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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.652 - Terms and conditions for internet wagering accounts

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 652.
(1) All
				  terms and conditions for internet wagering accounts must be included in the
				  internal controls of the internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform
				  provider and address all aspects of the internet wagering, including, but not
				  limited to all of the following:
(a) Name of
				  the party or parties with whom the individual is entering into a contractual
				  relationship, including any licensee.
(b) Individual's consent to have the internet
				  gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider confirm the individual's
				  age and identity.
(c) Rules and
				  obligations applicable to the authorized participant including, but not limited
				  to, all of the following:
(i) Prohibition from
				  allowing any other individual to access or use his or her internet wagering
				  account.
(ii) Prohibition from
				  engaging in internet wagering activity unless physically present in Michigan or
				  another jurisdiction authorized under a multijurisdictional internet gaming
				  agreement entered into in accordance with the act.
(iii)Prohibition from placing an internet
				  wager while physically present in another jurisdiction on an internet game not
				  authorized by the act and a multijurisdictional internet gaming
				  agreement.
(iv) Consent to the
				  monitoring and recording by the internet gaming operator, internet gaming
				  platform provider, or the board, or all 3 of any internet wagering
				  communications and geographic location information.
(v) Consent to the jurisdiction of this state
				  to resolve any disputes arising out of internet wagering.
(vi) Prohibition against utilizing automated
				  computerized software or other equivalent mechanism, such as a "bot," to engage
				  in play.
(d) Full
				  explanation of all fees and charges imposed upon an authorized participant
				  related to internet wagering transactions.
(e) Availability of internet wagering account
				  statements detailing the authorized participants internet wagering account
				  activity.
(f) Privacy policies,
				  including information access.
(g)
				  Legal age policy, including a statement that it is a criminal offense to allow
				  an individual who is under the age of 21 to participate in internet
				  wagering.
(h) Full explanation of
				  all rules applicable to dormant internet wagering accounts.
(i) Authorized participants right to set
				  responsible gaming limits and to self-exclude.
(j) Authorized participants right to suspend
				  his or her internet wagering account for a period of no less than 72
				  hours.
(k) Actions that will be
				  taken if an authorized participant becomes disconnected from the internet
				  gaming platform during game play.
(l) Notice that a malfunction voids all
				  pays.
(m) Estimated time period for
				  withdrawal of funds from an internet wagering account.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.653 - Authorized participant protections

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 653.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider must provide an
				  authorized participant protection information page that must be readily
				  accessible to each authorized participant. The authorized participant
				  protection page must be accessible to an authorized participant throughout an
				  authorized participant session. The authorized participant protection page must
				  contain, at a minimum, all of the following:
(a) Method for changing or retrieving a
				  password or other approved access security feature and the ability to choose
				  "strong authentication" login protection.
(b) Method for filing a complaint with the
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider.
(c) Method for filing with the board an
				  unresolved complaint after all reasonable means to resolve the complaint with
				  the internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider have been
				  exhausted utilizing forms and in the manner prescribed by the board.
(d) Method for obtaining a copy of the
				  internet wagering terms and conditions agreed to when establishing an internet
				  wagering account.
(e) Method for
				  the authorized participant to obtain his or her internet wagering account and
				  game history from the internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform
				  provider.
(f) Notification that
				  underage gambling is a criminal offense and that anyone who facilitates an
				  individual under the age of 21 to place an internet wager has committed a
				  criminal offense and must be prohibited from internet gaming.
(g) Notification that the authorized
				  participant is responsible for configuring his or her terminal's auto-lock
				  feature to protect the terminal from unauthorized use.
(h) Notification that an authorized
				  participant is prohibited from allowing any other individual to access or use
				  his or her internet wagering account.
(i) Information about potential risks
				  associated with excessive participation in internet wagering, and where to get
				  help related to gaming responsibly.
(j) A list of the available authorized
				  participant protection measures that can be invoked by the authorized
				  participant, such as self-imposed limits, and information on how to invoke
				  those measures.
(k) Mechanisms in
				  place for authorized participants to detect unauthorized use of their internet
				  wagering account, such as the authorized participant reviewing credit card
				  statements against known deposits.
(l) Other authorized participant protections
				  authorized by the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.654 - Responsible gaming

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 654. Each internet gaming operators website or
					 internet gaming platform must display a responsible gaming logo in a manner
					 approved by the board to direct an authorized participant to the internet
					 gaming operators website or internet gaming platform responsible gaming page.
					 The responsible gaming page must be accessible to an authorized participant
					 during an authorized participant session and must contain, but is not limited
					 to, the following:
(a) A prominent
				  message, that states "If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and
				  wants help, call the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Gambling
				  Disorder Help-line at: 800-270-7117".
(b) A direct link to the Michigan Gaming
				  Control Board Compulsive/Problem Gambling website (
https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/0,4620,7-351-79256-231582--,00.html
)
				  and other organizations based in the United States dedicated to helping people
				  with potential gambling problems.
(c) A clear statement of the internet gaming
				  operators or internet gaming platform providers policy and commitment to
				  responsible gaming.
(d) Other
				  responsible gaming measures required by the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.655 - Internet wagering account requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 655. To establish an internet wagering account, an
					 internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider must do all of
					 the following:
(a) Create an
				  electronic authorized participant file, which must, at a minimum, include the
				  following:
(i) The authorized participants
				  legal name.
(ii) The authorized
				  participants date of birth.
(iii)
				  The authorized participants Social Security number, or the last 4 digits of the
				  Social Security number, or an equivalent identification number for a noncitizen
				  authorized participant, such as a passport or taxpayer identification
				  number.
(iv) The authorized
				  participants internet wagering account number or username.
(v) The authorized participants residential
				  address. A post office box is not acceptable.
(vi) The authorized participants electronic
				  mail address.
(vii) The authorized
				  participants telephone number.
(viii) Any other information collected from
				  the authorized participant used to verify his or her identity.
(ix) The method used to verify the authorized
				  participants identity.
(x) The date
				  of verification.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.655a - Internet wagering account funding

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 655a. An authorized participants internet wagering
					 account may be funded through the use of any of the following:
(a) An authorized participants credit or
				  debit card.
(b) An authorized
				  participants deposit of cash or cash equivalent at a cashiering location
				  approved by the board.
(c) An
				  authorized participants reloadable prepaid card, which has been verified as
				  being issued to the authorized participant and is non-transferable.
(d) Promotional credit.
(e) Winnings.
(f) Adjustments made by the internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider with documented notification to
				  the authorized participant.
(g) ACH
				  transfer, provided that the internet gaming operator or internet gaming
				  platform provider has security measures and controls to prevent ACH fraud
				  regarding failed ACH deposits.
(h)
				  Wire transfer.
(i) Any other means
				  approved by the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.655b - Failed ACH deposits

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 655b. A failed ACH deposit attempt is not considered
					 fraudulent if the authorized participant has successfully deposited funds via
					 an ACH transfer on a previous occasion with no outstanding chargebacks.
					 Otherwise, the internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider
					 shall do all of the following:
(a)
				  Temporarily block the authorized participants internet wagering account for
				  investigation of fraud after 5 consecutive failed ACH deposit attempts within a
				  10-minute period. If there is no evidence of fraud, the block may be
				  vacated.
(b) Suspend the authorized
				  participants internet wagering account after 5 additional consecutive failed
				  ACH deposit attempts within a 10-minute period.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.655c - Transfer of funds prohibited

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 655c. An internet gaming operator or internet gaming
					 platform provider must not permit an authorized participant to transfer funds
					 from one authorized participants internet wagering account to another
					 authorized participants internet wagering account or any other wagering account
					 belonging to another authorized participant.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.655d - Authorized participant account withdrawal

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 655d.
(1) An
				  authorized participant must be allowed to withdraw the funds maintained in his
				  or her internet wagering account, whether the account is open or closed, except
				  as otherwise provided in these rules, or any other applicable state or federal
				  law.
(2) An internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider must honor the authorized
				  participant's request to withdraw funds within 10 business days after the
				  request, unless the conditions set forth in subrule (3) of this rule are
				  met.
(3) The internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider may decline to honor an
				  authorized participants request to withdraw funds only if the internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider believes in good faith that the
				  authorized participant engaged in either fraudulent conduct or other conduct
				  that would put the internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform
				  provider in violation of the act and these rules. In such cases, the internet
				  gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider must do all of the
				  following:
(a) Provide notice to the
				  authorized participant of the nature of the investigation of the internet
				  wagering account.
(b) Conduct its
				  investigation in a reasonable and expedient fashion, providing the authorized
				  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 authorized participant.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.655e - Internet wagering account review requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 655e. All adjustments to internet wagering accounts
					 for amounts of $500.00 or less must be periodically reviewed by supervisory
					 personnel as set forth in the internet gaming operators or internet gaming
					 platform providers internal controls. All other adjustments must be authorized
					 by supervisory personnel before being entered.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.656 - Internet wagering account information

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 656.
(1) An
				  internet gaming platform must provide an account statement with account details
				  to an authorized participant on demand, which must include detailed account
				  activity for at least 6 months. In addition, an internet gaming platform must,
				  upon request, be capable of providing a summary statement of all authorized
				  participant activity during the past 2 years. Information provided on the
				  summary statement must include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) Deposits to the internet wagering
				  account.
(b) Withdrawals from the
				  internet wagering account.
(c) Win
				  or loss statistics.
(d) Beginning
				  and ending internet wagering account balances.
(e) Self-imposed limit history, if
				  applicable.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.657 - Internet wagering account closure

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 657. An internet gaming platform must provide a
					 conspicuous and readily accessible method for an authorized participant to
					 close his or her internet wagering account through the account management or
					 similar page or through the internet gaming platform customer support team. Any
					 balance remaining in an internet wagering account closed by an authorized
					 participant shall be refunded pursuant to the internet gaming operators or
					 internet gaming platform providers internal controls.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.658 - Internet wagering dormant accounts

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 658. An internet gaming operator or internet gaming
					 platform provider shall consider an internet wagering account to be dormant if
					 the authorized participant has not logged into the internet wagering account
					 for at least 3 years. A dormant internet wagering account must be closed by the
					 internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider. Any balance
					 remaining in a dormant internet wagering account must be refunded or escheated
					 in accordance with the internet gaming operators or internet gaming platform
					 providers internal controls.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 5 - INTERNET WAGERING ACCOUNTS › Section R. 432.659 - Suspension and restoration of internet wagering accounts

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 659.
(1) An
				  internet gaming platform must employ a mechanism that places an internet
				  wagering account in a suspended mode under any of the following conditions:
(a) When requested by the authorized
				  participant for a specified period of time, which must not be less than 72
				  hours.
(b) When required by the
				  board.
(c) Upon a determination
				  that an authorized participant is a prohibited person.
(d) When initiated by an internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider that has evidence that indicates
				  any of the following:
(i) Illegal
				  activity.
(ii) A negative internet
				  wagering account balance.
(iii) A
				  violation of the internet wagering account terms and conditions has taken place
				  on an authorized participants internet wagering account.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 6 - AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section R. 432.662 - Purpose

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 662. The procedures of the internal control standards
					 are designed to ensure all of the following:
(a) Assets are safeguarded.
(b) The financial records of the internet
				  gaming operator and internet gaming platform provider are accurate and
				  reliable.
(c) The transactions of
				  the internet gaming operator and internet gaming platform provider are
				  performed only in accordance with the act and these rules.
(d) The transactions are recorded adequately
				  to permit the proper recording of the adjusted gross receipts, fees, and all
				  applicable taxes and payments.
(e)
				  Accountability of assets is maintained pursuant to generally accepted
				  accounting principles.
(f) Only
				  authorized personnel have access to assets.
(g) Internet wagering account balances are
				  complete and accurate, and appropriate action is taken with respect to
				  discrepancies.
(h) Internet
				  wagering accounts and personal identifiable information are adequately
				  protected.
(i) The functions,
				  duties, and responsibilities are appropriately segregated and performed
				  pursuant to sound practices by competent, qualified personnel and that no
				  employee of the internet gaming operator, the internet gaming platform
				  provider, a supplier, a registered vendor, or a third-party provider is in a
				  position to perpetuate and conceal errors or irregularities in the normal
				  course of the employees duties.
(j)
				  Internet gaming is conducted with integrity and in accordance with the act and
				  these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 6 - AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section R. 432.663a - Amendments to internal controls

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 663a. Unless otherwise provided by the board, all of
					 the following provisions apply to amendments to the internal control
					 procedures:
(a) Amendments to any
				  portion of the internal control procedures must be submitted to the board for
				  approval. If within 30 days the board has not approved, denied, or otherwise
				  provided written notice, an internet gaming operator or internet gaming
				  platform provider, or both, may implement the amended internal controls as
				  submitted with the board retaining its authority to require further amendment,
				  approval, or denial.
(b) The board
				  may, in writing, approve, deny, or require a revision to the amendment to the
				  internal control procedures. If the internet gaming operator or internet gaming
				  platform provider, is notified of a required revision, the internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider must work with the board to
				  address the revision.
(c) If the
				  board requests additional information, clarification, or revision of an
				  amendment to an internal control and the internet gaming operator or internet
				  gaming platform provider, or both, fail to satisfy the request within 30 days
				  after the board request, the board shall consider the amendment denied and it
				  cannot be implemented or, if previously implemented under subdivision (a) of
				  this rule, the internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider
				  has 15 days to cease implementation of that amendment. If the internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider subsequently wants to pursue the
				  amendment, it must resubmit the request along with the additional information
				  previously requested by the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 6 - AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section R. 432.663b - Emergency procedures

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 663b.
(1) In
				  the event of an emergency, the internet gaming operator or internet gaming
				  platform provider, or both, may temporarily amend an internal control
				  procedure. The executive director or his or her designee must be notified that
				  an emergency exists before temporarily amending an internal control
				  procedure.
(2) An internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider, or both, must submit the
				  temporary emergency amendment of the internal control procedures to the
				  executive director or his or her designee within 3 days of the amendment. The
				  submission must include the detailed emergency procedures that will be
				  implemented and the time period the emergency procedures will be temporarily in
				  place. Any concerns the board has with the submission must be addressed with
				  the internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider, or
				  both.
(3) As soon as the
				  circumstances necessitating the emergency amendment to the internal control
				  procedures abate, an internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform
				  provider, or both, shall resume compliance with the approved internal control
				  procedures.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 6 - AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section R. 432.663c - Failure to comply with requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 663c. If the board determines that the administrative
					 or accounting procedures or written internal control procedures of the internet
					 gaming operator or internet gaming platform, or both, do not comply with the
					 requirements of these rules or require improvement, the board shall notify the
					 internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider, or both, in
					 writing. Within 15 days after receiving the notification, the internet gaming
					 operator or internet gaming platform provider must amend its procedures and
					 written internal control procedures accordingly and must submit, for board
					 approval, a copy of the written internal control procedures, as amended, and a
					 description of any other remedial measure taken.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 6 - AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section R. 432.664 - Compliance with internal controls

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 664.
(1)
				  Internet gaming operators and internet gaming platform providers must comply
				  with all internal controls.
(2) If
				  an internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider fails to
				  comply with any provision of its internal controls, the board may initiate a
				  disciplinary action.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 6 - AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section R. 432.665 - Accounting records

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 665.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator and internet gaming platform provider must maintain
				  complete, accurate, and legible records of all transactions related to their
				  internet gaming, including transactions pertaining to revenues, expenses,
				  assets, liabilities, and equity in conformance with generally accepted
				  accounting principles.
(2) The
				  board may direct an internet gaming operator and internet gaming platform
				  provider to alter the manner in which the records are maintained if the
				  internet gaming operators and internet gaming platform providers records are
				  not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles or if the
				  records are not in sufficient detail.
(3) The accounting records must be maintained
				  using a double entry system of accounting with transactions recorded on the
				  accrual basis and supported by detailed subsidiary records.
(4) The detailed subsidiary records must
				  include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(a) Detailed general ledger accounts
				  identifying all revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities, and equity.
(b) A record of all investments, advances,
				  loans, and accounts receivable balances due the establishment.
(c) A record of all loans and other accounts
				  payable.
(d) A record of all
				  accounts receivable written off as uncollectible.
(e) Journal entries prepared.
(f) Tax work papers used in preparation of
				  any state or federal tax return if applicable.
(g) Records supporting the accumulation of
				  the costs for complimentary services and items. A complimentary service or item
				  provided to individuals in the normal course of an internet gaming business
				  must be recorded in an amount based upon the full retail price normally charged
				  for the service or item or as is otherwise consistent with generally accepted
				  accounting principles.
(h) Records
				  required by the internal control system.
(i) Other records that the board requires to
				  be maintained.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 6 - AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section R. 432.665a - Annual audits and annual compliance reports

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 665a.
(1) All
				  of the following provisions apply to annual and special audits and other
				  reports:
(a) The board requires an annual
				  audit of the financial condition of the internet gaming operators and internet
				  gaming platform providers total internet gaming operations. For an internet
				  gaming operator licensed as a casino under the Michigan Gaming Control and
				  Revenue Act, the audit prepared pursuant to section 14 of the Michigan Gaming
				  Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432.214, satisfies this requirement. An
				  independent certified public accountant must perform the annual
				  audit.
(b) The annual audit must be
				  performed and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting
				  principles and contain the opinion of the independent certified public
				  accountant as to its fair preparation and presentation in accordance with
				  generally accepted accounting principles.
(c) To assure the integrity of internet
				  gaming and compliance with the act and these rules, the board may require a
				  special audit of an internet gaming operator or an internet gaming platform
				  provider, or both, to be conducted by board personnel or an independent
				  certified public accountant. The board shall establish the scope, procedures,
				  and reporting requirements of a special audit. For an internet gaming operator
				  who is an Indian tribe, the scope of the special audit must be limited to the
				  internet gaming operators internet gaming operations.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 6 - AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section R. 432.665b - Board access to platform data

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 665b. The internet gaming operator or internet gaming
					 platform provider must provide access to internet gaming platform related data
					 as considered necessary by the board and in a manner approved by the
					 board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 6 - AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section R. 432.666 - Records retention

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 666.
(1) Each
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming supplier must maintain, in a place
				  secure from theft, loss, or destruction, adequate records of its business and
				  accounting operations. An internet gaming operator or internet gaming supplier
				  must make the records available to the board, upon request, within a time
				  provided for by the board. An internet gaming operator or internet gaming
				  supplier must hold the records for not less than 5 years. The records must
				  include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(a) All correspondence with, or reports to,
				  the board or any local, state, tribal, or federal governmental
				  agency.
(b) All correspondence
				  concerning the business of an internet gaming operator or internet gaming
				  supplier.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 6 - AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section R. 432.667 - Taxes and payments

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Rule 667.
(1) The
				  internet gaming platform must be able to generate reports supporting adjusted
				  gross receipts, wagering liability, winnings, and any other reports considered
				  necessary by the board or as required by the internal controls. The reporting
				  must be done on a form and in the manner prescribed by the board.
(2) An internet gaming operator who fails to
				  remit to the board the tax or payment imposed under the act is liable for
				  payment of a fine, as determined by the board of up to 25% per month of the
				  amounts ultimately found to be due, to be recovered by the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 6 - AUDIT AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section R. 432.668 - Write-offs/amounts returned/disputed credit or debit charges

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 668.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator shall not receive a deduction from gross receipts
				  unless written approval is granted by the board for the following:
(a) Amounts returned to an authorized
				  participant because of a game, platform, or system malfunction or because the
				  internet wager must be voided because of concerns regarding integrity of the
				  wager or game that were previously included in the computation of gross
				  receipts.
(b) Uncollectible markers
				  or successfully disputed credit or debit card charges that were previously
				  included in the computation of gross receipts. Discretionary write-offs by the
				  internet gaming operator do not constitute an uncollectible marker.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 7 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING; PROHIBITED PERSON › Section R. 432.671 - Establishment and maintenance of the responsible gaming database

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 671.
(1) The
				  board shall establish a responsible gaming database that contains a list of
				  individuals who are prohibited from establishing an internet wagering account
				  or participating in internet wagering offered by an internet gaming
				  operator.
(2) The executive
				  director may place an individuals name in the responsible gaming database for
				  any of the following reasons:
(a) The
				  individual has been convicted in any jurisdiction of a felony, a crime of moral
				  turpitude, or a crime involving gaming.
(b) The individual has violated the act or
				  another gaming-related law.
(c) The
				  individual has performed an act or has a notorious or unsavory reputation such
				  that the individual's participation in internet wagering under the act would
				  adversely affect public confidence and trust in internet gaming.
(d) The individual's name is on a valid and
				  current exclusion list maintained by this state or another jurisdiction in the
				  United States.
(e) A court has
				  ordered the placement of an individuals name in the responsible gaming
				  database.
(f) The internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider has requested an individuals name
				  be included in the responsible gaming database.
(g) Any other reason the executive director
				  considers appropriate to protect the integrity of internet gaming under the act
				  and these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 7 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING; PROHIBITED PERSON › Section R. 432.672 - Voluntary placement in the responsible gaming database

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 672.
(1) An
				  individual may have his or her name placed in the responsible gaming database
				  for a period of 1 or 5 years by submitting a request in the manner and form
				  prescribed by the executive director.
(2) An individual seeking voluntary placement
				  in the responsible gaming database must agree to release the state, the board
				  and its employees and agents, the internet gaming operator, the internet gaming
				  platform provider, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees,
				  and agents from any harm, monetary or otherwise, that may arise as a
				  consequence of placing his or her name in the responsible gaming
				  database.
(3) The executive
				  director shall not include an individual in the responsible gaming database
				  until the individual has provided all necessary information.
(4) If an internet gaming operator or
				  internet gaming platform provider prohibits a voluntarily-excluded person in
				  the responsible gaming database from engaging in other forms of gaming
				  authorized by law in this state or in another jurisdiction, the limitation
				  shall only be for the 1 or 5 year placement chosen by the voluntarily-excluded
				  person.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 7 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING; PROHIBITED PERSON › Section R. 432.673 - Distribution of the responsible gaming database

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 673.
(1) The
				  executive director shall provide the internet gaming operator and internet
				  gaming platform provider with information the executive director considers
				  necessary to carry out the purposes of the act and these rules.
(2) Internet gaming operators and internet
				  gaming platform providers may only use the information as provided for in the
				  internal controls and as is consistent with the act and these rules.
(3) Use of information from the responsible
				  gaming database for a purpose other than what is provided for in the act or
				  these rules may result in disciplinary action by the board against the licensee
				  or a civil fine. Nothing in this part is intended to preclude the disclosure of
				  such information pursuant to subpoena or other legal process.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 7 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING; PROHIBITED PERSON › Section R. 432.674 - Self-exclusion list

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 674.
(1) Each
				  internet gaming operator and internet gaming platform provider must establish
				  and maintain a self-exclusion list as prescribed in the act, in these rules, by
				  direction of the executive director, and in accordance with internal
				  controls.
(2) The self-exclusion
				  list must be designed to safeguard the confidentiality of the
				  information.
(3) An individual may
				  have his or her name added to the self-exclusion list maintained by the
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider if he or she
				  agrees to release the state, the board and its employees and agents, the
				  internet gaming operator, the internet gaming betting platform provider, and
				  each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from any
				  harm, monetary or otherwise, that may arise as a consequence of placing his or
				  her name in the responsible gaming database or self-exclusion list.
(4) Any individual requesting placement in
				  the self-exclusion list must submit through his or her internet wagering
				  account or by another means authorized by the board, a completed request for
				  self-exclusion.
(5) An internet
				  gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider may disclose the names of
				  voluntarily-excluded persons on the self-exclusion list to a person licensed or
				  registered by the board for the purpose of allowing the third-party to remove
				  the names of such individuals from a targeted mailing or other advertising or
				  promotion to be made on behalf of an internet gaming operator or internet
				  gaming platform provider.
(6) A
				  licensed or registered third-party that obtains the self-exclusion list from an
				  internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider is permitted to
				  use the list solely to exclude names and other information from targeted
				  mailings or other advertising or promotion made on behalf of the internet
				  gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider. The third-party to whom
				  the information is disclosed shall not distribute or disclose the information
				  to the public or any other person. Disclosure may result in disciplinary action
				  or civil fine.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 7 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING; PROHIBITED PERSON › Section R. 432.675 - Prohibited persons

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 675.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator and an internet gaming platform provider must make
				  reasonable efforts to prevent a prohibited person from establishing an internet
				  wagering account and not permit the prohibited person to place an internet
				  wager based on the most current information available to the internet gaming
				  operator and internet gaming platform provider. 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.
(2) If an internet
				  gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider detects, or is notified
				  of, an individual suspected of being a prohibited person who had engaged or is
				  engaging in prohibited internet wagering, the internet gaming operator or
				  internet gaming platform provider, or both, must use reasonable measures to
				  verify whether the individual is prohibited or not. If the internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider cannot establish by reasonable
				  measures that the individual is prohibited, the individual is presumed to not
				  be a prohibited person for the purposes of this rule.
(3) Upon verification of a prohibited status,
				  the internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform provider, or both,
				  must do both of the following:
(a)
				  Immediately prohibit access to the individuals internet wagering
				  account.
(b) Seize from the
				  individual any winnings or things of value obtained from engaging in internet
				  wagering.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Gaming › Part 7 - RESPONSIBLE GAMING; PROHIBITED PERSON › Section R. 432.676 - Duty of internet gaming operator and internet gaming platform provider

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 676.
(1) An
				  internet gaming operator and internet gaming platform provider must make
				  reasonable efforts to prohibit a prohibited person from establishing an
				  internet wagering account and from participating in internet wagering offered
				  under the act and these rules. 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.
(2) If an internet gaming
				  operator or internet gaming platform provider becomes aware that a prohibited
				  person has established an internet wagering account or has participated in
				  internet wagering, the internet gaming operator or internet gaming platform
				  provider must provide written notice to the executive director. Any wager made
				  by a prohibited person must be cancelled and the internet wagering account used
				  to place the wager must be suspended or closed.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.713 - Board duties, jurisdiction, and authority

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 713.
(1) To
				  execute and administer the act for the purpose of licensing, regulating, and
				  enforcing lawful internet sports betting the board may do all of the following:
(a) Determine its practices and internal
				  policies or procedures.
(b)
				  Delegate to the executive director all powers and authority to act in the name
				  of the board with respect to all reasonable, necessary, and appropriate actions
				  to administer and carry out the administrative and executive functions of the
				  board including, but not limited to, the power to do any of the following:
(i) Execute and enter into contracts on
				  behalf of the board.
(ii) Hire and
				  fire employees of the board and administer oaths.
(iii) Issue subpoenas for the attendance of
				  witnesses and the production of documents.
(iv) Issue and renew licenses.
(v) Register vendors.
(vi) Conduct investigations, inspections, and
				  audits, share information with law enforcement agencies, conduct hearings, and
				  settle alleged violations of the act and these rules.
(vii) Engage in other functions necessary to
				  the proper administration and enforcement of the act and these rules.
(viii) Grant requests and waivers, answer
				  inquiries, issue interpretations, and otherwise take any action that is
				  reasonably requested by applicants, licensees, and vendors in furtherance of,
				  and consistent with, the efficient administration and enforcement of the act
				  and these rules, as determined to be necessary or appropriate by the executive
				  director.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.714 - Denial or non-renewal hearings

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 714.
(1) A
				  person whose application for a license or a transfer of ownership has been
				  denied, whose license has not been renewed, or who has been denied an approval
				  from the board required in these rules may request a hearing. The hearing must
				  be de novo.
(2) The person must
				  submit an original hearing request, pleading, or other written document to the
				  board, serve each party or attorney of record, and provide a proof of service
				  on each party or attorney of record.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.714a - Request for hearing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 714a.
(1) A
				  request for hearing must meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Be in writing.
(b) State the name, current address, and
				  current telephone number of the petitioner.
(c) State in detail the reasons why, and the
				  facts upon which the petitioner will rely to show that, the petitioner's
				  application for a license should not have been denied, the license should have
				  been renewed, the transfer of ownership should have been approved, or approval
				  should have been granted.
(d) Be
				  signed, verified, and dated. A petitioner must have the verification notarized
				  and include a certification stating, "Under the penalty of perjury, the
				  undersigned has examined this request for hearing and to the best of my
				  knowledge and belief, it is true, complete, and correct."
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.714b - Proceedings

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 714b.
(1) The
				  burden of proof is at all times on the petitioner. The petitioner has the
				  affirmative responsibility of establishing, by clear and convincing evidence,
				  any of the following:
(a) The petitioner
				  should have been awarded a license.
(b) The license should have been
				  renewed.
(c) The transfer of
				  ownership should have been approved.
(d) Approval should have been
				  granted.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.714c - Prohibition on ex parte communication

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 714c. A party or its attorney must not communicate
					 directly or indirectly with the hearing officer regarding any pending matter,
					 except upon notice and opportunity for all parties to participate. A party that
					 engages in ex parte communication with the hearing officer may be subject to
					 sanctions and penalties.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.714d - Sanctions and penalties

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 714d.
(1) The
				  hearing officer may recommend sanctions and penalties if the hearing officer
				  finds that a party has failed to appear at a scheduled hearing, has acted in
				  bad faith for the purpose of delay, or has otherwise abused the hearing
				  process. Sanctions and penalties include, but are not limited to, a fine or
				  default judgment or a directed finding on 1 or more issues.
(2) If a petitioner refuses to testify on his
				  or her own behalf with respect to any question propounded to him or her, then
				  the hearing officer may infer that the testimony or answer would have been
				  adverse to the case of the petitioner.
(3) If the petitioner or attorney of record
				  fails to answer a subpoena or refuses to testify fully at the request of the
				  board, then the failure may be considered independent grounds for a finding
				  that the petitioner should have been denied a license or the transfer of
				  ownership. The hearing officer may also infer from the failure to answer a
				  subpoena or refusal to testify fully that the testimony would have been adverse
				  to the petitioner.