Section 230. Electronic accounting and reporting

A. One or more electronic accounting systems shall be required to perform reporting and other functions in support of distributed pull-tab system. The electronic accounting system shall not interfere with the outcome of any gaming function.

B. The following reporting capabilities must be provided by the electronic accounting system:

1. Electronic pull-tab game set report – game sets in play. An electronic pull-tab game set report must be available on demand for each game set currently in play. Game cards, outcomes, or prizes must not be revealed. The report must contain the following information:

a. A unique serial number identifying each game set and/or subsets;

b. A description of the game set sufficient to categorize the game set or subset relative to other game sets;

c. The total number of electronic pull-tabs in the game set;

d. The number of game subsets to be created from the game set and the number of electronic pull-tabs in each subset when applicable;

e. The theoretical payout percentage of the entire game set;

f. The purchase price per electronic pull-tab assigned to the game set;

g. The time and date that the game set and/or each game subset became available for play; and

h. Location where the game set and/or subset is being played.

2. Electronic pull-tab game set report – completed game set. An electronic pull-tab game set report must be available on demand, for each completed game set. The report must contain the following information:

a. A unique serial number identifying each game set and/or subset;

b. Description of the game set sufficient to categorize the game set relative to other game sets;

c. The total number of electronic pull-tabs unsold;

d. The total number of electronic pull-tabs purchased;

e. The time and date that the game set and/or each game subset became available for play;

f. The time and date that the game set and/or each game subset was completed or removed from play;

g. Location where game set and/or subset was played;

h. The final payout percentage of the game set when removed from play; and

i. The purchase price per electronic pull-tab assigned to the game set.

3. A report that shall indicate all prizes that exceed the threshold that triggers additional procedures to be followed for the purpose of compliance with federal tax reporting requirements. At a minimum, on a daily and monthly basis, the report shall provide the following information per electronic pull-tab device:

a. The date and time won;

b. Location of prize award; and

c. Amount of each prize occurrence.

4. Liability report. A liability report shall provide a summary of the outstanding funds that carry from business day to business day. At a minimum, this report shall include:

a. Amount of prizes and/or vouchers that were awarded in dollars and cents, but have not yet been claimed that have not yet expired; and

b. Summary of all outstanding accounts.

C. A distributed pull-tab system shall be capable of providing an electronic file in a format specified by the department on a periodic basis to a location specified by the department. The data to be reported will contain, at a minimum, the following items per session:

1. Organization identification;

2. Session date;

3. Total cash in;

4. Total cash out;

5. Total cash played;

6. Total cash won;

7. For all game sets on the system in play or in inventory:

a. Serial number;

b. Description;

c. Ticket price;

d. Number of subsets if applicable;

e. Number of tickets or number of tickets per subset;

f. Theoretical return percentage; and

g. Date game set was opened for play, when applicable; and

8. For all game sets completed or closed since the previous reporting date:

a. Serial number;

b. Description;

c. Ticket price;

d. Number of subsets, if applicable;

e. Number of tickets or number of tickets per subset;

f. Theoretical return percentage;

g. Date game set was opened;

h. Date game set was closed;

i. Total tickets sold;

j. Total dollars in;

k. Total prizes paid; and

l. Actual return percentage.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 29, Issue 03, eff. November 7, 2012.

Statutory Authority

§ 18.2-340.15 of the Code of Virginia.