Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. A person shall register with an operator
prior to placing a sports wager on a sports wagering platform through a website
or mobile application. Operator shall not allow any person to place a sports
wager on its sports wagering platform through a website or mobile application
unless that person is registered and maintains a sports wagering account.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit an operator from accepting anonymous
wagers at a sports wagering mechanism on the licensed premises in accordance
with the Act, these rules, and internal controls.
1. The operator shall include sports wagering
account procedures necessary to setup and register for an account in the
internal controls submitted for approval prior to implementation.
B. With respect to registration,
an operator shall do all of the following:
1.
implement security standards to prevent the placing of sports wagers by a
person whose identity has not been verified in accordance with the Act, these
rules, or internal controls;
2.
ensure that all persons provide the following information before establishing a
sports wagering account and placing a sports wager;
a. legal name;
b. date of birth;
c. Social Security number, or the last four
digits thereof, or an equivalent identification number for a noncitizen person
such as a passport or taxpayer identification number;
d. residential address; a post office box is
unacceptable;
e. electronic mail
address;
f. telephone number;
and
g. any other information
necessary to verify the person-us identity;
3. utilize commercially reasonable steps to
confirm that a person registering for an account is at least 21 years of age
before such person places a sports wager;
4. clearly and conspicuously publish parental
control procedures to facilitate parents or guardians to exclude minors from
access to a sports wagering platform.
5. maintain a patron file including, at a
minimum, the information obtained in establishing a sports wagering account,
the method used to verify the person-us identity; and the date of verification.
The person-us Social Security or identification number, passwords, PINs, and
personal financial information shall be encrypted.
C. During the registration process, a person
shall agree to the privacy policy and the following applicable terms and
conditions of service:
1. registration
information provided by the person to the operator is accurate;
2. the person has been informed, and
acknowledges, that as a player he is prohibited from allowing any other person
access to or use of his sports wagering account;
3. specify the handling of funds where the
sports wager is canceled;
4.
specify the handling of funds for sports events that are voided or
canceled;
5. clearly define the
rules by which any unrecoverable malfunctions of hardware or software are
addressed;
6. advise the player to
keep his password and login ID secure;
7. advise the player on requirements
regarding forced password changes, password strength, and other related
items;
8. No individual less than
21 year of age is permitted to maintain a sports wagering account or place a
sports wager;
9. the method by
which players will be notified of updates to the terms and conditions and
privacy policy;
10. the conditions
under which an account is declared inactive and explain what actions will be
undertaken on the account once this declaration is made including the
forfeiting of any monies remaining in the sports wagering account;
and
11. clearly define what happens
to any winnings from a sports wager prior to and after any self-imposed or
operator-imposed exclusion.
D. An operator shall not allow any business
entity or any entity other than an individual person to register for a sports
wager account or to place a sports wager.
E. Players may fund a sports wagering account
through:
1. online and mobile payment systems
that support online money transfers;
2. winnings remaining in their sports
wagering account;
3. adjustments or
refunds pursuant to these rules;
4.
promotional play;
5. reloadable
prepaid card, which has been verified as being issued to the player and is
non-refundable; and
6. any other
method approved by the corporation.
AUTHORITY
NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
47:9001 et
seq.
