Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The
ADW license application shall include the following information:
(1) A copy of the contracts to provide
services to an association or SPMO licensed by the Commission.
(2) A list of personnel assigned to work in
this Commonwealth, a list of all employees involved in accepting pari-mutuel
wagers placed in this Commonwealth and a list of employees with access to
facilities where the wagers are placed, or systems and records relating to
account wagering are operated and secured, who are not located in this
jurisdiction.
(3) List of all
officers, directors, partners, and share-holders with a 5% or greater share of
ownership or beneficial interest.
(4) Full disclosure of all fees and other
financial considerations relating to the contract with the licensed racing
entity or SPMO.
(5) Certify to the
Commission that the entity will provide prompt access to reports, logs,
wagering transaction detail, and customer account detail, in printed form or
standard electronic format approved by the Commission.
(6) Provide a detailed description and
certification of systems and procedures used to validate the identity, age, and
jurisdiction of legal residence of account holders and to validate the legality
of wagers accepted.
(7) Certify to
the Commission prompt access to all records relating to customer identify, age,
and residency in hard copy or standard electronic format acceptable to the
Commission.
(8) Certify to the
Commission prompt access to customer account detail in hard copy or an
electronic format acceptable to the Commission for:
(i) Persons who place wagers on races
conducted in this jurisdiction, customers are identified as legal residents of
this jurisdiction, who place wagers on races ran in this jurisdiction and races
available for wagering by persons in this jurisdiction,
(ii) Persons the Commission has reason to
investigate based on possible placing of wagers for persons other than the
account holder, wagers that may be related to the investigation of any race or
wagering pattern or relevant to any other investigation as may be determined by
the Commission.
(9)
Include certification of secure retention of all records related to wagering
and customers' accounts for a period of not less than 3 years or longer period
specified by the Commission.
(10)
Include, as an attachment, a certified copy of rules governing the acceptance
and management of accounts, and a certified copy of any changes in the rules at
least 30 days prior to the effective date.
(b) All persons employed by ADWs as listed in
subsection (a), not licensed by the Commission, shall hold a current
pari-mutuel employee or vendor employee license issued by the National License
Compact. The ADW shall provide and maintain with the Commission a current list
of the employees and including their current National License number.
(c) Must utilize and communicate pari-mutuel
wagers to a pari-mutuel system meeting all requirements for pari-mutuel systems
employed by licensed racing associations in this jurisdiction.
(d) An ADW must operate and communicate with
the totalisator system in a way as not to provide or facilitate a wagering
advantage based on access to information and processing of wagers by ADW
account holders relative to persons who wager at race tracks or public
off-track wagering facilities. The ADW shall have in place an independent real
time monitoring system and use approved by the Commission, and use other
procedures as needed, to insure compliance with this requirement.
