| (a) Installation. Each distributor that leases, sells,
or otherwise furnishes a card-minding system shall install the system
based on the manufacturer's approval letter for use in Texas. Each
system shall be installed with:
(1) a point of sale, caller station, verifier, and
all other software components of the site system as listed in the
approval letter;
(2) the software settings as established in the approval
letter;
(3) all of the manufacturer requirements and restrictions
in place; and
(4) a dedicated modem phone line or internet connectivity.
(b) Before initial use by a licensed authorized organization,
each distributor that leases, sells, or otherwise furnishes a card-minding
system must provide notice to the Commission in writing on a form
prescribed by the Commission, or electronically in a format prescribed
by the Commission, that includes the following information:
(1) the modem number or IP address and protocol for
remote access;
(2) total number of card-minding devices installed
at the bingo premises;
(3) the name of the bingo premises, physical address,
telephone number, and licensed commercial lessor's taxpayer identification
number, if applicable, where the card-minding system is located;
(4) the expected startup date for use of the card-minding
system by the licensed authorized organization;
(5) the name and taxpayer identification number of
the licensed authorized organization to whom the card-minding system
was sold, leased, or otherwise furnished;
(6) the name and taxpayer identification number of
the distributor from whom the card-minding system was leased, purchased,
or otherwise obtained;
(7) the name and taxpayer identification number of
the manufacturer, model and version number of the card-minding system;
and
(8) a certification statement from the manufacturer
that the remote connectivity is operating properly.
(c) If a card-minding device is to be used at more
than one bingo premises, each bingo premise must have its own separate
site system.
(d) Before the complete removal or hardware up-grade
of any card-minding system, each distributor must supply one copy
of the data files to each licensed authorized organization that utilized
the card-minding system and maintain one additional copy for a period
of 48 months.
(e) A distributor selling, leasing, or otherwise providing
card-minding systems to a licensed authorized organization or another
licensed distributor must provide the licensed authorized organization
or licensed distributor with an invoice that contains, at a minimum,
the following information and must maintain copies of the invoice
or documentation for a period of 48 months:
(1) the invoice number;
(2) the date of sale or lease period covered by the
invoice;
(3) the manufacturer's name;
(4) the name and version number of the card-minding
system;
(5) the quantity of card-minding devices sold or leased;
and
(6) the total invoice amount.
(f) The distributor shall serve as the initial contact
for the licensed authorized organization with respect to requests
for installation, service, maintenance, or repair of card-minding
devices and site systems, and for the ordering of the electronic facsimiles
of bingo cards to be downloaded to the organization's site system,
if applicable. The distributor may, as needed, enlist the aid of the
manufacturer in providing service, repair, or maintenance of the card-minding
devices or site system.
(g) A distributor may not add to nor remove any software
programs related to the conduct of bingo to an approved card-minding
system. If the Commission detects or discovers a card-minding system
at a bingo premises that is using components or software that were
required to have been approved by the Commission but have not been
approved, the card-minding system is deemed to have an unauthorized
modification.
(h) Upon the Commission's notification to the manufacturer,
the manufacturer must immediately disable the system. A distributor
may not display, use, or otherwise furnish a card-minding device which
has in any manner been tampered with, or which otherwise may deceive
the player or affect a player's chances of winning.
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