Section 1800.260  Duties of Licensed Technicians and Licensed Terminal Handlers

In addition to all other duties and obligations required by the Act and this Part, each licensed technician and licensed terminal handler has an ongoing duty to comply with the following:

a)         Promptly notify the Board of electronic or mechanical malfunctions or problems experienced in a terminal that affect the integrity of terminal play; 

b)         Promptly notify the Board of any unauthorized or illegal video gaming location or any video gaming terminal that is in violation of Section 35 of the Act;

c)         Ensure that every video gaming terminal is licensed by the Board before any service, maintenance or repair is performed;

d)         Comply with all technical standards and requirements issued by the Board;

e)         Carry and display identification issued by the Board when working on video gaming terminals and associated video gaming equipment;

f)         For each video gaming terminal accessed by a licensed terminal handler, record in each video gaming terminal access log the time and date of access, the person, and his or her license number, who had access, and the nature of the service or repair made during the access;

g)         Pay a fee of $10 to the Board for any necessary replacement of identification;

h)         Return identification to the Board upon resignation or termination of employment;

i)          Not play any video gaming terminal for recreational purposes;

j)          Comply with all requests by Board agents for identification or for access to the logic box within a video gaming terminal;

k)         Following any access, possession or control of a video gaming terminal, provide information on a project sheet that shall include, at a minimum, the name of the licensed technician or licensed terminal handler, time during which the video gaming terminal was accessed, possessed or controlled, and nature of any servicing or repairs; and

l)          Inform the central communications system before clearing meters on a video gaming terminal. 

(Source:  Amended at 44 Ill. Reg. 489, effective December 27, 2019)