(a) A gaming facility licensee shall maintain, at such gaming facility or such location approved in writing by the commission, accurate and complete accounting records pertaining to gaming operations. Such records shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. In connection with such records:

1. (1) gaming facility licensees, unless specifically exempted by the commission, may be required to file interim reports of financial, statistical and informational data. The commission shall prescribe a set of standard reporting forms and instructions to be used by each gaming facility licensee in filing such reports;
2. (2) each report required to be submitted to the commission by this Part shall be received by the filing date in electronic format or postmarked no later than the required filing date unless a gaming facility licensee requests an extension. Requests for an extension shall be submitted to the commission in writing prior to the required filing date; and
3. (3) copies of all financial statements and statistical reports required to be filed by this Part shall be furnished by a gaming facility licensee with attestation from an authorized financial officer of such licensee.