Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-269
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Definitions
Official statutory text
As used in Sections 2 through 20 of this act:
1. “Authorized games” means the games that organizational
licensees are authorized to conduct pursuant to this act, as more
specifically described in paragraph 2 of subsection C of Section 3
of this act;
2. “Central computer” means a computer or computers to which
player terminals may be linked to allow competition in electronic
bonanza-style bingo games;
3. “Compact” means a model tribal-state compact between the
state and a tribe entered into pursuant to Sections 21 and 22 of
this act;
4. “Electronic accounting system” means an electronic system
that provides a secure means to receive, store and access data and
record critical functions and activities, as set forth in this act;
5. “Electronic amusement game” means a game that is played in
an electronic environment in which a player’s performance and
opportunity for success can be improved by skill that conforms to
the standards set forth in this act;
6. “Electronic bonanza-style bingo game” means a game played in
an electronic environment in which some or all of the numbers or
symbols are drawn or electronically determined before the bingo
cards for that game are sold that conforms with the standards set
forth in this act;
7. “Electronic instant bingo game” means a game played in an
electronic environment in which a player wins if his or her
electronic instant bingo card contains a combination of numbers or
symbols that was designated in advance of the game as a winning
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combination. There may be multiple winning combinations in each
game and multiple winning cards;
8. “Electronic gaming” means the electronic amusement game, the
electronic bonanza-style bingo game and the electronic instant bingo
game described in this act, which are included in the authorized
gaming available to be offered by organization licensees;
9. “Game play credits” means a method of representing value
obtained from the exchange of cash or cash equivalents, or earned as
a prize, in connection with electronic gaming. Game play credits
may be redeemed for cash or a cash equivalent;
10. “Independent testing laboratory” means a laboratory of
national reputation that is demonstrably competent and qualified to
scientifically test and evaluate devices for compliance with this
act and to otherwise perform the functions assigned to it in this
act. An independent testing laboratory shall not be owned or
controlled by an organizational licensee, an Indian tribe, the
state, or any manufacturer, supplier or operator of gaming devices.
The use of an independent testing laboratory for any purpose related
to the conduct of electronic gaming by an organization licensee
under this act shall be made from a list of one or more laboratories
approved by the Commission;
11. “Player terminals” means electronic terminals housed in
cabinets with input devices and video screens or electromechanical
displays on which players play authorized gaming; and
12. “Standards” means the descriptions and specifications of
electronic games or components thereof as set forth in this act,
including technical specifications for component parts, requirements
for cashless transaction systems, software tools for security and
audit purposes, and procedures for operation of such games.
1. “Authorized games” means the games that organizational
licensees are authorized to conduct pursuant to this act, as more
specifically described in paragraph 2 of subsection C of Section 3
of this act;
2. “Central computer” means a computer or computers to which
player terminals may be linked to allow competition in electronic
bonanza-style bingo games;
3. “Compact” means a model tribal-state compact between the
state and a tribe entered into pursuant to Sections 21 and 22 of
this act;
4. “Electronic accounting system” means an electronic system
that provides a secure means to receive, store and access data and
record critical functions and activities, as set forth in this act;
5. “Electronic amusement game” means a game that is played in
an electronic environment in which a player’s performance and
opportunity for success can be improved by skill that conforms to
the standards set forth in this act;
6. “Electronic bonanza-style bingo game” means a game played in
an electronic environment in which some or all of the numbers or
symbols are drawn or electronically determined before the bingo
cards for that game are sold that conforms with the standards set
forth in this act;
7. “Electronic instant bingo game” means a game played in an
electronic environment in which a player wins if his or her
electronic instant bingo card contains a combination of numbers or
symbols that was designated in advance of the game as a winning
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combination. There may be multiple winning combinations in each
game and multiple winning cards;
8. “Electronic gaming” means the electronic amusement game, the
electronic bonanza-style bingo game and the electronic instant bingo
game described in this act, which are included in the authorized
gaming available to be offered by organization licensees;
9. “Game play credits” means a method of representing value
obtained from the exchange of cash or cash equivalents, or earned as
a prize, in connection with electronic gaming. Game play credits
may be redeemed for cash or a cash equivalent;
10. “Independent testing laboratory” means a laboratory of
national reputation that is demonstrably competent and qualified to
scientifically test and evaluate devices for compliance with this
act and to otherwise perform the functions assigned to it in this
act. An independent testing laboratory shall not be owned or
controlled by an organizational licensee, an Indian tribe, the
state, or any manufacturer, supplier or operator of gaming devices.
The use of an independent testing laboratory for any purpose related
to the conduct of electronic gaming by an organization licensee
under this act shall be made from a list of one or more laboratories
approved by the Commission;
11. “Player terminals” means electronic terminals housed in
cabinets with input devices and video screens or electromechanical
displays on which players play authorized gaming; and
12. “Standards” means the descriptions and specifications of
electronic games or components thereof as set forth in this act,
including technical specifications for component parts, requirements
for cashless transaction systems, software tools for security and
audit purposes, and procedures for operation of such games.
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