Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 63 - RESPONSIBLE WAGERING PROGRAM

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Each facility or
			 mobile license applicant shall propose a responsible wagering program as an
			 element of its license application. An operator shall maintain its plan for as
			 long as the operator accepts wagers in the State of Maine. An operator may
			 propose amendments to its responsible wagering program provided it submits the
			 amendment for approval by the Director at least thirty (30) calendar days
			 before the proposed effective date of any changes to the plan.
2. The responsible wagering program shall
			 include, at a minimum, the following unauthorized list requirements:
A. A clear statement of policy and
			 commitment, training, procedures, and certification of implementation to begin
			 at time of licensure;
B. A process
			 for individuals to make a request to be placed on the unauthorized list on a
			 form(s) approved by the Director, which shall include;
(1) Any person may request to be added to the
			 unauthorized list pursuant to these rules by appearing in person at an office
			 of the State of Maine Gambling Control Unit, a licensed facility operator;
			 or
(2) An affiliate office of the
			 Problem Gambling Services Provider of the Maine Center for Disease Control and
			 Prevention; or
(3) Links provided
			 by the Gambling Control Unit, mobile operator or management services provider
			 website to the problem gambling service provider for a virtual request to the
			 unauthorized list.
C. A
			 procedure to satisfy and or close prior wagers and accounts before being
			 accepted to the unauthorized list;
D. A procedure for removing a person from a
			 licensed facility or preventing or cancelling a wager from a mobile operator
			 who is on the unauthorized list;
E.
			 Identify the procedures designed to prevent promotional materials or
			 communications from being directed specifically to individuals who have been
			 added to the unauthorized list, applied a restriction on their account or who
			 have requested that they not receive such materials or
			 communications;
F. A clear and
			 conspicuous display on the operator's website(s), mobile app(s) or
			 advertisements indicating that it is unlawful for a person under twenty-one
			 (21) years of age to wager on sports in the State of Maine;
G. A plan for providing comprehensive
			 responsible wagering training to employees who may interact with patrons or
			 mobile operator employees to respond to circumstances in which sports wagering
			 account activity may indicate signs that are consistent with gambling
			 addiction, including annual refresher training;
H. Time frames available for placement on the
			 unauthorized list shall be available for terms of one, three or five years
			 initially and shall automatically terminate upon expiration. The expiration
			 will occur on the last day of the month of the original request for placement
			 on the unauthorized list;
I.
			 Procedures for the interception of sports wagering winnings to pay child
			 support debt as required in Title 8, Chapter 35, §
									1217; and
J. Upon completion of one of the three terms
			 in (H.) a person may request lifetime and shall be required to complete ten
			 years before being able to request removal from the list which shall be in
			 writing and submitted to the Director.