Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-277
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Standards for cashless transaction systems
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3A. Amusements and Sports Page 85
A. The following standards shall be met in connection with any
cashless transaction system:
1. All player account information must be stored on at least
two (2) separate nonvolatile media;
2. An audit file must be kept of all financial transactions
against the account. This file must be stored in at least two (2)
separate nonvolatile media, and be accessible for purposes of audit
and disputes resolution to authorized individuals. This file must
be available on-line for a minimum of thirty (30) days, after which
it must be available off-line for a minimum of one hundred eighty
(180) days;
3. Access controls must be in place to guarantee that
unauthorized individuals will not have access to account information
or history;
4. Passwords or personal identification numbers (PINs), if
used, must be protected from unauthorized access;
5. All means for communicating information within the system
shall conform to the standards set forth in this act;
6. Player accounts shall follow accounting procedures which are
designed to verify and protect the accurate recording of all player
transactions;
7. Any card or other tangible instrument issued to a player for
the purpose of using the cashless transaction system shall bear on
its face a control or inventory number unique to that instrument;
8. Encoded bearer instruments printed or magnetic may include
coupons and other items distributed or sold for game play,
promotional, advertising or other purposes, but may not include
cash. Such instruments must be in electronically readable form in
addition to having unique identification information printed on the
instrument face. The daily and monthly reporting must include with
respect to such instruments:
a. cash converted to game play credits,
b. outstanding unredeemed balance,
c. game play credits converted to cash,
d. game play credits used, and
e. game play credits won;
9. All customer accounts or instruments must have a redemption
period of at least fourteen (14) days; and
10. No ATM card, financial institution debit card or credit
card shall be utilized as part of any cashless transaction system.
B. Any “smart card” system which the licensee intends to
implement as part of the cashless transaction system shall be tested
by an independent testing laboratory approved by the Commission to
ensure the integrity of player funds. Any smart card must store on
the card or on the system using the card an audit trail of the last
ten (10) transactions involving the use of the card. Each
transaction record must include, at a minimum, the type of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3A. Amusements and Sports Page 86
transaction, the amount of the transaction, the date of the
transaction, the time of the transaction, and the identification of
the player terminal or cashier terminal or other points of cash
exchange where the transaction occurred. The minimum daily and
monthly reporting for smart card activity must include:
1. Total of cash transferred to smart cards;
2. Total of smart card amounts transferred to cash;
3. Total of smart card amounts transferred to game play
credits;
4. Total of game play credits transferred to smart card
amounts; and
5. Total unredeemed smart card balance.
C. Systems shall be permissible that allow player tracking,
maintenance tracking, and other gaming management or marketing
functions. These systems shall not interfere with, or in any way
affect, the outcome of any game being played. Systems shall be
permissible that allow progressive prize management with the
certification of the independent testing laboratory approved by the
Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission.
A. The following standards shall be met in connection with any
cashless transaction system:
1. All player account information must be stored on at least
two (2) separate nonvolatile media;
2. An audit file must be kept of all financial transactions
against the account. This file must be stored in at least two (2)
separate nonvolatile media, and be accessible for purposes of audit
and disputes resolution to authorized individuals. This file must
be available on-line for a minimum of thirty (30) days, after which
it must be available off-line for a minimum of one hundred eighty
(180) days;
3. Access controls must be in place to guarantee that
unauthorized individuals will not have access to account information
or history;
4. Passwords or personal identification numbers (PINs), if
used, must be protected from unauthorized access;
5. All means for communicating information within the system
shall conform to the standards set forth in this act;
6. Player accounts shall follow accounting procedures which are
designed to verify and protect the accurate recording of all player
transactions;
7. Any card or other tangible instrument issued to a player for
the purpose of using the cashless transaction system shall bear on
its face a control or inventory number unique to that instrument;
8. Encoded bearer instruments printed or magnetic may include
coupons and other items distributed or sold for game play,
promotional, advertising or other purposes, but may not include
cash. Such instruments must be in electronically readable form in
addition to having unique identification information printed on the
instrument face. The daily and monthly reporting must include with
respect to such instruments:
a. cash converted to game play credits,
b. outstanding unredeemed balance,
c. game play credits converted to cash,
d. game play credits used, and
e. game play credits won;
9. All customer accounts or instruments must have a redemption
period of at least fourteen (14) days; and
10. No ATM card, financial institution debit card or credit
card shall be utilized as part of any cashless transaction system.
B. Any “smart card” system which the licensee intends to
implement as part of the cashless transaction system shall be tested
by an independent testing laboratory approved by the Commission to
ensure the integrity of player funds. Any smart card must store on
the card or on the system using the card an audit trail of the last
ten (10) transactions involving the use of the card. Each
transaction record must include, at a minimum, the type of
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 3A. Amusements and Sports Page 86
transaction, the amount of the transaction, the date of the
transaction, the time of the transaction, and the identification of
the player terminal or cashier terminal or other points of cash
exchange where the transaction occurred. The minimum daily and
monthly reporting for smart card activity must include:
1. Total of cash transferred to smart cards;
2. Total of smart card amounts transferred to cash;
3. Total of smart card amounts transferred to game play
credits;
4. Total of game play credits transferred to smart card
amounts; and
5. Total unredeemed smart card balance.
C. Systems shall be permissible that allow player tracking,
maintenance tracking, and other gaming management or marketing
functions. These systems shall not interfere with, or in any way
affect, the outcome of any game being played. Systems shall be
permissible that allow progressive prize management with the
certification of the independent testing laboratory approved by the
Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission.
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