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Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VI - Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Computer Systems and Sports Wagering Platforms; Security › Section VI-905 - Information Security Management and Data Security

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A. The licensee shall implement, maintain,
				regularly review and revise, and comply with a comprehensive Information
				Security Management System (ISMS), the purpose of which shall be to take
				reasonable steps to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of
				personal identifying information of individuals who place a wager with the
				licensee, and shall contain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards
				appropriate to the size, complexity, nature, and scope of the operations and
				the sensitivity of the personal information owned, licensed, maintained,
				handled, or otherwise in the possession of the licensee. Additional ISMS
				specifications may be adopted by the division or board.
B. Licensees and operators shall comply with
				all applicable state and federal requirements for data security.
C. Logging of sports wagering platform data
1. All sports wagering platforms shall be
				designed to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of all patron
				communications and ensure the proper identification of the sender and receiver
				of all communications. If communications are performed across a public or
				third-party network, the system shall either encrypt the data packets or
				utilize a secure communications protocol to ensure the integrity and
				confidentiality of the transmission.
2. Sports wagering platforms shall employ a
				mechanism capable of maintaining a separate copy of all of the information
				required to be logged in this Section on a separate and independent logging
				device capable of being administered by an employee with no incompatible
				function.
If the sports wagering platforms can be configured such that
				  any logged data is contained in a secure transaction file, a separate logging
				  device is not required.
3.
				Operators shall provide upon request, in a format required by the board, all
				online sports betting system data. Sports betting system data includes, but is
				not limited to, employee data and logs, geo-fence logs, player activity and
				betting information, and event logs related to the operator's Louisiana sports
				wagering operations.
4.
				Requirements for system specifications and sports wagering platform logging
				shall be detailed in internal controls.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VI - Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Computer Systems and Sports Wagering Platforms; Security › Section VI-907 - Defective and Malfunctioning Devices, Equipment, and Accessories

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A. Operators shall
				document and maintain any system malfunction or deviation from the sports
				wagering platform and maintain the data for a minimum period of three
				years.
B. The sports wagering
				platform must have sufficient redundancy and modularity so that if any single
				component or part of a component fails, the functions of the internet sports
				betting platform and the process of auditing those functions can continue with
				no critical data loss. If two or more components are linked, the process of all
				internet sports betting operations between the components must not be adversely
				affected by restart or recovery of either component and upon restart or
				recovery, the components must immediately synchronize the status of all
				transactions, data, and configurations with one another.
C. A business continuity and disaster
				recovery plan must be in place to recover sports wagering operations conducted
				under the Act if the sports wagering platform's production environment is
				rendered inoperable.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and 24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VI - Sports Wagering › Chapter 9 - Computer Systems and Sports Wagering Platforms; Security › Section VI-909 - Sports Wagering Platform Reporting

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A.
				Sports wagering platforms shall be able to generate reports supporting gross
				revenue of all wagers placed by patrons, wagering liability, winnings, and any
				other reports considered necessary by the board or division or as required by
				the internal controls. The reporting must be done on a form and in the manner
				prescribed by the division.
B. The
				sports book system shall generate the following daily reports for each
				in-person and online operation, including the gaming date, in a format approved
				by the division:
1. a sports wagering detail
				report or similar approved report by the division, which includes the following
				transaction information:
a. transaction
				time;
b. patron account identifier
				(for online operations);
c. wager
				identification number;
d. event
				type;
e. wager
				description;
f. event
				date;
g. wager placed
				amount;
h. wager paid
				amount;
i. voided wager
				amount;
j. canceled wager
				amount;
k. resettled wager
				adjustment amount; and
l.
				transaction impact on sports pool revenue;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VI - Sports Wagering › Chapter 11 - Procedures; Access; Investigations › Section VI-1101 - Access to Premises and Records

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A. The board and division, upon displaying
				proper credentials, shall be given immediate access to any premises, sports
				wagering platform, and geolocation systems to be used in the operation of an
				applicant or licensee or permittee for the purpose of inspecting or examining:
1. premises, sports wagering platforms,
				geolocation systems, etc. belonging to or under the control of or related to
				the operation of sports wagering and any activity relating to the provisions of
				the Act and these regulations;
2.
				records or documents required to be kept under the provisions of the Act and
				these regulations;
3. gaming
				equipment to be used in the licensed operation; or
4. the conduct of any gaming activity in the
				licensed operation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VI - Sports Wagering › Chapter 11 - Procedures; Access; Investigations › Section VI-1103 - Refusal to Answer

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A. Refusal to
				provide information to, answer questions of, or cooperate in any investigation
				by the division or board, or a claim of privilege with respect to any testimony
				or evidence, may constitute sufficient grounds for denial of the application or
				administrative action including revocation, suspension, and penalty.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and 24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VI - Sports Wagering › Chapter 11 - Procedures; Access; Investigations › Section VI-1115 - Assisting in or Notification of Violations

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A. No licensee or permittee or their
				employee, agent, or representative shall assist another person in violating any
				provision of the Act or these regulations; any order, authorization or approval
				from the board or division; or the internal controls. Such assistance shall
				constitute a violation of these regulations.
B. It is incumbent upon a licensee or
				permittee and their employee, agent, or representative to promptly notify the
				division of any possible violation of any federal, state or municipal law, the
				Act, these regulations, any order, authorization or approval from the board or
				division, or the internal controls.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and 24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VI - Sports Wagering › Chapter 13 - Hearings; Administrative Actions; Penalties › Section VI-1301 - Administrative Actions

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A. The board or
				division may initiate administrative action authorized by the Act for any
				violation of the Act or of the rules after notice of the proposed
				administrative action and after opportunity to request a hearing before the
				board.
B. The board or division may
				initiate administrative action authorized by the Act for any violation of any
				condition, restriction, or limitation imposed by the board on a license or
				permit.
C. The board or division
				may initiate administrative action against a licensee, permittee, or person
				required to submit to suitability by the Act or these regulations who, or whose
				affiliate or parent company, has been subject to administrative action in
				another jurisdiction for gaming related activity.
D. The board or division may initiate
				administrative action authorized by the Act for violation of a licensee's or
				permittee's internal controls as approved by the division.
E. Administrative action includes revocation,
				suspension, finding of unsuitability, or conditioning of a license or permit,
				imposition of a civil penalty or such other costs as the board or division
				deems appropriate. The board or division may determine the appropriate sanction
				considering factors contained in the Act including, but not limited to:
1. the risk to the public and the integrity
				of sports wagering operations created by the conduct;
2. the seriousness of the conduct and whether
				the conduct was purposeful and with knowledge that the conduct was in violation
				of the Act or rules promulgated in accordance with the Act;
3. a justification or excuse for the
				conduct;
4. the history of the
				licensee or permittee with respect to gaming activity and the operation of
				sports wagering;
5. the corrective
				action taken to prevent similar misconduct from occurring in the
				future;
6. whether there was any
				material involvement, directly or indirectly, with the licensee or permittee by
				a disqualified person as defined in the Act; and
7. in the case of a civil penalty or fine,
				the amount of the fine in relation to the severity of the misconduct and the
				financial means of the licensee or permittee.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VI - Sports Wagering › Chapter 13 - Hearings; Administrative Actions; Penalties › Section VI-1303 - Civil Penalties

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A. Pursuant to
				R.S.
				27:15, and these regulations, the board or
				division may impose a civil penalty as provided for in Part III of this Title
				and in the penalty schedule contained in this Section.
B. The penalty schedule lists a base fine and
				proscriptive period for each violation committed by the licensee or permittee.
				If the total amount of the penalty or penalties recommended by the division
				resulting from an inspection or investigation exceeds $300,000, the matter
				shall be forwarded to the board for administrative action.
C. The proscriptive period is the amount of
				time in which a prior violation is still considered active for purposes of
				consideration in assessment of penalties. A prior violation is a past violation
				of the same type which falls within the current violation's proscriptive
				period. The date of a prior violation shall be the date the licensee or
				permittee receives the significant action report or violation/inspection
				report. If one or more violations exist within the proscriptive period, the
				base fine shall be multiplied by a factor based on the total number of
				violations within the proscriptive period.
D. A violation of §2931 of Part III of this
				Title may result in a civil penalty in the same amount as provided in the
				penalty schedule for the respective violation.
E. Penalty Schedule
Section Reference
Description
Proscriptive Period (Months)
1st
Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 42, Part
							 VI
42:VI.501(D)
Prohibited Person Placing a Sports Wager
12
$10,000
42:VI.505(A)
Person Placing a Sports Wager While Located in a
							 Parish that Voted Against Sports Wagering
12
$10,000
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15 and 24.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section VII-101 - Statement of Policy

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The rules
				contained herein are promulgated for the purpose of facilitating implementation
				of the fantasy sports act referred to as the Louisiana fantasy sports contests
				act, R.S.
				27:301 et seq., to achieve the effective
				regulation of fantasy sports contests, and to maintain the health, welfare, and
				safety of the public. These considerations shall control the application and
				interpretation of the rules. Any subsequent restatement, repeal, or amendment
				of these regulations shall be in accordance with the aforementioned
				considerations.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15, 24, and
				  304.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section VII-105 - Gaming Control Board; Duties and Powers

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A. The board shall perform the duties and
				functions as authorized by the provisions of these regulations and the
				regulatory authority with respect to the regulation of fantasy sports contests
				as provided by
				R.S.
				27:15.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15, 24, and
				  304.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Section VII-107 - Construction of Regulations

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A.
				Severability
1. Nothing contained in these
				regulations shall be so construed as to conflict with any provision of the Act
				or any other applicable statute. If any regulation is held invalid by a final
				order of a court of competent jurisdiction at the state or federal level, such
				provision shall be deemed severed and the court's finding shall not be
				construed to invalidate any other regulation.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 3 - Licensing › Section VII-301 - Licenses, General

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A. No fantasy
				sports contest operator shall offer any fantasy sports contest in this state
				without first being licensed by the board.
B. Fantasy sports contest operator licenses
				shall be applied for, issued, and regulated according to the Act, including,
				but not limited to
				R.S.
				27:1 et seq., Part III of this Title, and
				this Part.
C. A license shall be
				issued in the name of the owner of the fantasy sports contest
				operator.
D. Any license or permit
				issued by the board and any permit issued by the division is deemed to be a
				revocable privilege, and no person holding such a license or permit is deemed
				to have acquired any vested rights therein.
E. All licenses and permits shall be
				surrendered to the board or division upon their expiration or revocation at
				which time they will be destroyed unless needed for a pending
				investigation.
F. Licenses and
				permits are not transferable or assignable. If the status of the fantasy sports
				contest operator or permittee should change such that the person no longer
				needs or is entitled to the license or permit, then the license or permit shall
				be cancelled and any tangible item which evinces such a license or permit shall
				be surrendered to the board or division within five days of the change of
				status. Any license or permit surrendered shall be marked cancelled or
				destroyed.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15, 24, and
				  304.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 3 - Licensing › Section VII-303 - Permits, General

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. Permits for
				gaming suppliers, non-gaming suppliers, key gaming employee, and non-key gaming
				employees shall be applied for, issued, and regulated according to the Act,
				including, but not limited to
				R.S.
				27:1 et seq., Part III of this Title, and
				this Part.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15, 24, and
				  304.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 3 - Licensing › Section VII-305 - Transfers of Interest; Loans and Restrictions

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A. Any transfer of interest in a licensee or
				permittee shall be governed by and in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
				25 of Part III of this Title.
B.
				All debt transactions shall be entered into in accordance with the provisions
				of Chapter 25 of Part III of this Title.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15, 24, and
				  304.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 3 - Licensing › Section VII-307 - Applications

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A. General
				Authority of Board or Division
1. The
				securing of a license, permit or approval required under the Act is a
				prerequisite for conducting, operating, or performing any activity regulated by
				the Act. Each applicant must file a complete application as prescribed by the
				board or division.
2. An applicant
				for a license or permit authorized by the Act is seeking the granting of a
				privilege, and the burden of proving qualification and suitability to receive
				the license or permit is at all times on the applicant.
3. Applicants shall demonstrate experience,
				reputation, competence, and financial responsibility consistent with the best
				interest of the Louisiana gaming industry and in compliance with the laws of
				this state.
4. An applicant accepts
				the risk of adverse public notice, embarrassment, criticism, or other action or
				financial loss that may result from action with respect to an application and
				expressly waives any claim for damages as a result thereof, except relating to
				willful misconduct by the board or division.
5. The filing of an application under the Act
				or these regulations constitutes a request for a decision upon the applicant's
				general suitability, character, integrity, and ability to engage in or be
				associated with a licensee or permittee. By filing an application, the
				applicant specifically consents to the making of such a decision by the board
				or division.
6. Any false
				statement, including improperly notarized documents, contained in any report,
				disclosure, application, permit form, or any other document required by the Act
				or these regulations shall be a violation of these regulations and the
				Act.
7. Incomplete applications,
				including failure to pay fees may result in a delay or denial of a
				license.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 3 - Licensing › Section VII-309 - Suitability and Requirements

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A. An
				applicant and its associated persons shall be required to submit to an
				investigation to determine suitability, and shall meet and maintain the
				suitability standards as provided for the Act or these regulations, including,
				but not limited to,
				R.S.
				27:28 and Section 2901 of Part III of this
				Title.
B. The board or division
				shall not issue a license, permit or finding of suitability to any person who
				fails to prove by clear and convincing evidence that he is suitable and
				qualified in accordance with the provisions of the Act and these
				regulations.
C. The applicant must
				prove by clear and convincing evidence that it has the competence and
				experience to conduct fantasy sports contests, by demonstrating through
				training, education, business experience, or a combination thereof, the
				adequate business probity, competence, experience, and capability to conduct
				fantasy sports contests.
D. The
				applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed financing of the applicant and
				business operation is adequate for the nature of operating fantasy sports
				contests and is from a source suitable and acceptable to the board. Any lender
				or other source of money or credit that the board finds does not meet the
				standards set forth in this Subsection may be deemed unsuitable.
E. An application for a license to conduct
				fantasy sports contests constitutes a request for a suitability determination,
				as described in
				R.S.
				27:28, of the general character, honesty,
				integrity, and ability of any person associated with the applicant to engage in
				or be associated with fantasy sports contests.
F. Before obtaining a license to offer
				fantasy sports contests in this state, an applicant shall:
1. be a person domiciled in Louisiana or a
				domestic business entity with a certificate of existence from the Secretary of
				State and in good standing or a foreign corporation with a certificate of
				authority to transact business in this state from the Secretary of State and in
				good standing;
2. obtain and
				maintain applicable parish and/or municipal occupational and other required
				permits and licenses to operate within said parish or municipality and pay all
				fees required to secure the aforementioned licenses and permits prior to being
				issued a license; and
3. provide
				the board with financial statements indicating any gross fantasy sports contest
				revenue for the previous three years.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 3 - Licensing › Section VII-311 - Continuing Suitability, Duty to Report

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A. Suitability is an ongoing process. An
				applicant, licensee or permittee, or person required to submit to suitability
				by the Act or these regulations has a continuing duty to inform the board and
				division of any action which could reasonably be believed to constitute a
				violation of the Act or these regulations. This obligation to report is to be
				construed in the broadest possible manner; any question that exists regarding
				whether a particular action or circumstance constitutes a violation shall be
				decided in favor of reporting. The board and division shall be notified no
				later than 15 days from the date the applicant, licensee or permittee, or
				person knew or should have known of the possible violation. No person who so
				informs the board and division shall be discriminated against by an applicant,
				licensee or permittee because of supplying such information.
B. An applicant, licensee or permittee, or
				person required to submit to suitability by the Act or these regulations shall
				also have a continuing duty to inform the board and division of material
				changes in their affiliations, businesses, financial standing, operations,
				ownership relationships, corporate management personnel, officers or directors
				within 15 days of the change. However, in the case of a publicly traded
				company, this obligation shall be satisfied if such company files with the
				board and division copies of all form 10Ks, 10Qs, and 8Ks filed with the
				Securities and Exchange Commission within 15 days of the filing with the
				Securities and Exchange Commission.
C. An applicant, licensee or permittee, or
				person required to submit to suitability by the Act or these regulations shall
				also have a continuing duty to inform the board and division of all
				administrative actions instituted or pending in any other jurisdiction against
				or involving the applicant, licensee, permittee, or the parent corporation or
				affiliate of the applicant, licensee or permittee, within 15 days of receipt of
				notice of the administrative actions instituted or pending in any other
				jurisdiction.
D. Failure to report
				or provide notice required by this Section may constitute grounds for delaying
				consideration of the application or denial of the application, revocation,
				suspension, administrative action, or the imposition of a civil
				penalty.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15, 24, and
				  304.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 3 - Licensing › Section VII-313 - Other Considerations for Licensing

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A. The board may consider the following
				criteria when deciding whether to issue a license or a finding of suitability
				to conduct fantasy sport contest or whether to continue licensing or finding a
				person suitable to engage in fantasy sports contests. The various criteria set
				forth may not have the same importance in each instance. Other factors may
				present themselves in the consideration of licensing and a finding of
				suitability. The following criteria are not listed in order of priority:
1. applicant or licensee and its operation is
				properly financed;
2. adequate
				security. The board may consider whether the platform is designed and secured
				in a manner that provides adequate security for all aspects of its operation
				and for players;
3. character and
				reputation. The board may consider the character and reputation of all persons
				identified with the ownership and operation of the applicant or licensee and
				their capability to comply with regulations and the Act; and
4. miscellaneous. The board may consider such
				other factors as may arise in the circumstances presented.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 3 - Licensing › Section VII-315 - Surrender of a License

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A. A license
				may not be surrendered without the prior approval of the board.
B. If a request to surrender a license is
				approved, the person is immediately eligible to apply for a license, unless the
				board or division has placed a condition that the applicant shall have to
				fulfill in order to reapply.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15, 24, and
				  304.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 5 - Rules; Operations › Section VII-503 - Platforms; Identification of Licensee; Duties of Licensee

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A. To ensure the protection of players, a
				platform shall identify the person or entity that is the licensee.
B. Licensees shall provide a set of terms and
				conditions readily accessible to the player on its platforms.
C. Licensees shall provide a readily
				accessible privacy policy to the player on its platforms. The privacy policy
				shall state the information that is required to be collected, the purpose for
				information collection, and the conditions under which information may be
				disclosed. Any information about a players account that is not subject to
				disclosure pursuant to the privacy policy shall be kept confidential, except
				where the release is required by law or requested by the board or division.
				Player information shall be securely erased from hard disks, magnetic tapes,
				solid state memory, and other devices before the device is decommissioned. If
				erasure is not possible, the storage device must be destroyed.
D. A licensee shall ensure that fantasy
				sports contests on its platform comply as follows:
1. a licensee shall not offer or award a
				prize to the winner of, or athletes in, the underlying competition itself;
				and
2. a licensee shall not offer
				fantasy sports contests based on the performances of athletes or persons that
				engage in high school or youth athletics.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 5 - Rules; Operations › Section VII-505 - Scripts

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A. Licensees shall
				use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the use of unauthorized scripts
				in fantasy sports contests. Unauthorized scripts include:
1. Those deemed to offer an unfair advantage
				over other players for reasons including, but limited to:
a. facilitating entry of multiple fantasy
				sports contests with a single line-up;
b. facilitating changes in many line-ups at
				one time; or
c. facilitating use of
				commercial products designed to identify advantageous fantasy sports contest
				strategies.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 5 - Rules; Operations › Section VII-507 - Prohibited Parish; Geolocation, Geofencing; Proxy Servers

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A. No licensee nor any licensees employee
				shall allow a player to participate in a fantasy sports contest while located
				in a prohibited parish.
B.
				Licensees shall implement and abide by protocols and procedures to ensure a
				player is not utilizing a proxy server, virtual private network, spoofing, or
				other means to disguise their physical location or their computer or devices
				physical location when participating in or attempting to participate in a
				fantasy sports contest. Licensees shall use, at a minimum:
1. geolocation and geo-fencing techniques and
				capability; and
2. commercially
				reasonable standards for the detection and restriction of proxy servers,
				virtual private networks, spoofing, or other means of disguising ones
				location.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 5 - Rules; Operations › Section VII-509 - Player Registration with Licensee Required

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A. A person shall register with a licensee
				prior to participating in fantasy sports contests on a platform that can be
				accessed by persons located in the State of Louisiana. Licensees shall not
				allow any person to participate in fantasy sports contests on its platform
				unless that person is registered.
B. With respect to registration, a licensee
				shall do all of the following:
1. implement
				security standards to prevent participation in fantasy sports contests by a
				person whose location and age have not been verified in accordance with the
				act, these regulations, or internal controls;
2. ensure that all persons provide their age
				and state of residence, before participating in a fantasy sports
				contest;
3. utilize commercially
				reasonable steps to confirm that a person registering for an account is at
				least 21 years of age before such person participates in fantasy sports
				contests; and
4. clearly and
				conspicuously publish and facilitate parental control procedures to allow
				parents or guardians to exclude minors from access to any contest or
				platform.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 5 - Rules; Operations › Section VII-511 - Limitation on Active Accounts; Obligations to Players

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A. A licensee shall:
1. limit each authorized player to one active
				and continuously used account and username;
2. implement rules and publish procedures to
				terminate all accounts of any player that establishes or seeks to establish
				more than one username or more than one account, whether directly or by use of
				another person as a proxy;
3.
				publish and facilitate parental control procedures to allow parents or
				guardians to exclude minors from access to any contest or platform. The
				procedures shall include a toll-free number to call for help in establishing
				such parental controls;
4. make
				clear conspicuous statements that are not inaccurate or misleading concerning
				the chances of winning and the number of winners when referencing the chances
				or likelihood of winning;
5. permit
				any player to permanently close an account registered to the player, on any and
				all platforms supported by the licensee, at any time and for any reason;
				and
6. implement measures to
				protect the privacy and online security of players, their account, and their
				personal financial information.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 5 - Rules; Operations › Section VII-513 - Designation of Players; Games Offered

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A. A licensee shall identify all highly
				experienced players in any contest by a symbol attached to the players
				usernames, or by other visible means, on all platforms supported by the
				licensee.
B. A licensee shall
				implement and maintain on-boarding procedures for new players that explain
				opportunities to learn about fantasy sports contest play and how to identify
				highly experienced players, and shall recommend beginner fantasy sport contests
				and low-cost private fantasy sports contests with friends for their value as a
				learning experience.
C. A licensee
				shall develop fantasy sports contests that are limited to beginner players and
				shall keep non-beginner players from participating, either directly or through
				another person as a proxy, in those fantasy sports contest games. A licensee
				shall suspend the account of any non-beginner player that enters a beginner
				player fantasy sports contest directly or through another person as a proxy and
				shall ban such individual from further play unless good faith can be
				demonstrated. A licensee may allow a non-beginner player who is not a highly
				experienced player to enter up to ten beginner player fantasy sports contests
				in any sport in which that player has not already entered 20 fantasy sports
				contests.
D. A licensee shall
				develop fantasy sports contest games in which highly experienced players
				cannot, either directly or through another person as a proxy, participate. A
				licensee shall suspend the account of any highly experienced player who enters
				a fantasy sports contest that excludes highly experienced players, directly or
				through another person as a proxy, and shall ban such individual from further
				play.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15, 24, and
				  304.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 5 - Rules; Operations › Section VII-515 - Charging for Inactive Accounts

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A. A
				licensee shall not charge a player for an inactive account.
B. A licensee shall charge players only for
				entry fees placed on contests entered. No player shall be charged for failure
				to enter a fantasy sports contest or for failure to deposit certain amounts of
				cash or cash equivalent into any account.
C. Licensees shall follow state law as it
				regards unclaimed property for inactive accounts.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15, 24, and
				  304.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 5 - Rules; Operations › Section VII-517 - Protection for Problem or Compulsive Gamblers

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A. Self-Restriction
1. Licensees shall allow a player to restrict
				themselves from entering a fantasy sports contest or accessing a fantasy sports
				contest account for a specific period of time, minimum of which shall be three
				months, as determined by the player and shall implement procedures to prevent
				the person from participating in the licensees fantasy sports
				contests.
2. Licensees shall
				develop and maintain an online self-restriction form and a process to exclude
				any person from participating in fantasy sports contests who completes and
				submits the form to the licensee and shall provide a web link on its platforms
				to the online self-restriction form. The licensee shall retain each submitted
				online self-restriction form and restrict such persons from play and close the
				players account for the specified time.
3. Online self-restriction is different than
				submitting a self-exclusion form excluding a person from a casino gaming
				establishment. When a player chooses the option of self-restriction, he shall
				be notified of the option to also self-exclude from casino gaming in Louisiana
				and the link to the self-exclusion form on the boards website.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 5 - Rules; Operations › Section VII-519 - Advertising, Mandatory Signage

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A. A
				licensee shall not advertise fantasy sports contests to a person by phone,
				email, or any other form of individually targeted advertisement or marketing
				material if the person has self-restricted or is excluded pursuant to the
				provisions of the Act or these regulations, or if the person is otherwise
				barred from participating in fantasy sports contests (including, but not
				limited to, advertisements targeted to persons under the age of
				twenty-one).
B. Advertisements and
				marketing material shall not depict minors, students, schools, or school
				settings.
C. A licensee shall not
				advertise or run promotional activities at any primary or secondary schools, as
				defined by Louisiana law and including elementary, middle, and high schools, or
				sports venues exclusively used for primary or secondary schools.
D. Licensees shall ensure that all
				advertisements of fantasy sports contests and prizes do not target prohibited
				players, persons under the age of twenty-one, or self-restricted
				persons.
E. A licensee shall not
				misrepresent the frequency or extent of winning in any fantasy sports contest
				advertisement.
F. A licensee shall
				provide on its platform, any websites, and in any advertisement of fantasy
				sports contests or prizes for such the toll-free telephone number available for
				information and referral services regarding compulsive or problem gambling as
				required in
				R.S.
				27:27.3.
G. A licensee shall comply with the
				provisions of §2927 of Part III of this Title.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15, 24, and
				  304.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 7 - Records; Accounting; Confidentiality › Section VII-701 - Financial Statements and Records

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A. Each licensee, in such manner as the
				division may approve or require, shall keep accurate, complete, legible, and
				permanent records of all transactions pertaining to revenue that is taxable or
				subject to fees under the Act.
B.
				Each licensee shall keep general accounting records on a double entry system of
				accounting, with transactions recorded on a basis consistent with generally
				accepted accounting principles, maintaining detailed, supporting, subsidiary
				records, including but not limited to:
1.
				records identifying:
a. revenues by
				day;
b. expenses;
c. assets;
d. liabilities;
e. location percentage;
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 7 - Records; Accounting; Confidentiality › Section VII-703 - Record Retention and Backup

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A. Upon
				request and at a location designated by the division, each licensee shall
				provide the division with the records required to be maintained by this
				Chapter. Each licensee shall retain all such records for a minimum of five
				years in a location approved by the division. In the event of a change of
				ownership, records of prior owners shall be retained in a location approved by
				the division for a period of five years unless a different period is authorized
				by the division. Electronic records may be maintained in other locations if
				access to the records is available on computers located at the principal place
				of business or other location approved by the division.
B. Each licensee shall conduct a complete
				system data backup to an off-site location a minimum of once a month. For
				purposes of this Section, the licensee shall submit the name, location, and
				security controls of the off-site storage facility to the division. Licensees
				shall submit changes to the location and security controls of the off-site
				storage facility at least 30 days prior to the change. Any changes less than 30
				days in advance must include justification for the late submission. For
				licensees using managed cloud service backups, the name of the cloud service
				and region where the primary copy of the data shall be provided at the time of
				licensure and at the time of any change thereafter. A complete system data
				backup includes, but is not limited to:
1. all
				revenue reports;
2. all fantasy
				sports contest results;
3. patron
				account information; and
4. the
				geographical location of every player participating in a fantasy sports contest
				on a platform of the licensee.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 7 - Records; Accounting; Confidentiality › Section VII-705 - Funds; Segregation of Funds

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A.
				Licensees shall:
1. segregate fantasy sports
				contest player funds from operational funds in accordance with
				R.S.
				27:308(A)(9); or
2. maintain a reserve in the form of cash,
				cash equivalents, payment processor reserves, payment processor receivables, an
				irrevocable letter of credit, a bond, or a combination of these sources that is
				at least equal to the amount of money deposited in fantasy sports contest
				player accounts.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 7 - Records; Accounting; Confidentiality › Section VII-707 - Audits and Reporting

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A. Licensees
				shall comply with the provisions of
				R.S.
				27:308(D) and 310.
B. Licensees shall provide the following
				information upon demand by the division. As appropriate, the information shall
				include, at a minimum, month to date and year to date.
1. For each paid fantasy sports contest
				offered, the following information:
a. the
				date and time the fantasy sports contest started (began accepting entries) and
				ended (results finalized);
b. the
				contest identifier;
c. the prize
				structure;
d. the players who
				entered the fantasy sports contest;
e. the selections each player made for their
				team;
f. the total number of points
				earned by each players team;
g. the
				total amount of entry fees paid;
h.
				the results, including the points earned by the winning player or
				players;
i. the total amount of
				winnings to the players;
j. the
				total amount of cash equivalents awarded to the players; and
k. the information used to determine the
				location percentage.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 7 - Records; Accounting; Confidentiality › Section VII-709 - Public and Confidential Records

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A.
				Except as provided in Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 44:1 et seq. and
				R.S.
				27:21, records of the board and division
				shall be public records.
B.
				Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 44:1 et seq.,
				R.S.
				27:21, and Chapter 39 of Part III of this
				Title shall govern this Part.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15, 24, and
				  304.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 9 - Computer Systems; Security › Section VII-901 - Computer Systems and Platforms

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A.
				Licensees shall implement, maintain, and comply with procedures, protocols, and
				security measures required by Chapter 28 of Part III of this Title and this
				Part.
B. Licensees shall utilize a
				designated gaming laboratory specified by the division or board to complete an
				initial technical certification of the fantasy sports operator's platform to
				ensure the platform is in operational compliance with the Act, these
				regulations, division technical guidelines, and internal controls. A copy of
				the certification report shall be included with the information and
				documentation submitted to the division when applying for and renewing a
				license. The certification report shall, at a minimum, identify applicable
				methods, programs, protocols and security measures implemented by the licensee,
				a permittee, or an approved third party for the following:
1. player identification and age
				verification;
2. location
				verification methods utilized by the platform;
3. detection of proxy server or VPN
				use;
4. methods to detect
				unauthorized scripts;
5. process to
				detect or prevent unauthorized access to sensitive areas of the platform;
				and
6. procedures to prevent
				unauthorized access to or manipulation of sensitive player data.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 9 - Computer Systems; Security › Section VII-903 - Data Security

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A. Licensees
				shall comply with all applicable state and federal requirements for data
				security.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
				  Promulgated in accordance with
				  R.S.
				  27:15, 24, and
				  304.
Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 42 - LOUISIANA GAMING › Part VII - Louisiana Fantasy Sports Contests › Chapter 11 - Procedures; Access; Investigations › Section VII-1101 - Access to Premises and Records

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A.
				The board and division, upon displaying proper credentials, shall be given
				immediate access to any premises, platform, and geolocation systems to be used
				in the operation of an applicant or licensee for the purpose of inspecting or
				examining:
1. Premises, platforms,
				geolocation systems, etc. belonging to or under the control of or related to
				the operation of fantasy sports contests and any activity relating to the
				provisions of the Act and these regulations;
2. Records or documents required to be kept
				under the provisions of the Act and these regulations;
3. Gaming equipment to be used in the
				licensed operation; or
4. The
				conduct of any gaming activity in the licensed operation.