Each business licensed as an operator and its service agents must demonstrate that they have experience in the service and repair of video lottery machines and must attend and successfully complete the training provided by the manufacturer and distributor for each machine model it purchases for placement in the state. Operators must be qualified or have an employee or service agent of the business qualified as a Type I technician to provide basic service and repair of its machines. All operators must be qualified or have an employee or service agent qualified as a Type II technician to provide service and repair of its machines. Any maintenance work that falls within the parameters of the training required of a Type II technician, as described in § 48:02:10:02.02(1), are required to be completed by a Type II technician certified to work on that manufacturer's machines. Persons qualified as a Type II technician do not need to be separately qualified as a Type I technician. Operators must file with the lottery the following information within two weeks after the operator, its employees, and its service agents qualify as a Type I or II technician:

1. (1) The names of the operator, employees, and service agents who qualified and their type of classification;
2. (2) The name of the manufacturer and distributor offering the course;
3. (3) The manufacturer's machine models on which training for service and repair was provided; and
4. (4) The date and location of the training program.

Source: 21 SDR 219, effective June 26, 1995 ; 49 SDR 51, effective November 27, 2022 .

General Authority: SDCL 42-7A-21 (11)(13).

Law Implemented: SDCL 42-7A-21 .

Prior versions effective: 1995-06-26.