Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 9 - TEXAS LOTTERY COMMISSION
Chapter 402 - CHARITABLE BINGO OPERATIONS DIVISION
Subchapter C - BINGO GAMES AND EQUIPMENT
Section 402.324 - Card-Minding Systems-Approval of Card-Minding Systems

Universal Citation: 16 TX Admin Code § 402.324

Current through Reg. 50, No. 26; June 27, 2025

(a) A card-minding system must not be sold, leased, or otherwise furnished to any person for use in the conduct of bingo until it has first been tested and certified as compliant with the standards in this subchapter by an independent testing facility. The card-minding system shall be submitted for testing at the manufacturer's expense. The testing facility should be required to ensure that the card-minding system conforms to the restrictions and conditions set forth in these standards. The approval process is set forth in subsections (b) - (f) of this section.

(b) Utilizing an Independent Testing Facility:

(1) Manufacturer submits system to lab with letter outlining the card-minding system to be tested for approval in Texas;

(2) Lab performs validation testing to ensure compliance with the Commission's requirements. Testing may include functional testing and/or modification testing, if applicable;

(3) Lab creates certification report which includes file verification methodology, software/firmware signatures (checksum) and testing results;

(4) Manufacturer submits approval request with certification report to the Commission;

(5) Once the Commission has received the certification report from the independent testing facility, the Commission may request a demonstration of the product; and

(6) The Commission shall either approve or disapprove the submission based on the test results and inform the manufacturer and lab of the results within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the test results and any other forms and documentation required to ensure the card-minding system is compliant with the standards in this subchapter.

(c) After the Commission approves a card-minding system, the manufacturer shall notify the Commission of the date, time and place of the first installation of the system so that a Commission representative may observe and review the card-minding system.

(d) Checksum or digital signatures will be obtained from the proprietary software submitted for testing to be used to verify that proprietary software at playing locations is the same as the software that was approved. The manufacturer shall provide any software necessary to view the checksum or digital signatures.

(e) The decision by the director to approve or disapprove any component of a card-minding system is administratively final.

(f) The manufacturer shall be responsible for the costs related to the testing of card-minding systems.

(g) The manufacturer shall be responsible for the travel costs incurred by the Commission to audit the initial installation of a card-minding system in the state of Texas.

(h) All card-minding system approvals issued by the Commission prior to the effective date of this section remain valid. Any subsequent changes or modifications to an approved system require compliance with this section.

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