Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Fantasy Contest Rules › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.513a - Member, executive director, board employee, or agent; conduct generally

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 513a.
(1) By
				  January 31 of each year, each member, the executive director, and all employees
				  of the board shall file 1 or more board disclosure forms. The board shall
				  determine the contents of the form, but the form must include any information
				  that is necessary to ensure the integrity of fantasy contests and the
				  disclosure of all relevant financial information. The form may be combined with
				  similar forms required by other acts or rules.
(2) If a member, the executive director, a
				  board employee, or an agent negotiates for, or acquires by any means, any
				  interest in a fantasy contest operator, licensed management company, applicant,
				  or affiliate, he or she must immediately provide written notice of the details
				  of the interest to the chairperson. The member, executive director, board
				  employee, or agent must not act on behalf of the board with respect to that
				  fantasy contest operator, licensed management company, applicant, or
				  affiliate.
(3) A member, the
				  executive director, a board employee, or an agent may enter into any
				  negotiations for employment with a fantasy contest operator, licensed
				  management company, applicant, or affiliate. The member, executive director,
				  board employee, agent, fantasy contest operator, licensed management company,
				  applicant, or affiliate must immediately notify the chairperson and the
				  executive director once the invitation to negotiate has been extended. A
				  potential employer asking if an individual would be interested in a position or
				  explaining the nature of a position does not constitute negotiations for
				  employment. Further, an individual completing an employment application does
				  not constitute negotiations for employment. The member, executive director,
				  board employee, or agent must not take any action on behalf of the board with
				  respect to that fantasy contest operator, licensed management company,
				  applicant, or affiliate while the negotiations are ongoing.
(4) All members, the executive director,
				  board employees, agents, and contractors must, to the maximum extent possible,
				  avoid situations, relationships, or associations that may represent or lead to
				  an actual or perceived conflict of interest.
(5) A member, the executive director, a board
				  employee, or an agent or their spouse may not accept any gift, gratuity,
				  compensation, travel, lodging, or anything of value, directly or indirectly,
				  from any fantasy contest operator, licensed management company, applicant,
				  affiliate, or representative, unless the acceptance conforms to a written
				  policy issued by the chairperson or his or her designee. The chairperson or his
				  or her designee may exempt attendance at a reception and food and drink for
				  immediate consumption from this policy.
The policy must be publicly available and shared with all
					 fantasy contest operators, licensed management companies, applicants, and
					 affiliates.
(6) A fantasy
				  contest operator, licensed management company, applicant, affiliate, or
				  representative shall not, directly or indirectly, give or offer to give any
				  gift, gratuity, compensation, travel, lodging, or things of value to any
				  member, the executive director, a board employee, or an agent or their spouse
				  that the member, executive director, board employee, or agent or their spouse
				  is prohibited from accepting under subrule (5) of this rule.
(7) A fantasy contest operator, licensed
				  management company, applicant, affiliate, or representative must not engage in
				  ex parte communications with a member of the board. A member of the board must
				  not engage in any ex parte communications with a fantasy contest operator,
				  licensed management company, applicant, affiliate, or representative.
(8) Any member, fantasy contest operator,
				  licensed management company, applicant, affiliate, or representative who
				  receives any ex parte communication in violation of subrule (7) of this rule,
				  or who is aware of an attempted communication in violation of subrule (7) of
				  this rule, must immediately report details of the communication or attempted
				  communication in writing to the chairperson.
(9) A member, the executive director, a board
				  employee, or an agent must not have a fantasy contest player account or enter
				  or participate in any fantasy contest conducted under the act unless either or
				  both of the following apply:
(a) The member,
				  executive director, board employee, or agent possesses a fantasy contest player
				  account or enters or participates in a fantasy contest as part of the
				  individual's surveillance, security, or other official duty authorized by the
				  board.
(b) The member, executive
				  director, board employee, or agent possesses a test account or enters or
				  participates in a fantasy contest using a test account in accordance with
				  R
				  432.532b(12).