‘‘(C) not less frequently than every 60 days 
thereafter, submit to the Secretary an updated 
list that reflects the results of subsequent inves-
tigations carried out under this section. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION REQUIRED.—The informa-
tion described in this paragraph is, with respect to 
each unlicensed Internet gambling enterprise in-
cluded on the list required by paragraph (1), the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) All known Internet Web site address-
es of the enterprise. 
‘‘(B) The name of any person who con-
trols, finances, manages, supervises, directs, or 
owns all or part of the enterprise (as such 
terms are used in section 1955 of title 18). 
‘‘(C) To the extent known, information 
identifying the financial agents and account 
numbers of the enterprise and the persons de-
scribed in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTION OF LIST.—Not later than 
10 days after receiving the list or an updated version 
of the list required by paragraph (1) from the Direc-
tor, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) post the information provided under 
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) on 
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the Internet Web site of the Department of the 
Treasury; and 
‘‘(B) provide to each person that is re-
quired to comply with the regulations pre-
scribed pursuant to section 5364 a copy of the 
information included with the list required by 
paragraph (1) in an electronic format compat-
ible with the list of Specially Designated Na-
tionals and Blocked Persons maintained by the 
Office of Foreign Assets Control. 
‘‘(b) PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING UNLICENSED 
INTERNET GAMBLING ENTERPRISES.— 
‘‘(1) INVESTIGATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) INITIAL
INVESTIGATION.—Not later 
than the date that is 60 days after the date of 
enactment of the Internet Poker Freedom Act 
of 2015, the Director shall complete an initial 
investigation of entities that appear to be unli-
censed Internet gambling enterprises. 
‘‘(B) 
SUBSEQUENT
INVESTIGATIONS.— 
After completing the initial investigation re-
quired by subparagraph (A), the Director shall 
regularly investigate entities that appear to be 
unlicensed Internet gambling enterprises. 
‘‘(2) REQUESTS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Any Federal, State, 
tribal, or local law enforcement official, any af-
fected sports organization, any person directly 
harmed by unlicensed Internet gambling, any fi-
nancial transaction provider, and any inter-
active computer service shall have the right, but 
not the obligation, to make a written request to 
the Director for the addition of any person to 
the list of unlicensed Internet gambling enter-
prises required by subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATIONS; NOTICE TO PER-
SON THAT SUBMITTED A REQUEST.—Not later 
than 30 days after receiving a request under 
subparagraph (A), the Director shall— 
‘‘(i) determine if the request contains 
information sufficient to constitute a prima 
facie case that an entity is an unlicensed 
Internet gambling enterprise; and 
‘‘(ii) notify the person that submitted 
the request of the determination of the Di-
rector. 
‘‘(3) NOTICE.—Not later than 30 days before 
including a person in the list of unlicensed Internet 
gambling enterprises required by subsection (a), the 
Director shall provide written notice to the person of 
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the determination of the Director to include the per-
son in the list. 
‘‘(4) OPPORTUNITY TO CONTEST.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person that receives 
notice under paragraph (3) that the Director 
has determined to include the person in the list 
of unlicensed Internet gambling enterprises re-
quired by subsection (a) may, not later than 30 
days after receiving the notice, contest the de-
termination— 
‘‘(i) by submitting a written appeal to 
the Director; and 
‘‘(ii) by agreeing in the written appeal 
to submit to the jurisdiction of the United 
States. 
‘‘(B) EFFECT OF NOT CONTESTING.—If a 
person described in subparagraph (A) does not 
contest the determination of the Director to in-
clude the person in the list of unlicensed Inter-
net gambling enterprises required by subsection 
(a) in accordance with subparagraph (A), the 
Director shall include the person in the list. 
‘‘(5) OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING.—The Direc-
tor— 
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‘‘(A) may not include a person that sub-
mits a written appeal pursuant to paragraph 
(4) in the list of unlicensed Internet gambling 
enterprises required by subsection (a) until the 
Director provides the person with an oppor-
tunity for a hearing; and 
‘‘(B) shall provide the person the oppor-
tunity for a hearing not later than 30 days 
after receiving the written appeal from the per-
son. 
‘‘(6) DETERMINATIONS AFTER HEARING.—Not 
later than 10 days after the date of a hearing pro-
vided for a person under paragraph (5) (without re-
gard to whether the person appears at the hearing), 
the Director shall— 
‘‘(A) determine if the person should be in-
cluded in the list of unlicensed Internet gam-
bling enterprises required by subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(B) if the Director determines that the 
person should be included in the list, add the 
person to the list. 
‘‘(7) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A person described in 
subparagraph (B) may petition for injunctive 
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relief in the United States District Court for 
the District of Columbia, which shall have ex-
clusive jurisdiction to hear cases arising under 
this section. 
‘‘(B) PERSON DESCRIBED.—A person de-
scribed in this subparagraph is a person that 
the Director determines to include in the list of 
unlicensed Internet gambling enterprises re-
quired by subsection (a)— 
‘‘(i) after the person appears at a 
hearing described in paragraph (5); or 
‘‘(ii) that did not receive the notice re-
quired by paragraph (3). 
‘‘(C) BURDEN OF PROOF.—The petitioner 
shall have the burden of establishing that the 
person should not be included in the list of unli-
censed Internet gambling enterprises required 
by subsection (a). 
‘‘(D) STANDING.—Only persons that the 
Director determines to include in the list of un-
licensed Internet gambling enterprises required 
by subsection (a) and owners or operators of 
such enterprises shall have standing to contest 
the determination of the Director. 
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