1320 - Slot machine testing and certification standards.
§ 1320. Slot machine testing and certification standards. (a) Use of other state standards.--Until such time as the board establishes an independent testing and certification facility pursuant to subsection (b), the board may determine, at its discretion, whether the slot machine testing and certification standards of another jurisdiction within the United States in which an applicant for a manufacturer license is licensed are comprehensive and thorough and provide similar adequate safeguards as those required by this part. If the board makes that determination, it may permit a manufacturer through a licensed supplier as provided in section 1317 (relating to supplier and manufacturer licenses application) to deploy those slot machines which have met the slot machine testing and certification standards in such other jurisdictions without undergoing the full testing and certification process by a board-established independent facility. In the event slot machines of an applicant for a manufacturer license are licensed in such other jurisdiction, the board may determine to use an abbreviated process requiring only that information determined by the board to be necessary to consider the issuance of a slot machine certification to such an applicant. Alternatively, the board in its discretion may also rely upon the certification of a slot machine that has met the testing and certification standards of a board-approved private testing and certification facility until such time as the board establishes an independent testing and certification facility pursuant to subsection (b). Nothing in this section shall be construed to waive any fees associated with obtaining a license through the normal application process. (b) Facility in Commonwealth.--Within three years immediately following the effective date of this part, the board shall establish and maintain an independent slot machine testing and certification facility. The cost for the establishment and operation of an independent slot machine testing and certification facility shall be paid by each licensed manufacturer in accordance with a schedule adopted by the board. The facility shall be made available to each slot machine manufacturer and supplier as determined by the board. (c) Central control computer compatibility.--The board shall ensure that all slot machines certified and approved for use in this Commonwealth are compatible and comply with the central control computer and protocol specifications approved by the department. Cross References. Section 1320 is referred to in section 13A41 of this title.