Authority: IC 4-33-4; IC 4-35-4
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 4-35
Sec. 3. The definitions in 68 IAC 1 and the following definitions apply throughout this article:
- (1) "Authorized gaming area" means the area approved and authorized by the commission to conduct limited mobile gaming.
- (2) "Authorized independent gaming laboratory" has the meaning set forth in 68 IAC 2-6-1.
- (3) "Cashless wagering system" or "CWS" means a host system whereby a player maintains an electronic account on the casino's host database that allows the play of MGDs through the use of a login and personal identification number (PIN).
- (4) "Client terminal" means a device that is used to interact with a gaming system for the purpose of conducting server-based gaming activity. In the context of LMGS, the MGD functions as the client terminal.
- (5) "Critical components" means hardware and software required to conduct limited mobile gaming. Critical components do not include the MGD acting as a display only.
- (6) "Data library" has the meaning set forth in 68 IAC 2-6.5-1 and specifically refers to the software on the gaming server.
- (7) "Dormant account" means a limited mobile gaming player account that has had no patron activity for a period of one (1) year.
- (8) "Gaming server" means the server that contains game software and control programs. In the context of LMGS, the limited mobile gaming server functions as the gaming server.
- (9) "Geo-fence" means a virtual space controlled through a short-range communications protocol such as Wi-Fi. This space corresponds to a physical area or gaming area within the casino.
- (10) "GLI Standard #26" means the Gaming Laboratories International's Standard 26 - Wireless System Standards.
- (11) "IT" means information technology.
- (12) "Limited mobile gaming" means the placing of wagers through a wireless server-based gaming system using a computer network through which the casino licensee may offer authorized games to patrons who have established a limited mobile gaming player account with the casino licensee and who are physically present within the defined property boundaries as approved by the commission pursuant to IC 4-33-9- 17 and IC 4-35-7-1.5.
- (13) "Limited mobile gaming player account" means an account established by a casino licensee that a patron may use for the deposit and withdrawal of funds used for limited mobile gaming.
- (14) "Limited mobile gaming system" or "LMGS" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-33-2-13.3 and IC 4-35-2- 7.5.
- (15) "Media access control address" or "MAC address" means a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on the physical network segment. For Wi-Fi, MAC addresses are used as a network address.
- (16) "Mobile gaming device" or "MGD" has the meaning set forth in IC 4-33-2-13.5 and IC 4-35-2- 7.7.
- (17) "Peer-to-peer gaming" means gaming in which patrons compete against one another.
- (18) "Server-based gaming" means gaming activity conducted via a client terminal where the outcome of a game is determined by a random number generator maintained on a server.
- (19) "Server-based gaming system" or "SBGS" means hardware, software, and communications that make up a system utilized for the purpose of offering electronic versions of authorized casino games where material aspects of game functionality occur at the server level.
- (20) "System administrator" means the IT department personnel responsible for the administration of the LMGS.
- (21) "Technology provider" means the vendor, supplier, or manufacturer of one (1) or more components of an LMGS.
- (22) "Verification" means a method used by a gaming system or device to verify the validity of software of critical components.
- (23) "Wi-Fi" means wireless fidelity which serves as the communication backbone for a wireless network.
(Indiana Gaming Commission; 68 IAC 25-1-3; filed Jan 7, 2016, 8:21 a.m.: 20160203-IR-068150084FRA; readopted filed Oct 17, 2022, 11:45 a.m.: 20221116-IR-068220276RFA)