BMM announces contract from Kansas Racing & Gaming Commission

BMM Testlabs announced today that it has been awarded a contract to provide gaming laboratory testing services for the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission. Travis Foley, EVP Operations – BMM Americas, commented, “We are very pleased to confirm that BMM has been awarded a contract and would like to thank Executive Director, Richard Petersen-Klein; General Counsel, Judith Taylor; Director, Dennis Bachman; and Director, Brandi White for their diligence throughout the RFP process. Foley adds “We are very pleased to see Kansas recognize the value of creating a multi-lab environment. Multiple independent laboratories, while working together, can ensure a higher quality of testing services, competitive pricing, add transparency and enable more timely delivery of competitive products to the market place. BMM is looking forward to providing the highest quality testing and certification services within...

BMM Testlabs announces contract award from Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission

BMM Testlabs announces approval from CONAJZAR

BMM Testlabs announced today that it has received approval and test lab registration from CONAJZAR, Paraguay. The registration covers devices and systems for gaming and lottery. Travis Foley, EVP Operations – BMM Americas, commented, “We are very pleased to confirm that BMM is now accredited in Paraguay through this recent approval from CONAJZAR. BMM will continue to support the regulators and operators in the South American market and we are looking forward to expanding our services into Paraguay.” Drew Pawlak, SVP Business Development commented,”BMM has provided testing and certification services to the Latin America region for over 10 years, and we will continue to offer this support as regulated gaming in the region continues to expand.” Foley added “We are pleased CONAJZAR has chosen to work with BMM and we would like to thank Attorney Javier Balbuena Estigarriba, CONAJZAR President, and his team for their diligence and attention during BMM’s registration process.” BMM Testlabs fue aprobado por CONAJZAR como Laboratorio de Ensayos BMM Teslabs, laboratorio de pruebas de juegos más importantes del mundo y consultoría técnica, anunció hoy que ha recibido la aprobación y el registro de laboratorio de pruebas de Conajzar, Paraguay. La inscripción incluye dispositivos y sistemas de juegos de azar y lotería. Travis Foley, Vicepresidente Ejecutivo de Operaciones – BMM Américas, comentó: “Estamos muy contentos de confirmar que BMM está acreditado en Paraguay a través de esta reciente aprobación de la CONAJZAR. BMM seguirá apoyando a los reguladores y operadores en América del Sur y estamos buscando expandir nuestros servicios en Paraguay”. Drew Pawlak, Vicepresidente Senior de Desarrollo de Negocios, comentó: “BMM ha proporcionado servicios de pruebas y certificación para la región de América Latina por más de 10 años, y vamos a seguir ofreciendo este apoyo a medida que los juegos de azar regulados en la región continúa expandiéndose.” Foley agregó “Estamos muy contentos que CONAJZAR ha elegido trabajar con BMM y nos gustaría agradecer al Abogado Javier Balbuena Estigarribia, Presidente Conajzar, y a su equipo por su diligencia y atención durante el proceso de registro de...

The Importance of Performing Regularly Scheduled Audits – Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans

Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans. Over the past decade, many devastating events such as hurricane Katrina and Rita have made having business continuity and disaster recovery plans an essential part of an organization. Business Continuity (BC) is defined as the capability of an organization to continue delivery of products or services at acceptable predefined levels following a disruptive incident. (Source: ISO 22301:2012) Most casino companies do not expect to experience an interruption or a lengthy delay of their normal business processes and operations due to a disaster or any unforeseen event however, being unprepared for such an event can be catastrophic to an organization. Such unforeseen circumstances include a loss of information, loss of access, and/or loss of personnel as a result of such an unexpected event. Advanced and effective planning is a must to help minimize loss and ensure continuity of an organization’s critical business functions. As many might anticipate, recovering and returning an organization to normal conditions after experiencing a disaster is a complex and continuous process and as with any complex situation, not planning ahead can make the situation extremely difficult. A critical component of recovery is a comprehensive and current disaster recovery plan. Adequate disaster recovery plans should be in place for the routine backup of critical data, programs, documentation, and personnel and for the recovery of these items after an interruption of processing. A written plan for resuming operations in the event of an unforeseen event or disaster should be developed and periodically tested to ensure the plan works with current operations. Another key component of the plan is to document an alternate site in the event the computer facility is inoperable or destroyed during the event or disaster. While casino management is primarily responsibility for establishing the plan, such as the employee’s involvement and where the backup data is stored, other resources, such as internal audit and regulators, can be utilized to assist with evaluating risk analysis during the planning process, evaluating /auditing the plan, and providing assurance that the plan is current through regular audits. Casino Management should establish the plan and review or update the plan as changes occur within operations, such as employee turnover or system changes. If no significant changes occur throughout the year then the plan should be reviewed, and if necessary, updated at least annually. As changes or updates are made to the disaster recovery plan, the plan should be tested to ensure employees understand their role in the event of a disaster. Executive management should sign off on the plan as proof that the plan has been approved by upper management. Internal auditors and regulators should periodically audit the organization’s disaster recovery plan. The main reason for this is that disaster recovery plans can become outdated very quickly due to employee turnover, system configurations/interface changes, or updated software where new releases might not be compatible with prior versions. Annually is ideal; however, if significant changes occur in the operations either with employees or business processes, the audit should occur more frequently either quarterly or semi-annual. The audit objective is to verify that the plan is adequate enough to ensure operations and processes are restored timely during undesirable circumstances, and that it reflects the current business operating environment. During the audit, among other things, the review should include: Obtaining and reviewing a copy of the disaster recovery plan and the alternate site agreement. Reviewing when the plan was last updated (verify it was reviewed/updated within the past 12 months) and that executive management has signed off on the plan. Verifying that procedures for updating the plan are...

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BMM announces contract from Kansas Racing & Gaming Commission