Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The operator
may only conduct sports wagering expressly authorized by the Act, these rules,
or its internal controls.
B. Sports
wagering authorized by the Act shall be conducted pursuant to the Act, these
rules, and an operator-us internal controls.
C. The operator shall have an ongoing
responsibility to contract with multiple distributors and operator vendors to
provide maximum opportunity for economic development.
D. The operator shall comply with all
provisions of the Act, these rules, and its internal controls regarding child
support arrearages.
E. The operator
shall not accept a sports wager from a prohibited player.
F. An applicant shall submit its internal
controls with its application for permitting as a sports wagering platform
provider or operator. Whenever internal controls are updated, they shall be
immediately submitted to the corporation for approval to ensure the corporation
is in possession of the current internal controls at all times.
G. The operator shall implement internal
controls and commercially reasonable procedures for sports wagering to ensure
compliance with all requirements of the Act and these rules including, but not
limited to:
1. prohibit a player from sports
wagering while the player is located in a prohibited parish;
2. comply with all applicable tax laws and
rules including, without limitation, laws, and rules applicable to winnings and
tax withholdings;
3. preventing the
sharing or prohibited release of personal patron data and confidential
information that could affect sports wagering with third parties until the
information is made publicly available;
4. not knowingly accept a wager from a
prohibited player, and shall comply with the limitations listed in LR 47:
47:9099;
5. verifying that a player
is 21 years of age or older;
6.
providing players with access to information on responsible play;
7. providing players with access to the
player's play history and account details that are not confidential;
8. slowing individuals to restrict themselves
from placing a sports wager upon request and provide reasonable steps to
prevent the person placing a sports wager offered by an operator;
9. insuring that commercially reasonable
measures are in place to deter, detect, and, to the extent reasonably possible,
prevent cheating, collusion, and the use of cheating devices;
10. not offer sports wagering on any
prohibited sports events;
11.
withholding all winnings from players determined to be under the age of 21 or
determined to have participated in sports wagering from within a prohibited
parish;
12. allowing players to
file complaints regarding the sports wagering operation and the handling of the
player-us sports wagering account;
13. requiring patrons to establish a sports
wagering account prior to accepting wagers through a website or mobile
application. Verifying the following for players requesting to open an account,
in accordance with the information provided by players under
section
1139(B)(2) of
this Chapter:
a. identity; and
b. date of birth;
14. publishing and facilitating parental
control procedures to allow parents or guardians to exclude minors from access
to a sports wagering platform;
15.
determining the geographical location of a player when placing a sports
wager;
16. reporting of problem
gamblers;
17. operational controls
for sports wagering accounts;
18.
setting up and maintaining user access control for a sports wagering platform
and ensuring proper segregation of duties at the sports book and sports
wagering platform;
19. procedures
for identifying and reporting fraud and suspicious wagering activity;
20. anti-money laundering compliance
standards, including limitations placed on anonymous sports wagering at sports
wagering mechanisms;
21. detailing
procedures for W-2G issuance when triggered.
22. automated and manual risk management
procedures;
23. process for
submitting and receiving approval for all types of sports wagers available to
be offered by the operator;
24.
description of process for accepting sports wagers and issuing payouts,
including additional controls for accepting sports wagers and issuing payouts
in excess of $10,000;
25.
description of process for accepting multiple sports wagers from one player
within a 24-hour cycle, including process to identify player structuring of
sports wagers to circumvent recording and reporting requirements; and
H. the operator shall report all
winnings withheld and remit all withheld amounts to the corporation. Winnings
withheld from underage and excluded patrons shall be sent to the
corporation.
I. The operator shall
provide information regarding the player-us ability to file a complaint with
the corporation and provide the information necessary to file such a
compliant.
J. the operator shall
ensure that all information required by the Act, these rules, or its internal
controls to be provided to players is easily accessible through the sports
wagering platform or printed copies, is clear and concise in language, and
provides methods to contact the operator with questions.
K. The operator shall adopt comprehensive
rules governing sports wagering transactions with its patrons and submit such
rules to the corporation for approval. The comprehensive rules shall include,
at a minimum:
1. the method for calculation
and payment of winning wagers;
2.
the effect of schedule changes for sports events;
3. the method of notifying players of odds or
proposition changes;
4. acceptance
of wagers at terms other than those posted;
5. expiration dates for winning tickets in
accordance with the Act;
6.
circumstances under which the operator will cancel a bet;
7. treatment of errors, late bets, and
related contingencies;
8. method of
contacting the operator with complaints or questions;
9. description of those persons who are
prohibited from wagering with the operator;
10. instructions on how to self-restrict,
self-limit, and self-exclude, including hyperlinks to such;
11. the method and location and posting and
publishing the comprehensive rules; and
12. the methods for redeeming a winning
ticket, including by mail if the operator allows such.
AUTHORITY
NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
47:9001 et
seq.
