A. Before any component of an electronic game may be placed into operation by an organizational licensee, the licensee shall first have obtained and submitted to the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission a written certification from the manufacturer that upon installation, each such component:

1. Conforms to the standards of electronic games contained in this act as certified by the independent testing laboratory;

2. Can be used with components manufactured by others in accordance with open architectural and communication standards, platform and protocols to be approved by the Commission that promotes competition among manufacturers and vendors of equipment and components for such games; and

3. Operates and plays in accordance with the standards contained in this act. Any certification of an electronic game which was obtained from the Commission by another licensee may be relied upon as providing certification compliance under this section.

B. The organization licensee shall be responsible for the payment of all independent testing laboratory fees and costs in connection with the duties described herein. Provided, the organization licensee may rely on any certification of an electronic game previously approved by the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission for any other licensee. The licensee may also rely on any certification of an electronic game obtained by a tribe and approved pursuant to the provisions of the State-Tribal Gaming Act. In order to assure independence of the independent testing laboratory, any independent testing laboratory payment delinquency may be grounds by the Commission for rejecting such laboratory’s reports or certification.

C. The organization licensee shall allow the Commission to inspect any electronic games or components of electronic games for the purposes of confirming that such component is operating in accordance with the requirements of this act and that such component is identical to that game or component tested by an independent testing laboratory.

Added by Laws 2004, c. 316, § 19, State Question No. 712, Legislative Referendum No. 335, adopted at election held on Nov. 2, 2004.