7170839, 61D-14.044 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 7170839

Notice of Proposed Rule

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Division:

Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering

Chapter:

Pari-Mutuel Wagering Facility Slot Machine Operations

Overview

RULE:

61D-14.044

Identification of Program Storage Media, and Slot Machine Technical Requirements (Transferred)

PURPOSE:

The purpose and effect of the proposed rule will be to implement and interpret Florida Statutes that relate to rules regulating the conduct of slot machine operations at pari-mutuel racing facilities.

SUMMARY:

The rule has been substantially reworded to improve clarity. It has also been updated to specify that programs used are not rewritable; removes the external check in favor of type III game internal check algorithm using Internal Checksum or Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC); specifies the requirement that before a slot machine may be cleared after a failed authentication has occurred, the supervising attendant must enter the time and date of the failure in a permanent record; specifies the requirement of and the procedures to be enacted if “complete and continuous” access to the facility based computer system is lost for a period of 90 minutes or longer, and removes the requirement for slot machines to maintain an internal record of RAM and ROM errors; specifies that authentication errors or RAM or ROM errors will require the game to cease play and illuminate the tower light.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

551.103(1), 551.122 FS.

LAW:

551.103(1) (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) FS.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

5/29/2009 Vol. 35/21

COMMENTS:

From 5/29/2009 To 6/19/2009 (21 Days)
The public comment period for this notice has already expired.

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

No reference(s).

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