24 NCAC 06B .0402          Testing, Certification, and Approval of Sports Wagering System

Prior to conducting Sports Wagering, and annually thereafter, the Sports Wagering System shall be submitted to an Independent Testing Laboratory. An operator shall not offer or use a Sports Wagering System to conduct Sports Wagering until after laboratory certification and Director approval. The Operator or Service Provider is responsible for costs associated with testing and obtaining certifications and approval.

(1)           Unless otherwise authorized by the Commission or Director, the Independent Testing Laboratory shall be provided access to the Sports Wagering System's critical controlled software source code along with the means to verify compilation of the source code. The result of the compiled source code shall be identical to that in the software submitted for evaluation.

(2)           If the Sports Wagering System meets or exceeds the specifications set forth in the Act, these Rules, and other technical specifications as prescribed by the Commission and Director, the Independent Testing Laboratory shall certify the Sports Wagering System. Operators and Service Providers are prohibited from offering Sports Wagering in North Carolina without certification.

(3)           An Operator or its Service Provider may submit to the Director an alternative certification report of an Independent Testing Laboratory of a system in operation in another jurisdiction in the United States where the Operator or its Service Provider is Licensed or permitted, provided the following requirements are met:

(a)           The alternative certification report shall certify the system to either the GLI-33 Standards, or, at the discretion of the Director, a standard considered to be the equivalent of the GLI-33 Standards.

(b)           This alternative certification report shall include a list of critical files and associated signatures and an appendix which lists the differences of controlled items or processes required to be certified in North Carolina which were not certified in the jurisdiction in which the report was issued.

(c)           On review of the alternative certification report, the Director will decide on whether to accept the certification or require additional information or documentation or testing.

(d)           Where an alternative certification report is accepted by the Director:

(i)            field testing of geolocation as described by Rule .0405 of this Subchapter shall still be conducted prior to commencing operations in North Carolina; and

(ii)           certification against the specifications set forth in the Act, these Rules, and other technical specifications as prescribed by the Commission shall be required within 90 Days after commencing operations in North Carolina.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 18C-114(a)(14);

Previously adopted as Rule 2D-002;

Eff. January 8, 2024;

Readopted Eff. March 27, 2024.