§ 42-61.2-3. Additional powers and duties of the director. In addition to the powers and duties of the state lottery director under § 42-61-4, the director shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations relating to video-lottery games and to make recommendations and set policy for these games. These rules and regulations and shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) The division shall license technology providers capable of interfacing with a central communications system controlled by the division. In making its licensing decision, the division shall select providers based on the following factors: providers experienced in performing comparable projects, financial stability, technical and management abilities, the quality of the product and service capabilities, likelihood of timely performance, maximum revenue generation, its ability to pass a law enforcement background investigation, and any other factors found to be relevant to performance. As part of its investigation as to whether to issue a license hereunder, the Rhode Island lottery shall require criminal background checks of individuals as it deems appropriate and said individuals shall apply to the bureau of criminal investigation of the Rhode Island state police or the Rhode Island department of the attorney general for a national criminal records check with fingerprinting. The applicant whose criminal records check is being conducted shall be responsible for the payment of the costs of said criminal records check. The Rhode Island state police or the Rhode Island department of attorney general, as applicable, shall send the results of such criminal records check to the Rhode Island lottery. Once said results are sent to and received by the Rhode Island lottery, the Rhode Island state police and the Rhode Island department of attorney general shall promptly destroy said fingerprint record(s). On or before February 1, 2011, the agency shall adopt rules and regulations establishing criteria to be used in determining whether based upon a criminal records check an application will be approved.

The award of a license to technology providers under this section shall satisfy the requirements of chapter 2 of title 37. An outside independent testing laboratory may be utilized by the division at the expense of the individual provider;

(2) Accounting procedures for determining the net terminal income from lottery video terminals, and unclaimed prizes and credits;

(3) The type of video-lottery games to be conducted;

(4) The price to play each game and the prizes or credits to be awarded;

(5) Financial reporting procedures for licensed, video-lottery retailers and control procedures in the event that any of these retailers should become insolvent;

(6) Insurance and bonding by:

(i) Licensed, video-lottery retailers; and

(ii) Technology provider;

(7) The licensing of licensed, video-lottery retailers;

(8) The contracting with technology providers;

(9) All video-lottery machines shall be linked under a central communications system to provide auditing program information as approved by the division. The communications system approved by the division may not limit participation to only one manufacturer of video-lottery machines by either cost of implementing the necessary program modifications to communicate or the inability to communicate with the central communication system;

(10) Establishment of information system, operating procedures, reporting and accounting criteria in order to comply with the provisions of § 42-61.2-12; and

(11) Any other matters necessary for video-lottery terminals or for the convenience of the public.

History of Section. (P.L. 1992, ch. 133, art. 39, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 234, § 2; P.L. 2005, ch. 236, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 326, § 2; P.L. 2006, ch. 438, § 2; P.L. 2010, ch. 252, § 4.)