| (a) Installation. Each distributor that leases, sells,
or otherwise furnishes a shutter card bingo 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 shutter
card bingo 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 shutter card stations 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 shutter card bingo system is located;
(4) the expected start-up date for use of the shutter
card bingo system by the licensed authorized organization;
(5) the name and taxpayer identification number of
the licensed authorized organization to whom the shutter card bingo
system was sold, leased, or otherwise furnished;
(6) the name and taxpayer identification number of
the distributor from whom the shutter card bingo system was leased,
purchased, or otherwise obtained;
(7) the name and taxpayer identification number of
the manufacturer, model and version number of the shutter card bingo
system; and
(8) a certification statement from the manufacturer
that the remote connectivity is operating properly.
(c) If a shutter card or shutter card station is to
be used at more than one bingo premises, each bingo premises must
have its own shutter card bingo site system.
(d) Before the complete removal or hardware upgrade
of any shutter card bingo system, each distributor must supply one
copy of the data files to each licensed authorized organization that
utilized the shutter card bingo system and maintain one additional
copy for a period of forty-eight (48) months.
(e) A distributor selling, leasing, or otherwise providing
shutter card bingo 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 forty-eight (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 shutter card
bingo system;
(5) the quantity of shutter cards 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 shutter cards,
shutter card stations, and site systems. The distributor may, as needed,
enlist the aid of the manufacturer in providing service, repair, or
maintenance of the site system.
(g) A distributor may not add to nor remove any software
programs related to the conduct of bingo to an approved shutter card
bingo system. If the Commission detects or discovers a shutter card
bingo 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 shutter card bingo 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 shutter card or shutter
card station 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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