Game 10.08(3)(b)
(b) Conducted with data supplied by the division auditor when so requested by the administrator.
Game 10.08(4)(a)(a) All copies of programs at a pari-mutuel facility shall be on electronic media and be stored in a secured cabinet under the control of a totalizator licensee.
Game 10.08(4)(b)
(b) After the program has been loaded into the computer the electronic media shall be re-secured.
Game 10.08(5)
(5) Duplicate copy of totalizator programs. All totalizator system licensees shall maintain a duplicate copy of all totalizator programs to be used during the race meet. The duplicate copy shall be in absolute program files and be placed on electronic media for storage. The electronic media shall be placed under seal by the totalizator system licensee for the division and retained for future comparison with totalizator programs actually in use during the meet. The electronic media shall be kept under the control of the totalizator system licensee and shall be retained on the premises of the association.
Game 10.08(6)
(6) Notice of software modifications. All totalizator system licensees shall inform the administrator of planned totalizator program modifications by sending written notice to the division at least one week in advance of performing a software modification. In situations where programs are modified in response to operational problems requiring immediate attention, the totalizator system licensee shall inform the administrator of the change immediately after the modification has been made. A narrative log explaining all software modifications shall be kept by the totalizator system licensee in the tote room.
Game 10.08(7)
(7) Testing of software modifications. Totalizator system licensees shall establish written procedures to test software modifications, and documentation of testing procedures and results shall be made available to the administrator upon request. Totalizator operators shall use either a hardware or software transaction generator to provide entry data for use in simulation of a complete program including production of all reports. The administrator shall review such test procedures and results prior to installation of a new version of a totalizator system within the state.
Game 10.08(8)
(8) Controlling system utilities. All totalizator system licensees shall adhere to formal written procedures for controlling system utilities and furnish the administrator with a copy of these procedures. These procedures shall include but not be limited to such matters as control over duplication of program tapes, control over use of any system utility programs or any application programs used to modify master files, and control over utility programs or other procedures used to change system passwords.
Game 10.08(9)
(9) Access to tote room. The totalizator system licensee shall provide the division with a list of its representatives authorized to have access to the tote room, paper stock, or equipment for each meet.
Game 10.08(10)
(10) Control log. Each totalizator system licensee shall maintain, in conjunction with the association, a control log of keys or other security entry devices used to access the totalizator room and a log indicating to whom each is assigned. When the employment of a person possessing a key or security entry device to the totalizator room is terminated, the key or security entry device shall be collected.
Game 10.08(11)
(11) Back-up procedures. Totalizator operators shall include back-up procedures to reconstruct all computer programs and data files. The division reserves the right to review and approve back-up procedures based upon and including, but not limited to, the ability to recover lost data.
Game 10.08(12)
(12) Shut-down procedures. Each totalizator system licensee shall as part of its normal daily shut-down procedures:
Game 10.08(12)(a)
(a) Remove all console logs from the hardware with each entry on the console log preceded by the date and time of the entry;
Game 10.08 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90; am. (5),
Register, July, 1990, No. 415, eff. 8-1-90;
CR 03-070: am. (2), (4) (a), (b), (5) and (9) Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03.
Game 10.09
Game 10.09 Totalizator system licensees. Game 10.09(1)
(1)
Criteria for eligibility. An application for a totalizator system license shall:
Game 10.09(1)(a)
(a) Have a contract to provide a totalizator system with an association; and
Game 10.09(1)(b)
(b) Provide the division evidence that the applicant has the experience and expertise to operate a totalizator system at the race meeting at which the applicant proposes to participate in Wisconsin racing. Such evidence shall include but not be limited to a demonstration that the applicant can comply with
ch. Game 10.
Game 10.09(2)(a)(a) An initial application and subsequent renewal applications for a license to operate as a totalizator system licensee in the state of Wisconsin shall be made on forms furnished by the division.
Game 10.09(2)(b)
(b) One original and 7 copies of the application shall be filed at the division's central office.
Game 10.09(2)(d)
(d) An initial background investigation fee of $5,000 is payable to the division at the time of filing the application. Each subsequent application for a license shall not require a background investigation fee unless substantial change of ownership consisting of a transfer or sale of 5% or more of an ownership interest of the applicant has occurred.
Game 10.09(2)(e)
(e) An annual license fee is payable to the division as follows:
Game 10.09(2)(e)1.
1. In the first calendar year that a racetrack is operating, the applicant shall pay a license fee in the amount of $5,000 for each race track located in Wisconsin at which the licensee intends to operate a totalizator system.
Game 10.09(2)(e)2.
2. In the case of renewals of license, the applicant shall file a written acceptance with the division and make payment of the required license fee. The amount of the license fee is based upon the number of performances scheduled to be held at each racetrack at which the applicant has been approved to operate a totalizator system. The fee of $15.00 will be applied to each performance that the racetrack is granted.
Game 10.09(2)(e)3.
3. License fees required by this paragraph are payable within 10 days after licensure.
Game 10.09(2)(f)
(f) If circumstances change or events occur after the filing of an application the applicant shall submit an amendment to the division. Examples of such changes include, but are not limited to, a change of corporate officers, and the signing of additional contracts with associations.
Game 10.09 Note
Note: These forms may be obtained at the division's office at 2005 West Beltline Highway, Suite 201, Madison, Wisconsin 53708.
Game 10.09(3)(a)(a) Applications for a totalizator system license shall be filed 60 days prior to the opening of the racing meet at which the applicant seeks to participate.
Game 10.09(3)(b)
(b) The division may, in its discretion upon good cause shown, receive applications for a totalizator system license to operate fewer than 60 days prior to the opening of a meet. Good cause means a change in ownership of totalizator licensee; upgrading a totalizator; changes in the financial position of a totalizator system licensee, such as but not limited to the dissolution or bankruptcy of the totalizator system licensee; or the impossibility of a licensee to furnish equipment for an upcoming race meet.
Game 10.09(4)
(4) Grounds for denial of an application. All licensure standards contained in subch.
II of ch. Game 13 shall apply to totalizator licenses.
Game 10.09(5)
(5) Change of officers or directors. Within 15 days after election, appointment or resignation of an officer or director of a licensed totalizator system, the totalizator system licensee shall notify the division in writing of the identity of each new or resigned officer or director and shall file an amended application for each person.
Game 10.09(6)
(6) License deemed personal. Licenses to operate totalizator systems are deemed personal in nature and non-transferable and shall terminate upon a substantial change of ownership of the totalizator company unless the division grants approval of the substantial change of ownership. The sale or transfer of 5% or more of any ownership interest of a totalizator company shall be considered a substantial change of ownership. In acting upon a request for approval of a substantial change in ownership, the division shall consider the same factors as it considers in the initial grant of a totalizator system license to an applicant for a totalizator system license.
Game 10.09 History
History: Cr.
Register, March, 1990, No. 411, eff. 4-1-90; am. (2) (a), (d) to (f),
Register, July, 1990, No. 415, eff. 8-1-90; correction in (1) (b), (2) (c) and (4) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats.,
Register, March, 1995, No. 471; emerg. am. (2) (e) 2., eff. 11-1-94; am. (2) (e) 2.,
Register, May, 1995, No. 473, eff. 6-1-95;
CR 03-070: am. (2) (b) Register November 2003 No. 575, eff. 12-1-03.
