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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 25 - LIMITED MOBILE GAMING › Rule 14 - Unauthorized Play › Section 14-2 - Internal controls

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-4; IC 4-35-4
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 4-35
Sec. 2.
The casino licensee shall implement appropriate internal
				  controls to identify and prohibit the following existing limited mobile gaming
				  player accounts from placing a wager:
(1) Voluntarily excluded patrons.
(2) Patrons on the exclusion list.
(3) Patrons with deactivated
				accounts.
(4) Patrons with
				suspended accounts.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-2 - Purpose

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33-24
Sec. 2.
The purpose of the paid fantasy sports rules is to ensure the
				  following:
(1) Administering IC
				4-33-24.
(2) Providing for the
				prevention of practices detrimental to the public interest of paid fantasy
				sports.
(3) Establishing rules
				concerning application and licensure for game operators.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-3 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33-2; IC 4-33-24; IC 4-35-2
Sec. 3.
The definitions in IC 4-33-2, IC 4-33-24, IC 4-35-2, 68 IAC
				  1, and the following definitions apply throughout this article:
(1) "Accumulated statistical result" means
				the total points awarded to individuals, including athletes, based upon the
				scoring guidelines to be provided by the game operator.
(2) "Age and identity verification" means a
				method, system, or device used by a game operator to verify the validity of a
				game participant's age and the game participant's identity.
(3) "Cash equivalent" as used in IC
				4-33-24-5(2) and IC 4-33-24-9(5) means any noncash asset or thing of value that
				may be used by a game participant as an entry fee into a paid fantasy sports
				game.
(4) "Dormant account" means a
				paid fantasy sports game participant account that has had no game participant
				activity for a period of three (3) years.
(5) "Entry fee" means cash or cash
				equivalents that are required to be paid by a game participant to a game
				operator in order to participate in a paid fantasy sports game.
(6) "Funds of game participants" means the
				cash or cash equivalents that are owned by the game participants, are
				maintained in individual game participant accounts, and are not commingled with
				the game operator's operational funds.
(7) "Game operator employee" means any
				individual employed by a game operator and includes all officers, directors,
				trustees, and principal salaried executive staff officers. It shall also
				include contractors of game operators that have access to confidential
				information, as defined by IC 4-33-24-3.
(8) "Geolocation" means the identification of
				the real-world geographic location of a paid fantasy sports game
				participant.
(9) "Paid fantasy
				sports game platform" means a website, smart phone or tablet application, or
				other portal providing access to a paid fantasy sports game.
(10) "Proxy server" means a computer server
				that allows a game participant to disguise his or her computer's geolocation
				when accessing a game operator's paid fantasy sports game platform.
(11) "Relative" means:
(A) spouse (other than a spouse who is
				legally separated from the individual under a decree of divorce or separate
				maintenance);
(B) parent;
(C) grandparent;
(D) child;
(E) grandchild;
(F) sibling;
(G) uncle;
(H) aunt;
(I) nephew;
(J) niece;
(K) first cousin;
(L) father-in-law;
(M) mother-in-law;
(N) son-in-law;
(O) daughter-in-law;
(P) brother-in-law; or
(Q) sister-in-law;
whether by whole or half blood, marriage, adoption, or
				  natural relationship.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 2 - Internal Control Procedures › Section 2-1 - Submission, approval, amendments, and emergency procedures of internal control procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 1.
The internal control procedures in this article are subject
				  to the following:
(1) Amendment
				procedures contained within
				68
				IAC 11-1-4.
(2) Emergency procedures contained within
				68 IAC
				11-1-5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 3 - Game Operator Licensure › Section 3-1 - Game operator license required

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33-24
Sec. 1.
Subject to IC 4-33-24 and this article, no one may offer a
				  paid fantasy sports game to game participants located within the state of
				  Indiana without holding a game operator license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 3 - Game Operator Licensure › Section 3-2 - Applications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33-24
Sec. 2.
(a) To
				obtain a license to conduct paid fantasy sports games, a game operator must
				submit a written application on the form or forms prescribed by the
				commission.
(b) The application
				shall include the following information:
(1)
				The name and address of the game operator.
(2) The names, addresses, and telephone
				numbers of the officers of the game operator.
(3) The type of allowable paid fantasy sports
				games the game operator proposes to conduct.
(4) Verification that the requirements set
				forth in IC 4-33-24 have been met.
(5) Any other information required by the
				commission for the purpose of administering this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 3 - Game Operator Licensure › Section 3-3 - Licensing process

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 3.
An application for a game operator license shall be subject
				  to the following process:
(1)
				Applicant must submit a complete application, including the application fee
				described in IC 4-33-24 and all required attachments.
(2) The commission shall begin investigating
				the applicant.
(3) The commission
				may issue a temporary game operator license in accordance with this
				rule.
(4) Upon completing its
				investigation of the applicant, the commission shall grant or deny the
				application.
(5) If the commission
				grants the application, it shall issue a permanent game operator
				license.
(6) The executive director
				may require different or additional licensing procedures to ensure compliance
				with IC 4-33 and this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 3 - Game Operator Licensure › Section 3-4 - License fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33-24
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				license fees described in IC 4-33-24 shall be paid at the time the application
				for licensure is submitted to the commission and are nonrefundable.
(b) If a game operator withdraws its
				application for an initial license or a license renewal, in writing, prior to
				issuance of the license or grant of the renewal the game operator will still be
				required to pay for the outstanding cost of any investigation.
(c) An application for a game operator
				license may not be withdrawn without leave of the executive director or the
				executive director's designee.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 3 - Game Operator Licensure › Section 3-5 - Application requirement for game operators that were operating in Indiana on or before March 31, 2016

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33-24
Sec. 5.
(a) On or
				before July 1, 2017, any and all unlicensed game operators offering paid
				fantasy sports games to Indiana residents under IC 4-33-24-13(b) must submit an
				application for licensure to the commission pursuant to IC 4-33-24 and this
				rule.
(b) The commission or
				executive director may issue a notice of licensure denial pursuant to section 8
				of this rule to any unlicensed game operator contemplated in subsection (a)
				that fails to submit its application for licensure by July 1, 2017.
(c) Beginning on July 2, 2017, a game
				operator may no longer avail itself of IC 4-33-24-13(b).
(d) Any game operator that offered paid
				fantasy sports games to Indiana residents on or before March 31, 2016, and
				failed to submit an application by July 1, 2017, may later submit an
				application pursuant to the provisions of IC 4-33-24 and this rule in order to
				become licensed to offer paid fantasy sports games to Indiana
				residents.
(e) Any game operator
				that was not offering paid fantasy sports games to Indiana residents on or
				before March 31, 2016, must submit an application to the commission and receive
				a license pursuant to the provisions of IC 4-33-24 and this rule prior to
				offering paid fantasy sports games to Indiana residents.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 3 - Game Operator Licensure › Section 3-6 - Temporary license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 6.
(a) After
				the commission receives a completed application and the required application
				fee, the commission may issue the game operator applicant a temporary
				license.
(b) The temporary game
				operator's license shall:
(1) be on a form
				prescribed by the commission; and
(2) meet the specifications set forth in
				section 7 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 3 - Game Operator Licensure › Section 3-7 - Game operator license requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 7.
(a) The
				temporary and permanent game operator licenses shall be on a form prescribed by
				the commission and shall display the following:
(1) The game operator's name and business
				address.
(2) The game operator's
				license number assigned by the commission.
(3) The signature of the executive director
				of the commission.
(4) The date the
				game operator's license was issued.
(5) The date that the license will
				expire.
(6) Any other information
				the commission deems necessary to identify the game operator
				licensee.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 3 - Game Operator Licensure › Section 3-8 - Denial of license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33-24
Sec. 8.
The commission may deny a license to a game operator if the
				  commission determines any of the following:
(1) The game operator has violated an Indiana
				statute, regulation, rule, or local ordinance providing for the best interests
				of paid fantasy sports games.
(2)
				The game operator has failed to meet any of the requirements set forth in IC
				4-33-24.
(3) The game operator has
				made a material misrepresentation or omission in its application to the
				commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 3 - Game Operator Licensure › Section 3-9 - Reapplication for denied game operator license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 9.
(a) A game
				operator whose application for a game operator license has been denied may not
				reapply for a game operator license for a period of one (1) year from the date
				on which the commission voted to deny its application, unless the commission
				grants leave.
(b) The executive
				director may grant leave for reapplication if the applicant can demonstrate
				that the reason the original application was denied no longer exists or bars
				suitability for licensure.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 3 - Game Operator Licensure › Section 3-10 - Renewal

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33-24
Sec. 10.
(a) A game
				operator licensee must renew its license annually. If a game operator licensee
				fails to request renewal of the license before the expiration of one (1) year
				from issuance, then the license expires.
(b) In order to renew a license, a game
				operator licensee must do the following:
(1)
				Request renewal of the license on a form prescribed by the
				commission.
(2) Complete the form
				and provide the commission with any information or documents that the
				commission deems necessary.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 3 - Game Operator Licensure › Section 3-11 - Duty to maintain suitability; duty to disclose; transfer of a game operator license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 11.
(a) Game
				operator licensees have a continuing duty to maintain suitability for
				licensure. A game operator license does not create a property right, but is a
				revocable privilege granted by the state contingent upon continuing suitability
				for licensure.
(b) A game operator
				licensee must notify the commission of any material changes in the information
				submitted in the application or any condition that renders the game operator
				licensee ineligible to hold a game operator license.
(c) The commission may not transfer a game
				operator license without written approval from the executive director or the
				executive director's designee.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 3 - Game Operator Licensure › Section 3-12 - Disciplinary action authority

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33-24
Sec. 12.
(a) The
				commission or executive director may take any action against a game operator
				licensee at any time, including, but not limited to:
(1) revocation; or
(2) suspension of a game operator's license
				at any time that the commission or executive director determines the game
				operator licensee is in violation of IC 4-33-24 or this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 3 - Game Operator Licensure › Section 3-13 - Request for hearing on notice of denial or nonrenewal of a game operator license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 13.
(a) An
				applicant or game operator licensee who is served with a notice of denial or
				nonrenewal under this rule may request a hearing under 68 IAC 7.
(b) If the applicant or game operator does
				not timely request a hearing, the notice of denial or nonrenewal becomes the
				final order of the commission denying the application for a game operator
				license or not renewing the game operator's license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 4 - Record Retention › Section 4-1 - Duty to maintain records

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33-24
Sec. 1.
(a) A game
				operator must be able to provide the following reports to the commission on
				demand over the specified period of each report and at a minimum for the
				specific intervals of month to date and year to date:
(1) For each paid fantasy sports game
				offered, the following information:
(A) The
				date and time the paid fantasy sports game started and ended.
(B) The paid fantasy sports game identifier
				and version.
(C) The prize
				structure used.
(D) The game
				participants that entered the paid fantasy sports game.
(E) The selections each game participant made
				for his or her team.
(F) The total
				number of points earned by each game participant's team.
(G) The total amount of entry fees
				paid.
(H) The results, including
				the points earned by the winning game participant or participants.
(I) The total amount of winnings to the game
				participants.
(J) The total amount
				of cash equivalents awarded to the game participants.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 5 - Annual Report Requirements › Section 5-1 - Annual financial audit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 1.
(a) Each
				game operator licensee shall undergo an audit of its annual financial
				statements.
(b) The game operator
				licensee shall recommend an independent certified public accountant to perform
				the audit. The executive director or the executive director's designee must
				approve of the selection of the independent certified public accountant prior
				to the commencement of a contract between the accountant and the game operator
				licensee. To obtain the executive director's approval, the game operator must
				submit to the executive director an engagement letter with the game operator's
				recommended independent certified public accountant to perform the
				audit.
(c) The audit must:
(1) be performed in accordance with generally
				accepted accounting principles; and
(2) contain the opinion of the independent
				certified public accountant as to its fair presentation in accordance with
				generally accepted accounting principles.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 5 - Annual Report Requirements › Section 5-2 - Qualifications of financial auditor

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 2.
(a) An
				independent certified public accountant or independent certified public
				accounting firm selected to perform a financial statement audit must meet the
				following qualifications and must affirm that it meets these qualifications as
				part of a written agreement with the game operator licensee to perform the
				audit:
(1) Be independent with respect to the
				game operator licensee, its parents, and investors. Standards of independence
				are to be determined by pronouncements of the American Institute of Certified
				Public Accountants and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2) Have sufficient experience in the gaming
				industry or related industries.
(3)
				Have an adequate number of professional personnel to meet the requirements of
				the engagement in a timely and efficient manner.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 5 - Annual Report Requirements › Section 5-3 - Annual compliance audit

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33-24
Sec. 3.
(a) The game
				operator shall submit a compliance audit, prepared by a testing laboratory to
				verify compliance with the operational aspects of IC 4-33-24-9, IC 4-33-24-16,
				IC 4-33-24-18, IC 4-33-24-19, IC 4-33-24-20, IC 4-33-24-21, IC 4-33-24-22, IC
				4-33-24-23, IC 4-33-24-24, IC 4-33-24-29, and IC 4-33-24-30.
(b) The compliance audit shall also verify
				the integrity of the computer operating systems used to operate the paid
				fantasy sports games.
(c) The game
				operator licensee shall recommend a testing laboratory to perform the
				compliance audit. The executive director or the executive director's designee
				must approve of the selection of the testing laboratory prior to the
				commencement of a contract between the testing laboratory and the game operator
				licensee. To obtain the executive director's approval, the game operator must
				submit to the executive director an engagement letter with the game operator's
				recommended testing laboratory to perform the compliance audit.
(d) The game operator licensee is responsible
				for the cost of the compliance audit required by this rule.
(e) The annual compliance audit shall be
				provided to the commission no later than March 31 of each year in which the
				game operator was licensed.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 6 - Game Participant Accounts › Section 6-1 - Single account

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 1.
(a) A game
				operator shall limit each game participant to one (1) active and continuously
				used account and username.
(b) A
				game operator shall implement rules and publish procedures to terminate all
				accounts of any game participant that establishes or seeks to establish more
				than one (1) username or more than one (1) account, whether directly or by use
				of another person as a proxy.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 6 - Game Participant Accounts › Section 6-2 - Terms and conditions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 2.
A set of terms and conditions shall be readily accessible to
				  the game participant. During the registration process, each game participant
				  shall agree to the following applicable terms and conditions of service:
(1) That the registration information
				provided by the game participant to the game operator is accurate.
(2) That the game participant has been
				informed, and acknowledges, that as an authorized game participant he or she is
				prohibited from allowing any other person access to or use of his or her game
				participant account.
(3) The terms
				and conditions shall specify the handling of entry fees where the entry of a
				game participant is canceled.
(4)
				The terms and conditions shall specify the handling of entry fees for paid
				fantasy sports games that are voided or abandoned.
(5) The terms and conditions of participation
				shall clearly define the rules by which any unrecoverable malfunctions of
				hardware or software are addressed.
(6) The terms and conditions shall advise the
				game participant to keep his or her password and login ID secure.
(7) The terms and conditions shall advise the
				game participant on requirements regarding forced password changes, password
				strength, and other related items.
(8) The terms and conditions shall state that
				no individual less than eighteen (18) years of age is permitted to participate
				in fantasy sports activities.
(9)
				The terms and conditions shall describe the method by which game participants
				will be notified of updates to the terms and conditions and privacy
				policy.
(10) The terms and
				conditions shall specify the conditions under which an account is declared
				inactive and explain what actions will be undertaken on the account once this
				declaration is made.
(11) The terms
				and conditions shall clearly define what happens to the entry fees placed if a
				game participant has entered a paid fantasy sports game prior to any
				self-imposed or operator-imposed exclusion, including the return of all paid
				entries to the game participants, or settling all entries, as
				appropriate.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 6 - Game Participant Accounts › Section 6-3 - Privacy policy

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 3.
(a) A
				privacy policy shall be readily accessible to the game participant through the
				communication channel used to access the paid fantasy sports game. During the
				registration process, the game participant must agree to the applicable privacy
				policy.
(b) The privacy policy
				shall state the information that is required to be collected, the purpose for
				information collection, and the conditions under which information may be
				disclosed.
(c) Any information
				obtained in respect to player registration or account establishment shall be
				done in compliance with the privacy policy.
(d) Any information about a game
				participant's account that is not subject to disclosure pursuant to the privacy
				policy shall be kept confidential, except where the release of that information
				is required by law.
(e) Game
				participant information shall be securely erased from hard disks, magnetic
				tapes, solid state memory, and other devices before the device is
				decommissioned. If erasure is not possible, the storage device must be
				destroyed.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 6 - Game Participant Accounts › Section 6-4 - Scripts

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 4.
(a) A game
				operator shall not permit the use of unauthorized scripts that give a game
				participant an unfair advantage over other game participants in a paid fantasy
				sports game and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to monitor for and
				prevent the use of such scripts.
(b) Authorized scripts shall be programs or
				scripts that are incorporated as a paid fantasy sports game feature and shall
				be clearly and conspicuously published and thereby made available to all game
				participants.
(c) A script that is
				not authorized under subsection (a) will be deemed to offer an unfair advantage
				over other game participants, for the following reasons including, but not
				limited to, its potential use to:
(1)
				Facilitate entry of multiple paid fantasy sports games with a single
				line-up.
(2) Facilitate changes in
				many line-ups at one (1) time.
(3)
				Facilitate use of commercial products designed to identify advantageous paid
				fantasy sports game strategies.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 6 - Game Participant Accounts › Section 6-5 - Proxy servers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 5.
(a) A game
				operator shall not allow game participants to use proxy servers for the purpose
				of misrepresenting their identity or location in order to engage in paid
				fantasy sports games.
(b) A game
				operator shall restrict game participants that are found to have used such
				proxy servers from entering further paid fantasy sports games.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 6 - Game Participant Accounts › Section 6-6 - Prohibition on extensions of credit to game participants

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 6.
(a) A game
				participant is prohibited from being extended credit from a game operator for
				purposes of participating in a paid fantasy sports game.
(b) No paid entry fee amount may be greater
				than the current balance of the game participant's account.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 6 - Game Participant Accounts › Section 6-7 - Policy for the handling of game participants discovered to be less than 18 years of age

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 7.
The game operator must have a documented policy for the
				  handling of game participants that are discovered to be less than eighteen (18)
				  years of age, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) Reporting such game participants to the
				commission within fifteen (15) business days of discovering the game
				participant to be less than eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) The suspension of any game participant
				account discovered to be providing access to someone less than eighteen (18)
				years of age.
(3) The treatment of
				game participant funds originally deposited to the individual's game
				participant account, whether or not the minor has engaged in or attempted to
				engage in a paid fantasy sports game.
(4) The refusal to award a prize upon a
				determination that the game participant misrepresented his or her age in order
				to enter the paid fantasy sports game or open an account.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 6 - Game Participant Accounts › Section 6-8 - Automatically detected game participant inactivity

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 8.
(a) If a
				session is terminated due to a game participant inactivity timeout, the game
				participant's device must display to the game participant that the session has
				timed out and inform him or her of the steps needed to be taken to reestablish
				the player session.
(b) If a
				session is terminated due to a game participant inactivity timeout, no further
				participation is permitted until a new session is established by the game
				participant. This process shall include, at a minimum, the manual entry of the
				game participant's secure password.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 7 - Game Participant Funds › Section 7-1 - Reserve account required

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 1.
A game operator shall maintain a reserve in the form of cash,
				  cash equivalents, an irrevocable letter of credit, a bond, or a combination of
				  these sources that is equal to the amount of money deposited in paid fantasy
				  sports game accounts of game participants.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 7 - Game Participant Funds › Section 7-2 - Transfer of funds

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 2.
A game operator shall not allow a game participant to
				  transfer funds through its paid fantasy sports game platform to any other game
				  participant.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 7 - Game Participant Funds › Section 7-3 - Game participant account withdrawal

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 3.
(a) A game
				participant must be allowed to withdraw the funds maintained in his or her
				account, whether such account is open or closed.
(b) A game operator must honor such game
				participant requests to withdraw funds within five (5) business days of the
				request, unless the conditions set forth in subsection (c) are met.
(c) The game operator may decline to honor a
				game participant request to withdraw funds only if the game operator believes
				in good faith that the game participant engaged in either fraudulent conduct or
				other conduct that would put the game operator in violation of the law. In such
				cases, the game operator shall:
(1) provide
				notice to the game participant of the nature of the investigation of the
				account; and
(2) conduct its
				investigation in a reasonable and expedient fashion, providing the game
				participant additional written notice of the status of the investigation every
				tenth business day starting from the day the original notice was provided to
				the game participant.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 7 - Game Participant Funds › Section 7-4 - Dormant game participant accounts and unclaimed funds

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 4.
A game operator shall consider a game participant account to
				  be dormant if the game participant has not logged into the account for at least
				  three (3) years.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 7 - Game Participant Funds › Section 7-5 - Unclaimed funds in a dormant game participant account

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 32-34-1
Sec. 5.
(a) Subject
				to the provisions of IC 32-34-1-20 and IC 32-34-1-21, funds of game
				participants that remain in a dormant game participant account shall be
				presumed abandoned.
(b) The game
				operator shall report and deliver all funds of game participants that are
				presumed abandoned to the office of the Indiana attorney general as provided in
				IC 32-34-1-27.
(c) At least sixty
				(60) days prior to reporting any funds of the game participant to the attorney
				general, the game operator shall provide notice to the game participant's last
				known address and conduct due diligence to locate the game participant.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 8 - Self-Restriction › Section 8-1 - Self-restriction program

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 1.
(a) A game
				operator shall establish internal control procedures for compliance with this
				rule, which shall be submitted and approved under 68 IAC 11.
(b) The internal controls must, at a minimum,
				address the following:
(1) Provide a plan for
				honoring requests from game participants to self-restrict from all
				contests.
(2) Provide a plan to
				honor requests from game participants to set paid fantasy sports game entry
				limits, to limit play to paid fantasy sports games with entry fees below an
				established limit, or to set self-imposed deposit limits.
(3) Provide a plan to ensure that immediately
				upon receiving the self-restriction request, no new entry fees or deposits are
				accepted from that game participant, until such time as the self-restriction
				has expired.
(4) A game operator
				shall implement and publish procedures for game participants to implement such
				restrictions.
(5) Provide a plan to
				allow game participants that self-restrict to access and withdraw any remaining
				game participant funds remaining in their account.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 8 - Self-Restriction › Section 8-2 - Direct marketing to self-restricted game participants

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 2.
(a) A game
				operator shall make all reasonable attempts to ensure that self-restricted
				persons do not receive direct marketing of the game operator's paid fantasy
				sports games.
(b) A game operator
				licensee will satisfy this requirement if the game operator removes the
				self-restricted person's name from the list of game participants to whom direct
				marketing materials are sent, and the self-restricted person does not receive
				direct marketing materials more than forty-five (45) days after the game
				operator receives notice that the self-restricted person wishes to be
				restricted from entering paid fantasy sports games.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 9 - Game Participant Complaints › Section 9-1 - Game participant complaint procedures

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 1.
(a) A game
				operator shall develop and publish procedures by which a game participant may
				file a complaint with the game operator by Internet chat, in writing, or by
				other means, about any aspect of a paid fantasy sports game.
(b) A game operator shall respond to such
				complaints in writing within thirty (30) business days. If the relief requested
				in the complaint will not be granted, the response to the complaint shall state
				the reasons with specificity.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 9 - Game Participant Complaints › Section 9-2 - Retention of game participant complaints and game operator responses

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 2.
All complaints received by a game operator from a game
				  participant and the game operator's responses to complaints shall be retained
				  for at least three (3) years and made available to the commission within ten
				  (10) business days of any request by the commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 26 - PAID FANTASY SPORTS › Rule 10 - Restriction on Entering Paid Fantasy Sports Games › Section 10-1 - Individuals prohibited from entering paid fantasy sports games

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-33-24-13
Affected: IC 4-33
Sec. 1.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (b), the following individuals may not participate in
				a paid fantasy sports game:
(1) A member of
				the commission.
(2) An employee of
				the commission.
(3) An agent of the
				commission.
(4) The spouse of any
				individual in subdivisions (1), (2), and (3).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 27 - SPORTS WAGERING › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-2 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-38-3-1
Affected: IC 4-33; IC 4-35; IC 4-38
Sec. 2.
The definitions in IC 4-33, IC 4-35, IC 4-38, and 68 IAC 1,
				  and the following definitions apply throughout this article:
(1) "ACH" means Automated Clearing House,
				which is a network that connects all banking and financial institutions within
				the United States.
(2) "Adjusted
				gross receipts" means:
(A) the total of all
				cash and property (including checks received by a certificate of authority
				holder, whether collected or not) received from authorized sports wagering
				offered by a certificate of authority holder; minus
(B) the total of:
(i) all cash paid out as winnings to sports
				wagering patrons, including the cash equivalent of any merchandise or thing of
				value awarded as a prize; and
(ii)
				uncollectible gaming receivables, not to exceed the lesser of:
(AA) a reasonable provision for uncollectible
				patron checks received from sports wagering; or
(BB) two percent (2%) of the total of all
				sums (including checks, whether collected or not) less the amount paid out as
				winnings to sports wagering patrons.
For purposes of this subdivision, a counter or personal check
				  that is invalid or unenforceable under this article is considered cash received
				  by the certificate of authority holder from sports wagering.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 27 - SPORTS WAGERING › Rule 1 - General Provisions › Section 1-3 - Deviation from provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-38-3-1
Affected: IC 4-38
Sec. 3.
The executive director may approve deviations from the
				  provisions of this article upon written request if the executive director
				  determines that:
(1) the requirement
				or procedure is impractical or burdensome; and
(2) the alternative means of satisfying the
				requirement or procedure:
(A) fulfills the
				purpose of IC 4-38;
(B) is in the
				best interest of the public and sports wagering in Indiana; and
(C) does not violate IC 4-38.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 27 - SPORTS WAGERING › Rule 2 - Sports Wagering Licensure › Section 2-1 - Application fees

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-38-3-1
Affected: IC 4-38-4-3
Sec. 1.
All required application fees described under IC 4-38 shall
				  be submitted to the commission in the form of a certified check or cashier's
				  check made payable to the Indiana gaming commission, or other form as
				  prescribed by the commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 27 - SPORTS WAGERING › Rule 2 - Sports Wagering Licensure › Section 2-2 - Applications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-38-3-1
Affected: IC 4-38
Sec. 2.
(a)
				Application procedures shall be as follows:
(1) An applicant is seeking a privilege and
				assumes and accepts any and all risk of adverse publicity, notoriety,
				embarrassment, criticism, or other action or financial loss that may occur in
				connection with the application process or the public disclosure of information
				requested. The applicant expressly waives any claim for damages that may result
				from the application process.
(2) A
				misrepresentation or omission made with respect to an application may be
				grounds for denial of the application.
(3) An applicant must submit a fully executed
				original application.
(4) An
				application is deemed filed when the commission has received the completed
				application forms, including the information that the commission has
				required.
(5) The completed
				applications must be filed as follows:
(A) In
				the commission's office in Indianapolis, Indiana.
(B) Prior to the expiration of appropriate
				deadlines established and published by the commission.
(6) An applicant is under a continuing duty
				to disclose any changes in the information submitted to the
				commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 27 - SPORTS WAGERING › Rule 2 - Sports Wagering Licensure › Section 2-3 - Licensing process

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-38-3-1
Affected: IC 4-38-4-6; IC 4-38-6-7; IC 4-38-7-4
Sec. 3.
An application for a sports wagering license shall be
				  subject to the following process:
(1)
				Applicant must submit a complete application, including an application fee and
				all required attachments.
(2) The
				commission shall begin investigating the applicant.
(3) The commission may issue a temporary
				license in accordance with IC 4-38 and section 4 of this rule.
(4) Upon completing its investigation of the
				applicant, the commission shall vote to grant or deny the
				application.
(5) If the commission
				grants the application, it shall issue a permanent
				license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 27 - SPORTS WAGERING › Rule 2 - Sports Wagering Licensure › Section 2-4 - Temporary license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-38-3-1
Affected: IC 4-38-4-6; IC 4-38-6-7; IC 4-38-7-4
Sec. 4.
(a) After
				the commission receives a completed application, an application fee, and, for a
				vendor or sports wagering service provider applicant, an agreement or statement
				of intent indicating that a licensee or licensee applicant will utilize the
				applicant for the provision of goods and services, the commission shall obtain
				the applicant's fingerprints at a time and place directed by the executive
				director.
(b) If the application or
				a criminal history check completed by an enforcement agent, or both, reveals
				that the applicant:
(1) has not been convicted
				of a felony under Indiana law, the laws of any other state, or the laws of the
				United States; or
(2) meets the
				statutory criteria set forth in IC 4-38; the commission may issue the applicant
				a temporary license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 27 - SPORTS WAGERING › Rule 2 - Sports Wagering Licensure › Section 2-5 - Issuance of a permanent license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-38-3-1
Affected: IC 4-33-8; IC 4-38
Sec. 5.
The applicant shall meet the following standards,
				  qualifications, or criteria to be issued a permanent sports wagering
				  license:
(1) The applicant must
				qualify to receive a license under IC 4-38.
(2) An applicant for a certificate of
				authority or vendor's license must have all key persons and substantial owners
				qualify to receive Level 1 occupational licenses under IC 4-33-8 and
				68 IAC
				2-3.
(3)
				The applicant, in the case of an individual, or the applicant's substantial
				owners, must be twenty-one (21) years of age.
(4) The applicant must demonstrate a level
				of:
(A) skill;
(B) experience;
(C) knowledge; and
(D) ability; necessary to conduct the sports
				wagering activities that the applicant seeks to provide.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 27 - SPORTS WAGERING › Rule 2 - Sports Wagering Licensure › Section 2-6 - License requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-38-3-1
Affected: IC 4-38
Sec. 6.
(a) The
				temporary and permanent licenses issued under this rule shall be on forms
				prescribed by the commission and shall display the following:
(1) The applicant's name and business
				address.
(2) The license number
				assigned by the commission.
(3) The
				signature of the executive director of the commission.
(4) The date the license was
				issued.
(5) The date that the
				license will expire.
(6) Any other
				information the commission deems necessary to identify the licensee, and any
				conditions or restrictions that are placed on the license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 27 - SPORTS WAGERING › Rule 2 - Sports Wagering Licensure › Section 2-7 - Reapplication for denied license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-38-1-4; IC 4-38-3-1
Affected: IC 4-38-6-6; IC 4-38-8-1
Sec. 7.
A person whose application for a sports wagering license has
				  been denied may not reapply for a sports wagering license for a period of one
				  (1) year from the date on which the commission voted to deny the applicant's
				  application, unless the commission grants leave. The commission may grant leave
				  for reapplication if the applicant can demonstrate that the reason the original
				  application was denied no longer exists or bars suitability for
				  licensure.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 27 - SPORTS WAGERING › Rule 2 - Sports Wagering Licensure › Section 2-8 - Renewal of license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-38-1-4; IC 4-38-3-1
Affected: IC 4-38-6-6; IC 4-38-8-1
Sec. 8.
(a) A
				certificate of authority and vendor's license shall be renewed in accordance
				with IC 4-38.
(b) The sports
				wagering operator shall submit the required annual administrative fee described
				under IC 4-38 on or before one (1) year after the date that the sports wagering
				operator commences sports wagering operations and on each annual anniversary
				date thereafter.
(c) A sports
				wagering operator shall undergo a complete investigation every three (3) years
				to determine that the sports wagering operator remains in compliance with this
				article and IC 4-38. A certificate of authority holder shall complete its first
				three (3) year investigation concurrently with the next three (3) year
				reinvestigation of its associated casino license or gambling game
				license.
(d) The commission may
				refuse to renew a certificate of authority or vendor's license if the sports
				wagering operator no longer meets the requirements set forth in this article or
				IC 4-38. Alternatively, the commission may renew the certificate of authority
				or vendor's license and provide the sports wagering operator thirty (30) days,
				or other time frame as agreed to by the commission and the sports wagering
				operator, to come into compliance with this article and IC 4-38.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 68 - INDIANA GAMING COMMISSION › Article 27 - SPORTS WAGERING › Rule 2 - Sports Wagering Licensure › Section 2-9 - Request for hearing on notice of denial or nonrenewal of license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 4-38-1-4; IC 4-38-3-1
Affected: IC 4-38
Sec. 9.
(a) An
				applicant, certificate of authority holder, vendor, or sports wagering service
				provider licensee who is served with a notice of denial or nonrenewal of a
				license under this article may request a hearing under 68 IAC 7.
(b) If the applicant, certificate of
				authority holder, vendor, or sports wagering service provider licensee does not
				timely request a hearing, the notice of denial or nonrenewal becomes the final
				order of the commission denying the application or not renewing the certificate
				or license.