New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter VI - Interactive Fantasy Sports › Subchapter A - Public Access to Records › Part 5600 - General › Section 5600.1 - Definition

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Unless the
					 context indicates otherwise, the definitions set forth in this section and the
					 definitions set forth in Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section
					 1401 are applicable throughout this Chapter.
(b)
Definitions.
(1)
Assisted-draft mode
means a feature of an interactive fantasy sports platform that allows a
					 contestant to arrange for the automated selection of a roster of athletes for a
					 contest based on criteria set by the contestant.
(2)
Autopick draft option
means a function in an interactive fantasy sports system that automatically
					 selects athletes to an interactive fantasy sports roster of athletes, either
					 without input from the interactive fantasy sports contestant or not based upon
					 preferences set by such contestant.
(3)
Consumer complaint
means
					 a complaint about a registrant's interactive fantasy sports contests or
					 platform by a person who participates or attempts to participate in such
					 contests, including, without limitation, complaints about the conduct of
					 employees or independent contractors of the registrant.
(4)
Contestant
means an
					 authorized player as defined in Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
					 section 1401(1) and any person who deposits money with an operator, registrant,
					 or SPE that may be used to enter a contest.
(5)
Cybersecurity event
means any act or attempt, successful or unsuccessful, to gain unauthorized
					 access to, disrupt or misuse an information system or information stored on
					 such information system.
(6)
Dormant account
means an account to which a user has not
					 logged in for three consecutive years.
(7)
Insider information
means any proprietary or non-public information about a contest that might
					 provide an advantage to a contestant, including, without limitation, the
					 frequency of athlete selections made by contestants.
(8)
Lock
means the point in
					 time at which an athlete selected for a contestant's contest roster is not
					 permitted to be changed or withdrawn.
(9)
Platform
means any
					 website, smart-phone application or other portal providing access to an
					 interactive fantasy sports contest for an entry fee.
(10)
Registrant
has the
					 meaning set forth in Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section
					 1401(12). For purposes of Part 5610 of this Chapter, an interactive fantasy
					 sports operator that has been granted a temporary permit pursuant to Racing,
					 Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 1402 shall be deemed a
					 registrant.
(11)
Registration
means an interactive fantasy sports registration
					 issued pursuant to this Chapter.
(12)
Script
means a set of
					 commands that an interactive-fantasy-sports-related computer program can
					 execute to automate processes on a platform.
(13)
Session
means the time
					 an interactive fantasy sports contestant spends logged into and is active on an
					 operator's web site, mobile application or other user interface.
(14)
Special Purpose Entity or
					 SPE
means a properly constituted entity described in section
					 5605.5 of this Chapter.
(15)
Sports event
has the
					 meaning set forth in Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section
					 1401(17) and, in addition, the event shall be an athletic event or competition
					 that involves a material degree of physical skill.
(16)
Youth sports event
means a sports event played predominantly by minors who are not professional
					 athletes.