16 Tex. Admin. Code § 402.321

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 48, November 29, 2024

Section 402.321 - Card-Minding Systems - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(1) Account Number--The unique identification number, if any, assigned by a card-minding system's point of sale to a transaction during a purchase and used by a customer to log on to a card-minding device in order to play bingo.

(2) Card-Minding System--An electronic or computerized device and related hardware and software, that is interfaced with, or connected to, equipment used to conduct a game of bingo. A card-minding system consists of the following two parts:

(A) Card-Minding Device--A device used by a player to monitor bingo cards played at a licensed authorized organization's bingo occasion and which:

(i) provides a means for the player to input or monitor called bingo numbers;

(ii) compares the numbers entered or received against the numbers on the bingo cards stored in the memory of the device or loaded or otherwise enabled for play on the device; and

(iii) identifies any winning bingo pattern(s) and prize levels.

(B) 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 card-minding devices. Site Systems must include, but are not limited to, the following components: point of sale station, a caller station verifier, printers, remote access capability, proprietary executable software, report generation software and an accounting system and database.

(3) Card number range--The range of unique numbers that are on the card faces that are actually sold to a given player for use in a single card-minding device. (Example: Device #1 is given card number range 2056-2080, and Device #2 is given card number range 2081-2105.)

(4) 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.

(5) Connected--Communication between the card-minding device and the site system by wired or wireless means during an active bingo occasion.

(6) Customer Account--An account established by a customer and tracked with the use of a unique personal identification or account number or a customer card issued by a licensed authorized organization and used at a point of sale station or on a card-minding system. The customer may access their own Customer Account to track:

(A) the deposit of funds; and

(B) the purchase of bingo cards for play on a card-minding device.

(7) Device ID number--The unique identification number assigned by a manufacturer to a specific card-minding device.

(8) Device played--A card-minding device utilized within a bingo occasion which had cards enabled or loaded and played.

(9) End of occasion log--Information stored in the site system database at the end of each bingo occasion containing pertinent sales, voids, 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) sequential listings of transactions or receipt numbers, including voided transactions;

(E) date and time of the bingo occasion and occasion number, if applicable;

(F) total quantity of card-minding devices loaded;

(G) the device ID number of each card-minding device loaded;

(H) total dollar value of sales of card-minding devices;

(I) total quantity of voided transactions to include the dollar amount;

(J) total quantity of reloaded bingo cards;

(K) card numbers or card number range of card faces used with each card-minding device;

(L) total dollar value of disposable cards sold;

(M) total dollar value of pull-tab bingo sold;

(N) total dollar value of regular bingo prizes awarded;

(O) total dollar value of pull-tab bingo prizes awarded;

(P) total dollar value of prize fees collected;

(Q) listing of the balls called, in the order called, for each game; and

(R) listing of all card face numbers verified for each game, both the non-winning and the winning card face numbers.

(10) Independent testing facility--A laboratory approved by the Commission that is demonstrably competent and qualified to test card-minding 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 testing laboratory shall not be owned or controlled by a licensed authorized organization, the state, or any manufacturer, distributor or operator of card-minding systems.

(11) Mobile Point-of-Sale Station--Mobile device that allows a licensed authorized organization to conduct customer sales transactions anywhere within the bingo premises and is a component of the site system.

(12) Model number--A number designated by the manufacturer that indicates the unique structural design of a card-minding device or site system.

(13) Occasion Report--A report generated by the site system at the end of each bingo occasion containing pertinent sales, voids, 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 sales of card-minding devices;

(E) total dollar value of voided transactions;

(F) total dollar value of sales of disposable cards;

(G) total dollar value of sales of pull-tab bingo;

(H) total dollar value of regular bingo prizes awarded;

(I) total dollar value of pull-tab bingo prizes awarded; and

(J) total dollar value of prize fees collected.

(14) 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 number of bingo occasions;

(E) total dollar value of sales of card-minding devices;

(F) total dollar value of voided transactions;

(G) total dollar value of sales of disposable cards;

(H) total dollar value of sales of pull-tab bingo;

(I) total dollar value of regular bingo prizes awarded;

(J) total dollar value of pull-tab bingo prizes awarded; and

(K) total dollar value of prize fees collected.

(15) Package number--A number identifying the complete package of bingo cards purchased for a card-minding device.

(16) Proprietary software--Custom computer software developed by a licensed manufacturer that is the primary component of a card-minding system and is required for a card-minding device to be used in a game of bingo.

(17) Secondary component--Additional software or hardware components provided by the manufacturer, that are part of, or are connected to, a card-minding 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.

(18) Software modifications--Alterations to proprietary software.

(19) Transaction log--A site system report containing a record of transaction information in detail.

(20) Version number--A unique number designated by the manufacturer to signify a specific version of software used on or by the card-minding system.

16 Tex. Admin. Code § 402.321

The provisions of this §402.321 adopted to be effective July 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 4900; amended to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6834