Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 325 - OKLAHOMA HORSE RACING COMMISSION
Chapter 80 - Gaming Licensing Requirements
Subchapter 15 - Requirements for Independent Testing Laboratory License
Section 325:80-15-1 - Application Required
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 325:80-15-1
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
Testing laboratories that wish to function as a Commission-approved Independent Testing Laboratory shall apply to be issued an Independent Testing Laboratory License. The application shall be accompanied by the required application fee and an investigation fee in an amount equal to one-half of the license fee. The deadline for renewal license applications is November 1 of the current license year.
(1) In addition to other information required on the application, an applicant shall provide the following information for each of the last three (3) years:
(A) address
of main office and number of square feet used for testing;
(B) addresses of all satellite offices, if
any, and number of square footage;
(C) number of full-time employees;
(D) number of machines tested;
(E) list of states for which the Laboratory
has performed tests;
(F) list of
countries for which the Laboratory has performed tests; and
(G) list of states and countries in which the
Laboratory has been licensed or certified.
(2) In addition, the Commission review of consideration of an application for an Independent Testing Laboratory shall include:
(A) For the testing laboratory and
its parent corporation, if any, a complete corporate financial disclosure and
review; a complete disclosure and review of any criminal proceedings, civil
litigation or investigations by a regulatory entity; and an evaluation of its
corporate good standing in the jurisdiction(s) where it is incorporated and/or
does business.
(B) For its
principal shareholders (10% or greater) and its officers and directors, a
complete individual financial disclosure and review; a complete disclosure and
review of any criminal proceedings, civil litigation or investigations by a
regulatory entity; and a finding of suitability.
(C) The testing laboratory will demonstrate
its relevant technical skill and capability by providing evidence of suitable
testing previously conducted for state or tribal regulatory authorities. The
Commission's Law Enforcement Division may conduct an on-site review of the
testing laboratory's facilities as part of its evaluation and will be satisfied
that the testing laboratory is qualified and competent to perform the testing
required before making any recommendation for approval to the Commission. The
frequency of the on-site review will be recommended by the Commission Law
Enforcement Division's Director to the Commission Executive Director.
(D) The testing laboratory shall
have in-house staff personnel in the following categories:
(i) Mathematicians,
(ii) Mechanical, electrical, and software
engineering staff,
(iii)
Compliance engineering staff,
(iv)
Accounting system and communication protocol engineering specialists,
(v) High-level engineering staff
for new and current technology, and
(vi) Quality assurance staff.
(E) The testing laboratory shall
have the ability to provide twenty-four hour, seven-day a week support for the
Commission, including in-house personnel coverage.
(F) The testing laboratory shall provide
training and support staff for on- site field inspections to assist and/or
train Gaming Agents on the security, compliance and accounting/auditing
practices that shall be used, with expenses paid by the testing laboratory.
(G) The testing laboratory shall
provide a quality assurance staff that verifies each test result.
(H) The testing laboratory shall conduct an
annual due diligence investigation on each employee of the testing laboratory
and maintain such due diligence files on each employee.
(I) The testing laboratory shall have
physical building security in terms of surveillance systems and alarms to
protect confidential information.
(J) The testing laboratory shall demonstrate
that it possesses multiple units of the approved signature device(s); that it
provides signatures of the approved software with each certification which will
assist in the conduct of field audits of the equipment; and that the Laboratory
has the ability to provide the specifications on the various software
verification methods (i.e., KOBETRON, Data Man and other types of algorithms
that allow checking of gaming equipment) to assist the Commission in
determining which verification tools will be acceptable.
(K) The testing laboratory shall have
adequate equipment to support the submissions for testing and also, additional
units available for on-site inspections when laboratory presence is requested;
shall provide the requested signatures by taking those signatures at the
Laboratory prior to storage of the storage media independent of the supplier;
and a testing laboratory shall not rely on supplier-generated signatures.
(L) During the detailed
communication protocol tests that are performed on the device side and the
system side, the testing laboratory shall use testing tools and testing
techniques that are developed in compliance with the protocol used. The testing
laboratory shall have the ability to develop such tools independently without
having to reply on the Manufacturer for the equipment.
(M) The testing laboratory shall demonstrate
that the testing it performs includes complete detailed tests to examine all
external and internal functions, such as examinations of memory and
communication protocol with all devices, of the gaming equipment being tested.
(N) The testing laboratory shall
have a national reputation for honesty, independence, competence and
timeliness.
Added at 23 Ok Reg 1150, eff 4-6-05 (emergency); Added at 23 Ok Reg 2079, eff 5-11-06 (emergency); Added at 23 Ok Reg 2602, eff 6-25-06 ; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2192, eff 6-25-09 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 1327, eff 6-27-13
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