Iowa Admin. Code r. 491-11.4 - Approval for distribution, operation, or movement of gambling games and implements of gambling
(1)
Approval. Prior to distribution, a distributor shall request that the
administrator inspect, investigate, and approve a gambling game or implement of
gambling for compliance with commission rules and the standards required by a
commission-designated independent testing facility. The distributor, at its own
expense, must provide the administrator and independent testing facility with
information and product sufficient to determine the integrity and security of
the product, including independent testing conducted by a designated testing
facility. The commission shall designate up to two independent testing
facilities for the purpose of certifying electronic gambling games or
implements of gambling.
(2) Trial
period. Prior to or after commission approval and after completing a review of
a proposed gambling game, the administrator may require a trial period of up to
180 days to test the gambling game in a facility. During the trial period,
minor changes in the operation or design of the gambling game may be made with
prior approval of the administrator. During the trial period, a gambling game
distributor shall not be entitled to receive revenue of any kind from the
operation of that gambling game.
(3) Gambling game submissions. Prior to
conducting a commission-authorized gambling game or for a trial period, a
facility shall submit proposals for game rules, procedures, wagers, shuffling
procedures, dealing procedures, cutting procedures, and payout odds. The
gambling game submission, or requests for modification to an approved
submission, shall be in writing and approved by the administrator or a
commission representative prior to implementation.
(4) Public notice. The public shall have
access to the rules of play, payout schedules, and permitted wagering amounts.
Signage shall be conspicuously posted on the gaming floor to direct patrons to
the gaming floor area where this information can be viewed. All participants in
all licensed gambling games are required to know and follow the rules of play.
No forms of cheating shall be permitted.
(5) Operation. Each gambling game shall
operate and play in accordance with the representation made to the commission
and the public at all times. The administrator or commission representative may
order the withdrawal of any gambling game suspected of malfunction or
misrepresentation, until all deficiencies are corrected. The administrator or
commission representative may require additional testing by an independent
testing facility at the expense of the licensee or distributor for the purpose
of complying with this subrule.
(6)
Distribution, movement and disposal.
a.
Except as otherwise authorized by the administrator, written notice, submitted
by facsimile or electronic mail, shall be filed with the commission when a
gambling game or implement of gambling is shipped, moved or disposed of. The
written notice shall be provided as follows:
(1) At least five calendar days prior to
arrival of a gambling game or implement of gambling at a licensed facility, the
licensed distributor shall provide notice.
(2) At least one day before a gambling game
is removed from or disposed of by a licensed facility, the licensed facility or
the owner shall provide notice. All methods of disposal for gambling games or
implements of gambling are subject to administrator approval.
b. The administrator may approve
licensee transfers of gambling games or implements of gambling among
subsidiaries of the licensee's parent company.
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