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Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.714e - Recording proceedings; transmittal of record and board action

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 714e.
(1)
				  Oral proceedings involving contested issues must be recorded to ensure the
				  preservation of the testimony. A party may request a transcript of the
				  proceedings. The requesting party must pay for the transcript.
(2) Unless otherwise specified by the board,
				  the hearing officer, within 60 days after the conclusion of the hearing, or the
				  submission of post-hearing briefs or proposed findings of fact, shall issue, to
				  the board and to the parties, written findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
				  recommendations. Findings of fact must be based exclusively on testimony,
				  evidence, and matters within the record. The findings of fact must be stated
				  separately.
(3) Unless otherwise
				  agreed to by the parties or as set by the hearing officer, the parties have 21
				  days after the service of the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and
				  recommendations of the hearing officer to file objections.
(4) Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties
				  or as set by the hearing officer, the parties may file a response to the
				  objections within 21 days after service of the objections.
(5) After the time period for the parties to
				  file objections and responses to those objections, the hearing officer must
				  transmit the entire record to the board.
(6) Before issuing a final order, the board
				  must consider the record as a whole.
(7) After considering the record, the board
				  may take any of the following actions:
(a)
				  Affirm the written recommendations, findings of fact, and conclusions of law
				  submitted by the hearing officer as its final board order.
(b) Issue a final order modifying the written
				  recommendations, findings of fact, and conclusions of law submitted by the
				  hearing officer.
(c) Issue a final
				  order rejecting the written recommendations, findings of fact, and conclusions
				  of law submitted by the hearing officer.
(d) Issue an order remanding the matter, with
				  instructions, to the hearing officer for further proceedings.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.715 - Request for declaratory ruling; form; contents

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 715.
(1) An
				  individual who requests a declaratory ruling from the board as to the
				  applicability to an actual state of facts of a statute, rule, resolution, or
				  order administered, promulgated, or issued by the board, must do so in
				  writing.
(2) The written request
				  must contain the relevant and material facts along with a reference to the
				  statute, rule, resolution, or order applicable.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.715a - Declaratory ruling; notice of issuance; request for information or arguments; hearing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 715a.
(1)
				  Within 90 days after the receipt of a request for a declaratory ruling, the
				  board shall issue a written notification by regular first-class mail to the
				  petitioner and the petitioners legal counsel, if any, stating whether or not a
				  declaratory ruling will be issued.
(2) If the board decides to issue a
				  declaratory ruling, the board may do any of the following:
(a) Request more information from the
				  individual.
(b) Request information
				  from other interested parties.
(c)
				  Request information from experts outside the board.
(d) Request oral or written arguments from
				  interested parties.
(e) Hold a
				  hearing upon proper notice to all interested parties.
(f) Decline to issue a declaratory
				  ruling.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.716 - Reasons for investigation of, or disciplinary action against, licensee; hearing procedure

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 716.
(1) The
				  board may initiate an investigation or a disciplinary action, or both, against
				  a licensee if the board has reason to believe that at least 1 of the following
				  applies:
(a) The licensee is not maintaining
				  suitability for licensure as provided by the act.
(b) The licensee is not complying with
				  licensure conditions.
(c) The
				  licensee is not complying with all laws, rules, orders, and
				  resolutions.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.716a - Actions available to hearing officer

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 716a.
(1) A
				  hearing officer may recommend sanctions and penalties if the hearing officer
				  finds that a party has failed to appear for a scheduled hearing, acted in bad
				  faith for the purpose of delay or has otherwise abused the hearing
				  process.
(2) If a respondent fails
				  to testify on the respondent's own behalf with respect to any question
				  propounded to the respondent, the hearing officer may infer that the testimony
				  or answer would have been adverse to the case of the respondent.
(3) If the respondent or attorney of record
				  fails to answer a subpoena or refuses to testify fully at the request of the
				  board the failure may be considered independent grounds for a finding that the
				  respondent should be disciplined. The hearing officer may also infer that the
				  testimony would have been adverse to the respondent.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.716b - Actions available to the board

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 716b. The board may take any of the following
					 disciplinary actions against a licensee:
(a) Suspend, revoke, restrict, or place
				  conditions on the license of a licensee.
(b) Require the removal of a licensee or the
				  removal of an employee of a licensee.
(c) Impose a civil penalty for each violation
				  of the act, rules, orders, or resolutions.
(d) Impose against an occupational licensee,
				  for each violation of the act or these rules, a civil penalty of not more than
				  $10,000.00 as a result of the violation or attempted violation of the act or
				  these rules.
(e) Any other action
				  considered necessary by the board to ensure compliance with the act or these
				  rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.717 - Special proceedings

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 717.
(1) The
				  board may suspend a license without notice or hearing if the board determines
				  that the safety or health of persons or employees or the integrity of internet
				  sports betting is jeopardized by continuing an operation or that the action is
				  necessary for the immediate preservation of the integrity of internet sports
				  betting, public peace, health, safety, morals, good order, or general
				  welfare.
(2) The suspension may
				  remain in effect until the board determines that the cause for suspension has
				  been abated.
(3) Following a
				  hearing, the board may revoke the license upon a determination that
				  satisfactory progress toward abating the hazard has not been made.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section R. 432.718 - Waiver of requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 718. The board may, in writing, waive, restrict, or
					 alter any requirement or procedure set forth in these rules, if the board
					 determines any of the following:
(a)
				  That the requirement or procedure is impractical or burdensome.
(b) That the waiver, restriction, or
				  alteration is in the best interest of the public and the internet sports
				  betting.
(c) That the waiver,
				  restriction, or alteration is not outside the technical requirements necessary
				  to serve the purpose of the requirement or procedure.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.721 - Required notification of anticipated or actual changes in key person of sports betting operator and sports betting supplier

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 721. A sports betting operator applicant or licensee
					 must notify the board before any anticipated or actual change in key person. A
					 sports betting supplier applicant or licensee must notify the board of any
					 change in key person within 30 days after appointment.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.721a - Notification of new financial sources of sports betting platform providers

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 721a. A sports betting platform provider applicant or
					 licensee must notify the board, in writing, as soon as practicable, after it
					 becomes aware that it intends to enter into a transaction related in any way to
					 its development and operations that may result in any new financial backers,
					 investors, mortgagees, bondholders, or holders of indentures, notes, or other
					 evidences of indebtedness of the applicant or licensee. A publicly traded
					 corporation is considered to have complied with this rule if it has complied
					 with the reporting requirements in R 432.721d.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.721b - Notification by applicants or licensees required

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 721b.
(1) A
				  sports betting operator or sports betting supplier applicant or licensee,
				  affiliate that has control of a sports betting operator applicant or licensee,
				  or other person that has control of a sports betting operator or sports betting
				  supplier applicant or licensee must notify the board, as soon as practicable
				  after it becomes aware that, with regard to any such company, any person or
				  individual has:
(a) Beneficially acquired
				  more than 5% of any class of the company's equity securities.
(b) The ability to control the
				  company.
(c) The ability to elect 1
				  or more directors of the company.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.721c - Required notification of formation, dissolution, or transfer of subsidiaries

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 721c.
(1) A
				  sports betting operator or sports betting supplier applicant or licensee,
				  affiliate that has control of a sports betting operator applicant or licensee,
				  or other person that has control of a sports betting operator or sports betting
				  supplier applicant or licensee, must report, in writing, to the board, as soon
				  as practicable, the formation or dissolution of, or any transfer of, a
				  nonpublicly traded or publicly traded interest in the sports betting operator
				  or sports betting supplier applicant or licensee, affiliate that has control of
				  a sports betting operator applicant or licensee, or other person that has
				  control of a sports betting operator or sports betting supplier applicant or
				  licensee.
(2) A publicly traded
				  corporation is considered to have complied with this rule if it has complied
				  with the reporting requirements in R 432.721d.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.721d - Publicly traded corporation reporting requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 721d.
(1) A
				  publicly traded corporation or other person that applies for or holds a sports
				  betting operator license or sports betting supplier license who is a public
				  reporting company under the securities exchange act of 1934,
				  15
				  USC 78a to
				  78qq,
				  or the securities act of 1933,
				  15
				  USC 77a to
				  77aa,
				  must submit a copy of all submissions required by the U.S. Securities and
				  Exchange Commission to the board in a format prescribed by the board. The
				  submissions are due within 14 days of the filing dates required by the U.S.
				  Securities and Exchange Commission.
(2) If a publicly traded corporation or other
				  person that applies for or holds a sports betting operator license or sports
				  betting supplier license receives any material document filed with the U.S.
				  Securities and Exchange Commission by any other person relating to the publicly
				  traded corporation, the person must file 1 copy of the document with the board
				  within 14 days after receipt of the material.
(3) A publicly traded corporation or other
				  person that applies for or holds a sports betting operator license or sports
				  betting supplier license must file a list of record holders of its voting
				  securities with the board annually.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.721f - Applicability of part; transfer of ownership interest; limitation

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 721f.
(1) An
				  interest in a person applying for or holding a sports betting operator license
				  or sports betting supplier license may only be transferred in accordance with
				  this part.
(2) The following
				  persons must provide notice to the board no later than 30 days after execution
				  of the transfer:
(a) Except for a sports
				  betting platform provider, a person that transfers or acquires greater than a
				  5% interest in a person that has applied for or holds a sports betting operator
				  license or sports betting supplier license in this state.
(b) Except for a sports betting platform
				  provider, a person who, as a result of an acquisition, has acquired an interest
				  totaling greater than 5% in a person that has applied for or holds a sports
				  betting operator license or sports betting supplier license in this
				  state.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.721g - Application for transfer of ownership

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 721g.
(1) A
				  person desiring to acquire an ownership interest in a person applying for or
				  holding a sports betting operator license or sports betting supplier license
				  must complete and submit application and disclosure forms, in the manner and
				  form prescribed by the board.
(2) A
				  person desiring to acquire an interest in a person applying for or holding a
				  sports betting operator license or sports betting supplier license must present
				  evidence that the person desiring to acquire the interest is eligible and
				  suitable under the standards and criteria for licensure set forth in the act
				  and these rules.
(3) A person
				  applying for or holding a sports betting operator license or sports betting
				  supplier license that is attempting to transfer an ownership interest must
				  submit any information or documentation considered necessary by the board to
				  ensure compliance with the act and these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.721h - Transfer investigative costs and fees

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 721h. An investigation fee may be assessed to the
					 extent that there are costs directly associated with the background
					 investigation relating to the person desiring to acquire an interest in a
					 sports betting operator or sports betting supplier. Unless otherwise determined
					 by the board, approval may be withheld until full payment of the background
					 investigation fees.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.721j - Review of information at licensees or applicants premises; costs to sports betting operator and sports betting supplier

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 721j.
(1) The
				  board may review, at the premises of the custodian of the information, any
				  information that the act or these rules provide for from any of the following
				  entities:
(a) A license applicant.
(b) A licensee.
(c) A key person.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.721k - Applicant/licensee disclosure of representatives to act on their behalf before the board

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 721k.
(1) An
				  applicant or licensee must file, with the board, a list of persons authorized
				  to act on the applicant's or licensee's behalf as to any matter before the
				  board. An attorney appearing on behalf of an applicant or licensee in a matter
				  before the board must promptly file an appearance identifying his or her client
				  and the matter in which the attorney will appear.
(2) A person holding or applying for a
				  license must establish and identify a representative for the purpose of
				  accepting service of process, notices, and other forms of communication from
				  the board for the person holding or applying for a license.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.722 - License classifications

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 722.
(1) The
				  following licenses may be issued under the act and these rules:
(a) Sports betting operator
				  license.
(b) Sports betting
				  supplier license.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.723 - Occupational licensing

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 723.
(1) An
				  individual must have an occupational license if his or her duties directly
				  impact the integrity of internet sports betting as determined by the board in
				  its sole discretion subject to the following:
(a) The board shall exercise its discretion
				  with respect to any sports betting operator applicant or licensee that is an
				  Indian tribe consistent with limitations prescribed in the act.
(b) A sports betting operator or sports
				  betting supplier may provide an explanation, such as a job description, to
				  support an allegation that a position should not require an occupational
				  license.
(c) Elected or appointed
				  officials of a federally recognized Indian tribe located within this state are
				  exempt from any occupational licensing requirement unless they are employees of
				  the tribes internet sports betting operation.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.724 - Fees, fines, taxes, payments, and assessments

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 724.
(1) All
				  fees, fines, taxes, payments, and assessments provided for under the act and
				  these rules must be timely submitted to the board by a payment method
				  acceptable to the board, such as a certified check, cashier's check, money
				  order made payable to "State of Michigan," or electronic transfer of
				  funds.
(2) A sports betting
				  operator must remit the tax or payment imposed by the act to the board by an
				  electronic transfer of funds. A sports betting operator licensee must maintain
				  an account at a designated financial institution that is capable of handling
				  electronic fund transfers.
(3) The
				  following nonrefundable license application fees must be submitted to the
				  board, together with the required license application form or forms, for the
				  corresponding license classification to which the fees relate:
(a) Sports betting operator license
				  application: $50,000.00.
(b) Sports
				  betting supplier license application: $2,500.00.
(c) Occupational license application:
				  $250.00.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.724a - Deposit of fees, fines, taxes, payments, and assessments

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 724a. Except as provided in sections 15 and 15a of the
					 act, MCL 432.415 and 432.415a, all fees, fines, taxes, payments, and
					 assessments imposed by this state under the act and these rules must be
					 deposited into the internet sports betting fund.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.725 - Investigation process for sports betting operators and sports betting suppliers

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 725. The board shall conduct a background
					 investigation on an applicant subject to the limitations of section 6 of the
					 act, MCL 432.406, when the applicant is an Indian tribe. The board shall also
					 use the information provided in the application and disclosure form or forms as
					 a basis for a background investigation and to evaluate and determine the
					 eligibility and suitability of the applicant to receive a sports betting
					 operator license or sports betting supplier license under the licensing
					 standards and criteria provided in the act and these rules. A misrepresentation
					 or omission in the application is cause for the denial, suspension,
					 restriction, or revocation of a sports betting operator license or sports
					 betting supplier license by the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.725a - Persons required to be found eligible and suitable

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule725a.
(1) The
				  board shall not issue or renew a sports betting operator license or sports
				  betting supplier license unless every person required by the act and these
				  rules as part of the application for issuance or renewal of the license has
				  first been determined by the board to be eligible and suitable in accordance
				  with the relevant licensing standards set forth in the act and these
				  rules.
(2) Unless otherwise
				  prescribed by the board, the following persons are required to be found
				  eligible and suitable as part of the application for the issuance, or request
				  for renewal, of a sports betting operator license or sports betting supplier
				  license:
(a) A person who is required to
				  apply for a sports betting operator license or sports betting supplier license
				  under the act and these rules.
(b)
				  A person who is included in the term "applicant" as defined in section 2 of the
				  act, MCL 432.403.
(c) A person who
				  is a key person.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.725b - License issuance by the board-standards and criteria

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 725b.
(1)
				  Except to the extent the board may require different or additional procedures,
				  an applicant for a sports betting operator license or sports betting supplier
				  license is subject to all of the following before licensing:
(a) Application.
(b) Background investigation.
(c) Action and decision by the board on the
				  application.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.725c - Provisional licenses for sports betting suppliers

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 725c.
(1)
				  Upon written request of a person applying for a sports betting suppliers
				  license, the executive director may issue a provisional license to the
				  applicant and permit the applicant to conduct business transactions with, and
				  provide goods and services to sports betting operators, if all of the following
				  provisions are complied with:
(a) A completed
				  application, an application fee, and all required disclosure forms and other
				  required written documentation and materials have been submitted by the
				  applicant.
(b) Preliminary review
				  of the application and a criminal history check does not reveal that the
				  applicant or the applicant's affiliate or key person, has been convicted of a
				  felony or misdemeanor involving gambling, theft, dishonesty, or fraud or may
				  otherwise be ineligible or unsuitable to permit licensure under the act or
				  these rules.
(c) There is no other
				  apparent deficiency in the application that may require denial of the
				  application.
(d) The applicant has
				  a letter of intent to provide goods or services to a sports betting operator or
				  the applicant shows good cause for being granted a provisional
				  license.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.726 - Denials

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 726.
(1) If
				  the board denies an application for a license, it shall direct the executive
				  director to issue a notice of denial.
(2) An applicant, including an individual
				  applying for an occupational license, who is served with a notice of denial
				  under these rules may request a contested case hearing as set forth in these
				  rules.
(3) The notice of denial is
				  a finding that the person is ineligible or unsuitable for licensure or is
				  otherwise in violation of the licensing requirements of the act or these rules.
				  When the board denies an application for a license, the person is prohibited
				  from conducting business that would otherwise require licensure.
(4) A person whose application for a license
				  has been denied may not reapply for a period of 1 year from the date on which
				  the board voted to deny the application unless otherwise approved by the
				  board.
(5) A person whose
				  application for a license was denied may seek leave of the board to reapply
				  within the 1-year period by addressing the request to the board. The board may
				  require the person to present oral or written argument outlining why an
				  exception should be made.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.727 - Renewal of a license

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 727.
(1) A
				  sports betting operator or sports betting supplier license when issued is valid
				  for a 5-year period.
(2) A sports
				  betting operator or sports betting supplier licensee may renew its license
				  every 5 years after receiving its initial license.
(3) A sports betting operator or sports
				  betting supplier licensee intending to renew its license must, at least 30 days
				  before expiration of its license, submit the annual license renewal fee and
				  application in the manner and form required by the board.
(4) If the board denies the application for
				  renewal, it shall direct the executive director to issue the licensee a notice
				  of nonrenewal.
(5) A sports betting
				  operator or sports betting supplier licensee who is served with a notice of
				  nonrenewal under this rule may request a contested case hearing as set forth in
				  these rules.
(6) The notice of
				  nonrenewal is a finding that the sports betting operator or sports betting
				  supplier licensee is ineligible or unsuitable for licensure or is otherwise in
				  violation of the licensing requirements of the act or these rules. When the
				  board denies an application for renewal, the person is prohibited from
				  conducting business that would otherwise require licensure.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.728a - Eligibility and suitability of new key person

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 728a. An individual required to be found eligible and
					 suitable or licensed under the act or these rules by virtue of his or her
					 position with a sports betting operator licensee must not perform any duties or
					 exercise any powers of the position until he or she is determined to be
					 eligible and suitable and is licensed by the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.728b - Duty to disclose violation of licenses

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 728b. A sports betting operator and a sports betting
					 supplier must immediately notify the board, in writing, if it becomes aware
					 that a sports betting operator, sports betting supplier, or occupational
					 licensee involved in its internet sports betting operations under the act has
					 acted contrary to the act or these rules.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.728c - Contracts

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 728c. The sports betting operator must maintain all
					 contracts that relate to its Michigan internet sports betting operations for 5
					 years following its expiration. The board must be allowed access to any
					 contract entered into by a sports betting operator upon demand. The sports
					 betting operator may be required by the board to promptly submit copies of any
					 such contract upon request of the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 2 - LICENSING: OPERATOR, SUPPLIER, OCCUPATIONAL; VENDOR REGISTRATION › Section R. 432.729 - Vendors

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 729.
(1) All
				  of the following apply regarding vendor registration:
(a) A vendor who provides goods or services,
				  or both, directly or indirectly, to a sports betting operator or internet
				  sports betting platform provider in connection with its Michigan internet
				  sports betting operation may be required to register with the board. Vendors
				  requiring registration include, but are not limited to, the following:
(i) Affiliate marketers that do not have an
				  agreement based on the sharing of customer revenue.
In connection with its vendor registration, the affiliate
					 marketer must certify it does not promote or market, or both, illegal sports
					 betting sites to individuals located in Michigan. An illegal sports betting
					 site is one that is not licensed to accept wagers from customers located in
					 Michigan or any other state.
(ii) Independent integrity monitoring
				  providers.
(iii) Payment
				  processors.
(iv) A person that
				  provides over $100,000.00 worth of goods or services, or both, to any sports
				  betting operator or internet sports betting platform provider in connection
				  with its Michigan internet sports betting operation in a calendar
				  year.
(v) Data centers providing
				  physical security and infrastructure.
(vi) Any other person as considered necessary
				  by the board.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.731 - Geofence requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 731.
(1) All
				  internet sports betting transactions must be initiated and received or
				  otherwise made by an authorized participant located in this state or, if the
				  board authorizes multijurisdictional internet sports betting in accordance with
				  the act, another jurisdiction in the United States authorized by the
				  multijurisdictional agreement.
(2)
				  To prevent the unauthorized placement of an internet sports betting wager by an
				  individual not within this state, the internet sports betting platform provider
				  must utilize a geofencing system to reasonably detect the physical location of
				  an individual or authorized participant attempting to access the internet
				  sports betting platform and place an internet sports betting wager and to
				  monitor and block unauthorized attempts to access the internet sports betting
				  platform to place an internet sports betting wager when an individual or
				  authorized participant is not within the permitted boundary.
(3) The geofencing system must ensure that an
				  individual or authorized participant is located within the permitted boundary
				  when placing an internet sports betting wager, and must be equipped to
				  dynamically monitor the individuals or authorized participants location and
				  block unauthorized attempts to access the internet sports betting platform to
				  place an internet sports betting wager throughout the duration of the internet
				  sports betting authorized participant session.
(4) The board shall approve all technical
				  specifications for geofencing and any specific requirements related to
				  geofencing technology that is commercially available.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.732 - Approval of internet sports betting platform

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 732.
(1)
				  Except as otherwise determined by the board in writing, an internet sports
				  betting platform provider or sports betting supplier must not distribute an
				  internet sports betting platform to a sports betting operator unless the
				  internet sports betting platform has been approved by the board.
(2) An internet sports betting platform
				  provider may seek approval of its internet sports betting platform by
				  submitting an application to the board in the manner and form prescribed by the
				  board.
(3) If a sports betting
				  operator does not utilize an internet sports betting platform provider and,
				  instead, develops its own internet sports betting platform, the sports betting
				  operator is considered both a sports betting operator and an internet sports
				  betting platform provider for the purposes of this part.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.732a - Internet sports betting platform submission and approval process

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 732a.
(1)
				  Each internet sports betting platform provider must submit its internet sports
				  betting platform proposed for use by a sports betting operator to the board or
				  to an independent lab approved by the board for evaluation. The internet sports
				  betting platform provider must provide all information the board requests,
				  including, but not limited to, all the following:
(a) A complete, comprehensive, and
				  technically accurate description and explanation of the internet sports betting
				  platform and its intended use in both technical and lay language. The document
				  must be signed under penalty of perjury.
(b) Detailed operating procedures or service
				  manuals, or both, of the internet sports betting platform.
(c) Details of all tests performed on the
				  internet sports betting platform, the conditions and standards under which the
				  tests were performed, the test results, and the identity of the individual who
				  conducted each test.
(d) A detailed
				  description of the risk management framework including but not limited to:
(i) User access controls for all internet
				  sports betting personnel.
(ii)
				  Information regarding segregation of duties.
(iii) Information regarding automated risk
				  management procedures.
(iv)
				  Information regarding fraud detection.
(v) Controls for ensuring regulatory
				  compliance.
(vi) Description of
				  anti-money laundering compliance standards.
(vii) Description of all software
				  applications that comprise the internet sports betting platform.
(viii) Description of all event categories
				  and wager types available to be offered by the internet sports betting
				  platform.
(ix) Description of all
				  integrated third-party systems.
(x)
				  Description of the method to prevent past posting.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.732b - Procedures and notification requirements after approval

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 732b.
(1) If
				  another gaming jurisdiction revokes or otherwise directs discontinuance of the
				  internet sports betting platform or any component of the internet sports
				  betting platform that has been approved by the board, the sports betting
				  operator or internet sports betting platform provider or both must advise the
				  board in writing of the discontinuance within 21 days of the revocation or
				  direction of discontinuance.
(2) A
				  sports betting operator, sports betting operator applicant, or internet sports
				  betting platform provider must immediately notify the board, in writing, of any
				  defects or malfunctions of the internet sports betting platform or any
				  component of the internet sports betting platform that affects the integrity or
				  conduct of internet sports betting, proper reporting of adjusted gross sports
				  betting receipts, or that materially affects the operation, or safety of, or
				  betting on, any internet sports betting platform or any component of the
				  internet sports betting platform that has been approved by the board and is
				  utilized by the sports betting operator or sports betting operator
				  applicant.
(3) A sports betting
				  operator and internet sports betting platform provider must maintain all
				  records required under this rule for a minimum of 5 years.
(4) The board may require a sports betting
				  operator to discontinue use of the internet sports betting platform or any
				  component of the internet sports betting platform for any of the following
				  reasons:
(a) The internet sports betting
				  platform or component of the internet sports betting platform does not perform
				  in the manner described in the application and related submission
				  documentation.
(b) The internet
				  sports betting platform or component of the internet sports betting platform is
				  defective or malfunctions frequently.
(c) The internet sports betting platform or
				  component of the internet sports betting platform has a detrimental impact on
				  the conduct or integrity of internet sports betting.
(d) The internet sports betting platform or
				  component of the internet sports betting platform improperly computes adjusted
				  gross sports betting receipts.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.733 - Internet sports betting platform technical standards

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 733.
(1) An
				  internet sports betting platform for use to conduct internet sports betting
				  must meet the specifications set forth in these rules or other technical
				  specifications as prescribed by the board. Failure to comply with the approved
				  specifications, internal controls, or technical specifications may result in
				  disciplinary action by the board.
(2) Sports betting operators and internet
				  sports betting platform providers must comply with, and the board adopts and
				  incorporates by reference, Gaming Laboratories International, LLC Standard
				  GLI-33: Standards for Event Wagering Systems, version 1.1, released May 14,
				  2019, which is available for inspection and distribution at no cost, as of the
				  time of adoption of these rules, at the boards office located at 3062 W. Grand
				  Blvd., Suite L-700, Detroit, Michigan 48202-6062 or Gaming Laboratories
				  International website at
https://gaminglabs.com
and does not
				  include any later amendments or editions. GLI-33 standards are intended to
				  supplement rather than supplant other technical standards and requirements
				  under these rules.
(3) Before
				  conducting internet sports betting, and as otherwise required by the board, the
				  internet sports betting platform provider must submit the internet sports
				  betting platform used in conjunction with the internet sports betting operation
				  to the board or an independent testing laboratory approved by the board for
				  certification testing.
(4) If the
				  internet sports betting platform meets or exceeds the technical standard
				  adopted in subrule (2) of this rule, the board or independent testing
				  laboratory approved by the board shall certify the internet sports betting
				  platform. Sports betting operators and internet sports betting platform
				  providers are prohibited from offering internet sports betting in Michigan
				  without such certification. The internet sports betting platform provider is
				  responsible for all costs associated with testing and obtaining such
				  certifications.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.734 - Location of servers, security, and cloud storage

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 734.
(1)
				  Unless otherwise approved by the board in writing, a sports betting operator
				  and its internet sports betting platform provider must place a server or other
				  equipment that is capable of receiving internet sports betting wagers in this
				  state. The location selected must have adequate security, protections, and
				  controls over the servers or other equipment that is capable of receiving
				  internet sports betting wagers, including those adopted in R 432.733(2). Sports
				  betting operators and its internet sports betting platform provider must
				  provide the board with information on the location of all servers and other
				  equipment.
(2) The board may
				  approve of the use of cloud storage for duplicate data upon written request of
				  a sports betting operator or internet sports betting platform
				  provider.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.735 - Communication standards

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 735.
(1) All
				  internet sports betting platforms authorized by the board under these rules
				  must be designed to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of all individual
				  and authorized participant communications and ensure the proper identification
				  of the sender and receiver of all communications.
(2) If communications are performed across a
				  public or third-party network, the internet sports betting platform must either
				  encrypt the data packets or utilize a secure communications protocol to ensure
				  the integrity and confidentiality of the transmission.
(3) Internet sports betting platform
				  providers must meet or exceed all communication standards prescribed by the
				  board.
(4) Internet sports betting
				  platform providers or sports betting operators, or both must address all
				  communication requirements in the internet sports betting platform and internal
				  controls submitted to the board for approval.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.736 - Internet sports betting data logging standards

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 736.
(1)
				  Internet sports betting platforms must employ a mechanism capable of
				  maintaining a separate copy of all information the board requires to be logged.
				  Except as otherwise provided in subrule (2) of this rule, the information must
				  be maintained on a separate and independent logging device capable of being
				  administered by an employee with no incompatible function.
(2) If the internet sports betting platform
				  can be configured such that any logged data is contained in a secure
				  transaction file, a separate logging device is not required.
(3) Internet sports betting platform
				  providers must meet or exceed all internet sports betting data logging
				  standards prescribed by the board.
(4) Internet sports betting platform
				  providers or sports betting operators or both must address all internet sports
				  betting data logging requirements in the internet sports betting platform and
				  internal controls submitted to the board for approval.
(5) The internet sports betting platform must
				  provide a mechanism for the board to query and export, in a format required by
				  the board, all internet sports betting platform data related to internet sports
				  betting conducted under the act.
Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Treasury › Michigan Gaming Control Board › Internet Sports Betting › Part 3 - TECHNICAL STANDARDS › Section R. 432.737 - Self-monitoring of internet sports betting platform critical components

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 737. An internet sports betting platform must, at
					 least once every 24 hours, perform a self-authentication process on all
					 software used to offer, record, and process internet sports betting wagers
					 under this act that is identified by the board as a critical component of the
					 sports betting platform, to ensure there have been no unauthorized
					 modifications. If there is an authentication failure, the internet sports
					 betting platform must immediately notify the sports betting operator, internet
					 sports betting platform provider, and the board within 24 hours. The results of
					 all self-authentication attempts must be retained by the internet sports
					 betting platform for not less than 90 days.