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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-1E-11" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="1E" subtitle_name="Sports Wagering">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An individual may not wager on a sporting event and a sports wagering licensee may not accept a wager from an individual on a sporting event if the individual:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>is under the age of 21 years;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>is not physically present in the State;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>is an athlete, a coach, a referee, or a director or an employee of a sports governing entity or any of its member teams;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>is the direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner of 10% or more of a sports governing entity or any of its member teams if any member team of that sports governing entity participates in the sporting event;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>has access to certain types of exclusive information on any sporting event overseen by that individual’s sports governing entity;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>holds a position of authority or influence sufficient to exert influence over the participants in a sporting event, including coaches, managers, handlers, or athletic trainers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>is identified on a mandatory or voluntary sports wagering exclusion list maintained by the Commission;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>is the operator, director, officer, owner, or employee of the sports wagering licensee or online sports wagering operator or any relative of the licensee or operator living in the same household as the licensee or operator;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>has access to nonpublic confidential information held by the sports wagering licensee or online sports wagering operator; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>is a category of individuals prohibited by the Commission under subsection (e) of this section from wagering on a sporting event.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>For online sports wagering, a mobile sports wagering licensee shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>have in place technical and operational measures to prevent access by individuals who are underage or physically located outside the State, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>age verification procedures, which may require the use of a reputable independent third party that is in the business of verifying an individual’s personally identifiable information; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the use of geolocation technology to verify a bettor’s geographic location;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>include on its online sports wagering website a description of the possible repercussions for an underage or out–of–state bettor, which may include immediate stoppage of play, account closure, and forfeiture and confiscation of winnings; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>establish procedures to prevent prohibited individuals from wagering on sporting events.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>A sports wagering licensee shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>promptly report to the Commission:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>any criminal or disciplinary proceedings against the licensee or its employees in connection with the licensee’s sports wagering operation;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any abnormal betting activity or patterns that may indicate a concern about the integrity of a sporting event;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>any other conduct with the potential to corrupt the outcome of a sporting event for purposes of financial gain, including match fixing; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>any suspicious or illegal wagering activities, including the use of funds derived from illegal activity, wagers to conceal or launder funds derived from illegal activity, use of agents to place wagers, or use of false identification; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>maintain records of sports wagering operations in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commission.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Commission is authorized to share any information under this section with any law enforcement agency, sports team, sports governing entity, or regulatory agency the Commission deems appropriate.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>In this subsection, “interested party” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a sports wagering licensee;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a professional sports team, league, association, or governing entity; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>an institution of higher education.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If an interested party believes that a type or form of wagering or a category of individuals wagering on sporting events is contrary to public policy, is unfair to consumers, or affects the integrity of a particular sport or the sports wagering industry, the interested party may submit to the Commission, in writing, a request to prohibit the type or form of sports wagering or the category of individuals from wagering on sporting events.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>After conducting a public hearing on a request submitted under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Commission may grant the request  on a showing of good cause by the interested party.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>The Commission shall respond to a request under this subsection concerning a particular sporting event before the start of the sporting event to the greatest extent feasible, or as soon as practicable.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
