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Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 9 - RACEBOOKS AND SPORTS POOLS › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONS › Rule 13-9-3.17 - Accounting

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Each licensee shall prepare and maintain
				in a manner suitable to the commission, complete and accurate accounting
				records which includes the amount wagered at each book, the gross revenue
				generated from wagers, and federal excise taxes paid.
(b) The gross gaming revenue received by a
				licensee from sports wagering shall be calculated as the amount wagered minus
				the winnings returned to players on those wagers (before paying taxes and
				operating costs). Gross gaming revenue from sports wagering shall be added to
				gross gaming revenue from other gaming operations for taxation purposes.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										75-76-89,
				  75-76-45,
				  75-76-47,
				  and
				  75-76-49
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 9 - RACEBOOKS AND SPORTS POOLS › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONS › Rule 13-9-3.18 - Global Risk Management

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) A book engaging
				in global risk management may provide direction, management, consultation,
				and/or instruction to the operator of a wagering pool located in a permissible
				jurisdiction concerning:
1. The management of
				risks associated with a wagering pool for a race or sporting event or any other
				event for which the wagering pool is permitted to accept wagers;
2. The determination of where lines, point
				spreads, odds, or other activity relating to betting or wagering are initially
				set and the determination of whether to change such lines, point spreads, odds,
				or other activity relating to betting or wagering;
3. Whether or not to accept or reject bets or
				wagers, to pool bets or wagers, or to lay off bets or wagers;
4. The use, transmittal, and accumulation of
				information and data for the purpose of providing global risk management;
				and
5. Any other activity
				associated with a wagering pool if approved in writing by the Executive
				Director prior to a book commencing direction, management, consultation, and/or
				instruction concerning the activity.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 9 - RACEBOOKS AND SPORTS POOLS › Chapter 3 - OPERATIONS › Rule 13-9-3.19 - Sports Integrity

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Licensees shall
				adopt approved internal controls to identify wagers which may indicate
				cheating, manipulation, interference with the regular conduct of sport, or
				violations of the integrity of any sport on which wagers were made.
(b) Licensees shall file as soon as
				reasonably possible, but in no case more than twelve (12) hours, an integrity
				alert report detailing the suspicious activity to the Executive Director, or
				his designee, on forms provided by the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
(c) If the Executive Director
				deems the threat credible, he may send the alert to other licensees and may
				suspend betting or require that wagers be voided on the event(s).
(d) If a Licensee receives notice of
				suspicious activity at another property, they must respond within twelve (12)
				hours to confirm or deny similar betting trends and activity.
(e) In the event of generating or receiving
				an alert, the licensees affected shall maintain all relevant information
				regarding the bet and the bettor.
(f) Information contained in alerts may be
				shared with law enforcement, sports governing bodies, or other entities as
				deemed necessary by the Executive Director to maintain the integrity of
				wagering in Mississippi. A licensee and its directors, officers, employees, or
				agents shall maintain the confidentiality of information provided by a sports
				governing body to the licensee, unless disclosure is required by the
				Mississippi Gaming Control Act, the Commission or court order.
(g) The Executive Director may impose any
				additional conditions reasonably necessary on a licensee to address risks to
				the integrity of sport and sports betting.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										75-76-3,
				  75-76-89
				  and
				  75-76-103
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 9 - RACEBOOKS AND SPORTS POOLS › Chapter 4 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Rule 13-9-4.1 - Policy

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) It is the policy of the Commission that
				pari-mutuel betting on sporting events is materially different from other types
				of gaming and that the public health, safety, morals, good order and general
				welfare of the inhabitants of the State of Mississippi require stringent
				regulation of pari-mutuel wagering in accordance with applicable law,
				including, but not limited to the Interstate Horseracing Act; accordingly,
				licensees operating pari-mutuel wagering facilities on sporting events and
				races are required to comply with the following regulation in addition to the
				previous regulations of Part 9, and to any regulation applicable to gaming
				licenses in general.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										75-76-5,
				  75-76-55,
				  and
				  75-76-89.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 9 - RACEBOOKS AND SPORTS POOLS › Chapter 4 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Rule 13-9-4.3 - Simulcasting

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) A casino licensee may, with approval from
				the Executive Director and subject to all applicable state and federal statutes
				and regulations, conduct casino simulcasting and pari-mutuel wagering on races
				from an out-of-state sending track which has been approved by the applicable
				racing regulatory body of those states to participate in casino simulcasting.
(b) A sending track which
				transmits any race to a casino simulcasting facility in this state shall offer
				to transmit such races to all casino simulcasting facilities in this state.
(c) Agreements for casino
				simulcasting between a casino licensee and a sending track shall be in writing
				and shall be filed with the Executive Director. Such agreements may be
				negotiated on behalf of casino licensees by an entity jointly established by
				casino licensees.
(d) Every
				agreement between a casino licensee and a sending track shall define, and
				provide for the distribution of, outstanding pari-mutuel tickets, and define,
				and provide for the allocation of losses in the event of, a minus pari-mutuel
				pool. Every such agreement shall also provide for manual merging in the event
				of a systems or communications failure and shall further set forth a procedure,
				acceptable to the Executive Director, which shall be followed in the event that
				manual merging is not possible.
(e)
				Except as otherwise provided, sums wagered in a casino simulcasting facility on
				horse races at an out-of-State sending track shall be combined with comparable
				pari-mutuel pools at the out-of-State sending track, and the types of wagering,
				takeout, distribution of winnings, rules of racing and percentage of deposits
				remaining undistributed from pari-mutuel pools after payment is made to winning
				ticket holders shall be determined in accordance with the law or policy
				applicable to the out-of-State sending track.
(f) All manufacturers, suppliers and
				repairers of simulcast wagering equipment, including totalisators, pari-mutuel
				machines, self-service pari-mutuel machines and credit voucher machines, to
				casino licensees shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of the
				Gaming Control Act and the Mississippi Gaming Commission regulations.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-89.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 9 - RACEBOOKS AND SPORTS POOLS › Chapter 4 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Rule 13-9-4.4 - Commissions and taxes

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) A licensee
				shall deduct from a gross pool commissions as established by the sending track.
				Applicable gaming taxes shall be applied to the commission deducted. The tax
				due shall not be reduced by minus pools or otherwise.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										75-76-89
				  and
				  75-76-177.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 9 - RACEBOOKS AND SPORTS POOLS › Chapter 4 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Rule 13-9-4.5 - Accounting

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Each licensee shall prepare and maintain
				in a manner suitable to the commission, complete and accurate accounting
				records, information and data which shall be generated by an approved computer
				system and which reflects the following on a daily basis for each event upon
				which pari-mutuel wagering was held:
1. Gross
				amount wagered on each event;
2.
				Gross and net amounts of each pool;
3. Commissions deducted;
4. Tax and breakage on each pool;
5. Number and value of tickets sold on each
				pool;
6. Final odds;
7. Payoff prices; and
8. The amount paid on all winning pari-mutuel
				tickets.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 9 - RACEBOOKS AND SPORTS POOLS › Chapter 4 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Rule 13-9-4.6 - Operation of pari-mutuel facilities

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The pari-mutuel
				operation shall be conducted by the licensee under the control and supervision
				of a mutuel manager who, along with all ticket sellers, cashiers, and money
				counters, shall be an employee of the licensee. A pari-mutuel operation shall
				be conducted in an area of the licensee's premises authorized for gaming and
				approved in advance by the Executive Director.
(b) Should any portion of the mutuel
				operation be subcontracted to any person or entity other than the licensee,
				such arrangement shall first be approved by the Executive Director which may
				require such person or entity or their employees to be licensed.
(c) All patron complaints made on property
				must be registered at an information window; a written report as to the
				substance and disposition of the complaint shall be made, and copy thereof
				delivered to the Commission as soon as reasonably practicable.
(d) The general operation of the pari-mutuel
				shall be directed by a mutuel manager, who also may serve as a licensee's
				sports book manager, who shall have extensive experience in the operation of
				pari-mutuel wagering.
(e) Total
				responsibility shall rest with the mutuel manager for:
1. The entire operation of pari-mutuel
				wagering in accordance with this regulation;
2. The correct computation of pools, odds,
				breakage, payouts, commissions, and taxes; and
3. The conduct of all persons directly or
				indirectly employed in the mutuel department.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 9 - RACEBOOKS AND SPORTS POOLS › Chapter 4 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Rule 13-9-4.7 - Computation Equipment

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) An electronic
				totalisator shall be used for each event upon which pari-mutuel wagering is
				conducted, unless written consent is given by the commission to use different
				equipment or methods. The equipment must automatically: register the total
				amount wagered in each mutuel pool; the total amount wagered on each
				participant in a game or race for win, place and show; the total amount wagered
				on each combination in each exotic pool offered by the sending track, and shall
				issue a ticket representing each wager comprising each required total.
(b) A license may not be issued
				until such tests as required and performed by the commission have been made and
				the equipment conforms to the requirements of these regulations, the
				commission, and any other applicable governing body of the pari-mutuel wagering
				that is to be conducted.
(c) The
				licensee may be required to conduct such test as the commission may prescribe
				from time to time upon totalisators and ancillary equipment.
(d) Failure of the totalisator to meet the
				requirements as established by these regulations and the commission shall be
				grounds for ordering the suspension of pari-mutuel wagering until such time as
				the deficiencies have been corrected.
(e) The totalisator shall calculate the total
				amounts in each pool and the amounts wagered on each entrant or combination
				from time to time as wagering progresses. Win odds, probable pays and will-pays
				shall be prominently displayed to the wagering public on simulcast video
				generated from the sending track.
(f) The totalisator shall be designed so that
				all ticket machines shall automatically lock and close upon the activation of
				the off bell which must be activated no later than the start of the event.
(g) A report of any faulty
				operation of the totalisator or tote board shall be filed with the commission
				within 24 hours following the malfunction.
(h) Whenever the totalisator mechanism fails
				and a Mississippi licensee's casino simulcast wagers are not included in the
				host track pools, all moneys wagered on the sporting event shall be refunded.
(i) Pari-mutuel wagering records
				shall be retained for a period of 3 years.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-89.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 9 - RACEBOOKS AND SPORTS POOLS › Chapter 4 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Rule 13-9-4.8 - Wagers

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) All pari-mutuel wagers shall be made only
				in cash, chips, tokens or other representatives of value of the licensee and
				must be consummated on the licensed premises.
(b) No pari-mutuel ticket shall be sold to,
				or cashed for, a person under 21 years of age.
(c) Resale of pari-mutuel tickets between
				individuals is prohibited and constitutes grounds for ejection from the
				premises wherein pari-mutuel wagering is conducted.
(d) Pari-mutuel tickets shall evidence or
				contain:
1. A designation for each race, game
				or event;
2. Entrant or player
				number;
3. Race or game number;
4. Date; and
5. Amount wagered.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 9 - RACEBOOKS AND SPORTS POOLS › Chapter 4 - PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING › Rule 13-9-4.9 - Wagering, Computations and Payoffs

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Sums wagered at
				a casino simulcasting facility on horse races at an out-of-State sending track
				shall be combined with comparable pari-mutuel pools at the out-of-State sending
				track, and the types of wagering, takeout, distribution of winnings, rules of
				racing and percentage of deposits remaining undistributed from pari-mutuel
				pools after payment is made to winning ticket holders shall be determined in
				accordance with the law or policy applicable to the out-of-State sending
				track.
(b) A sending track shall at
				all times inform a casino simulcasting facility of scratches and pool change
				information, and any scratch from a simulcast horse race after wagering has
				commenced shall be verified immediately from the sending track to the casino
				simulcasting facility.
(c) All
				pari-mutuel machines in a casino simulcasting facility shall be locked at
				off-time.
(d) No ticket may be
				issued after the totalisator has been locked or wagering has ceased, whichever
				occurs first.
(e) Prior to the
				opening of wagering on any simulcast horse race, an operator must clearly
				publish its rules governing the cancellation of pari-mutuel tickets.
(f) From time to time as wagering progresses,
				win odds, probable pays and will-pays shall be prominently displayed to the
				wagering public on simulcast video generated from the sending track.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										75-76-89.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 10 - CHARITABLE GAMING › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 13-10-1.2 - Fees

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Charitable Organization License Fees:
1. $50 fee due at time of
				application.
2. $50 fee per
				charitable organization-owned machine per month or any part of a month. Fees
				are due by the 15th of succeeding month in which
				machine was used.
3. 1% of gross
				bingo proceeds of each session and 2 ½ % of all net proceeds from
				electronic pull-tab devices and manual pull-tabs held by a Class "A" bingo
				location are due by the 15th of the succeeding month
				in which proceeds were earned.
4.
										½ of 1% of gross proceeds of each bingo session and 2 ½ % of all
				net proceeds from electronic pull-tab devices and manual pull-tabs held by a
				Class "B" bingo location are due by the 15th of the
				succeeding month in which proceeds were earned.
5.
										½ of 1% of gross proceeds of each
				bingo session and 2 ½ % of all net proceeds from electronic pull-tab
				devices and manual pull-tabs held by a Class "C" bingo location are due by the
				15th of the succeeding month in which proceeds were
				earned.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 10 - CHARITABLE GAMING › Chapter 2 - LICENSING › Rule 13-10-2.1 - Eligibility for a Charitable Bingo License

Current through June 25, 2024
A license to conduct charitable bingo shall only be issued to
				  a charitable organization meeting the qualifications set forth in Mississippi
				  Code Ann.
				  97-33-53(b)
				  and that has a history of documented charitable activity within the three (3)
				  year period immediately preceding its application, unless waived by the
				  Commission for good cause shown. Such waiver shall be issued at a regular
				  Commission meeting prior to the Commission meeting in which the application for
				  bingo is considered. A charitable organization as defined in Mississippi Code
				  Ann.
				  97-33-53(b)
				  (1972), may only obtain one license from the
				  Commission to conduct charitable gaming and may only conduct such authorized
				  games at one location
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										97-33-53
				  and
				  97-33-55..
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 10 - CHARITABLE GAMING › Chapter 2 - LICENSING › Rule 13-10-2.2 - Charitable Limited License

Current through June 25, 2024
The Commission may issue a charitable limited license for the
				  conducting of limited fund-raising bingo games for the benefit of a person,
				  family or group of persons who, because of circumstances which cause a
				  financial crisis of an emergency nature or are in need of immediate
				  fund-raising relief. This license application must be on the forms provided by
				  the Commission and is subject to the following restrictions:
(a) The bingo games shall consist of no more
				than two (2) bingo sessions annually by the same person, family or group of
				persons; and
(b) The total amount
				of prizes which may be awarded on any calendar day under such charitable
				limited license shall not exceed Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000.00) in cash
				or other thing or things of value; and
(c) All net proceeds shall go to the specific
				need for which the games are conducted, as outlined in the application for such
				license; and
(d) Complies with all
				other provisions of Sections
				97-33-51
				through
				97-33-81.
A charitable limited licensee is only authorized to offer for
				  play traditional call bingo. A charitable limited licensee may not offer
				  pull-tabs nor electronic representations of bingo or pull-tabs.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										97-33-59.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 10 - CHARITABLE GAMING › Chapter 2 - LICENSING › Rule 13-10-2.4 - Expiration of License/Reissuance

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) All licenses
				issued pursuant to these rules expire three (3) years from the date of issuance
				unless otherwise noted by the Commission.
(b) All applications for new licenses must be
				submitted to the Commission on forms prescribed by the Commission, all fees
				must be paid and the new license must be issued by the Commission before any
				bingo activity can be conducted or any work can be performed.
(c) Upon application for a renewal license,
				agents will be provided with records of the charitable organization, including
				but not limited to: checking account statements, cancelled checks, minutes,
				payroll information and lists of assets. Failure to satisfy all license
				criteria contained in the Charitable Bingo Law and these rules may result in
				denial of a license.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										97-33-57.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 10 - CHARITABLE GAMING › Chapter 4 - RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS › Rule 13-10-4.1 - Religious Organizations

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Fees based on
				gross proceeds shall not be collected from any bingo game held by a religious
				organization if all the following are satisfied:
1. The religious organization must have been
				in existence for at least ten (10) years;
2. The bingo games must be held on-premises
				owned by the religious organization;
3. No person may be compensated for operating
				the game; and
4. The gross proceeds
				for the bingo games operated by the religious organization has not exceeded
				Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) for the calendar year.
Source:
Miss. Code Ann.
§
											97-33-107(c).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 10 - CHARITABLE GAMING › Chapter 5 - BINGO REQUIREMENTS › Rule 13-10-5.1 - Sign Required

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The bingo
				location is required to create and post in an obvious and conspicuous place
				close to the entrance a sign which contains a list of the games to be played
				during each session and the prizes which may be awarded, and the following
				message and information:
1. TO ALL BINGO
				PARTICIPANTS: PLEASE REPORT ANY IRREGULARITIES IN PROCEDURES TO THE MISSISSIPPI
				GAMING COMMISSION CHARITABLE GAMING DIVISION
2. The sign shall contain the address and
				phone numbers including the toll free number of the Mississippi Gaming
				Commission.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 10 - CHARITABLE GAMING › Chapter 5 - BINGO REQUIREMENTS › Rule 13-10-5.2 - Returns/Due Dates

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) All bingo
				returns and reports are due on the 15th of the
				following month along with applicable remittance. Such returns, reports, and
				remittance must be postmarked by the 15th of the
				following month. If the 15th falls on a Saturday,
				Sunday, or a legal holiday, postmark from the next business day will be
				accepted.
(b) The Commission may
				establish differing reporting requirements for different classes of licensees,
				so long as they are not more restrictive than those required by statute. Such
				classes of bingo locations are as follows:
1.
				Class "A" shall be composed of bingo locations which conduct bingo games in
				which the prizes awarded, or could be awarded, total an aggregate amount in
				excess of $5,000 per session;
2.
				Class "B" shall be composed of bingo locations which conduct bingo games in
				which the prizes awarded, or could be awarded, total an aggregate amount of not
				less than $2,500 and not more than $5,000;
3. Class "C" shall be composed of bingo
				locations which conduct bingo games in which the prizes awarded, or could be
				awarded, total an aggregate amount of less than $2,500.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 10 - CHARITABLE GAMING › Chapter 5 - BINGO REQUIREMENTS › Rule 13-10-5.3 - Required Records

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) A separate
				checking account at a local bank within the state of Mississippi shall be
				established for bingo by the charitable organization. Only proceeds from bingo
				may be deposited in such account, and only expenses relating to bingo may be
				drawn against such account. Any expense that the charitable organization would
				not incur without a bingo hall is considered a fundraising expense versus a
				charitable organization's expense. Of the charitable organization's fundraising
				expenses, authorized bingo expenses are outlined as follows:
1. The charitable organization may pay as
				compensation for all persons involved in the holding, operating or conducting
				of any licensed game(s) of chance an amount not to exceed Six Hundred Dollars
				($600.00) per session;
2. The
				actual and reasonable costs of purchasing or leasing necessary supplies,
				equipment and materials to be used exclusively in the holding, operating or
				conducting of the bingo game; and
3. The actual and reasonable costs incurred
				in obtaining and performing necessary payroll, bookkeeping, security and
				janitorial services for the holding, operating or conducting of the bingo game.
				The reasonableness of the amounts of and the necessity for an expense
				authorized by this subsection shall be determined by the Commission.
All disbursements related to bingo operations shall be made
				  only by electronic transfer or check drawn on this special bank account, with
				  the sole exception of prize payouts of under Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) per
				  prize. All written checks shall be made payable to a specific person or
				  corporation, and no written check shall be made payable to cash. All electronic
				  transfers drawn against the bingo account must be approved in writing by the
				  bingo supervisor or designated alternate, and all written checks drawn against
				  the bingo account must be signed by the bingo supervisor or designated
				  alternate supervisor on file with the Commission. Only expenses authorized by
				  statute are allowed and all disbursements from the separate bingo account must
				  be in strict compliance with established policy of the charitable organization.
				  All disbursements including any electronic transfers, must be fully supported
				  by permanently filed receipts, invoices, or other sufficient documentation and
				  must be properly and accurately recorded.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 10 - CHARITABLE GAMING › Chapter 5 - BINGO REQUIREMENTS › Rule 13-10-5.4 - Value of Prizes

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The value of
				all non-cash prizes shall be equal to the fair market value or normal and
				reasonable selling price of such prize.
(b) If the prize has been donated to the
				charitable organization, then the donor of such prize shall prepare an invoice
				or statement to the charitable organization which states that the item is
				donated to the charitable organization and states the normal selling price or
				fair market value of such item. This documentation will be attached to the
				session report in which the prize was awarded.
(c) The value of the non-cash prize is
				included in the total prize limitation which may be awarded for any
				session.
(d) The value of donated
				prizes may not be reported as an expenditure.
Miss. Code
				  Ann.§§
										97-33-67(2)
				  and
				  97-33-71(1)(e).
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 11 › Chapter 4 - VIDEO BINGO AND VIDEO FINITE PULL-TAB MACHINES › Rule 13-11-4.4 - Metering System

Current through June 25, 2024
Prior to approval for use in the state, each machine must
				  meet the following specifications with respect to its metering system:
(a) The machine shall be equipped with either
				four (4) non-resettable mechanical meters housed in a readily accessible locked
				machine area or another approved non-resettable meters accessible by the Gaming
				Commission;
(b) Mechanical meters
				shall be manufactured in such a way as to prevent access to the internal parts
				without destroying the meter;
(c)
				Mechanical meters shall be hardwired as no quick connects are allowed in the
				meter wiring system unless such disconnect shall lock all functions of the
				device until a commission seal is broken to enable a reset;
(d) Mechanical meters shall be situated in a
				left to right or top to bottom configuration according to function and visibly
				labeled as follows:
1. Coins in (including
				the equivalent of four (4) coins per one dollar bill inserted in the bill
				acceptor);
2. Credits played;
3. Credits won;
4. Credit paid.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 11 › Chapter 4 - VIDEO BINGO AND VIDEO FINITE PULL-TAB MACHINES › Rule 13-11-4.5 - Software Information to be Provided to the Commission

Current through June 25, 2024
A licensed manufacturer shall provide to the Commission
				  information necessary to ensure the machine's software is in compliance with
				  the Charitable Bingo Law and these administrative rules. The information shall
				  include, but not be limited to:
(a) All
				technical manuals;
(b) All
				schematics, printed wire assembly and hardware block diagrams;
(c) All microprocessor manuals;
(d) All source listings, including
				programmer's comments and flow charts for the game program(s) and printer
				routine(s);
(e) Hexadecimal dump(s)
				for each compiled program;
(f)
				Master EPROM's containing compiled game programs and character sets including
				those that may reside on the printer interface board;
(g) Access to a compiler for the programming
				language used if the division's selected lab is unable to compile the program
				with the equipment it has available;
(h) A written description of the random
				number generator algorithm;
(i)
				Schedule of proposed payouts, percentages and odds determinations;
(j) A complete copy of the programmer's
				memory map;
(k) A description of
				the methods of all testing criteria, if performed, and the results of the tests
				of the following:
1. Random number generator
2. Electromechanical interference
3. Radio frequency interference
4. FCC standards
5. AC line noise
6. Static electricity
7. Extreme temperature conditions
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 11 › Chapter 4 - VIDEO BINGO AND VIDEO FINITE PULL-TAB MACHINES › Rule 13-11-4.8 - Machine Repair

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) After the
				Commission approves the software and logic board of a machine, it will use the
				prescribed security seal process to guard against any unauthorized tampering or
				changes.
(b) The Commission may
				require and provide an identification sticker to be attached to the logic board
				and the mechanical meters to verify the parts are assigned to a specific
				permitted machine.
(c) No security
				seal shall be broken except when authorized by the Commission and only in the
				presence of Commission personnel.
(d) Any repair or replacement of a machine's
				mechanical meter or logic board which requires the breaking of the security
				seal shall be reported to the Commission. An agent must be present before the
				seal is broken. The Commission will have a representative present during the
				breaking of the security seal. At that time, readings of the machine's
				electronic and/or mechanical meters must be recorded by an agent of the
				Commission and the initial readings of the electronic and/or mechanical meters
				shall be recorded by an agent of the Commission before the machine is again
				placed in operation.
(e) Agents of
				the Commission may be given access to the machine to reseal the meters and
				verify their proper operation before the machine can be placed in operation.
(f) To assure the integrity,
				security, and monitoring of machines in service, a permitted machine or any
				portion thereof may not be substituted or replaced until the replacement
				machine has been approved/permitted by the Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										97-33-65.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 12 › Chapter 5 - PERMITS AND LICENSES › Rule 13-12-5.6 - Applicant Suitability and Business Relationships

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The
				Commission may deny an application or revoke, suspend, restrict, or limit a
				license when it finds that the applicant or a business relationship between an
				applicant and another person or business entity is unsuitable or endangers the
				health, safety, or welfare of the citizens of this state. In determining the
				suitability of an applicant or other persons or business entities in a business
				relationship, the Commission may consider the person or business entity's:
1. General character including honesty and
				integrity;
2. Financial security
				and stability, competency, and business experience in the capacity of the
				relationship;
3. Record of
				violations, if any, which may affect the legal and proper operation of
				charitable gaming including a violation affecting another licensee or applicant
				and any violation of the laws of this state, other states, and countries
				without limitations as to the nature of the violations;
4. Refusal to provide records, information,
				equipment, or access to premises to any member of the Commission or any peace
				officers when such access is reasonably necessary to ensure or protect public
				health, safety or welfare; and
5.
				Association or relationship to a licensed manufacturer, distributor, operator,
				charitable organization or commercial lessor.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 15 - FANTASY CONTESTS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS & FEES › Rule 13-15-1.1 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
The terms defined in the Mississippi Gaming Control Act have
				  the same meaning in these regulations as they have in that Act, unless the
				  context otherwise requires. As used in these regulations, the following terms
				  have the following definitions, unless the context requires otherwise.
(a) "Act" means the Fantasy Contest Act.
(b) "Authorized internet website"
				means an internet website or any platform operated by a licensed operator.
(c) "Commission" means the
				Mississippi Gaming Commission.
(d)
				"Cash prize" means winnings in the form of cash or cash equivalents and
				includes credits to a player's account with an operator.
(e) "Confidential information" means
				information related to the play of a fantasy contest by fantasy contest players
				obtained as a result of or by virtue of a person's employment.
(f) "Entry fee" means cash or a cash
				equivalent that is required to be paid to an operator to participate in a
				fantasy contest.
(g) "Executive
				Director" means the Executive Director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
(h) "Fantasy contest" or "contest"
				means a fantasy or simulated game or contest in which:
1. Winning outcomes reflect the relative
				knowledge and skill of the players and are determined predominately by
				accumulated statistical results of the performance of individuals, including
				individual athletes in the case of actual sporting events; and
2. Winning outcomes are not based on the
				score, point spread, or any performance of any single actual sports team or
				combination of such teams or solely on any single performance of an individual
				athlete in any single actual sporting event.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 15 - FANTASY CONTESTS › Chapter 1 - DEFINITIONS & FEES › Rule 13-15-1.2 - Fees

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) For the privilege of conducting fantasy
				contests in Mississippi, licensees shall pay to the Department of Revenue a fee
				equivalent to eight percent (8%) of the operator's net Mississippi revenue.
(b) "Net Mississippi revenue"
				means the amount equal to the total of all fantasy contest entry fees that an
				operator collects from all players, less the total of all sums paid out as cash
				prizes to all fantasy contest players, multiplied by the location percentage
				for Mississippi.
(c) "Location
				percentage" means, for each fantasy contest, the percentage of the total entry
				fees collected from players located in Mississippi, divided by the total entry
				fees collected by that operator from all players in fantasy contests, rounded
				to the nearest one-hundredth of a percent (0.01%).
(d) The Commissioner of Revenue shall assess
				and collect all taxes, fees, interest, penalties, damages, and fines imposed by
				this chapter, and is hereby empowered to promulgate rules and regulations to
				administer collection of the amounts due. The operator must register with the
				Department of Revenue as a fantasy operator before commencing operations with
				Mississippi players. Records or other documents submitted by or on behalf of
				the licensee to the Mississippi Gaming Commission or Executive Director shall
				be made available to the Commissioner of Revenue or his authorized agent upon
				written request.
(e) The license
				fees levied shall be due quarterly for the periods January through March, April
				through June, July through September, and October through December, and payable
				on or before the twentieth (20 th) day of the month
				next succeeding the month in which the fees accrue. The licensee shall make a
				return showing the net Mississippi revenue and compute the fee due for the
				period.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										97-33-317.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 15 - FANTASY CONTESTS › Chapter 2 - LICENSING › Rule 13-15-2.1 - Technical Review

Current through June 25, 2024
A fantasy contest operator shall obtain an initial, technical
				  review and recommendation for approval from an independent testing laboratory
				  licensed by the Commission. That written recommendation shall certify that the
				  DFS Operator is in compliance with Mississippi Code Annotated Section
				  97-33-301
et. seq
. and these regulations. The operator must certify
				  annually by third-party audit that it has maintained compliance with all
				  statutory and regulatory requirements.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										97-33-301.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 15 - FANTASY CONTESTS › Chapter 2 - LICENSING › Rule 13-15-2.2 - Licensing

Current through June 25, 2024
An operator offering fantasy contests to be played by persons
				  in Mississippi must obtain a license from the Commission to conduct fantasy
				  contests within this state if the operator's total player roster for all
				  fantasy contests over the course of any calendar year consists of one hundred
				  (100) or more members of the general public.
(a) An operator offering fantasy contests to
				be played by persons in this state must obtain a license from the Commission to
				conduct fantasy contests within this state.
(b) An operator offering fantasy contests
				within this state must be lawfully conducting business within this state.
(c) An application for licensure
				shall be made to the Executive Director on forms furnished by the Executive
				Director and in accordance with the rules of the Commission. The application
				shall include:
1. The name of the proposed
				licensee;
2. The location of his
				place or places of business;
3. The
				names of employees and interested individuals with substantial control of the
				Fantasy Contest Operator as determined by the Executive Director.
4. Complete information and details with
				respect to the individuals selected to be investigated by the Executive
				director, including antecedents, habits, character, business activities,
				financial affairs, criminal history and business associates, covering at least
				a ten (10) year period immediately preceding the date of the
				application;
6. Evidence of
				compliance with applicable requirements of the Fantasy Contest Act; and
7. Such other information and
				details as the Commission or Executive Director may require in order to
				discharge their duties properly.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 15 - FANTASY CONTESTS › Chapter 3 - CONTEST RULES › Rule 13-15-3.1 - Contest Rules

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) Daily fantasy
				sports operators must have procedures in place to allow individuals to restrict
				themselves from entering a fantasy contest upon request and provide reasonable
				steps to prevent the person from entering fantasy contests offered by the
				operator.
(b) Advertisements for
				contests and prizes offered by an operator shall not target prohibited
				participants, minors, or self-excluded persons.
(c) The values of all prizes and awards
				offered to winning players must be established and made known to the players in
				advance of the contest.
(d)
				Operators must offer introductory procedures for players that are prominently
				displayed on the main page of the operator's platform to explain contest play
				and how to identify a highly experienced player.
(e) Operators must identify all highly
				experienced players in every fantasy contest by a symbol attached to the
				players' usernames, or by other easily visible means, on all platforms
				supported by the operator.
(f) An
				operator shall not offer contests based on the performance of participants in
				collegiate, high-school, or youth sports events.
(g) Representations or implications about
				average winnings from contests shall not be unfair or misleading. Such
				representations shall include, at a minimum:
1. The median and mean net winnings of all
				players participating in contests offered by the operator; and
2. The percentage of winnings awarded by the
				operator to highly experienced players participating in contests offered by the
				operator within the preceding calendar year.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 15 - FANTASY CONTESTS › Chapter 4 - OPERATIONS › Rule 13-15-4.1 - Player Disputes

Current through June 25, 2024
Disputes over winnings are to be resolved under the
				  procedures set forth in Miss. Code Ann. §
									75-76-157
				  through
				  75-76-173
				  and conducted in accordance with 13 Mississippi Administrative Code Part 3
				  Chapter 8 Rule 8.1.
(a) A licensed
				operator shall keep a record of contests for at least thirty (30) days and, in
				the event of a dispute, insure that all relevant data is preserved and
				transmitted to the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										97-33-313.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 15 - FANTASY CONTESTS › Chapter 4 - OPERATIONS › Rule 13-15-4.2 - Player Registration

Current through June 25, 2024
Operators must, at a minimum, collect player information
				  necessary to:
(a) Verify a player's
				age;
(b) Verify that the player is
				not excluded; and
(c) Determine
				whether the player is located in Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. §
										97-33-305.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 15 - FANTASY CONTESTS › Chapter 4 - OPERATIONS › Rule 13-15-4.3 - Cash Reserve and Segregated Account Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) The
				licensed operator shall maintain in the form of cash or cash equivalents,
				payment processor reserves and receivables, an irrevocable letter of credit, a
				bond, or a combination thereof, in the amount of the deposits made to the
				accounts of Mississippi fantasy contest players for the benefit and protection
				of the funds held in such accounts. For purposes of this rule cash equivalents
				are investments with an original maturity of three (3) months or
				less.
(b) Funds held in player
				accounts of Mississippi residents shall be protected as set forth herein. A
				fantasy contest operator shall maintain a reserve in the form of cash, cash
				equivalents, or a combination thereof to protect player funds in one (1) of the
				following ways:
1. Cash Reserve
i. The amount of the reserve shall be equal
				to, at a minimum, the sum of all registered players' funds held in player
				accounts of Mississippi residents.
ii. The reserve agreements must reasonably
				protect the reserve against claims of the operator's creditors other than the
				authorized players for whose benefit and protection the reserve is established,
				and must provide the following:
1. The
				reserve shall be established and held in trust for the benefit and protection
				of authorized players to the extent the licensed operator holds money in player
				accounts for players;
2. The
				reserve must not be released, in whole or in part, except upon written
				instruction or approval of the Commission. The reserve must be available within
				ninety (90) days of written demand or written instruction. If the reserve is
				released to the Commission, the Commission may interplead the funds in the
				Hinds County Circuit Court for distribution to the authorized players for whose
				protection and benefit the account was established and to the other such
				persons as the court determines are entitled thereto, or shall take such other
				steps as necessary to effect the proper distribution of the funds, or may do
				both;
3. The licensed operator may
				receive income accruing on the reserve, without obtaining permission from the
				Commission; and
4. The licensed
				operator has no interest or title to the reserve.
iii. The reserve must be held or issued by a
				federally insured financial institution and must be established pursuant to a
				written agreement between the licensed operator and the financial
				institution.
iv. The proposed
				reserve arrangement is not effective until the Commission's written approval
				has been obtained.
v. The reserve
				arrangement agreements may be amended only with the prior written approval of
				the commission.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 15 - FANTASY CONTESTS › Chapter 5 - AUDITS & INVESTIGATIONS › Rule 13-15-5.1 - Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
A fantasy contest operator offering fantasy contests with an
				  entry fee in this state shall comply with audit procedures adopted by the
				  Commission to ensure compliance with this section.
(a) The Executive Director shall make
				appropriate investigations:
1. To determine
				whether there has been any violation of Miss. Code Ann. §§
										97-33-301
				through
				97-33-317 or of
				any regulations adopted thereunder;
2. To determine any facts, conditions,
				practices or matters which he may deem necessary or proper to aid in the
				enforcement of any such law or regulation;
3. To aid in adopting regulations;
4. To secure information as a basis for
				recommending legislation relating to Miss. Code Ann. §§
										97-33-301
				through
				97-33-317;
				and
5. To determine annual
				compliance with Miss. Code Ann. §§
										97-33-301
				through
				97-33-317.
Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 13 - Gaming › Part 15 - FANTASY CONTESTS › Chapter 5 - AUDITS & INVESTIGATIONS › Rule 13-15-5.2 - Investigations

Current through June 25, 2024
(a) If after any investigation the Executive
				Director is satisfied that a license should be limited, conditioned, suspended,
				or revoked, he shall initiate a hearing by filing a Complaint with the
				Commission and transmit therewith a summary of evidence in his possession
				bearing on the matter and the transcript of testimony at any investigative
				hearing conducted by or on behalf of the Executive Director to the licensee.
(b) Upon receipt of the Complaint
				of the Executive Director, the Commission shall review all matters presented in
				support thereof and shall appoint a hearing examiner to conduct further
				proceedings.
(c) After proceedings
				required by Miss. Code Ann. §§
									97-33-301
				through 300 97-33-317, the hearing examiner may recommend that the Commission
				take any or all of the following actions:
1.
				As to operations at a licensed gaming establishment under Miss. Code Ann.
				§
										97-33-307(5):
i. Limit, condition, suspend, or revoke the
				license of any licensed gaming establishment or the individual license of any
				licensee without affecting the license of the establishment; and
ii. Order an operator to exclude an
				individual licensee from the operation of the registered business or not to pay
				the licensee any remuneration for services or any profits, income, or accruals
				on his investment in the licensed gaming establishment.