§365.__Powers and duties of director

1.__Powers.__In addition to powers conferred by any other provision of law, the director may:

A.__Propose to the commission rules for adoption necessary to administer and enforce this chapter, including rules to be adopted jointly with the Chief of the State Police.__ These rules are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A; and

B.__Subject to approval of the commission and to any applicable laws relating to public contracts, enter into a contract for performance of the director's duties under this chapter.__All contracts must be awarded in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Administrative and Financial Services pursuant to Title 5, chapters 141 to 145 and Title 5, sections 1812 and 1813.__A contract awarded or entered into by the director may not be assigned by the holder of the contract, except by specific approval of the commission.

2.__Duties.__The director shall:

A.__Develop, install and test a central computer system with dial-up polling to all video lottery terminals licensed under section 372 to provide auditing program information.__The system must use continuous on-line polling.__The central computer system may not limit participation to only one manufacturer of video lottery terminals by either the cost in implementing the necessary program modifications to communicate or the inability to communicate with the central computer system;

B.__Maintain and monitor the central computer system under paragraph A to ensure compliance with this chapter;

C.__Attempt to determine the cause of any video lottery terminal malfunction detected by the central computer system under paragraph A and notify the Chief of the State Police of any suspected tampering with a video lottery terminal or any other violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter;