Regulation .21 Video Lottery Terminal Security.
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A.
If a manufacturer ships a video lottery terminal with software already installed, prior to transporting it the manufacturer shall seal the video lottery terminal with a prenumbered seal.
B.
Access to the main door securing the interior of a video lottery terminal shall be controlled by at least one lock:
(1)
The key to which is:
(a)
Different from any other key securing access to a video lottery terminal component including a:
(i)
Belly door;
(ii)
Bill validator; or
(iii)
Cash storage box; and
(b)
Limited to access by a:
(i)
Manufacturer; and
(ii)
Facility operator; and
(2)
Provided and installed by a facility operator except a facility operator may supply a manufacturer with a lock for installation during the manufacturing process.
C.
Access to the logic door securing the video lottery terminal’s main processing unit shall be controlled by at least one lock:
(1)
The key to which is:
(a)
Different from any other key securing access to a video lottery terminal component including a:
(i)
Belly door;
(ii)
Bill validator; or
(iii)
Cash storage box; and
(b)
Limited to access by a:
(i)
Manufacturer; and
(ii)
Facility operator; and
(2)
Provided and installed by a facility operator, except a facility operator may supply a manufacturer with a lock for installation during the manufacturing process.
D.
Locks to a bill validator and a cash storage box shall be:
(1)
Accessed and controlled in accordance with COMAR 36.03.10.42; and
(2)
Provided and installed by a facility operator except a facility operator may supply a manufacturer with a lock for installation during the manufacturing process.
E.
A video lottery terminal shall be designed with access to hardware switches controlling functions critical to the operation of a video lottery terminal limited to access by a manufacturer and the Commission including, but not limited to, switches, jumpers, and other mechanisms utilized to alter:
(1)
Pay tables;
(2)
Payout percentages; and
(3)
Meters.
F.
A video lottery terminal shall have:
(1)
Printed or affixed to the top and front of the video lottery terminal, in a size suitable for effective surveillance coverage:
(a)
The facility operator’s gaming floor location number; and
(b)
Commission asset number; and
(2)
An identification plate on its exterior displaying the:
(a)
Manufacturer; and
(b)
Manufacturer’s:
(i)
Serial number; and
(ii)
Model number.