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New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter V - Administration › Subchapter A - Public Access to Records › Part 5403 - Restrictions on Account Wagering in Horse Racing › Section 5403.2 - Voluntary restrictions on account wagering

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(a) Any holder of an account authorized
					 pursuant to Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 1012 may
					 voluntarily place limits on the amount of his or her wagers. This restriction
					 may be calculated on a daily or weekly basis.
(1) Each account wagering licensee that
					 maintains telephone betting accounts for wagering on horse races shall
					 establish procedures that are designed to deny wagering privileges beyond a
					 daily or weekly threshold set by the account holder.
(2) Any holder of an account voluntarily
					 restricted may have such restrictions removed or modified upon written or
					 in-person request to the racing association or corporation. Pursuant to Racing,
					 Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 111(3), no request from a person
					 to remove any limit placed on account wagers shall be effective until seven
					 days after such request has been received by the racing association or
					 corporation.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter V - Administration › Subchapter A - Public Access to Records › Part 5410 - General › Section 5410.1 - Duty to update address

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A commission licensee or applicant for a license has a
						continuing duty to inform the commission of any change of address, including a
						change in an electronic mail address (if such person or entity provides an
						electronic mail address to the commission), in connection with an application
						or otherwise.
New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 9 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › Subtitle T - New York State Gaming Commission › Chapter V - Administration › Subchapter A - Public Access to Records › Part 5410 - General › Section 5410.2 - Service methods

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Service of any notice of hearing or any action of the
						commission, including without limitation a determination of the commission in
						an adjudicatory proceeding, directed to a person or entity shall be sufficient
						if:
(a) delivered to the person or
					 entity to be served;
(b) delivered
					 to a person of suitable age and discretion at the last residential or business
					 address the person or entity to be served provided to the commission;
(c) sent by private delivery services
					 provider to the last residential or business address the person or entity to be
					 served provided to the commission, so long as such provider obtains a signature
					 upon delivery and the delivery is not returned by such provider to the
					 commission;
(d) served on an
					 attorney who represents the person or entity in the matter by first class mail,
					 electronic mail to the last electronic mail address the attorney provided to
					 the commission, or by any other means of communication authorized by such
					 attorney;
(e) mailed by first class
					 mail to the last residential or business address the person or entity to be
					 served provided to the commission and sent by electronic mail to the last
					 electronic mail address the person or entity to be served provided to the
					 commission; or
(f) in such manner
					 as the commission determines, if:
(1) the
					 commission receives actual notice that the methods set forth in subdivision (e)
					 of this section have both resulted in undeliverable service; or
(2) the commission otherwise determines that
					 service pursuant to subdivisions (a) through (e) of this section is
					 impracticable.
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 5601 - Registration of Interactive Fantasy Sports Operators › Section 5601.1 - General

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(a)
Entities
required to obtain an interactive fantasy sports
					 registration. Any interactive fantasy sports operator seeking to administer,
					 manage or otherwise make available a platform hosting paid-entry contests to
					 persons located in the State of New York is required first to obtain a
					 registration.
(b)
Individuals required to submit a personal history disclosure
					 form.
The commission shall require a personal history disclosure form
					 for:
(1) each person listed on an application
					 as an officer, director or a shareholder owning a 10 percent or more equity
					 interest, direct or indirect, in the applicant, if the applicant is a
					 corporation; and
(2) a person
					 owning a five percent or more direct or indirect ownership interest in the
					 applicant, if the applicant is an entity other than a corporation;
					 and
(3) each person listed on an
					 application as an officer, director or a shareholder owning a 10 percent or
					 more equity interest, direct or indirect, in the applicant's SPE.
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 5601 - Registration of Interactive Fantasy Sports Operators › Section 5601.2 - Application

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(a)
Requirements.
Each applicant for a registration shall file
					 with the commission a registration application form and all other disclosure
					 forms and produce all information, documentation and assurances as the
					 commission may require.
(b)
Disclosure required of persons.
Each person listed in
					 subdivision (b) of section
					 5601.1 of this Part shall, in
					 addition to filing a personal history disclosure supplement to the registration
					 form, produce all information, documentations and assurances as the commission
					 may require. Each such person shall, at the time of the application and upon
					 renewal, be fingerprinted under the supervision of the commission or a duly
					 authorized authority approved by the commission. In the alternative, the
					 commission may permit a person to submit sets of classifiable fingerprint
					 impression cards the commission provides. If the commission cannot obtain
					 usable fingerprints for processing after two good-faith attempts, the
					 commission may in its discretion rely upon a search of a person's background
					 via other means available to the commission. Nothing in this Part shall relieve
					 a person who submits fingerprint sets pursuant to this subdivision from the
					 duty to disclose any criminal arrests as required by this Part. Each applicant
					 shall remit fingerprinting fees directly to the fingerprinting service provider
					 approved by the commission. However, if the applicant is submitting
					 fingerprints via fingerprint impression cards, the applicant shall remit the
					 fee to the commission, payable to the fingerprinting service provider approved
					 by the commission.
For the purpose of providing each person with an
						opportunity to correct erroneous criminal history information before the
						commission makes a determination to approve or deny an application, as set
						forth in Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 1403(4), the
						commission shall provide each subject of criminal history record information
						with a copy of such information in the following manner:
(1) Upon receiving notification that the
					 commission has received such information, each person may obtain a copy by mail
					 or email upon providing written confirmation to the commission, within 10 days
					 of such notice, of such person's current mailing or emailing address to which
					 the commission may send such information; or
(2) Each person may inspect a record of such
					 information at the main office of the commission during normal working hours
					 upon presenting satisfactory proof of identification that such person is the
					 subject of the criminal history information.
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 5601 - Registration of Interactive Fantasy Sports Operators › Section 5601.3 - Filing

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No application for a registration shall be deemed filed
						with the commission pursuant to this Part until:
(a) all papers presented conform to all
					 requirements relating to format, signature, oath or affirmation, attorney
					 certification, if applicable, and copies, as the commission may
					 require;
(b) all appropriate
					 application exhibits and disclosure forms have been properly completed and
					 submitted.
(c) all required
					 consents, waivers and fingerprints have been properly submitted;
(d) all other information, documentation,
					 assurances and other materials required or requested at the filing stage have
					 been submitted properly; and
(e)
					 all required fees, if any, have been paid.
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 5601 - Registration of Interactive Fantasy Sports Operators › Section 5601.4 - Processing

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The commission shall process only complete applications.
						The processing of any application shall not constitute any agreement or
						acceptance by the commission that the requirements of Article 14 of the Racing,
						Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law and this Chapter have been
						satisfied.
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 5601 - Registration of Interactive Fantasy Sports Operators › Section 5601.5 - Amendment

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(a) Each registrant
					 shall file promptly with the commission an update explaining any new or changed
					 facts or circumstances whenever any material new or changed fact or
					 circumstance occurs with respect to any matter set forth in the
					 application.
(b) All applicants and
					 registrants shall have an obligation to ensure that information, documentation
					 and assurances submitted to the commission are not misleading in light of the
					 circumstances in which such information, documentations and assurances were
					 submitted.
(c) The commission may
					 permit any applicant to file an amendment to its application at any time prior
					 to the commission's final action thereon.
(d) The failure of an applicant or registrant
					 to comply with this Chapter shall be grounds for denial of the application or
					 for suspension or revocation of a registration.
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 5601 - Registration of Interactive Fantasy Sports Operators › Section 5601.6 - Investigation

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The commission, or the commission's designee, shall make
						or cause to be made an inquiry or investigation concerning an applicant or
						registrant and any owners (direct or indirect), officers, directors, principals
						and partners, as the commission may deem appropriate, at the time of the
						initial application and at any time thereafter.
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 5601 - Registration of Interactive Fantasy Sports Operators › Section 5601.7 - Registration determination

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(a)
Disqualifying criteria.
In evaluating an application, the
					 commission shall apply the disqualifying criteria set forth in Racing,
					 Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 1403(4)(a) through (d) to each
					 registration applicant and any owner (direct or indirect), officer, director,
					 principal or partner.
(b)
Criminal history.
In evaluating an application, the commission
					 may consider whether the criminal history of the registration applicant and any
					 owner (direct or indirect), officer, director, principal or partner compromises
					 the promotion of fairness, honesty or integrity of contests.
(c)
Experience, character or general
					 fitness.
The commission may deny a registration if the commission
					 finds that the experience, character or general fitness of any person
					 associated with the registration applicant is such that the participation by
					 such person in interactive fantasy sports would be inconsistent with the public
					 interest, convenience or necessity or with the best interests of interactive
					 fantasy sports generally.
(d)
Denials.
The commission shall deny a registration to an
					 applicant who, or that, has failed to implement the criteria set forth in
					 Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 1404. The applicant may
					 request a de novo hearing to review the denial. Such hearing shall then be held
					 pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Subtitle.
(e)
Determination of
					 application.
Upon completion of an investigation of each applicant,
					 the commission shall either:
(1) grant the
					 application for registration;
(2)
					 grant the application with conditions the commission deems necessary or
					 advisable; or
(3) deny the
					 application.
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 5601 - Registration of Interactive Fantasy Sports Operators › Section 5601.8 - Issuance of registration

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The commission shall notify an applicant in writing if
						the commission grants a registration and shall add the trade name and entity
						name of the registrant to a list the commission maintains on the commission's
						website.
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 5602 - Permissible Contests › Section 5602.1 - Requirements for permissible contests; restrictions

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(a)
Requirements.
An
					 interactive fantasy sports contest in which contestants pay a fee to enter, in
					 order to be offered or made available to contestants physically located in the
					 State of New York at the time of entering the contest, shall be structured to
					 meet the requirements set forth in Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding
					 Law section 1404 and this Part.
(1) Contest
					 outcomes shall reflect the skill of contestants and the relative knowledge and
					 understanding that contestants possess of sports events and athletes
					 participating in such sports events, as required by Racing, Pari-Mutuel
					 Wagering and Breeding Law section 1404(1)(o).
(2) Contest outcomes shall be determined
					 predominantly by accumulated statistical results of the performance of
					 individual athletes who have been selected to a contestant's fantasy roster in
					 sports events, as required by Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
					 sections 1400(1)(b) and 1404(1)(o). Each contest shall be based on a
					 contestant's roster of selected athletes and shall not be based on discrete
					 occurrences or statistics within a sports event unrelated to rosters of
					 athletes selected by contestants.
(3) Contest outcomes shall not be based on
					 the score, point spread or performance of a single sports team, or any
					 combination of such teams, as required by Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and
					 Breeding Law section 1404(1)(p).
(4) Contests shall not be based on
					 proposition betting or contests that have the effect of mimicking proposition
					 betting. Contests in which a contestant must choose, directly or indirectly,
					 whether an individual athlete or a single team will surpass an identified
					 statistical achievement, such as points scored, are prohibited.
(5) Contest outcomes shall not be based
					 solely on any single performance of an individual athlete in a single sport or
					 athletic event, as required by Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
					 section 1404(1)(q).
(6) Contest
					 outcomes shall not be based, in whole or in part, on statistics or results of
					 any high school or college sports event or horse racing event, as required by
					 Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 1404(1)(r), or on
					 statistics or results of any youth sports event.
(7) Contests shall maintain rules that comply
					 with the requirements set forth in section
					 5601.2 of this Chapter.
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 5602 - Permissible Contests › Section 5602.2 - Commission approval of new contests

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(a)
Approval.
Commission
					 approval is required before a registrant is permitted to introduce a new type
					 of contest or an existing contest type for a sport, league, association or
					 organization not previously offered by such registrant. To obtain commission
					 approval, a registrant shall specify the underlying sport and sports league,
					 association or organization upon which the proposed type of contest is based,
					 provide rules of play for the contest and demonstrate that the new type of
					 contest will comply with Article 14 of the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and
					 Breeding Law and the requirements for permissible contests set forth in this
					 Chapter. Following review of the proposed contest type, the commission shall
					 inform such registrant whether the proposed contest type is approved or denied
					 or whether additional information from such registrant is required.
(b)
Variations.
A registrant
					 may introduce minor variations of permissible types of contests without seeking
					 commission approval. A registrant is not required to amend a previously
					 approved submission to describe a minor variation. Minor variations of
					 permissible contests that may be introduced without commission approval
					 include, without limitation:
(1) the size of
					 the contest and number of entries permitted;
(2) non-material changes to entry fee and
					 prize structure;
(3) the number of
					 athletes that a contestant selects to fill a roster when completing an
					 entry;
(4) the positions that must
					 be filled when completing an entry; and
(5) adjustments to a salary cap.
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 5603 - Requirements for Contests › Section 5603.1 - Disclosures to contestants

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(a)
Displays.
The requirements set forth in this Part apply to the
					 contest information, display and help screens including any written, graphical
					 and auditory information provided to a contestant either directly from the
					 contestant interface or from a page accessible to a contestant from the
					 contestant interface or from a page accessible to a contestant from a
					 contestant interface via a hyperlink located in a conspicuous location.
(1) Contestant interface and contestant
					 device usage instructions, contest payout information and rules of
					 participation shall be complete and unambiguous and shall not be misleading or
					 unfair to the contestant. Any ambiguity shall be construed in a manner most
					 favorable to the contestant.
(2)
					 Help screen information, including all contest eligibility, entrance fees,
					 contest rules, prizes and scoring criteria shall be accessible by a potential
					 contestant without the need for purchasing an entry;
(3) Contest payout information shall include
					 all possible winning positions, rankings and achievements, along with their
					 corresponding payouts, for any available entry option.
(4) Any prizes that are offered in the form
					 of merchandise, annuities, lump-sum payments or payment plans instead of cash
					 payouts shall be explained clearly and conspicuously to a potential contestant
					 for each contest that offers such a prize.
(5) Instructions presented aurally also shall
					 be displayed in writing.
(6)
					 Instructions shall be rendered in a color that contrasts with the background
					 color to ensure that all instructions are clearly legible.
(7) A contest display shall state clearly the
					 rules for payments of prizes where multiple wins are possible.
(8) A potential contestant or a contestant
					 shall be able to view information on all available contest types, including by
					 specific sports, entry fees required, number of entries allowed and prize
					 structure for the contest.
(9)
					 Statistical data made available to a potential contestant or a contestant
					 pertaining to a contest shall be accurate and reasonably updated.
(10) A contest's starting time, including
					 time zone, shall be clearly identified to a potential contestant.
(11) The rules available to a potential
					 contestant and a contestant shall state clearly how contest winners are
					 determined and shall state clearly the handling of an award in any case in
					 which a tie is possible.
(12) The
					 maximum percentage a registrant retains for each contest or entry shall be
					 displayed fully in a platform's help screens or in an alternative manner
					 approved by the commission.
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 5603 - Requirements for Contests › Section 5603.2 - Contest rules and game play

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(a)
Categorizing contestants.
A registrant shall categorize
					 contestants based on experience.
(1) A highly
					 experienced contestant, as set forth in Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and
					 Breeding Law 1401(6), is an authorized player who has:
(i) entered more than 1,000 contests offered
					 by a single operator or registrant; or
(ii) won more than three prizes valued at one
					 thousand dollars each or more from a single operator or registrant.
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 5603 - Requirements for Contests › Section 5603.3 - Contest entry and lock requirements

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(a)
Disclosure of lock times.
A registrant shall disclose, for
					 each contest, the time at which no further entries are permitted for such
					 contest.
(b)
Disclosure of
					 lock requirements.
A registrant shall disclose, for each contest, the
					 lock requirements for such contest.
(c)
Multiple lock times.
The
					 rules for a contest may allow for multiple lock times in situations in which
					 underlying sports events begin at different times.
(d)
Posting and enforcement.
A registrant shall post and strictly enforce all rules governing lock
					 times.
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 5603 - Requirements for Contests › Section 5603.4 - Prohibition on using insider information in contests

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(a)
Prohibited disclosure of insider
					 information.
No prohibited player, as defined in subdivisions (a), (b)
					 or (c) of Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 1401(14), shall
					 disclose any insider information to any person who may make contest roster
					 selections. A registrant shall not knowingly permit a prohibited player who is
					 associated with such registrant in a manner described in such subdivisions (a),
					 (b) or (c) of Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 1401(14) to
					 make any such disclosure and shall take reasonable measures to prevent any such
					 disclosures.
(1) A registrant, upon learning
					 of a violation of this section, shall bar the contestant committing the
					 violation, as well as the contestant receiving such information, from entering
					 any contest, by suspending the affected account or accounts and banning such
					 contestant from further contests. A registrant also shall terminate any
					 existing individual promotional agreements with any athlete, sports agent, team
					 employee, referee or league official who violates this section and shall
					 refrain from making any subsequent promotional agreements with such
					 person.
(2) A registrant shall make
					 these restrictions known to all affected persons and entities.
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 5603 - Requirements for Contests › Section 5603.5 - Autopick and additional features and modes

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(a)
Autopick prohibited.
A
					 registrant shall not offer an autopick draft option in any contest.
(b)
Permitted resources
. A
					 registrant may offer contests that contain a resource, such as a data stream,
					 that a contestant may use to facilitate fantasy roster selection, so long as
					 the contestant interface:
(1) clearly
					 describes to all contestants that such resource is available and the advantage
					 such resource offers;
(2) discloses
					 the method for obtaining such resource; and
(3) provides contestants with sufficient
					 information to make an informed decision, prior to participation, as to whether
					 to compete against other contestants who may possess such a resource.
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 5603 - Requirements for Contests › Section 5603.6 - Computerized contestants

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A registrant shall not employ artificial contestant
						software to act as a contestant, except:
(a) the software may employ the use of
					 artificial intelligence to facilitate participation for demos, free contests or
					 training modes;
(b) the use of
					 artificial intelligence software shall be explained clearly in help menus;
					 and
(c) all computerized
					 contestants shall be marked clearly in contests so that contestants are aware
					 of which contestants are not human.
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 5603 - Requirements for Contests › Section 5603.7 - Scripts

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(a)
Unauthorized scripts prohibited.
A registrant shall not permit
					 unauthorized scripts to be used on any platform and shall use commercially
					 reasonable efforts to monitor for and to prevent use of such scripts.
(b)
Use of unauthorized
					 scripts.
A registrant shall bar any person found to be using an
					 unauthorized script from participating in any contest by terminating such
					 person's account and by permanently banning such person from further
					 contests.
(c)
Scripts that
					 provide a competitive advantage.
A registrant shall not authorize
					 scripts that are not made available to all contestants and therefore provide a
					 contestant with a competitive advantage over another contestant. A script shall
					 be deemed to provide a competitive advantage if, without limitation, such
					 script could be used to:
(1) facilitate entry
					 of multiple contests with a single lineup;
(2) facilitate changes in many lineups at one
					 time;
(3) facilitate use of
					 commercial products designed and distributed by third parties to identify
					 advantageous game strategies; or
(4) gather information about the performance
					 of others for the purpose of identifying or entering contests against competing
					 contestants who are less likely to be successful.
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 5603 - Requirements for Contests › Section 5603.8 - Game display

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No registrant shall offer a display or interface that
						uses video or mechanized reels or symbols or any other depiction of gambling
						games (e.g.: slots, poker, blackjack, craps or roulette). No registrant shall
						use a contest result or results as the direct or indirect equivalent of a
						results-generator for a game or activity that appears to contestants to be an
						activity other than interactive fantasy sports.
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 5603 - Requirements for Contests › Section 5603.9 - Concurrent sessions

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A registrant's platform shall reflect any action a user
						undertakes, while logged in, in any concurrent session.
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 5603 - Requirements for Contests › Section 5603.10 - Prohibition on extension of credit

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A registrant shall not extend credit to any
						contestant.
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 5604 - Restrictions on Play › Section 5604.1 - Prevention of play by prohibited persons

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(a)
Participation
					 prohibited.
A prohibited player, as defined by Racing, Pari-Mutuel
					 Wagering and Breeding Law section 1401(14), shall not participate in an
					 approved interactive fantasy sports contest.
(b)
Operator procedures to prevent
					 prohibited play.
A registrant shall submit for commission approval
					 procedures to prevent prohibited players from participating in approved
					 interactive fantasy sports contests. A registrant shall implement any changes
					 to such procedures as the commission may direct at any time. Such plan shall
					 include the following, in regard to prevention of play by a minor:
(1) specification of parental controls
					 procedures to allow parents and guardians to exclude persons under the age of
					 18 from participating in an interactive fantasy sports contest. The registrant
					 shall explain what information is made available about the specific steps a
					 parent or guardian may take to implement parental controls, including the
					 toll-free number that the registrant provides for individuals seeking help in
					 establishing such parental controls, or other means of communication for such
					 purpose that the commission may approve;
(2) detailed explanation of the steps taken
					 to prevent persons under the age of 18 from entering a contest via the
					 registrant's platform. The registrant shall explain what types of native or
					 third-party age verification procedures are implemented to verify that each
					 person registering for an account with such registrant's platform is not under
					 the age of 18;
(3) procedures used
					 to identify and deactivate accounts created or used by persons under the age of
					 18 and to exclude such persons from all contests offered through such
					 registrant's platforms;
(4)
					 verification that any deposit made by a person under the age of 18 shall be
					 refunded, less any prizes already awarded, within no more than two business
					 days of discovery, pursuant to Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
					 section 1404(1)(b)(i). The registrant shall also explain how deposits will be
					 refunded; and
(5) procedures to
					 ensure that persons under the age of 18 do not receive promotional materials
					 that relate to interactive fantasy sports.
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 5604 - Restrictions on Play › Section 5604.2 - Compulsive play plan

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A registrant shall submit to the commission a compulsive
						play plan that includes the following:
(a) the goals of the plan, including
					 procedures and timetables to implement the plan;
(b) identification of the individual
					 responsible for implementation and oversight of the plan;
(c) compulsive play assistance message and
					 toll-free number approved in writing by the commission, to be displayed on each
					 website page of the registrant's platform, as required by Racing, Pari-Mutuel
					 Wagering and Breeding Law section 1404(1)(m);
(d) procedures to identify and exclude
					 contestants exhibiting compulsive play behavior;
(e) procedures to limit or prevent marketing
					 programs from reaching contestants exhibiting compulsive play behavior;
					 and
(f) procedures for providing
					 information to contestants and responding to contestant requests for
					 information in regard to any community, public and private treatment services
					 designed to prevent, treat or monitor compulsive play and to counsel family
					 members.
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 5604 - Restrictions on Play › Section 5604.3 - Self-excluded contestants

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(a)
Request for self-exclusion.
In accordance with Racing,
					 Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law section 1404(d), an authorized contestant
					 may request from a registrant to be self-excluded from such registrant's
					 platform.
(b)
Required
					 procedures.
A registrant shall submit for commission approval:
(1) the method for authorized contestants to
					 request self-exclusion;
(2)
					 identifying information required from an authorized contestant requesting
					 self-exclusion;
(3) procedures to
					 monitor and remove self-excluded contestants from such registrant's
					 platform;
(4) time periods for
					 self-exclusion;
(5) procedures to
					 prevent self-excluded contestants from receiving targeted communications and
					 advertisements; and
(6) procedures
					 to cancel a self-exclusion request.
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 5604 - Restrictions on Play › Section 5604.4 - Excluded contestants

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(a)
Authority to exclude.
A registrant may exclude an authorized
					 contestant from such registrant's platform. During registration, the authorized
					 contestant shall be notified of the terms and conditions upon which a
					 contestant may be excluded from the platform. In addition, the commission may
					 exclude an authorized contestant from a registrant's platform found to be in
					 violation of this Chapter or Article 14 of the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and
					 Breeding Law. The notice to an excluded contestant shall provide general
					 instructions for resolution of any challenge to such exclusion.
(b)
Freezing of account.
Upon excluding an authorized contestant, a registrant may freeze the account of
					 such contestant and shall allow at least 10 days from the date such registrant
					 notifies such contestant of the exclusion for such contestant to challenge with
					 such registrant such exclusion.
(c)
Account of excluded contestant.
A registrant shall not accept
					 new paid entries or deposits from an excluded contestant, but an excluded
					 contestant shall be allowed to withdraw any amounts from such contestant's
					 account and the registrant shall acknowledge such withdrawals to such
					 contestant.
(d)
Communications to excluded contestant.
A registrant shall
					 prevent an excluded contestant from receiving targeted communications and
					 advertisements for interactive fantasy sports contests and products.
(e)
Reporting to commission.
A registrant shall submit to the commission annually an excluded contestant
					 report that contains, for each excluded contestant, the:
(1) unique contestant ID;
(2) date the exclusion commenced;
(3) date the exclusion ended or is scheduled
					 to end, if applicable;
(4) reason
					 for the exclusion; and
(5) number
					 of times the contestant has been excluded.
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 5604 - Restrictions on Play › Section 5604.5 - Prizes won by prohibited persons, self-excluded and excluded contestants

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Any prize won by a prohibited person, other than prizes
						that may be used as offsets pursuant to Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and
						Breeding Law section 1404(b)(i), shall be null and void and a registrant may
						pursue recovery of any such prize from the prohibited person who won such
						prize. Upon discovery within one year of the conclusion of a contest that a
						prohibited person has won or may be entitled to win a contest prize, a
						registrant shall recalculate all prize winnings for such contest as if such
						prohibited person had not entered such contest and shall for each contestant
						award and credit to each contestant the difference between the recalculated
						prize award and the prize already awarded, if any. A registrant may submit to
						the commission, for review and approval, a plan that establishes alternative
						benefits to contestants in lieu of recalculated prize awards.
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 5605 - Accounting Controls › Section 5605.2 - Accounting and financial records

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(a)
Record of transactions.
A registrant shall maintain complete,
					 accurate and legible records of all transactions pertaining to such
					 registrant's revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities and equity in conformance
					 with generally accepted accounting principles. The failure of a registrant to
					 maintain such records according to such principles shall be a violation of this
					 section.
(b)
Accounting
					 requirements.
The accounting records maintained by the registrant
					 shall be maintained using a double-entry system of accounting with transactions
					 recorded on the accrual basis and supported by detailed subsidiary records.
					 Such subsidiary records shall include, at a minimum, each of the following:
(1) detailed general ledger accounts
					 identifying all revenue, expenses, assets, liabilities and equity for such
					 registrant;
(2) a record of all
					 investments, advances, loans and accounts receivable balances due to such
					 registrant;
(3) a record of all
					 loans and other accounts payable by such registrant;
(4) a record of all accounts receivable
					 written off as uncollectible by such registrant;
(5) records that identify total entry fees
					 and total winnings paid out:
(i) on each
					 contest; or
(ii) by another
					 accounting period pre-approved in writing by the commission;
(6) records that support the
					 revenue and tax determination of the applied New York resident
					 percentage;
(7) records required by
					 such registrant's system of internal controls;
(8) work papers supporting the monthly
					 reconciliation of cash accountability; and
(9) other records that the commission may
					 require, in writing, to be maintained.
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 5605 - Accounting Controls › Section 5605.3 - Submission of accounting records and reports

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(a)
Maintenance of records.
Registrants shall maintain accurate and complete accounting records that
					 correctly record and explain the transactions and financial position for the
					 registrant's interactive fantasy sports operations. Such records shall be
					 maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. All
					 such records shall be made available to the commission upon request.
(b)
Submission of reports and
					 statements.
Pursuant to Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law
					 section 1409(2), each registrant shall submit, in a form and manner approved by
					 the commission, a monthly report and reconciliation statement to the commission
					 on or before the 10th business day of each month with respect to gross revenues
					 and deposits received and made during the preceding month.
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 5605 - Accounting Controls › Section 5605.4 - Review, examination of records

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The commission or the commission's designee may:
(a) conduct periodic examinations of the
					 accounting and financial records of registrants and of any SPE that has
					 performed services for the registrant as required by sections
					 5605.5 and
					 5605.6 of this Chapter;
(b) review the accounting principles and
					 procedures used by registrants and of any SPE that has performed services for
					 the registrant as required by sections
					 5605.5 and
					 5605.6 of this Chapter;
					 and
(c) request the registrant and
					 any SPE that has performed services for the registrant as required by sections
					 5605.5 and
					 5605.6 of this Chapter to file
					 copies of tax returns, tax records and tax adjustments with the
					 commission.
(d) The registrant
					 shall require that any SPE performing services as required by sections
					 5605.5 and
					 5605.6 of this Chapter for the
					 registrant shall provide the foregoing to the commission or the commission's
					 designee directly or through the registrant.
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 5605 - Accounting Controls › Section 5605.5 - Special purpose entity

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(a) Each
					 interactive fantasy sports operator or registrant shall establish and maintain
					 a special purpose segregated account that is maintained and controlled by a
					 properly constituted entity that is not the operator or registrant and whose
					 governing board includes one or more corporate directors who are independent of
					 the operator or registrant and of any corporation affiliated with or controlled
					 by the operator or registrant. Such special purpose corporate entity (which is
					 defined as SPE in paragraph (14) of subdivision (b) of section
					 5600.1 of this Part) must require a
					 unanimous vote of all corporate directors to file bankruptcy and must have
					 articles of incorporation or organization, or other governing documents, that
					 prohibit commingling of funds with those of the operator or registrant, except
					 as may occur by the payment of a trust claim by the SPE pursuant to paragraph
					 (3) of subdivision (b) of section
					 5605.6 of this Part. Such SPE must
					 also be:
(1) restricted from incurring debt
					 other than the obligation as trustee to pay trust claims, including to
					 contestants;
(2) restricted from
					 taking on obligations of the operator or registrant other than trust claims
					 payable to contestants; and
(3)
					 prohibited from dissolving, merging or consolidating with another company
					 (other than an SPE established by another operator or registrant that meets the
					 requirements of this section) while there are unsatisfied obligations to
					 contestants, including, without limitation, the obligations set forth in
					 section 5605.6 of this Part.
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 5605 - Accounting Controls › Section 5605.7 - Bond in lieu of special purpose entity and trust accounts

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In lieu of establishing an SPE and trust accounts as
						required by sections
						5605.5 and
						5605.6 of this Part, an operator or
						registrant may furnish a bond, with sufficient sureties, in an amount equal to
						the total value of all funds deposited by contestants (including any prizes and
						awards credited to contestant accounts) and sufficient to pay all claims
						including all prizes and awards offered. Such bond, if any, shall be in favor
						of the State of New York, which shall distribute, by the commission, such funds
						to contestants in the event the State collects from the surety. A copy of the
						surety bond shall be filed with the commission and shall be in a form approved
						by the commission. The monies secured by such surety bond shall at all times
						equal the total amount of outstanding funds deposited by
						contestants.