Section 461a.18. Cashless funds transfer systems

(a) A slot machine licensee may utilize a cashless funds transfer system that has been tested and approved by the Board under § 461a.4 (relating to submission for testing and approval).

(b) A cashless funds transfer system must comply with the act, this subpart and technical standards on cashless funds transfer systems adopted by the Board, published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and posted on the Board’s web site.

(c) Prior to utilizing a cashless funds transfer system, a slot machine licensee shall establish a system of internal controls applicable to the cashless funds transfer system. The internal controls shall be submitted to and approved by the Board under § 465a.2 (relating to internal control systems and audit protocols). The internal control procedures submitted by the slot machine licensee must address the integrity, security and control of its cashless funds transfer system and include:

(1) An overview of the system design.

(2) System access controls and restrictions.

(3) Override policies and restrictions.

(4) Backup and recovery procedures.

(5) Logical and physical access controls and restrictions.

(6) Network security.

(7) Procedures for handling customer disputes.

(d) Transfer of electronic credits to a slot machine under this section shall be initiated by a patron using an access control. Access controls must require the use of a unique access code for each patron. The access code shall be selected by and only available to the patron.

(e) A record of every transfer of electronic credits to a slot machine under this section shall be maintained by the slot machine licensee and shall be identified by, at a minimum, the date, time and the asset number of the slot machine to which the transfer occurred and an identification number assigned to the patron who initiated the transaction. The identification number assigned to a patron for the purposes of this section must be different from the unique access code selected by the patron as part of an access control.

The provisions of this § 461a.18 amended September 26, 2009, 39 Pa.B. 5562; amended June 12, 2015, effective June 13, 2015, 45 Pa.B. 2829. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (345627) to (345628).

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The provisions of this § 461a.18 amended under 4 Pa.C.S. § § 1202(b)(9)—(23), 1205, 1206(f) and (g), 1207(1) and (2), 1208(1)(iii), 1209(b), 1212, 1213, 13A11, 13A12—13A14, 13A15 and 1802 and Chapter 13.