Pennsylvania Code › Title 58 - RECREATION › Part VII - GAMING CONTROL BOARD › Subpart Q - Sports Wagering › Chapter 1408a - SPORTS WAGERING ACCOUNTING AND INTERNAL CONTROLS › Section 1408a.4 - Terms and conditions

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A
				  sports wagering certificate holder or sports wagering operator shall develop
				  terms and conditions for sports wagering which shall be included in the
				  internal controls. The terms and conditions and any changes thereto must be
				  acknowledged by the player and the acknowledgment must be date and time-stamped
				  by the sports wagering system.
(b)
				  The terms and conditions must address all aspects of the sports wagering
				  operation, including all of the following:
(1)
				  Name of the party or parties with whom the player is entering into a
				  contractual relationship, including any sports wagering certificate holder or
				  sports wagering operator.
(2)
				  Player's consent to have the sports wagering certificate holder or sports
				  wagering operator confirm the player's age, identity and, for purposes of
				  interactive sports wagering, location.
(3) Rules and obligations applicable to the
				  player other than rules of sports wagering including all of the following:
(i) Prohibition from allowing any other
				  person to access or use his or her sports wagering account.
(ii) Prohibition from engaging in sports
				  wagering activity, unless the player is physically located in this
				  Commonwealth.
(iii) Consent to the
				  monitoring and recording by the sports wagering certificate holder, the sports
				  wagering operator or the Board, or both, of any wagering communications and
				  geographic location information.
(iv) Consent to the jurisdiction of this
				  Commonwealth to resolve any disputes arising out of sports wagering.
(v) Prohibition against utilizing automated
				  computerized software or other equivalent mechanism to engage in sports
				  wagering.
(4) Full
				  explanation of fees and charges imposed upon a player related to sports
				  wagering transactions.
(5)
				  Availability of account statements detailing sports wagering account
				  activity.
(6) Privacy policies,
				  including information access and use of customer data.
(7) Legal age policy, including a statement
				  that it is a criminal offense to allow a person who is under 21 years of age to
				  participate in sports wagering and a player who does so shall be prohibited
				  from participating in sports wagering.
(8) Notification that if the player's sports
				  wagering account remains dormant for a period of 2 years any funds remaining on
				  deposit and any pending wagers may be forfeited under applicable State and
				  Federal laws.
(9) Player's right to
				  set responsible gaming limits and self-exclude.
(10) Player's right to suspend his or her
				  sports wagering account for a period of no less than 72 hours.
(11) Actions that will be taken in the event
				  a player becomes disconnected from the sports wagering system during active
				  betting.
(12) Notice that a
				  malfunction voids all transactions.
(13) Estimated time-period for withdrawal of
				  funds from the sports wagering account.
(14) Detailed information regarding
				  compulsive and problem gaming and self-exclusion to be displayed on a player
				  protection page.
(15) Method for
				  changing or retrieving a password or other approved access security feature and
				  the ability to choose "strong authentication" log in protection.
(16) Method for filing a complaint with the
				  sports wagering certificate holder or sports wagering operator and method for
				  filing with the Board an unresolved complaint after all reasonable means to
				  resolve the complaint with the sports wagering certificate holder or sports
				  wagering operator have been exhausted.
(17) Method for obtaining a copy of the terms
				  and conditions agreed to when establishing a sports wagering account.
(18) Method for the player to obtain account
				  and wagering history from the sports wagering certificate holder or sports
				  wagering operator.
(19)
				  Notification of Federal prohibitions and restrictions regarding sports wagering
				  activity, specifically, any limitations upon sports wagering activity as set
				  forth in The Wire Act (18
				  U.S.C.A. §§
												1081-1084)
				  and the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (31 U.S.C.A. §§
												5361-5367). The notice shall explicitly
				  state that it is a Federal offense for persons physically located outside of
				  this Commonwealth to engage in sports wagering activity through a sports
				  wagering certificate holder or sports wagering operator, unless explicitly
				  authorized by State or Federal law.
(20) Any other information as required by the
				  Board.