N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9, § 5313.10 – Retention, storage and destruction of books, records and documents.

(a) For the purposes of this section, books, records and documents means any book, record or document pertaining to, prepared in or generated by the operation of a gaming facility licensee, including all forms, reports, accounting records, ledgers, subsidiary records, computer-generated data, internal audit records, correspondence and personnel records required to be generated and maintained (excluding physical tickets generated by slot machines as long as an electronic record of each ticket printed is maintained within the slot management system). This definition applies without regard to the medium through which the record is generated or maintained (e.g., paper, magnetic media or encoded disk.
(b) Original books, records and documents pertaining to the operation of a gaming facility licensee shall be:
1. (1) prepared and maintained in a complete, accurate and legible form. Electronic data shall be stored in a format that ensures readability, without regard to whether the technology or software that created or maintained such data has become obsolete;
2. (2) retained in a secure location in the gaming facility that is equipped with a fire suppression system or at another location approved pursuant to subdivision (d) of this section;
3. (3) made available for inspection by the commission and the commission’s designees during all hours of operation;
4. (4) organized and indexed in a manner to provide immediate accessibility to the commission and the commission’s designees; and
5. (5) destroyed only after expiration of the minimum retention period specified in subdivision (c) of this section, except that the commission may, upon the written request of a gaming facility licensee and for good cause shown, permit destruction at an earlier date.
(c) Unless otherwise authorized by article 13 of the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law or this Title, all original books, records and documents shall be retained in accordance with a retention schedule annually issued by the commission. Nothing herein shall be construed as relieving a gaming facility licensee from meeting any obligation to maintain any book, record, or document required by any other Federal, State or local; governmental body authority, or agency.
(d) The commission may approve, upon the written request of a gaming facility licensee, a location outside the gaming facility to store original books, records and documents. Such request shall include the following:
1. (1) a detailed description of the proposed location, including security and fire suppression systems; and
2. (2) the procedures under which the commission and the commission’s designees will be able to gain access to the retained original books, records and documents.
(e) The commission may approve, upon the written request of a gaming facility licensee a microfilm, microfiche or other suitable media system for the copying and storage of original books, records and documents. Such request shall include representations in regard to the:
1. (1) processing, preservation and maintenance methods that will be employed to ensure that the books, records and documents are available in a format that makes such material readily available for review and copying;
2. (2) inspection and quality control methods that will be employed to ensure that microfilm, microfiche or other media, when displayed on a reader or viewer or reproduced on paper, exhibits a high degree of legibility and readability;
3. (3) availability of a reader or printer for use by the commission and the commission’s designee at such licensed facility or other location approved by the commission and the readiness with which the books, records or documents being stored on microfilm, microfiche or other media can be located, read and reproduced; and
4. (4) availability of a detailed index of all microforms or other stored data maintained and arranged in a manner to permit the immediate location of any particular book, record or document.