall be provided at no cost to the
commission;
(P) a compiler, or
reasonable access to a compiler, for the purpose of building applicable code
modules;
(Q) program storage media
including erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), electronically
erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), and any type of alterable
media for LFG software;
(R)
technical specifications for any microprocessor or microcontroller;
(S) a complete and accurate description of
the manner in which the LFG was tested for compatibility and compliance with
the central computer system and protocol specifications approved by the Kansas
lottery, including the ability to communicate with the central computer system
for the purpose of transmitting auditing program information, real-time
information retrieval, and activation and disabling of LFGs; and
(T) any additional documentation requested by
the commission relating to the LFG;
(7) if an LFG prototype is modified,
including a change in theme, the following additional information, which shall
be provided to the commission:
(A) A complete
and accurate description of the proposed modification to the LFG prototype,
accompanied by applicable diagrams, schematics, and specifications;
(B) when a change in theme is involved, a
copy of the graphical images displayed on the LFG, including reel strips,
rules, instructions, and pay tables;
(C) when a change in the computation of the
theoretical payout percentage is involved, a mathematical explanation of the
theoretical return to the player, listing all assumptions, all steps in the
formula from the first principles through the final results of all calculations
including bonus payouts, and, when a game requires or permits player skill in
the theoretical derivations of the payout return, the source of
strategy;
(D) a complete and
accurate description of the manner in which the LFG was tested for
compatibility and compliance with the central computer system and protocol
specifications approved by the Kansas lottery, including the ability to
communicate with the central computer system for the purpose of transmitting
auditing program information, real-time information retrieval and activation,
and the disabling of LFGs; and
(E)
any additional documentation requested by the commission relating to the
modification of the LFG;
(8) for an electronic gaming monitoring
system, casino management system, player tracking system, wide-area progressive
system, gaming ticket system, external bo-nusing system, cashless funds
transfer system, automated gaming ticket, coupon redemption or jackpot payout
machine, coupon system, or any other equipment or system required to be tested
and approved under subsection (b), the following:
(A) A technical manual;
(B) a description of security methodologies
incorporated into the design of the system, which shall include the following,
when applicable:
(i) Password
protection;
(ii) encryption
methodology and its application;
(iii) automatic authentication; and
(iv) network redundancy, backup,
and recovery procedures;
(C) a complete schematic or network diagram
of the system's major components accompanied by a description of each
component's functionality and a software object report;
(D) a description of the data flow, in
narrative and in schematic form, including specifics with regard to data
cabling and, when appropriate, communications methodology for multisite
applications;
(E) a list of
computer operating systems and third-party software incorporated into the
system, together with a description of their interoperability;
(F) system software and hardware installation
procedures;
(G) a list of available
system reports;
(H) when
applicable, features for each system, which may include patron and employee
card functions, promotions, reconciliation procedures, and patron
services;
(I) a description of the
interoperability testing, including test results for each submitted system's
connection to LFGs, to ticket, coupon redemption, and jackpot payout machines,
and to computerized systems for counting money, tickets, and coupons. This list
shall identify the tested products by gaming supplier, model, and software
identification and version number;
(J) a narrative describing the method used to
authenticate software;
(K) all
source codes;
(L) a complete and
accurate description, accompanied by applicable diagrams, schematics, and
specifications, of the creation of a ticket and the redemption options
available;
(M) a complete and
technically accurate description, accompanied by applicable diagrams,
schematics, and specifications, of the creation of a coupon and the redemption
options available;
(N) any
specialized hardware, software, or other equipment, including applicable
technical support and maintenance required by the independent testing
laboratory to conduct the testing and approval process required by the act,
this article, and the technical standards adopted by the commission under
article 110. The testing equipment and services required by this subsection
shall be provided at no cost to the commission; and
(O) any additional documentation requested by
the executive director related to the equipment or system being tested;
and
(9) for a
modification to any of the systems identified in paragraph (h)(8), the
following additional information:
(A) A
complete and accurate description of the proposed modification to the system,
accompanied by applicable diagrams, schematics, and specifications;
(B) a narrative disclosing the purpose for
the modification; and
(C) any
additional documentation requested by the executive director relating to the
modification.
(j) At
the conclusion of the testing of a prototype or modification, the independent
testing laboratory shall report the results of its testing to the commission.
Upon receipt of the independent testing laboratory's report, any one of the
following shall be done by the commission:
(1)
Approve;
(2) approve with
conditions;
(3) reject the
submitted prototype or modification; or
(4) require additional testing or a trial
period under subsection (i).
(k) A facility manager shall not install an
LFG or associated equipment, or any modification, required to be tested and
approved under subsection (b) unless the equipment, device, or software has
been approved by the commission and issued a certificate authorizing its use at
the gaming facility. The certificate shall be prominently displayed on the
approved device. A facility manager shall not modify, alter, or tamper with an
approved LFG, the associated equipment, or a commission-issued certificate.
Before the removal of the LFG or associated equipment from the gaming facility,
the certificate shall be removed by a commission agent. An LFG or the
associated equipment installed in a gaming facility in contravention of this
requirement shall be subject to seizure by any Kansas law enforcement
officer.
