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Rule 3772-9-01 | Definitions.
Effective:
September 27, 2021
The following words and terms, when used in agency
3772 of the Administrative Code with respect to casino gaming, have the
following meanings unless the context indicates otherwise: (A) "Electronic gaming
equipment" means all of the following: (1) Slot machines or any component parts material to casino
gaming activity, including random number generators, all game media, and
progressive controllers; (2) Mechanical or electromechanical devices used with live
table games or electronic table games, including items using radio frequency
identification, shuffling devices, and progressive controllers; (3) Any computer systems or software used in the conduct or
monitoring of casino gaming activity, including systems or software used for
system-to-system, game-to-game, or intra-device communication, or any
equivalent thereof; (4) Electronic or electromechanical devices used to account
for casino gaming assets, including redemption kiosks and ticket validation
equipment; and (5) Any other device, software, hardware or other
technology that the executive director determines may affect the integrity of
casino gaming. (B) "Redemption kiosk" means (1) Any device that validates and exchanges cashless
wagering instruments for currency; or (2) To provide currency for payment of gaming transactions
requiring a manual payout.
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Rule 3772-9-02 | Approval for use in a casino facility.
Effective:
September 27, 2021
(A) A casino operator is not permitted to
install, maintain, use, or operate any electronic gaming equipment unless such
equipment is approved in the commission's database or has otherwise been
approved by the executive director. (B) Electronic gaming equipment that accepts wagers or
processes conversions of currency or cashless wagering instruments must be
connected to an on-line monitoring system. The on-line monitoring system must
record all transactions processed by the electronic gaming equipment and
provide acceptable reporting as required by the executive
director. (C) Electronic gaming equipment must support a port and
protocol, referred to as game authentication terminal (GAT), for gaming
equipment verification, unless otherwise approved in writing by the executive
director. Electronic gaming equipment must: (1) Employ a verification mechanism that authenticates all
CPSM. The verification mechanism must: (a) Be accessible by a
communication port and the GAT protocol; (b) Provide on-demand
verification of electronic gaming equipment CPSM. This function will not
require the electronic gaming equipment power to be cycled; (c) Generate a unique
signature for each CPSM utilizing, at a minimum, secure hashing algorithm-1
(SHA-1) with hash-based message authentication code (HMAC), as defined by the
"National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Federal
Information Processing Standards Publication 180-4: Secure Hash Standard (March
2012);" and (d) Provide support for
escrowing verification results. Verification results must be preserved and
retrievable pending a subsequent verification request or a loss of power;
and (2) Provide means for the use of third-party verification
tools.
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Rule 3772-9-03 | Evaluation by a certified independent testing laboratory.
Effective:
September 27, 2021
(A) The executive director may require
electronic gaming equipment to be evaluated by a certified independent testing
laboratory prior to approval and inclusion in the commission's database.
If required, a gaming-related vendor must adhere to the following: (1) Submit a written request to a certified independent
testing laboratory that, at a minimum, specifically references the scientific
testing and technical evaluation necessary to determine compliance with Chapter
3772. of the Revised Code and the rules adopted thereunder, as well as the
applicable standards in the appendix to this rule, and identifies the
particular electronic gaming equipment at issue; (2) Submit all necessary items and information to the
certified independent testing laboratory; (3) Pay all costs associated with the scientific testing
and technical evaluation performed by the certified independent testing
laboratory; (4) Engage no more than one certified independent testing
laboratory to perform scientific testing and technical evaluation of any
particular version of electronic gaming equipment software, hardware, or other
technology without prior written authorization from the executive director;
and (5) Submit any items or information pertaining to the
electronic gaming equipment to the commission, if requested. (B) The executive director may require previously approved
electronic gaming equipment to be re-evaluated by a certified independent
testing laboratory if it is determined that the equipment jeopardizes the
integrity of casino gaming. (C) Electronic gaming equipment will not be included in the
commission's database unless the executive director approves the certified
independent testing laboratory's results.
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Rule 3772-9-05 | Transportation of electronic gaming machines to and from a casino facility.
Effective:
September 27, 2021
(A) As used in this rule,
"electronic gaming machine" means the following: (1) Slot machines; and (2) Electronic table game terminals and
stations. (B) A
casino operator must notify the executive director at least five days in
advance of a proposed and comply with any conditions imposed by the executive
director. The notice must include the following information: (1) The full name and address of the licensee causing
transportation of the electronic gaming machines; (2) The full name and address of the entity receiving the
electronic gaming machines; (3) The manufacturer's serial number of each
electronic gaming machine; (4) The expected date the electronic gaming machines will
be transported; and (5) Nothing in this rule prohibits the transportation of
electronic gaming machines going to different destinations from being
transported by the same carrier simultaneously, provided the electronic gaming
machines for each destination are physically segregated.
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Rule 3772-9-06 | Possession and storage of electronic gaming equipment.
Effective:
September 27, 2021
(A) Each casino operator must provide the
commission with a comprehensive list of all electronic gaming equipment (EGE
inventory list), in a format approved by the executive director, prior to the
commencement of casino gaming. Each casino operator must provide updates to the
EGE inventory list as changes occur. The EGE inventory list must
include: (1) Electronic gaming equipment on the casino
floor; (2) Electronic gaming equipment off the casino floor but on
the premises of the casino facility; and (3) Electronic gaming equipment at locations in this state,
but off the premises of the casino facility. (B) Access within electronic gaming equipment stored on the
casino floor must be secured and restricted to appropriate
personnel. (C) Electronic gaming equipment stored off the casino floor
must: (1) Be secured and restricted to appropriate
personnel; (2) Not contain critical program storage media, unless the
electronic gaming equipment is on the casino premises and it is secured in the
same manner as on the casino floor; (3) Not contain locks that correlate to sensitive keys
defined in the casino operator's internal controls, unless the electronic
gaming equipment is on the operator's premises and the locks are unable
to be removed without the corresponding sensitive key; and (4) Meet any other requirements as deemed appropriate by
the executive director. (D) Critical program storage media must be stored in a
secure location on the casino operator's premises with access restricted
to appropriate personnel.
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Rule 3772-9-08 | Movement of electronic gaming equipment within a casino facility.
Effective:
September 27, 2021
A casino operator must maintain a log of all
movements, installation, and removal of electronic gaming equipment. The log
must include, but is not limited to: (A) The electronic gaming equipment
manufacturer's serial number; (B) The electronic gaming equipment's asset
number; (C) The date and time of movement of the
equipment; (D) The location from which the equipment was moved;
and (E) The location to which the equipment was
moved.
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Rule 3772-9-09 | Installation or removal of electronic gaming equipment.
Effective:
September 27, 2021
(A) A casino operator must obtain
approval from the executive director before installing or removing electronic
gaming equipment from the gaming floor. (B) Access within the secure area of
electronic gaming equipment for the purpose of installation or removal must be
logged, except for access associated with the scheduled removal of the
equipment's bill validator canister. The log must include, but is not
limited to: (1) The electronic gaming
equipment manufacturer's serial number; (2) The electronic gaming
equipment's asset number; (3) Name of the employee
who opened the secure area; (4) Gaming license number
of the employee who opened the secure area; (5) Date and time of
entry; and (6) The reason for
entry. (C) Critical program storage media must
be verified and sealed by a commission employee before any electronic gaming
equipment is placed into service at a casino facility, unless otherwise
approved by the executive director. (D) The following must occur before
removing electronic gaming equipment from the gaming floor: (1) The commission seal
must be removed by a commission employee, unless otherwise approved by the
executive director; (2) All currency and
vouchers are removed from the electronic gaming equipment and transported to
the count room; (3) All accounting meters
are recorded by an online monitoring system or, in the event the monitoring
system is unavailable, the accounting meters must be recorded manually;
and (4) All credits remaining
on the equipment are removed, with cashable credits being cashed out and
processed as unsecured currency in accordance with the casino operator's
internal control standards.
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Rule 3772-9-10 | Electronic gaming equipment maintenance, repair or other servicing standards.
Effective:
September 27, 2021
(A) Electronic gaming equipment may not
be placed into operation at a casino facility unless the equipment is suitable
to operate. (B) Critical program storage media must
be verified and sealed by a commission employee before any electronic gaming
equipment is placed into operation at a casino facility, unless otherwise
approved by the executive director. (C) A casino operator must notify the
commission about, and remove from operation, any electronic gaming equipment
that becomes unsuitable for operation at a casino facility due to an
unexplainable malfunction. The electronic gaming equipment must remain out of
operation until a report is provided to the commission detailing the issue with
the equipment and describing how it was resolved. (D) Any maintenance, repair, or other
type of servicing of electronic gaming equipment that is to be or has been
placed into operation at a casino facility must be performed by, or in the
presence of, appropriately licensed personnel. (E) Access within the secure area of
electronic gaming equipment for the purpose of maintenance, repair, or other
service must be logged, except for access associated with the scheduled removal
of the equipment's bill validator canister. The log must
include: (1) The electronic gaming
equipment manufacturer's serial number; (2) The electronic gaming
equipment's asset number; (3) Name of the employee
who opened the secure area; (4) Gaming license number
of the employee who opened the secure area; (5) Date and time of
entry; and (6) A description of
actions performed during entry.
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