Code of Maine Rules › 16 - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY › 633 - GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD › Chapter 57 - SPORTS WAGERING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
1. Prior to
			 operating sports wagering or mobile sports wagering in the State, all equipment
			 and software used in conjunction with its operation shall be submitted to a
			 Department approved independent testing laboratory recognized by the Director
			 for certification of the use for operation in the State. A Department approved
			 independent testing laboratory must certify that the sports wagering system
			 used in conjunction with the sports wagering operation meets or exceeds the
			 standards approved by the Director, and the standards established by this rule.
			 Sports wagering operations are prohibited from offering sports wagering in
			 Maine without such certification.
2. This rule incorporates by reference the
			 State of Maine Sports Wagering or Associated Equipment Standards, 2022 edition
			 consisting of GLI-33 version 1.1, Standards for Event Wagering Systems and its
			 appendices, and GLI-CMP, version 1.0, Change Management Program Guide. Copies
			 of this standard are available through the Maine Department of Public Safety,
			 Gambling Control Unit, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta, ME 04330.
3. The Director will make available, upon
			 request, those laboratories approved to certify sports wagering systems for
			 use. A sports wagering operator may seek recognition of an alternative testing
			 laboratory for use in completing the certification by submitting a written
			 request to the Director. The Director will review the qualifications and
			 experience of the testing laboratory and determine whether to recognize that
			 entity as an approved provider. The Director will make available the names of
			 organizations that are approved to complete certifications upon
			 request.
4. All wagers on
			 authorized sports events shall be initiated, received, and otherwise made
			 within this State unless otherwise determined by the Director in accordance
			 with applicable federal and state laws. Consistent with the intent of the
			 United States Congress as articulated in the Unlawful Internet Gambling
			 Enforcement Act of 2006 (31
			 U.S.C. s. 5361 et seq.), the intermediate
			 routing of electronic data relating to a lawful intrastate wager authorized
			 under this provision shall not determine the location or locations in which
			 such wager is initiated, received, or otherwise made.
5. A sports wagering operator shall document
			 and maintain any system malfunction or deviation from the equipment and
			 software and maintain that data for a minimum period of five (5)
			 years.
6. A sports wagering
			 operator must locate the primary server in the State of Maine. The primary
			 server shall be the server responsible for the acceptance and storage of patron
			 wagers. The location selected must have adequate security, access controls and
			 the same twenty-four (24) hour surveillance as required of the sports wagering
			 facility. Access to the primary server location by the Director, and all
			 information necessary for the Department to conduct any investigation shall be
			 provided to the Department immediately upon request.
7. A sports wagering system shall maintain
			 all transactional wagering data for a period of five (5) years.
8. The Director may approve the use of cloud
			 storage for duplicate data, or data not related to transactional wagering data
			 upon written request by a sports wagering operation.
9. A sports wagering system shall be capable
			 of recording and maintaining the following information for each wager made, and
			 be capable of transmitting it to the Director upon request:
A. Description of event;
B. Event number;
C. Wager selection;
D. Type of wager;
E. Amount of wager;
F. Date and time of wager;
G. Unique wager identifier;
H. Patron identification number (if
			 applicable);
I. Current wager
			 status (active, cancelled, redeemed, pending voided, etc.);
J. An indication of when the ticket
			 expires;
K. Name and address of the
			 party issuing the ticket;
L.
			 Results of wagering;
M. Amount
			 won;
N. Date and time winning wager
			 was paid to patron; and
O.
			 Additional requirements for all tickets generated by a cashier or at a
			 kiosk.