Code of Massachusetts Regulations
205 CMR - MASSACHUSETTS GAMING COMMISSION
Title 205 CMR 244.00 - Approval of Sports Wagering Equipment and Testing Laboratories
Section 244.03 - Integration and Change Management Requirements
Universal Citation: 205 MA Code of Regs 205.244
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) The Sports Wagering Operator shall be responsible for the Sports Wagering realized through the Sport Wagering Operator's Sports Wagering Vendors.
(a) The
servers and other devices of Sports Wagering Vendors shall be considered part
of the Sports Wagering Operator's Sports Wagering Equipment and shall comply
with M.G.L. c. 23N and
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243.00.
(b) The Sports Wagering Operator shall
guarantee that any integration with the servers and other devices of Sports
Wagering Vendors complies with M.G.L. c. 23N and
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243.00.
(c) An independent testing laboratory shall
conduct integration testing and certification for each server and other device
with the Sports Wagering Operator's Sports Wagering Equipment prior to its
deployment and as required by the Commission.
(2) The Sports Wagering Operator shall submit its proposed change management procedures to the Commission for approval in the manner described in 205 CMR 238.00. Such change management processes shall detail evaluation procedures for identifying the criticality of updates and determining the updates that shall be submitted to a certified independent testing laboratory for review and certification. The submission shall, at a minimum, reflect the following:
(a) These
change management submission shall be:
1.
Developed in accordance with the Gaming Laboratories International, LLC Guide
GLI-CMP: Change Management Program Guide, version 1.0,
released May 6, 2020;
2. Approved
by the Commission prior to its deployment; and
3. Audited at least annually by an
independent testing laboratory.
(b) The Sports Wagering Operator shall issue
quarterly change reports to an independent testing laboratory for review. The
independent testing laboratory shall review the submission to ensure risk is
being assessed according to the approved change management processes, and
documentation for all changes are complete.
(c) Sports Wagering Equipment operating under
the approved change management processes shall be certified to the
specifications set forth in M.G.L. c. 23N and
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243.00 and accompanied by formal certification
documentation from the independent testing laboratory on at least an annual
basis. The Sports Wagering Operator or Sports Wagering Vendor may request an
extension beyond the annual approval if it can demonstrate a hardship that
prevents it from meeting the requirements for annual approval. The granting of
a hardship waiver shall be in the sole discretion of the Commission.
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