Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) Only players
who have established a sports wagering account as defined in
23-7-103,
MCA, may engage in mobile sports wagering.
(2) The lottery may accept wagers at a sports
wagering facility through a sports wagering terminal without the player
establishing a sports wagering account.
(3) The lottery shall record and maintain the
information submitted to initially create a sports wagering account.
(4) Before establishing a sports wagering
account, the lottery shall:
(a) verify the
player's identity by physical or electronic means;
(b) verify the player is 18 years of age or
older by physical or electronic means as provided in [2.63.410 ];
(c) verify the player is not self-excluded
from participating in sports wagering by participation in the self-exclusion
program as provided in [2.63.1304 ];
(d) verify the player is not prohibited from
sports wagering by
23-7-302(4),
MCA, or otherwise prohibited from participating in sports wagering;
(e) record the document number of the
government-issued identification credentials examined, or other methodology for
remote, multi-sourced authentication, which may include third-party and
governmental databases, as approved by the director; and
(f) record the player's:
(i) acceptance of the terms and conditions
and privacy policy; and
(ii)
acknowledgment that the information provided is accurate and that the player is
prohibited from allowing any other person to access or use their sports
wagering account.
(5) Unauthorized access to, or use of, a
player's sports wagering account by a person other than the player for whom the
sports wagering account was established is prohibited.
(6) A player is allowed only one sports
wagering account.
(7) A sports
wagering account may be funded using methods described in ARM 2.63.409.
(8) The lottery shall suspend a
sports wagering account if a preponderance of evidence indicates:
(a) the account has not been used to make any
wagers for a consecutive 18-month period;
(b) illegal activity;
(c) a negative account balance;
(d) fraudulent or multiple failed automated
clearing house (ACH) deposit attempts; however, a failed ACH deposit attempt
may not be considered fraudulent if the player has successfully deposited funds
via an ACH transfer on a previous occasion with no outstanding
chargebacks;
(e) the account was
issued in error or in violation of statute or rule; or
(f) a violation of the terms and conditions
of the sports wagering account that are posted on montanalottery.com and the
mobile application.
(9)
When a sports wagering account is suspended, the player may not:
(a) wager;
(b) deposit funds;
(c) withdraw funds, unless the reason for the
suspension would not prohibit a withdrawal;
(d) change their sports wagering account;
or
(e) remove the sports wagering
account from the system.
(10) A suspended sports wagering account may
be restored:
(a) upon expiration of the time
period established by the player as indicated in the self-exclusion program
provided for in [2.63.1304];
(b)
upon the lottery's permission; or
(c) when the player is no longer a prohibited
sports wagering participant.
(11) Funds may be withdrawn from a sports
wagering account for:
(a) wagers;
(b) check or wire transfer by the lottery
made payable to the player and issued directly or delivered to the player's
address on file;
(c) credits to the
player's debit card;
(d) a
transaction using sports wagering equipment; or
(e) any other means approved by the
lottery.
(12) Sports
wagering account funds may not be withdrawn unless all conditions are met,
including:
(a) successful resolution of
player dispute or investigation;
(b) the ACH funding transaction clears or the
chargeback period ends; and
(c) the
funding of lottery-provided promotional rewards clears.
(13) A player may not transfer funds or
rewards between or among sports wagering accounts.
(14) The lottery shall suspend and close a
sports wagering account if the account has not been used to make any wagers for
a consecutive 18-month period. In such circumstances:
(a) funds within the suspended sports
wagering account to be closed are no longer accessible by the player;
(b) funds in the account must be
returned to the player; and
(c) the
player may only create a new sports wagering account after the suspended
account is closed by the lottery.
AUTH:
23-7-202,
MCA; IMP:
23-7-103,
23-7-110,
23-7-202
MCA
