The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) Account Number--The unique identification number,
if any, assigned by a card-minding system's point of sale to a transaction
during a purchase and used by a customer to log on to a card-minding
device in order to play bingo.
(2) Card-Minding System--An electronic or computerized
device and related hardware and software, that is interfaced with,
or connected to, equipment used to conduct a game of bingo. A card-minding
system consists of the following two parts:
(A) Card-Minding Device--A device used by a player
to monitor bingo cards played at a licensed authorized organization's
bingo occasion and which:
(i) provides a means for the player to input or monitor
called bingo numbers;
(ii) compares the numbers entered or received against
the numbers on the bingo cards stored in the memory of the device
or loaded or otherwise enabled for play on the device; and
(iii) identifies any winning bingo pattern(s) and prize
levels.
(B) Site System--Computer hardware, software, and peripheral
equipment, that is located at the bingo premises, is controlled by
the licensed authorized organization conducting bingo, and interfaces
with, connects with, controls, or defines the operational parameters
of card-minding devices. Site Systems must include, but are not limited
to, the following components: point of sale station, a caller station
verifier, printers, remote access capability, proprietary executable
software, report generation software and an accounting system and
database.
(3) Card number range--The range of unique numbers
that are on the card faces that are actually sold to a given player
for use in a single card-minding device. (Example: Device #1 is given
card number range 2056-2080, and Device #2 is given card number range
2081-2105.)
(4) Checksum--A value of fixed-size computed from a
block of digital data for the purpose of detecting changes or modifications.
Also referred to as a digital signature or hash sum.
(5) Connected--Communication between the card-minding
device and the site system by wired or wireless means during an active
bingo occasion.
(6) Customer Account--An account established by a customer
and tracked with the use of a unique personal identification or account
number or a customer card issued by a licensed authorized organization
and used at a point of sale station or on a card-minding system. The
customer may access their own Customer Account to track:
(A) the deposit of funds; and
(B) the purchase of bingo cards for play on a card-minding
device.
(7) Device ID number--The unique identification number
assigned by a manufacturer to a specific card-minding device.
(8) Device played--A card-minding device utilized within
a bingo occasion which had cards enabled or loaded and played.
(9) End of occasion log--Information stored in the
site system database at the end of each bingo occasion containing
pertinent sales, voids, game, and system accounting information to
include the following:
(A) licensed authorized organization's name;
(B) licensed authorized organization's license number;
(C) bingo occasion site (location);
(D) sequential listings of transactions or receipt
numbers, including voided transactions;
(E) date and time of the bingo occasion and occasion
number, if applicable;
(F) total quantity of card-minding devices loaded;
(G) the device ID number of each card-minding device
loaded;
(H) total dollar value of sales of card-minding devices;
(I) total quantity of voided transactions to include
the dollar amount;
(J) total quantity of reloaded bingo cards;
(K) card numbers or card number range of card faces
used with each card-minding device;
(L) total dollar value of disposable cards sold;
(M) total dollar value of pull-tab bingo sold;
(N) total dollar value of regular bingo prizes awarded;
(O) total dollar value of pull-tab bingo prizes awarded;
(P) total dollar value of prize fees collected;
(Q) listing of the balls called, in the order called,
for each game; and
(R) listing of all card face numbers verified for each
game, both the non-winning and the winning card face numbers.
(10) Independent testing facility--A laboratory approved
by the Commission that is demonstrably competent and qualified to
test card-minding systems scientifically and evaluate them for compliance
with statutes and regulations. An independent testing laboratory shall
maintain the current applicable standards of the International Organization
of Standardization as an accredited laboratory in the field of information
technology testing. An independent testing laboratory shall not be
owned or controlled by a licensed authorized organization, the state,
or any manufacturer, distributor or operator of card-minding systems.
(11) Mobile Point-of-Sale Station--Mobile device that
allows a licensed authorized organization to conduct customer sales
transactions anywhere within the bingo premises and is a component
of the site system.
(12) Model number--A number designated by the manufacturer
that indicates the unique structural design of a card-minding device
or site system.
(13) Occasion Report--A report generated by the site
system at the end of each bingo occasion containing pertinent sales,
voids, game and system accounting to include the following information:
(A) licensed authorized organization's name;
(B) licensed authorized organization's license number;
(C) bingo occasion site (location);
(D) total dollar value of sales of card-minding devices;
(E) total dollar value of voided transactions;
(F) total dollar value of sales of disposable cards;
(G) total dollar value of sales of pull-tab bingo;
(H) total dollar value of regular bingo prizes awarded;
(I) total dollar value of pull-tab bingo prizes awarded;
and
(J) total dollar value of prize fees collected.
(14) Occasion Summary Report--A report generated by
the site system for any specified period which contains the following
information:
(A) licensed authorized organization's name;
(B) licensed authorized organization's taxpayer number;
(C) bingo occasion site (location);
(D) total number of bingo occasions;
(E) total dollar value of sales of card-minding devices;
(F) total dollar value of voided transactions;
(G) total dollar value of sales of disposable cards;
(H) total dollar value of sales of pull-tab bingo;
(I) total dollar value of regular bingo prizes awarded;
(J) total dollar value of pull-tab bingo prizes awarded;
and
(K) total dollar value of prize fees collected.
(15) Package number--A number identifying the complete
package of bingo cards purchased for a card-minding device.
(16) Proprietary software--Custom computer software
developed by a licensed manufacturer that is the primary component
of a card-minding system and is required for a card-minding device
to be used in a game of bingo.
(17) Secondary component--Additional software or hardware
components provided by the manufacturer, that are part of, or are
connected to, a card-minding system and that do not affect the conduct
of the bingo game. Secondary components may include computer screen
backgrounds, battery charge-up software routines, printers, printer
software drivers, and charging racks.
(18) Software modifications--Alterations to proprietary
software.
(19) Transaction log--A site system report containing
a record of transaction information in detail.
(20) Version number--A unique number designated by
the manufacturer to signify a specific version of software used on
or by the card-minding system.
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