Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part XV - Lottery › Chapter 11 - Lottery Sports Wagering › Subchapter C - Rules; Operations › Section XV-1133 - Sports Wagering Operator Requirements and Restrictions; Internal Controls; Comprehensive Rules

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The operator may
				  only conduct sports wagering expressly authorized by the Act, these rules, or
				  its internal controls.
B. Sports
				  wagering authorized by the Act shall be conducted pursuant to the Act, these
				  rules, and an operator-us internal controls.
C. The operator shall have an ongoing
				  responsibility to contract with multiple distributors and operator vendors to
				  provide maximum opportunity for economic development.
D. The operator shall comply with all
				  provisions of the Act, these rules, and its internal controls regarding child
				  support arrearages.
E. The operator
				  shall not accept a sports wager from a prohibited player.
F. An applicant shall submit its internal
				  controls with its application for permitting as a sports wagering platform
				  provider or operator. Whenever internal controls are updated, they shall be
				  immediately submitted to the corporation for approval to ensure the corporation
				  is in possession of the current internal controls at all times.
G. The operator shall implement internal
				  controls and commercially reasonable procedures for sports wagering to ensure
				  compliance with all requirements of the Act and these rules including, but not
				  limited to:
1. prohibit a player from sports
				  wagering while the player is located in a prohibited parish;
2. comply with all applicable tax laws and
				  rules including, without limitation, laws, and rules applicable to winnings and
				  tax withholdings;
3. preventing the
				  sharing or prohibited release of personal patron data and confidential
				  information that could affect sports wagering with third parties until the
				  information is made publicly available;
4. not knowingly accept a wager from a
				  prohibited player, and shall comply with the limitations listed in LR 47:
				  47:9099;
5. verifying that a player
				  is 21 years of age or older;
6.
				  providing players with access to information on responsible play;
7. providing players with access to the
				  player's play history and account details that are not confidential;
8. slowing individuals to restrict themselves
				  from placing a sports wager upon request and provide reasonable steps to
				  prevent the person placing a sports wager offered by an operator;
9. insuring that commercially reasonable
				  measures are in place to deter, detect, and, to the extent reasonably possible,
				  prevent cheating, collusion, and the use of cheating devices;
10. not offer sports wagering on any
				  prohibited sports events;
11.
				  withholding all winnings from players determined to be under the age of 21 or
				  determined to have participated in sports wagering from within a prohibited
				  parish;
12. allowing players to
				  file complaints regarding the sports wagering operation and the handling of the
				  player-us sports wagering account;
13. requiring patrons to establish a sports
				  wagering account prior to accepting wagers through a website or mobile
				  application. Verifying the following for players requesting to open an account,
				  in accordance with the information provided by players under
				  section
				  1139(B)(2) of
				  this Chapter:
a. identity; and
b. date of birth;
14. publishing and facilitating parental
				  control procedures to allow parents or guardians to exclude minors from access
				  to a sports wagering platform;
15.
				  determining the geographical location of a player when placing a sports
				  wager;
16. reporting of problem
				  gamblers;
17. operational controls
				  for sports wagering accounts;
18.
				  setting up and maintaining user access control for a sports wagering platform
				  and ensuring proper segregation of duties at the sports book and sports
				  wagering platform;
19. procedures
				  for identifying and reporting fraud and suspicious wagering activity;
20. anti-money laundering compliance
				  standards, including limitations placed on anonymous sports wagering at sports
				  wagering mechanisms;
21. detailing
				  procedures for W-2G issuance when triggered.
22. automated and manual risk management
				  procedures;
23. process for
				  submitting and receiving approval for all types of sports wagers available to
				  be offered by the operator;
24.
				  description of process for accepting sports wagers and issuing payouts,
				  including additional controls for accepting sports wagers and issuing payouts
				  in excess of $10,000;
25.
				  description of process for accepting multiple sports wagers from one player
				  within a 24-hour cycle, including process to identify player structuring of
				  sports wagers to circumvent recording and reporting requirements; and