West Virginia Code § 29-22A-11

Maintenance of video lottery terminals; manufacturers required to
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provide training; notice of availability of training; reports and certificates of
training programs; terminals to be maintained in the condition approved;
maintenance log required; keys to video lottery terminals; notice of repairs to the
logic area; notice of broken seals on logic board.
(a) No video lottery terminal may be placed in operation in this state until thee manufacturer
provides training in the service and repair of each approved video lottery terminal model
and service technicians complete such training. Manufacturers must surbmit to the
commission the following information on each training program conducted:
(1) An outline of the training curriculum;
(2) A list of the instructors and their qualifications;
(3) Instructional materials; and
(4) The time, dates and location of the training programs.
(b) Manufacturers shall notify all licensed iracetracks who have purchased or leased that
manufacturer's video lottery terminals of all scheduled training programs. Training
programs must be scheduled at convenient locations within this state to facilitate attendance
by service technicians. Manufacturers must inform licensed racetracks of any new
developments in the service and repair of video lottery terminals and provide appropriate
subsequent training programs.
(c) The manufacturers shall issue training certificates to each person upon successful
completion of a video lottery training program. The certificate shall include the name of the
person who coVmpleted the training program and the date and the location of the training
program. A person who successfully completes training is eligible for a service technician's
permit. No person may conduct maintenance on any video lottery terminal or associated
equipment unless the commission has issued a service technician permit to that person.
(d) Each manufacturer shall file with the commission the following information within two
weeks after the completion of a training program:
(1) The name of each person who attended and completed the training program;
(2) The name of the manufacturer offering the course;
(3) The manufacturer's video lottery terminal models on which training for service and
repair was provided;
(4) The date and location of the training program; and
(5) Copies of all certificates of completion.
(e) A written maintenance log shall be kept within the main cabinet access area in each
video lottery terminal. Every person, including lottery personnel, who gains entry into any
internal space of a video lottery terminal must sign the log, record the time and date of
entry, record the mechanical meter readings and list the areas inspected or repaired. The
maintenance log forms shall be retained by licensed racetracks for a period of three years
from the date of the last entry. The maintenance logs shall be available upon request for
inspection by the commission. e
(f) Licensed racetracks shall provide the commission with a master keyr for access into the
main cabinet door of each video lottery terminal placed in operation. A logic box seal shall
be provided by the commission. The seal shall be affixed by commission personnel to prevent
unauthorized access to the video lottery terminal logic unit.
(g) No repairs to, or replacement of, the logic board or circuitry within the logic area may
occur unless authorized commission personnel are present and observe the repairs or
replacement. The logic area seal shall not be broken by anyone other than authorized
commission personnel. Each service technician shall submit a written report within twenty-
four hours after the repairs or replacement arse completed and the report shall include the
serial number of any replacement board and the new logic area seal number.
(h) The software eproms on the logicg board of each video lottery terminal shall be tested by
the commission prior to sealing the logic area. Licensed racetracks or permit holders shall
notify the commission in writineg of any discovered damage, tears or breaks in the logic area
seal and, upon notice, the video lottery terminal shall be disabled. The video lottery terminal
shall remain disabled unLtil completion by the commission of an investigation of the seal
damage.

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