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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.626 - Denials

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Rule 626.
(1) If
				  the board denies an application for a license, it shall direct the executive
				  director to issue a notice of denial.
(2) An applicant, including an individual
				  applying for an occupational license, who is served with a notice of denial
				  under these rules may request a contested case hearing as set forth in these
				  rules.
(3) The notice of denial is
				  a finding that the person is ineligible or unsuitable for licensure or is
				  otherwise in violation of the licensing requirements of the act or these rules.
				  When the board denies an application for a license, the person is prohibited
				  from conducting business that would otherwise require licensure.
(4) A person whose application for a license
				  has been denied may not reapply for a period of 1 year from the date on which
				  the board voted to deny the application unless otherwise approved by the
				  board.
(5) A person whose
				  application for a license was denied may seek leave of the board to reapply
				  within the 1-year period by addressing the request to the board. The board may
				  require the person to present oral or written argument outlining why an
				  exception should be made.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.627 - Renewal of a license

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Rule 627.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming supplier license when issued is
				  valid for a 5-year period.
(2) An
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming supplier licensee may renew its
				  license every 5 years after receiving its initial license.
(3) An internet gaming operator or internet
				  gaming supplier licensee intending to renew its license must, at least 30 days
				  before expiration of its license, submit the annual license renewal fee and
				  application in the manner and form required by the board.
(4) If the board denies the application for
				  renewal, it shall direct the executive director to issue the licensee a notice
				  of nonrenewal.
(5) An internet
				  gaming operator or internet gaming supplier licensee who is served with a
				  notice of nonrenewal under this rule may request a contested case hearing as
				  set forth in these rules.
(6) The
				  notice of nonrenewal is a finding that the internet gaming operator or internet
				  gaming supplier licensee is ineligible or unsuitable for licensure or is
				  otherwise in violation of the licensing requirements of the act or these rules.
				  When the board denies an application for renewal, the person is prohibited from
				  conducting business that would otherwise require licensure.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.628a - Eligibility and suitability of new key person

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Rule 628a. An individual required to be found eligible and
					 suitable or licensed under the act or these rules by virtue of his or her
					 position with an internet gaming operator licensee must not perform any duties
					 or exercise any powers of the position until he or she is determined to be
					 eligible and suitable and is licensed by the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.628b - Duty to disclose violation of licenses

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 628b. An internet gaming operator and an internet
					 gaming supplier must immediately notify the board, in writing, if it becomes
					 aware that an internet gaming operator, internet gaming supplier, or
					 occupational licensee involved in its internet gaming operations under the act
					 has acted contrary to the act or these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.628c - Contracts

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 628c. The internet gaming operator must maintain all
					 contracts that relate to its Michigan internet gaming operations for 5 years
					 following its expiration. The board must be allowed access to any contract
					 related to its Michigan internet gaming operations entered into by an internet
					 gaming operator upon demand. The internet gaming operator may be required by
					 the board to promptly submit copies of any such contract upon request of the
					 board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.629 - Vendors

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Rule 629.
(1) All
				  of the following apply regarding vendor registration:
(a) A vendor who provides goods or services,
				  or both, directly or indirectly, to an internet gaming operator or internet
				  gaming platform provider in connection with its Michigan internet gaming
				  operation may be required to register with the board. Vendors requiring
				  registration include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i) Affiliate marketers that do not have an
				  agreement based on the sharing of customer revenue. In connection with its
				  vendor registration, the affiliate marketer must certify it does not promote or
				  market, or both, illegal online gaming sites to individuals located in
				  Michigan. An illegal online gaming site is one that is not licensed to accept
				  wagers from customers located in Michigan or any other state.
(ii) Payment processors.
(iii)A person that provides over $100,000.00
				  worth of goods or services, or both, to any internet gaming operator or
				  internet gaming platform provider in connection with its Michigan internet
				  gaming operations in a calendar year.
(iv) Data centers providing physical security
				  and infrastructure.
(v) Any other
				  person as considered necessary by the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.631 - Geofence requirements

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Rule 631.
(1) All
				  internet wagering transactions must be initiated and received or otherwise made
				  by an authorized participant located in this state or, if the act allows the
				  board to enter into agreements to facilitate, administer, and regulate
				  multijurisdictional internet gaming, another jurisdiction authorized by a
				  multijurisdictional internet gaming agreement. An authorized participant
				  located in another jurisdiction authorized by a multijurisdictional internet
				  gaming agreement must only be allowed to place internet wagers on internet
				  games authorized by the board under the multijurisdictional internet gaming
				  agreement.
(2) To prevent the
				  unauthorized placement of an internet wager by an individual or authorized
				  participant not within this state, the internet gaming operator and its
				  internet gaming platform provider must utilize a geofencing system to
				  reasonably detect the physical location of an individual or authorized
				  participant attempting to access the internet gaming platform and place an
				  internet wager and to monitor and block unauthorized attempts to access the
				  internet gaming platform to place an internet wager when an individual or
				  authorized participant is not within the permitted boundary.
(3) The geofencing system must ensure that an
				  individual or authorized participant is located within the permitted boundary
				  when placing an internet wager, and must be equipped to dynamically monitor the
				  individuals or authorized participants location and block unauthorized attempts
				  to access the internet gaming platform to place an internet wager throughout
				  the duration of the internet gaming authorized participant session.
(4) The board shall approve all technical
				  specifications for geofencing and any specific requirements related to
				  geofencing technology that is commercially available.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.632 - Approval of internet gaming platform and games

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Rule 632.
(1)
				  Except as otherwise determined by the board in writing, an internet gaming
				  platform provider or internet gaming supplier must not distribute an internet
				  gaming platform or internet game to an internet gaming operator unless the item
				  has been approved by the board.
(2)
				  An internet gaming platform provider may seek approval of its internet gaming
				  platform by submitting an application to the board in the manner and form
				  prescribed by the board.
(3) If an
				  internet gaming operator does not utilize an internet gaming platform provider
				  and, instead, develops its own internet gaming platform or internet game, the
				  internet gaming operator will be considered both an internet gaming operator
				  and an internet gaming platform provider for the purposes of this
				  part.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.632a - Internet gaming platform and internet game submission and approval process

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 632a.
(1)
				  Each internet gaming platform provider must submit its internet gaming platform
				  proposed for use by an internet gaming operator to the board or to an
				  independent lab approved by the board for evaluation. The internet gaming
				  platform provider must provide all information the board requests including,
				  but not limited to, all of the following:
(a)
				  A complete, comprehensive, and technically accurate description and explanation
				  of the internet gaming platform and its intended use in both technical and lay
				  language. The document must be signed under penalty of perjury.
(b) Detailed operating procedures or service
				  manuals, or both, of the internet gaming platform.
(c) A summary description of internet game
				  play, system features, and fault conditions.
(d) Details of all tests performed on the
				  internet gaming platform, the conditions and standards under which the tests
				  were performed, the test results, and the identity of the individual who
				  conducted each test.
(e) A
				  description of all hardware devices.
(f) A description of all software including
				  software version.
(g) A description
				  of all wagering communications.
(h)
				  A description of all third-party integrated systems.
(i) Any equipment that is required to perform
				  testing.
(j) A detailed description
				  of the risk management framework including, but not limited to:
(i) User access controls for all internet
				  gaming personnel.
(ii) Information
				  regarding segregation of duties.
(iii) Information regarding automated risk
				  management procedures.
(iv)
				  Information regarding fraud detection.
(v) Controls for ensuring regulatory
				  compliance.
(vi) Description of
				  anti-money laundering compliance standards.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.632b - Procedures and notification requirements after approval

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Rule 632b.
(1) If
				  another gaming jurisdiction revokes or otherwise directs discontinuance of the
				  internet gaming platform, any component of the internet gaming platform, an
				  internet game, or an internet game component that has been approved by the
				  board, the internet gaming operator, internet gaming platform provider, or
				  internet gaming supplier must advise the board in writing of the discontinuance
				  within 21 days of the revocation or direction of discontinuance.
(2) An internet gaming operator, internet
				  gaming operator license applicant, internet gaming platform provider, or
				  internet gaming supplier must immediately notify the board, in writing, of any
				  defects or malfunctions of the internet gaming platform, any component of the
				  internet gaming platform, an internet game, or an internet game component that
				  adversely affects the integrity or conduct of internet wagering or proper
				  reporting of adjusted gross receipts, or that materially affects the operation
				  or safety of, or wagering on, any internet gaming platform, any component of
				  the internet gaming platform, any internet game, or any component of an
				  internet game that has been approved by the board and is utilized by the
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming operator license
				  applicant.
(3) An internet gaming
				  operator, internet gaming platform provider, or internet gaming supplier must
				  maintain all records required under this rule for a minimum of 5
				  years.
(4) The board may require an
				  internet gaming operator to discontinue use of the internet gaming platform,
				  any component of the internet gaming platform, an internet game, or any
				  component of an internet game for any of the following reasons:
(a) The internet gaming platform, platform
				  component, internet game, or internet game component does not perform in the
				  manner described in the application and related submission
				  documentation.
(b) The internet
				  gaming platform, platform component, internet game, or internet game component
				  is defective or malfunctions frequently.
(c) The internet gaming platform, platform
				  component, internet game, or internet game component has a detrimental impact
				  on the conduct or integrity of internet gaming.
(d) The internet gaming platform, platform
				  component, internet game, or internet game component improperly computes
				  adjusted gross receipts.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.633 - Internet gaming platform and internet games technical standards

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Rule 633.
(1) An
				  internet gaming platform or internet game, or both, for use to conduct internet
				  gaming must meet the specifications set forth in these rules or other technical
				  specifications as prescribed by the board. Failure to comply with the approved
				  specifications, internal controls, or technical specifications may result in
				  disciplinary action by the board.
(2) Internet gaming operators, internet
				  gaming platform providers, and internet gaming suppliers must comply with, and
				  the board adopts and incorporates by reference, Gaming Laboratories
				  International, LLC Standard GLI-19: Standards for Interactive Gaming Systems,
				  version 3.0, released July 17, 2020, which is available for inspection and
				  distribution at no cost, as of the time of adoption of these rules, at the
				  boards office located at 3062 W. Grand Blvd., Suite L-700, Detroit, Michigan
				  48202-6062 or Gaming Laboratories International website at
https://gaminglabs.com
and does not
				  include any later amendments or editions. GLI-19 standards are intended to
				  supplement rather than supplant other technical standards and requirements
				  under these rules. Where GLI-19 standards conflict with other requirements
				  provided under these rules, these rules shall control unless otherwise
				  determined by the board.
(3) Before
				  conducting internet gaming, and as otherwise required by the board, an internet
				  gaming platform provider must submit the internet gaming platform used in
				  conjunction with the internet gaming operation to the board or an independent
				  testing laboratory approved by the board for certification testing.
(4) If the internet gaming platform meets or
				  exceeds the technical standards adopted in subrule (2) of this rule, the board
				  or independent testing laboratory approved by the board shall certify the
				  internet gaming platform. Internet gaming operators and internet gaming
				  platform providers are prohibited from offering internet gaming in Michigan
				  without such certification. The internet gaming platform provider is
				  responsible for all costs associated with testing and obtaining such
				  certifications.
(5) All internet
				  games for proposed use must meet or exceed the technical standards adopted in
				  subrule (2) of this rule. Internet gaming operators, internet gaming platform
				  providers, and internet gaming suppliers are prohibited from offering any
				  internet game without written approval by the board. An internet gaming
				  platform provider and internet gaming supplier is responsible for all costs
				  associated with testing and obtaining such approvals.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.633a - Additional internet gaming software and platform technical standards

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 633a.
(1)
				  Software utilized for internet gaming must either:
(a) Continuously display the current time in
				  the time zone where the game server is physically located and the time elapsed
				  that an authorized participant has been in the current internet gaming
				  authorized participant session, or
(b) Cause a pop-up notification, at least
				  every half-hour, to be prominently displayed on the remote player device
				  advising the authorized participant of the current time and the amount of time
				  elapsed since his or her log on.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.633b - Additional standards for approval of internet games

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Rule 633b.
(1)
				  Each house-banked internet game that requires an internet wager must have an
				  RTP equal to or greater than 80% but not more than 100% unless otherwise
				  authorized by the board. The RTP must be calculated using both the highest and
				  lowest level of skill, where player skill impacts the RTP.
(2) An house-banked internet game must comply
				  with all odds-related requirements prescribed in the technical standards
				  adopted in R 432.633(2), including those prescribed in section 4.7.3 of the
				  referenced technical standards, except that the odds of achieving the highest
				  advertised award that is based solely upon chance must occur at least once in
				  every 50 million games
(3) The RTP
				  of a house-banked internet game must not decrease by more than 1/100 of a
				  percentage point with an increased internet wager unless the aggregate total of
				  the decreases in RTP for plays offered by the house-banked internet game is no
				  more than 1/2 of 1 percent.
(4) The
				  projected contribution from a progressive award may not count toward the RTP of
				  a house-banked internet game in order to achieve the minimum RTP as approved by
				  the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.634 - Location of servers, security, and cloud storage

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Rule 634.
(1)
				  Unless otherwise approved by the board in writing, an internet gaming operator
				  and its internet gaming platform provider must place a server or other
				  equipment that is capable of receiving internet wagers in this state. The
				  location selected must have adequate security, protections, and controls over
				  the servers or other equipment that is capable of receiving internet wagers,
				  including those adopted in R 432.633(2). The internet gaming operator and its
				  internet gaming platform provider must provide the board with information on
				  the location of all servers and other equipment.
(2) The board may approve of the use of cloud
				  storage for duplicate data upon written request of an internet gaming operator
				  or internet gaming platform provider.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.635 - Communication standards

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Rule 635.
(1) All
				  internet gaming platforms authorized by the board under these rules must be
				  designed to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of all individual and
				  authorized participant communications and ensure the proper identification of
				  the sender and receiver of all communications.
(2) If communications are performed across a
				  public or third-party network, the internet gaming platform must either encrypt
				  the data packets or utilize a secure communications protocol to ensure the
				  integrity and confidentiality of the transmission.
(3) Internet gaming platform providers must
				  meet or exceed all communication standards prescribed by the board.
(4) Internet gaming platform providers or
				  internet gaming operators, or both must address all communication requirements
				  in the internet gaming platform and internal controls submitted to the board
				  for approval.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.636 - Internet gaming data logging standards

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Rule 636.
(1)
				  Internet gaming platforms must employ a mechanism capable of maintaining a
				  separate copy of all information the board requires to be logged. Except as
				  otherwise provided in subrule (2) of this rule, the information must be
				  maintained on a separate and independent logging device capable of being
				  administered by an employee with no incompatible function.
(2) If the internet gaming platform can be
				  configured such that any logged data is contained in a secure transaction file,
				  a separate logging device is not required.
(3) Internet gaming platform providers must
				  meet or exceed all internet gaming data logging standards prescribed by the
				  board. Internet gaming platform providers or internet gaming operators, or both
				  must address all internet gaming data logging requirements in the internet
				  gaming platform and internal controls submitted to the board for
				  approval.
(4) The internet gaming
				  platform must provide a mechanism for the board to query and export, in a
				  format required by the board, all internet gaming platform data related to
				  internet gaming conducted under the act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.637 - Self-monitoring of internet gaming platform critical components

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Rule 637. An internet gaming platform must, at least once
					 every 24 hours, perform a self-authentication process on all software used to
					 offer, record, and process internet wagers conducted under this act that is
					 identified by the board as a critical component to ensure there have been no
					 unauthorized modifications. If there is an authentication failure, the internet
					 gaming platform must immediately notify the internet gaming operator, internet
					 gaming platform provider, and the board within 24 hours. The results of all
					 self-authentication attempts must be retained by the internet gaming platform
					 for not less than 90 days.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.637a - Change approval

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R. 637a.
(1) Any
				  change or modification to the internet gaming platform that impacts a regulated
				  feature of an approved internet gaming platform, unless otherwise permitted by
				  the board, requires submission to and approval by the board before the
				  implementation of the change or modification. Regulated feature includes, but
				  is not limited to, internet gaming platform and internet game software that is
				  validated using a gaming authentication tool or other method approved by the
				  board and all critical component software.
(2) The internet gaming operator and its
				  internet gaming platform provider must submit change control processes that
				  detail evaluation procedures for all updates and changes to equipment and the
				  internet gaming platform to the board for approval. These processes must
				  include details for identifying the criticality of updates and determining the
				  updates that must be submitted to the board or a board approved independent
				  testing laboratory for review and certification.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.638 - Internet gaming platform assessment

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Rule 638.
(1) Each
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider shall, within 90
				  days after commencing operations, and annually thereafter, perform an internet
				  gaming platform integrity and security assessment of the internet gaming
				  platform conducted by an independent professional selected by the internet
				  gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider and subject to approval of
				  the board. The scope of the internet gaming platform integrity and security
				  assessment is subject to approval of the board and must include, at a minimum,
				  all of the following:
(a) A vulnerability
				  assessment of internal, external, and wireless networks with the intent of
				  identifying vulnerabilities of all devices, the internet gaming platform, and
				  applications connected to or present on the networks.
(b) A penetration test of all internal,
				  external, and wireless networks to confirm if identified vulnerabilities of all
				  devices, the internet gaming platform, and applications are susceptible to
				  compromise.
(c) A policy and
				  procedures review against the current ISO 27001 standard or another similar
				  standard approved by the board.
(d)
				  Any other specific criteria or standards for the internet gaming platform
				  integrity and security assessment as prescribed by the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.639 - Internet gaming operators and internet gaming platform provider technical and security standards (controls)

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Rule 639.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator or its internet gaming platform provider, or both must
				  adopt, implement, and maintain technical security standards (controls) that
				  meet or exceed those adopted in R 432.633(2). The technical security standards
				  must apply, at a minimum, to all the following critical components of the
				  internet gaming platform:
(a) Components that
				  record, store, process, share, transmit, or retrieve sensitive information
				  (e.g., validation numbers, personal identification numbers (PIN), and
				  individual and authorized participant data).
(b) Components that generate, transmit, or
				  process random numbers used to determine the outcome of games or virtual
				  events.
(c) Components that store
				  results or the current state of an authorized participants internet
				  wager.
(d) Points of entry to and
				  exit from the components provided for in subdivisions (a) to (c) of this
				  subrule and other systems that are able to communicate directly with core
				  critical internet gaming platform components.
(e) Communication networks that transmit
				  sensitive information involving internet gaming under the act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.639a - Test accounts

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Rule 639a.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider may establish
				  test accounts to be used to test the various components and operation of an
				  internet gaming platform pursuant to internal controls adopted by the internet
				  gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider, which, at a minimum, must
				  address all or the following:
(a) The
				  procedures for issuing funds used for testing, including the identification of
				  who may issue the funds and the maximum amount of funds that may be
				  issued.
(b) The procedures for
				  assigning each test account for use by only 1 individual. However, an internet
				  gaming operator may establish a specific scenario or instance of a test account
				  that may be shared by multiple users if each user's activities are separately
				  logged.
(c) The maintenance of a
				  record for all test accounts, to include when they are active, to whom they are
				  issued, and the employer of the individual to whom they are issued.
(d) The procedures for auditing testing
				  activity by the internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider
				  to ensure the accountability of funds used for testing and proper adjustments
				  to gross receipts.
(e) The
				  procedures for authorizing and auditing out-of-state test activity.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.639b - Live games

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Rule 639b.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator or its internet gaming platform provider must obtain
				  written board approval to conduct live games or other similar type games.
				  Unless otherwise approved by the board in writing, the live game environment
				  used to conduct live games or similar games must be located in this state in a
				  location approved by the board.
(2)
				  The live game service provider may be an internet gaming operator, internet
				  gaming platform provider, or an internet gaming supplier if approved by the
				  board . The live game service provider, shall adopt, implement, and maintain
				  all technical standards adopted in R 432.633(2) including the live game service
				  provider requirements contained in Appendix C.6 of the referenced technical
				  standards
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.639d - Internet gaming networks

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Rule 639d.
(1)
				  With the approval of the board, 1 or more internet gaming operators may
				  participate in an internet gaming network as set forth in a written agreement
				  that has been executed by each internet gaming operator. The agreement must
				  include all provisions required by the board.
(2) Each party to an agreement for an
				  internet gaming network must be jointly and severally liable for acts,
				  omissions, and violations of the act or these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 4 - AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT INTERNET WAGERS › Section R. 432.641 - Authorized participant complaints

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Rule 641.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider must include on
				  its internet gaming platform a clear mechanism to advise authorized
				  participants of their right to make a complaint against the internet gaming
				  operator, the internet gaming platform provider, or another authorized
				  participant (when collusion is suspected or when an authorized participant is
				  disruptive or abusive), including information explaining how complaints can be
				  filed, how complaints are resolved, and how the authorized participant may
				  submit a complaint to the board.
(2) An internet gaming operator or internet
				  gaming platform provider must attempt to resolve all complaints with the
				  authorized participant.
(3) An
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider must investigate
				  each complaint and provide a response to the authorized participant within 10
				  calendar days after receipt of the complaint.
(4) In its response, the internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider must advise the authorized
				  participant of his or her right to submit the complaint to the board in the
				  form and manner prescribed by the board.
(5) The complaint and the internet gaming
				  operators or internet gaming platform providers response must be made in
				  writing.
(6) Unless otherwise
				  directed by the board, for complaints related to internet wagering accounts,
				  game outcomes, or illegal activity related to internet gaming that cannot be
				  resolved to the satisfaction of the authorized participant, the internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider must promptly notify the board of
				  the complaint and the internet gaming operators or internet gaming platform
				  providers response.
(7) On receipt
				  of a complaint from an authorized participant or notification of an unresolved
				  complaint from an internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform
				  provider, the board may conduct any investigation the board considers necessary
				  and may direct an internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider
				  to take any corrective action the board considers appropriate.
(8) An internet gaming operator or internet
				  gaming platform provider must maintain records related to authorized
				  participant complaints for a minimum of 5 years and must provide the records to
				  the board on request.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 4 - AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT INTERNET WAGERS › Section R. 432.642 - Bank secrecy act compliance

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Rule 642.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider must comply with
				  all provisions of the bank secrecy act of 1970,
				  31 USC
				  5311 to
				  5332,
				  applicable to the internet gaming operators or internet gaming platform
				  providers internet gaming operation.
(2) An internet gaming operator or internet
				  gaming platform provider must, with regard to its internet gaming operation,
				  maintain records related to its compliance with the bank secrecy act of 1970,
				  31 USC
				  5311 to
				  5332,
				  including all currency transaction reports, suspicious activity reports, and
				  any supporting documentation, for a minimum of 5 years. The internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider must provide the records to the
				  board and any appropriate law enforcement agencies on request consistent with
				  the authorization prescribed in the bank secrecy act of 1970,
				  31 USC
				  5311 to
				  5332,
				  and applicable regulations.
(3) An
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider must provide a
				  written notice to the board as soon as the internet gaming operator or internet
				  gaming platform provider becomes aware of a compliance review that is conducted
				  by the Internal Revenue Service under the bank secrecy act of 1970,
				  31 USC
				  5311 to
				  5332,
				  and involves or impacts the internet gaming operators or internet gaming
				  platform providers internet gaming operation. The internet gaming operator or
				  internet gaming platform provider must provide a copy of the compliance review
				  report or the equivalent to the board within 10 days after the receipt of the
				  report by the internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform
				  provider.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 4 - AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT INTERNET WAGERS › Section R. 432.643 - Integrity monitoring/suspicious behavior

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Rule 643.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider must employ
				  personnel responsible for ensuring the operation and integrity of internet
				  gaming and reviewing all reports of suspicious behavior. Unless otherwise
				  directed by the board, an internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform
				  provider must immediately notify the board upon detecting or becoming aware of
				  any of the following:
(a) Any person
				  participating in internet wagering who is engaging in or attempting to engage
				  in, or who is reasonably suspected of, cheating, theft, embezzlement,
				  collusion, use of funds derived from illegal activity, money laundering, or any
				  other illegal activities, including those activities prohibited in section 13
				  of the act, MCL 432.313.
(b) Any
				  person who is reasonably suspected of misrepresenting their identity or using
				  false identification to establish or attempt to establish an internet wagering
				  account.
(c) Suspected criminal
				  activity related to any aspect of internet gaming.
(d) Any criminal or disciplinary proceedings
				  commenced against the internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform
				  provider in connection with its internet gaming.
(e) Any suspicious internet wagering activity
				  or patterns that indicate a concern regarding the integrity of an internet game
				  or internet wagering.
(f) Any other
				  conduct that corrupts the outcome of an internet game or internet
				  wager.
(g) Any internet wagers that
				  violate any applicable state or federal law.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 4 - AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT INTERNET WAGERS › Section R. 432.644 - Reserve requirement

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Rule 644.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider must maintain a
				  reserve in the amount necessary to ensure the security of funds held in
				  internet wagering accounts. The reserve must be in the form of:
(a) Cash or cash equivalents maintained in a
				  U.S. bank account segregated from the internet gaming operators or internet
				  gaming platform providers operational funds.
(b) An irrevocable letter of
				  credit.
(c) A bond.
(d) Any other form acceptable to the
				  board.
(e) Any combination of the
				  allowable forms described in subdivisions (a) to (d) of this subrule.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 4 - AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT INTERNET WAGERS › Section R. 432.645 - Voiding of internet wagers

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 645. An internet gaming operator or internet gaming
					 platform provider may not void a completed internet wager without board
					 approval unless a void is necessary to resolve an internet gaming platform or
					 internet game error or malfunction.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 4 - AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT INTERNET WAGERS › Section R. 432.647 - Negative internet wagering account balance prohibited

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Rule 647. An internet gaming platform must employ a
					 mechanism that can detect and prevent any internet wagering or withdrawal
					 activity initiated by an authorized participant that would result in a negative
					 balance of the internet wagering account.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 4 - AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT INTERNET WAGERS › Section R. 432.648 - Minimum and maximum internet wager

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Rule 648. Unless otherwise prescribed by the board, there
					 must be no limitation as to the minimum or maximum internet wager an internet
					 gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider may accept. This rule does
					 not preclude an internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider
					 from establishing its own minimum or maximum internet wagers or limiting an
					 authorized participants internet wager for reasons considered necessary or
					 appropriate by the internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform
					 provider.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 4 - AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT INTERNET WAGERS › Section R. 432.649 - Tournaments/contests and bonus and promotional wagering

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Rule 649.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider may conduct an
				  internet gaming tournament or contest on an authorized game subject to all of
				  the following:
(a) No internet gaming
				  tournament or contest will be conducted unless the internet gaming operator or
				  internet gaming platform provider, before the first time a tournament or
				  contest type is offered, files written notice with the board of its intent to
				  offer that tournament or contest type. The internet gaming operator or internet
				  gaming platform provider may file a master tournament list with the board to
				  satisfy this requirement.
(b) Each
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider must maintain a
				  record of each tournament or contest type it offers, which must address, at a
				  minimum, all of the following:
(i) Internet
				  game type (for example, hold 'em poker).
(ii) Rules concerning tournament or contest
				  play and participation.
(iii)Entry
				  fee amount or amounts per participant.
(iv) Funding source amount or amounts
				  comprising the prize pool (for example, buy-ins, re-buys, or
				  add-ons).
(v) Prize structure on
				  payout.
(vi) Methodology for
				  determining winner or winners.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.651 - Single wagering account in use for internet wagering

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Rule 651.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider shall limit each
				  authorized participant to one internet wagering account and username. Each
				  internet wagering account must be all of the following:
(a) Non-transferable.
(b) Unique to the authorized participant who
				  establishes the internet wagering account.
(c) Distinct from any other account number
				  that the authorized participant may have established with the internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider except as set forth in subrule
				  (2).
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.651a - Age and identity verification

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Rule 651a.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider must verify an
				  individuals identity before allowing that individual to create an internet
				  wagering account and place an internet wager.
(2) Only an individual who is 21 years of age
				  or older and not a prohibited person may create an internet wagering account,
				  deposit funds, or participate in internet wagering. The internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider must deny the ability to create
				  an internet wagering account, deposit funds, or participate in internet
				  wagering to any individual who is under 21 years of age or is a prohibited
				  person. This subrule shall not be construed to prevent an individual from
				  creating an internet gaming account and depositing funds to such an account
				  even if they are prohibited from placing certain wagers.
(3) An internet gaming operator or internet
				  gaming platform provider must use commercially available and demonstrable
				  standards to confirm that an individual attempting to create an internet
				  wagering account is not a prohibited person.
(4) Third-party service providers may be used
				  for age and identity verification of individuals attempting to create internet
				  wagering accounts.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.651b - Data security of age and identity verification information

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Rule 651b. Details of the age and identity verification
					 process must be kept by the internet gaming operator or internet gaming
					 platform provider in a secure manner approved by the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.651c - Handling of internet wagering accounts found to be used in fraudulent manner

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Rule 651c. An internet gaming operator or internet gaming
					 platform provider must have a documented system of internal controls for the
					 handling of authorized participants or other individuals discovered to be using
					 internet wagering accounts in a fraudulent manner, including, but not limited
					 to the following:
(a) The maintenance
				  of information about any authorized participants activity or other individuals
				  activity, such that if fraudulent activity is detected, the internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider and the board have all of the
				  necessary information to take appropriate action.
(b) The suspension of any internet wagering
				  account discovered to be providing fraudulent access to prohibited
				  persons.
(c) The treatment of
				  deposits, internet wagers, and wins associated with a prohibited persons
				  fraudulent use of an account and the confiscation of any winnings and things of
				  value of a prohibited person in accordance with part 7 of these
				  rules.