Pennsylvania Code
Title 58 - RECREATION
Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD
Subpart Q - Sports Wagering
Chapter 1408a - SPORTS WAGERING ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS
Section 1408a.4 - Terms and conditions
Universal Citation: 58 PA Code ยง 1408a.4
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A sports wagering certificate holder or sports wagering operator shall develop terms and conditions for sports wagering which shall be included in the internal controls. The terms and conditions and any changes thereto must be acknowledged by the player and the acknowledgment must be date and time-stamped by the sports wagering system.
(b) The terms and conditions must address all aspects of the sports wagering operation, including all of the following:
(1)
Name of the party or parties with whom the player is entering into a
contractual relationship, including any sports wagering certificate holder or
sports wagering operator.
(2)
Player's consent to have the sports wagering certificate holder or sports
wagering operator confirm the player's age, identity and, for purposes of
interactive sports wagering, location.
(3) Rules and obligations applicable to the
player other than rules of sports wagering including all of the following:
(i) Prohibition from allowing any other
person to access or use his or her sports wagering account.
(ii) Prohibition from engaging in sports
wagering activity, unless the player is physically located in this
Commonwealth.
(iii) Consent to the
monitoring and recording by the sports wagering certificate holder, the sports
wagering operator or the Board, or both, of any wagering communications and
geographic location information.
(iv) Consent to the jurisdiction of this
Commonwealth to resolve any disputes arising out of sports wagering.
(v) Prohibition against utilizing automated
computerized software or other equivalent mechanism to engage in sports
wagering.
(4) Full
explanation of fees and charges imposed upon a player related to sports
wagering transactions.
(5)
Availability of account statements detailing sports wagering account
activity.
(6) Privacy policies,
including information access and use of customer data.
(7) Legal age policy, including a statement
that it is a criminal offense to allow a person who is under 21 years of age to
participate in sports wagering and a player who does so shall be prohibited
from participating in sports wagering.
(8) Notification that if the player's sports
wagering account remains dormant for a period of 2 years any funds remaining on
deposit and any pending wagers may be forfeited under applicable State and
Federal laws.
(9) Player's right to
set responsible gaming limits and self-exclude.
(10) Player's right to suspend his or her
sports wagering account for a period of no less than 72 hours.
(11) Actions that will be taken in the event
a player becomes disconnected from the sports wagering system during active
betting.
(12) Notice that a
malfunction voids all transactions.
(13) Estimated time-period for withdrawal of
funds from the sports wagering account.
(14) Detailed information regarding
compulsive and problem gaming and self-exclusion to be displayed on a player
protection page.
(15) Method for
changing or retrieving a password or other approved access security feature and
the ability to choose "strong authentication" log in protection.
(16) Method for filing a complaint with the
sports wagering certificate holder or sports wagering operator and method for
filing with the Board an unresolved complaint after all reasonable means to
resolve the complaint with the sports wagering certificate holder or sports
wagering operator have been exhausted.
(17) Method for obtaining a copy of the terms
and conditions agreed to when establishing a sports wagering account.
(18) Method for the player to obtain account
and wagering history from the sports wagering certificate holder or sports
wagering operator.
(19)
Notification of Federal prohibitions and restrictions regarding sports wagering
activity, specifically, any limitations upon sports wagering activity as set
forth in The Wire Act (18
U.S.C.A. §§
1081-1084)
and the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (31 U.S.C.A. §§
5361-5367). The notice shall explicitly
state that it is a Federal offense for persons physically located outside of
this Commonwealth to engage in sports wagering activity through a sports
wagering certificate holder or sports wagering operator, unless explicitly
authorized by State or Federal law.
(20) Any other information as required by the
Board.
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