The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) Shutter Card Bingo System--A shutter card and related
hardware and software that is interfaced with or connected to equipment
used to conduct a game of bingo using shutter cards. A shutter card
bingo system consists of the following three parts:
(A) Shutter Card--A device made of cardboard or other
suitable material with plastic "shutters" that cover a number to simulate
the number being daubed and that is used in conjunction with a shutter
card customer account.
(B) Shutter Card Bingo 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 shutter card customer accounts. Shutter Card Bingo Site
Systems must include, but are not limited to, the following components:
point of sale station, shutter card station, a caller station verifier,
printers, remote access capability, proprietary executable software,
report generation software, and an accounting system and database.
(C) Shutter Card Station--Computer hardware and software
that is located at a player's seat that allows the player to select
up to three shutter cards located at the player's seat for play in
a bingo game at the bingo premises.
(2) Cards and Card Sets--The number of unique bingo
shutter cards on site, with the card numbers and card data being used.
(3) 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.
(4) Connected--Communication between the player's shutter
card station and the site system by wired or wireless means during
an active bingo session.
(5) Customer Account--An account established by a customer
and tracked with the use of a unique player shutter card station identification
number assigned by a licensed authorized organization based on a player's
seat position. The customer may access their own Customer Account
to track:
(A) the deposit of funds; and
(B) the purchase of bingo shutter cards.
(6) Shutter Card Station ID number--The unique identification
number assigned by a manufacturer to a specific shutter card station.
(7) Shutter Card Station Played--A shutter card station
utilized within a bingo occasion.
(8) End of Occasion Log--Information stored in the
site system database at the end of each bingo occasion containing
pertinent sales, refunds, 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) listings of transactions or receipt numbers, including
balance refunds;
(E) date and time of the bingo occasion and occasion
number, if applicable;
(F) total quantity of shutter cards played;
(G) the shutter card station ID number of each shutter
card station loaded;
(H) total dollar value of funds deposited and shutter
cards sold;
(I) total dollar value of deposits refunded;
(J) total dollar value of unused deposits retained
by the organization;
(K) total dollar value of shutter card bingo prizes
awarded;
(L) listing of the balls called, in order called, for
each game; and
(M) listing of all shutter cards verified for each
game, both the non-winning and the winning card face numbers.
(9) Independent Testing Facility--A laboratory approved
by the Commission that is demonstrably competent and qualified to
test the site 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 laboratory shall not be owned or
controlled by a licensed authorized organization, the state, or any
manufacturer or distributor or operator of shutter card bingo systems.
(10) Mobile Point of Sale--A mobile device that allows
a licensed authorized organization to conduct customer shutter card
sales transactions anywhere within the bingo premises and is a component
of the site system.
(11) Model Number--A number designated by the manufacturer
that indicates the unique structural design of the shutter card bingo
system.
(12) Occasion Report--A report generated by the site
system at the end of each bingo occasion containing pertinent sales,
refunds, 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 funds deposited and shutter
cards sold;
(E) total dollar value of deposits refunded;
(F) total dollar value of unused deposits retained
by the organization;
(G) total dollar value of prizes awarded;
(H) total dollar value of prize fees collected in conjunction
with shutter card bingo prizes awarded.
(13) 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 dollar value of funds deposited and shutter
cards sold;
(E) total dollar value of deposits refunded;
(F) total dollar value of unused deposits retained
by the organization;
(G) total dollar value of shutter card bingo prizes
awarded; and
(H) total dollar value of prize fees collected in conjunction
with shutter card bingo prizes awarded.
(14) Secondary Component--Additional software or hardware
components provided by the manufacturer that are part of, or are connected
to, a shutter card bingo 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.
(15) Proprietary Software--Custom computer software
developed by a licensed manufacturer that is the primary component
of a shutter card bingo system and is required for a shutter card
bingo system to be used in a game of bingo.
(16) Software Modifications--Alterations to proprietary
software approved by the Commission.
(17) Transaction Log--A site system report containing
a record of transaction information in detail.
(18) Version Number--A unique number designated by
the manufacturer to signify a specific version of software used on
or by the shutter card bingo system.
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