| (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 or
the Commission's own testing lab. 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.
(c) Utilizing the Commission's testing lab:
(1) Manufacturer has card-minding system ready for
submission;
(2) Manufacturer submits system to Commission with
letter outlining system specifics;
(3) Testing lab may request a demonstration of the
system prior to testing;
(4) Lab performs validation testing to ensure compliance
with Commission's requirements. This testing may include functional
testing and/or modification testing, if applicable;
(5) Lab communicates with manufacturer on any questions
arising from testing;
(6) Lab recommends approval or denial of the system
within forty-five (45) calendar days from submission date; and
(7) The Commission issues an approval or denial letter
to the manufacturer which includes software/firmware signatures (checksum).
(d) 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.
(e) 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.
(f) The decision by the director to approve or disapprove
any component of a card-minding system is administratively final.
(g) The manufacturer shall be responsible for the costs
related to the testing of card-minding systems to include the fees
charged by independent testing facilities or the Commission testing
lab.
(h) 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.
(i) 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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