Part 355. Rules for Franchise Holders Operating Electronic Games of Skill

23 CAR § 355-1608. Unredeemed tickets/vouchers. (a) Beginning January 1, 2010 and continuing on each January 1 annually thereafter, all EGS tickets/vouchers that are more than one (1) year old as of such January 1 and have not been presented for payment otherwise redeemed prior t…

23 CAR § 355-1701. Generally. (a) A cashless system may be entirely integrated into an online monitoring system or exist as an entirely separate entity. (b) Cashless systems may include promotional, bonusing, or player account based systems.

23 CAR § 355-1702. Error conditions. The following sections outline the error conditions that apply to the cashless system, which must be monitored, and a message must be displayed to the patron at the host card reader for the following: (1) Invalid PIN or player identification (…

23 CAR § 355-1703. Transfer of transactions. If a player initiates a cashless transaction and that transaction would exceed game configured limits (i.e. the credit limit, etc.) then this transaction may only be processed provided that the patron is clearly notified that he or she…

23 CAR § 355-1704. Security requirements. (a) The communication process used by the EGS and the host system must be robust and stable enough to secure each cashless transaction such that a failure event or events can be identified and logged for subsequent audit and reconciliatio…

23 CAR § 355-1705. Prevention of unauthorized transactions. The following minimal controls shall be implemented by the host system to ensure that games are prevented from responding to commands for crediting outside of properly authorized cashless transactions (hacking): (1) The …

23 CAR § 355-1706. Diagnostic tests on a cashless EGS. (a) Controls must be in place for any diagnostic functionality available at the device such that all activity must be reported to the system that would reflect the specific account or accounts and the individual or individual…

23 CAR § 355-1707. Transaction auditing. (a) The cashless system shall have the ability to produce logs for all pending and completed cashless transactions. (b) These logs shall be capable of being filtered by: (1) Machine number; (2) Patron account; and (3) Time/date.…

23 CAR § 355-1708. Financial and player reports. The system shall have the ability to produce the following financial and player reports: (1)(A) Patron account summary and detail reports. (B) These reports shall be immediately available to a patron upon request. (C) These reports…

23 CAR § 355-1709. Account balance. Current account balance information should be available on demand from any participating EGS via the associated card reader (or equivalent) after confirmation of patron identity and be presented, in terms of currency, to the patron.

23 CAR § 355-1801. Progressive system. A progressive system is a computerized system linking EGS in one (1) or more licensed facilities within the State of Arkansas and offering one (1) or more common progressive payouts based on the amounts wagered.

23 CAR § 355-1802. Progressive meter/display. (a) A progressive meter/display can be one (1) or more progressive EGS that are linked, directly or indirectly, to a display (e.g., mechanical, electrical, or electronic device, including the video display, if applicable) that shows t…

23 CAR § 355-1803. Progressive controllers. (a) The requirements of this section are intended to apply equally to one (1) progressive EGS linked to a progressive controller or that is internally controlled, as well as several progressive EGS linked to one (1) progressive controll…

23 CAR § 355-1804. Linked EGS odds. (a) Each device on the link shall have the same probability of winning the progressive, adjusted for the denomination played. (b) For instance, the probability shall remain the same for multiple denomination games based on the monetary value of…

23 CAR § 355-1805. Multisite progressive. (a) Multisite progressive EGS are interconnected in more than one (1) franchise holder in Arkansas. (b) The purpose of a multisite progressive system is to offer a common progressive jackpot (system jackpot) at all participating locations…

23 CAR § 355-1901. Generally. (a) A client-server system can be fragmentally defined as a server-base game system, a server-supported game system, or a hybrid of the two (2), all of which can be defined as the combination of a central server, client terminals, and all interface e…

23 CAR § 355-1902. Server-based game systems (SBGS) defined. (a) SBGS is the combination of a server and client terminals in which the entire or integral portion of game content resides on the server. (b) This system works collectively in a fashion in which the client terminal wi…

23 CAR § 355-1903. Server-supported game system (SSGS) defined. (a) SSGS is the combination of a server and a client terminal or terminals which together allow the transfer of the entire control program and game content to the client terminal or terminals for the purpose of downl…

23 CAR § 355-1904. Communication protocol. (a) Each component of a CSS must function as indicated by the communication protocol implemented. (b) All protocols must use communication techniques that have proper error detection and/or recovery mechanisms, which are designed to prev…

23 CAR § 355-1905. Loss of communication. (a) For a server-based game system, a client must be rendered unplayable if communication from the server or system portion of the client terminal is lost. (b) If a game is in progress, either: (1) The client terminal must have the capabi…

23 CAR § 355-1906. System security. (a) In the even the CSS server is utilized in conjunction with other networks, all communication, including remote access, must pass through at least one (1) approved application-level firewall and must have a facility that allows for an altern…

23 CAR § 355-1907. Firewall audit logs. The firewall application must maintain an audit log of the following information and must disable all communication and generate an error event if the audit log becomes full: (1) All changes to configuration of the firewall; (2) All success…

23 CAR § 355-1908. Remote access. (a) Remote access is defined as any access to the system outside of the trusted network. (b) Remote access, where permitted, shall authenticate all computer systems based on the authorized settings of the CSS or firewall application that establis…

23 CAR § 355-1909. Remote access auditing. The CSS server must maintain an activity log either automatically or have the ability to manually enter the logs depicting all remote access information that includes: (1) The log on name; (2) Time and date the connection was made; (3) D…

23 CAR § 355-1910. Wide area network communication. Wide area network (WAN) communication within the CSS is permitted provided that the following criteria is met: (1) The communication over the WAN are secured from intrusion, interference, and eavesdropping via techniques such as…

23 CAR § 355-1911. CSS server requirements. (a) This section covers the elements common to the back of the house operations of a CSS. (b) The game server or servers may be located locally, within a single facility or may be remotely located outside of the facility such as over a …

23 CAR § 355-1912. Multiple servers. (a) A CSS may in fact be a collection of servers for load balancing, redundancy, or functionality reasons. (b) For example, there might be two (2) or more game servers, a finance server, monitoring server, download server, etc. (c) The system …

23 CAR § 355-1913. Operations and server security. (a) For a server-based game system and hybrid systems as applicable, the game server shall generate and transmit to the client terminals control, configuration, and information data, depending upon the actual implementation. (b) …

23 CAR § 355-1914. Intrusion protection. All servers shall have sufficient physical/logical intrusion protection against unauthorized access.

23 CAR § 355-1915. Configuration access requirements. The CSS interface element setup/configuration menu or menus must not be available unless using an authorized access method that is secure.

23 CAR § 355-1916. Server programming. (a) There shall be no means available for an operator to conduct programming on the server in any configuration (e.g. the operator should not be able to perform SQL statements to modify the database). (b) However, it is acceptable for a netw…

23 CAR § 355-1917. Virus protection. It is recommended all servers and client devices should have adequate virus protection.

23 CAR § 355-1918. Copy protection. Copy protection to prevent unauthorized proliferation or modification of software, for servers or clients, may be implemented provided that the method of copy protection is fully documented and provided to the third party independent test labor…

23 CAR § 355-1919. System failure. (a)(1) The CSS shall be designed to protect the integrity of pertinent data in the event of a failure. (2) Audit logs, system databases, and any other pertinent data must be stored using reasonable protection methods. (3) If hard disk drives are…

23 CAR § 355-1920. Recovery requirements. (a) In the event of a catastrophic failure where the CSS cannot be restarted in any other way, it shall be possible to reload the database from the last viable backup point. (b) This must fully recover the contents of that backup and shal…

23 CAR § 355-1921. Self-monitoring. (a) The CSS must implement self-monitoring of all critical interface elements (e.g. central hosts, network devices, firewalls, links to their parties, etc.) and shall have the ability to effectively notify the system administrator of the condit…

23 CAR § 355-1922. CSS software verification. (a) Each integral component of the CSS must have a method to be verified via a third-party verification procedure. (b) The client terminal and/or the applicable server side critical game components shall provide the ability to conduct…

23 CAR § 355-1923. Verification of devices that cannot be interrogated. Program devices that cannot be interrogated, such as smart cards, may be used provided they are able to be verified by the following methodology: (1) A challenge is sent by the peer device, such as a hashing …

23 CAR § 355-1924. Server recall requirements. (a)(1) The server that supports a server-based game must be able to provide the following game history information. (2) In the case of a hybrid system it is allowable for this information to be stored either on the server or at the c…

23 CAR § 355-1925. Download data library. The download data library refers to the formal storage of all approved data files that may be downloaded to client terminals including control and game software, peripheral firmware, configuration data, etc.

23 CAR § 355-1926. Update of download data library. (a) Where applicable, the CSS download data library shall only be written to, with secure access that is controlled by the Arkansas Racing Commission, in which case the manufacturer and/or operator will be able to access the dow…

23 CAR § 355-1927. Download data library audit log. Any changes that are made to the download data library, including the addition, changing, or deletion of game programs, must be stored in an unalterable audit log, which shall include: (1) Time and date of the access and/or even…

23 CAR § 355-1928. Download activity audit log. (a) Any record of activity between the server and the client that involves the downloading of program logic, the adjustment of client settings/configurations, or the activation of previously downloaded program logic, must be stored …

23 CAR § 355-1929. Download of client terminal data files and control programs. This will outline the requirements of the CSS when downloading software, games, and other configuration data to client terminals, if the server provides the functionality of downloading control progra…

23 CAR § 355-1930. Authentication of control programs. (a) The CSS shall authenticate all critical files including, but not limited to, executables, data, and other files which may affect the game outcome or the compliant operation of the CSS during the following: (1) Any process…

23 CAR § 355-1931. Control program. (a) These minimum technical rules shall be met, where applicable, when downloading/activating control programs from the CSS Server to the client terminal. (b)(1) The client terminal and/or the CSS server must have a method to monitor and report…

23 CAR § 355-1932. Control of client terminal configurations. Client terminals used in a CSS environment that have alterable configurations that require regulatory control, as outlined within this part, may be waived provided that the rules within this subpart are met.