2005 Rhode Island Code - § 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. 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; and

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