A licensee or sports wagering services provider may establish test accounts to be used to test the various components and operation of a sports wagering system pursuant to internal controls adopted by the licensee or sports wagering services provider. In establishing test accounts, the licensee or sports wagering services provider shall address:

1. (1) The procedures for issuing funds used for testing, including the identification of who may issue the funds and the maximum amount of funds that may be issued;
2. (2) The procedures for assigning each test account for use by only one individual or a specific scenario or instance of a test account that may be shared by multiple users if each user’s activities are separately logged;
3. (3) The maintenance of a record for all test accounts, to include when they are active, to whom they are issued, and the employer of the individual to whom they are issued;
4. (4) The procedures for auditing testing activity by the licensee or sports wagering services provider to ensure the accountability of funds used for testing and proper adjustments to sports wagering revenue; and
5. (5) The procedures for authorizing and auditing out-of-state test activity.

Source: 48 SDR 14, effective August 22, 2021; 48 SDR 61, effective December 8, 2021 .

General Authority: SDCL 42-7B-7 , 42-7B-11 (13).

Law Implemented: SDCL 42-7B-2.1 (1), 42-7B-43 .

Prior versions effective: 2021-08-22.