SUBCHAPTER 4

RECORDS, ACCESS AND MONITORING

§1041. Reports; records

1. Reports; records.__The board or department may require from any licensee whatever records and reports the board considers necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.

2. Location.__A slot machine operator shall maintain all records required by this chapter or by rules adopted under this chapter at the operator's primary business office within this State or on the premises where the slot machine is operated.__A slot machine distributor shall maintain these records at the distributor's primary business office within this State.__The primary business office must be designated by the license holder in the license application.__All records must be open to inspection and audit by the board or its designee and a license holder may not refuse the board or its designee the right to inspect or audit the records.__Refusal to permit inspection or audit of the records constitutes grounds for revocation or suspension of the license or registration.

§1042.__Access to premises, equipment and records

1.__Inspection.__A person holding a license or registration under this chapter shall permit the board, the department or a designee of the board or the department unrestricted access, during regular business hours, including access to locked or secured areas, to inspect any gambling facility and any equipment, prizes, records or items and materials used or to be used in the operation of any slot machine or associated equipment owned, distributed or operated by that person.__A person holding a license or registration under this chapter shall consent in writing to the examination of all the licensee's books and records related to operations licensed under this chapter and shall authorize all 3rd parties in possession or in control of those books and records to allow the board or the board's designee to examine such books and records as the board determines necessary.

2.__Monitoring.__The board or the department shall monitor the use, operation, distribution and servicing of slot machines through on-site observation and other means at any time during