Section 296-4.003 - AMENDMENTS TO INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS4.003.01 Amendments to any portion of the Internal Control Systems must be submitted to the executive director for approval. If within thirty (30) days the Commission has not approved, denied, or otherwise provided written notice, an Authorized Gaming Operator, or both, may implement the amended internal controls as submitted with the Commission retaining its authority to require further amendment, approval, or denial.4.003.02 The executive director may, in writing, approve, deny, or require a revision to the amendment to the Internal Control Systems. If the Authorized Gaming Operator is notified of a required revision, the Authorized Gaming Operator must work with the Commission to address the revision.4.003.03 If the Commission requests additional information, clarification, or revision of an amendment to an internal control and the Authorized Gaming Operator, third-party involved in or both, fail to satisfy the request within thirty (30) days after the Commission request, the Commission will consider the amendment denied and it cannot be implemented or, if previously implemented under subsection 4.003.01 of this section, the Authorized Gaming Operator has fifteen (15) days to cease implementation of that amendment. If the Authorized Gaming Operator subsequently wants to pursue the amendment, it must resubmit the request along with the additional information previously requested by the Commission.4.003.04 In the event that the MICS are amended, each Authorized Gaming Operator whose procedures are affected by the amended MICS will, within thirty (30) days of the effective date of the amended rule, amend its Internal Control System, submit a copy of their amended Internal Control System to the Commission and comply with the MICS and amended Internal Control System. The Commission, in its sole and absolute discretion, may extend the time for complying with this rule.4.003.05 In the event of an emergency, the Authorized Gaming Operator may temporarily amend an internal control procedure. The Executive Director must be notified that an emergency exists before temporarily amending an internal control procedure.4.003.06 An Authorized Gaming Operator must submit the temporary emergency amendment of the Internal Control System to the Executive Director within twenty-four (24) hours of the amendment.4.003.07 The submission must include the detailed emergency procedures that will be implemented and the time period the emergency procedures will be temporarily in place. Any concerns the Executive Director has with the submission must be addressed with the Authorized Gaming Operator third-party involved in or providing the internal controls, or both.296 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 4, § 296-4.003
Adopted effective 5/16/2022Amended effective 2/1/2023