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Missouri House Bill HB2835

Missouri 2024 Regular Session

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11 SECONDREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.2835
33 102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEQUADE.
55 5715H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsections313.800,313.813,and313.842,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereoftwenty-
88 fournewsectionsrelatingtogaming,withpenaltyprovisions.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Sections313.800,313.813,and313.842,RSMo,arerepealedandtwenty-
1111 2fournewsectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections313.427,313.429,313.431,
1212 3313.433,313.434,313.435,313.437,313.800,313.813,313.842,313.1000,313.1002,
1313 4313.1003,313.1004,313.1006,313.1008,313.1010,313.1011,313.1012,313.1014,
1414 5313.1016,313.1018,313.1021,and313.1022,toreadasfollows:
1515 313.427.Asusedinsections313.427to313.437,thefollowingtermsmean:
1616 2 (1)"Centralizedcomputersystem",acomputerizedsystemdevelopedor
1717 3procuredbythecommissionthatmechanicalamusementdevicesareconnectedtousing
1818 4standardindustryprotocolsthatcanactivateordeactivateaparticularmechanical
1919 5amusementdevicefromaremotelocationandthatiscapableofmonitoringand
2020 6auditinginteractivedigitalgameplays;
2121 7 (2)"Commission"or"lotterycommission",thebodyappointedbythegovernor
2222 8tomanageandoverseethelotteryundersection313.215;
2323 9 (3)"Devicehandler",apersonemployedbyamechanicalamusementdevice
2424 10operatorandwhoislicensedbythecommissiontohandle,place,operate,andservice
2525 11mechanicalamusementdevicesandassociatedequipment;
2626 12 (4)"Devicemanufacturer"or"devicedistributor",anypersonlicensedbythe
2727 13commissionthatmanufacturesmechanicalamusementdevicesormajorpartsand
2828 14componentsformechanicalamusementdevicesasapprovedbythecommissionforsale
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 15tolicensedmechanicalamusementdeviceoperators,orapersonlicensedbythe
3131 16departmenttodistributeorservicemechanicalamusementdevicesormajorpartsand
3232 17componentsofmechanicalamusementdevicesincludingbuying,selling,leasing,
3333 18renting,orfinancingnew,used,orrefurbishedmechanicalamusementdevicestoand
3434 19frommechanicalamusementdevicemanufacturersandlicensedmechanicalamusement
3535 20deviceoperators;
3636 21 (5)"Deviceoperator",apersonlicensedbythecommissionthatowns,rents,or
3737 22leasesandservicesormaintainsmechanicalamusementdevicesforplacementin
3838 23licenseddeviceretailerestablishments;
3939 24 (6)"Deviceretailer",aretailestablishmentmeetingtherequirementsofa
4040 25lotterygameretailerundersection313.260thatsecuresandmaintainsalicenseissued
4141 26bythecommissiontoconductinteractivedigitalgamesplayedonamechanical
4242 27amusementdeviceordevicesandthatisafraternalorganization,veteransorganization,
4343 28truckstop,orbusinessentitylicensedunderchapter311tosellliquorbythedrink;
4444 29 (7)"Fraternalorganization",anyorganizationwithinthisstateoperatingunder
4545 30thelodgesystemthatexistsforthecommonbenefit,brotherhood,orotherinterestofits
4646 31members,exceptcollegefraternitiesandsororities,ofwhichnopartofthenetearnings
4747 32inurestothebenefitofanyprivateshareholderoranyindividualmemberofsuch
4848 33organization,whichhasbeenexemptedfromthepaymentoffederalincometax,and
4949 34whichderivesitscharterfromanationalfraternalorganizationwhichregularlymeets;
5050 35 (8)"Interactivedigitalgame",anydigitalorvideogameapprovedbythe
5151 36commissionforplayonanapprovedmechanicalamusementdeviceusinginteractive
5252 37digitalgamecreditsthathavebeenpurchasedwithcash,cashequivalents,orwitha
5353 38winninginteractivedigitalgameticket;
5454 39 (9)"Interactivedigitalgamecredit",creditseitherpurchasedorwonona
5555 40mechanicalamusementdevicebyaplayerthatmaybeusedtoplayinteractivedigital
5656 41gamesandthatmaybeconvertedintoaninteractivedigitalgameticket;
5757 42 (10)"Interactivedigitalgameticket"or"ticket",adocumentprintedatthe
5858 43conclusionofanyinteractivedigitalgameplayorgroupofplaysonamechanical
5959 44amusementdevicethatisredeemableforcash,utilizingaticketredemptionterminal,or
6060 45thatmaybereinsertedintoamechanicalamusementdeviceinthedeviceretailerfrom
6161 46whichsuchticketisissuedforinteractivedigitalgamecredit;
6262 47 (11)"Interactivedigitalgamingadjustedgrossreceipts"or
6363 48"adjustedgrossreceipts",thetotalofcashorcashequivalentsusedfortheplayofan
6464 49interactivedigitalgameonamechanicalamusementdeviceminuscashorcash
6565 50equivalentspaidtoplayersasaresultofplayinginteractivedigitalgamesona
6666 51mechanicalamusementdevice;
6767 HB2835 2 52 (12)"Mechanicalamusementdevice"or"device",aplayer-activatedterminal
6868 53thatexchangescoins,currency,tickets,ticketvouchers,orelectronicpaymentmethods
6969 54approvedbythecommissionforcreditonamechanicalamusementdeviceusedtoplay
7070 55interactivedigitalgamesapprovedbythecommission.Suchmechanicalamusement
7171 56devicesmayuseavideodisplayandmicroprocessorcapableofprintingandissuinga
7272 57ticketattheconclusionofanyinteractivedigitalgameplaythatmayberedeemedata
7373 58ticketredemptionterminalormaybereinsertedintoamechanicalamusementdevice
7474 59forinteractivedigitalgamecreditandgameplays.Allinteractivedigitalgames
7575 60approvedbythecommissionforplayonamechanicalamusementdeviceshallhavea
7676 61minimumtheoreticalpayoutofeighty-fivepercent;
7777 62 (13)"Salesagent",anindividual,partnership,corporation,limitedliability
7878 63company,orotherbusinessentityengagedinthesolicitationorreceiptofbusinessfrom
7979 64acurrentorpotentialretailestablishmenteitheronanemploymentorcontractual
8080 65basis;
8181 66 (14)"Ticketredemptionterminal",thecollectivehardware,software,
8282 67communicationstechnology,andotherancillaryequipmentusedtofacilitatethe
8383 68paymentofticketscashedoutbyplayersasaresultofplayingamechanicalamusement
8484 69device;
8585 70 (15)"Truckstop",alocationthatprovidesparkingandisequippedforfueling
8686 71commercialvehicles,thathassoldonaverageatleasttenthousandgallonsofdieselor
8787 72biodieselfueleachmonthfortheprevioustwelvemonthsorisprojectedtosellan
8888 73averageofatleasttenthousandgallonsofdieselorbiodieselfueleachmonthforthe
8989 74nexttwelvemonths,andthatobtainsandmaintainsamechanicalamusementdevice
9090 75licenseissuedbythecommission;
9191 76 (16)"Veterans'organization",apostororganizationofveterans,oranauxiliary
9292 77unitorsocietyof,oratrustorfoundationfor,anysuchpostororganizationorganized
9393 78intheUnitedStatesoranyofitspossessionsinwhichatleastseventy-fivepercentofthe
9494 79membersareveteransoftheUnitedStatesArmedForcesandsubstantiallyallofthe
9595 80othermembersareindividualswhoareveteransorarecadets,orarespouses,widows,
9696 81orwidowersofsuchindividuals,inwhichnopartofthenetearningsinurestothe
9797 82benefitofanyprivateshareholderorindividual,andwhichhasbeenexemptedfrom
9898 83paymentoffederalincometaxes.
9999 313.429.1.(1)Exceptasprovidedinsubdivision(2)ofthissubsection,the
100100 2commissionshallimplementasystemofmechanicalamusementdevicesutilizinga
101101 3licensingstructureforprocessinglicenseapplicationsandissuinglicensestodevice
102102 4manufacturers,distributors,operators,handlers,andretailersfortheconductingof
103103 5interactivedigitalgamesonmechanicalamusementdeviceswithinthestate.This
104104 HB2835 3 6licensingstructureandprocessshallbereferredtoasthemechanicalamusementdevice
105105 7program.
106106 8 (2)Nopersonlicensedasa:
107107 9 (a)Devicemanufacturerordistributorshallbeissuedalicenseasadevice
108108 10operatororadeviceretailer;
109109 11 (b)Deviceoperatorshallbeissuedalicenseasadevicemanufacturer,device
110110 12distributor,ordeviceretailer;and
111111 13 (c)Deviceretailershallbeissuedalicenseasadevicemanufacturer,device
112112 14distributor,ordeviceoperator.
113113 15 (3)Nothinginthissubsectionshallpreventadevicemanufacturerfrom
114114 16obtainingadevicemanufacturer'slicenseandadevicedistributor'slicenseand
115115 17providingandoperatingthecentralizedcomputersystemformonitoringmechanical
116116 18amusementdevices.
117117 19 2.Undernocircumstancesshallthecommission:
118118 20 (1)Authorizeorallowasinglevendororlicenseetoimplementthemechanical
119119 21amusementdeviceprogramcreatedunderthissection;or
120120 22 (2)Allowasinglelicenseddeviceoperatortocontroloroperatemorethan
121121 23twenty-fivepercentofmechanicalamusementdevicesinthestateafterDecember31,
122122 242028.
123123 25 3.(1)Themechanicalamusementdeviceprogramauthorizedundersections
124124 26313.427to313.437shallallowformultipledevicemanufacturers,distributors,and
125125 27operatorstoencourageprivatesectorinvestmentandjobopportunitiesforMissouri
126126 28citizens.Mechanicalamusementdevicesshallbeconnectedtoacentralizedcomputer
127127 29systemdevelopedorprocuredbythecommission.Thecommissionshallprovide
128128 30licenseddeviceoperatorswiththenecessaryprotocolstoconnecttheoperators'device
129129 31ordevicestothecentralizedcomputersystemaftersuchdeviceordeviceshavebeen
130130 32approvedbythecommission.Nomechanicalamusementdeviceshallbeplacedin
131131 33operationwithoutfirstconnectingtothecentralizedcomputersystemaftersuchdevice
132132 34ordeviceshavebeenapprovedbythecommission.Avendorthatprovidesthe
133133 35centralizedcomputersystemauthorizedunderthissubsectionshallnotbeeligibletobe
134134 36licensedasadeviceoperatorordeviceretailer.Thecommissionshallimposeaninitial
135135 37nonrefundablelicenseapplicationfeeasfollows:
136136 38 (a)Fordevicemanufacturers,devicedistributors,anddeviceoperators,nomore
137137 39thantwenty-fivethousanddollars;
138138 40 (b)Fordeviceretailers,nomorethanonethousanddollars;or
139139 41 (c)Fordevicehandlers,nomorethanonehundreddollars.
140140 HB2835 4 42 (2)Theinitiallicenseshallbeforaperiodofoneyear.Thereafter,license
141141 43renewalperiodsshallbefouryearswiththeapplicablerenewalfeepaidforeachyearof
142142 44suchlicenserenewalinadvance.Annuallicenserenewalfeesforanyonelicensedunder
143143 45thissubsection,andsubsequenttotheinitialone-yearperiod,shallbeasfollows:
144144 46 (a)Tenthousanddollarsfordevicemanufacturers,devicedistributors,and
145145 47deviceoperators;
146146 48 (b)Onehundreddollarsfordevicehandlers;and
147147 49 (c)Onethousanddollarsforeachdeviceretailer.
148148 50 (3)Inadditiontothelicensefeesrequiredundersubdivisions(1)and(2)ofthis
149149 51subsection,anannualadministrativefeeoffivehundreddollarsshallbepaidforeach
150150 52mechanicalamusementdeviceplacedinservice.
151151 53 (4)Nothinginthissubsectionshallbeconstruedtorelievethelicenseeofthe
152152 54affirmativedutytonotifythecommissionofanychangerelatingtothestatusofthe
153153 55licenseortoanyotherinformationcontainedintheapplicationmaterialsonfilewith
154154 56thecommission.
155155 57 4.(1)Nolicenseshallbeissuedtoanyperson,andnopersonshallbeallowedto
156156 58serveasasalesagent,whohasbeenconvictedofafelony.Salesagentsshallbe
157157 59registeredwiththecommissionbyalicenseddeviceoperatorandshallnotsolicitor
158158 60enterintoanycontractwithadeviceretailerpriortosuchretailerbeinglicensedto
159159 61conductinteractivedigitalgamesonmechanicalamusementdevices.
160160 62 (2)Apersonorsalesagent'soperation,handling,leasing,licensing,servicing,or
161161 63placingofunregulatedcoin-operatedamusementmachinesshallinnowayprohibitor
162162 64prejudicethatpersonorsalesagent'sparticipationinthemechanicalamusementdevice
163163 65programauthorizedundersections313.427to313.437,norshallitconstituteavalid
164164 66reasontorefusetoissueorrenewortorevokeorsuspendanylicenseorpermitissued
165165 67undersections313.427to313.437.Thecommissionoranypoliticalsubdivisionsshallin
166166 68nowayprejudiceorprohibittheparticipationortheissuanceofanylicenserelatingto
167167 69interactivedigitalgamesormechanicalamusementdevicestopersonsorsalesagentson
168168 70thebasisofsuchpersonorsalesagent'soperation,handling,leasing,licensing,servicing,
169169 71orplacingofunregulatedcoin-operatedamusementmachines.
170170 72 5.Nolicenserequirement,stickerfee,ortaxshallbeimposedbyanylocal
171171 73jurisdictionuponadevicemanufacturer,devicedistributor,deviceoperator,device
172172 74retailer,devicehandler,oramechanicalamusementdeviceoradeviceretailer
173173 75establishmentrelatingtotheoperationofinteractivedigitalgames,mechanical
174174 76amusementdevices,orassociatedequipment.
175175 77 6.(1)Mechanicalamusementdevicesshallmeetindependenttestingstandards
176176 78approvedbythecommission,astestedbyoneormorelicensedindependenttestlabs,
177177 HB2835 5 79andbecapableofrandomlygeneratingtheoutcomeofinteractivedigitalgames
178178 80approvedbythecommission.Mechanicalamusementdevicesshallbecapableof
179179 81printingaticketredeemableforwinninginteractivedigitalgameplays.Such
180180 82mechanicalamusementdevicesshallbeinspectedandapprovedpriortobeingsold,
181181 83leased,ortransferred.
182182 84 (2)Licenseddevicemanufacturersmaybuy,sell,orleaseneworrefurbished
183183 85mechanicalamusementdevicestoandfromlicenseddevicedistributors.
184184 86 (3)Licenseddevicedistributorsmaybuy,sell,orleaseneworrefurbished
185185 87mechanicalamusementdevicestoorfromlicenseddevicemanufacturersorlicensed
186186 88deviceoperators.
187187 89 7.(1)Licenseddeviceoperators:
188188 90 (a)Maybuy,lease,orrentmechanicalamusementdevicesfromlicenseddevice
189189 91manufacturers,operators,ordistributors;
190190 92 (b)Mayhandle,place,andservicemechanicalamusementdevices;
191191 93 (c)Shallconnectsuchmechanicalamusementdevicestothecentralized
192192 94computersystemapprovedbythecommission;and
193193 95 (d)Shall,notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection313.321tothecontrary,pay
194194 96allinteractivedigitalgamewinningsusingaticketredemptionterminal.Suchticket
195195 97redemptionterminalsshallbelocatedwithinthedeviceretailer'sestablishmentindirect
196196 98proximitytosuchmechanicalamusementdevices.Deviceoperatorsshallpaythe
197197 99commissionthirty-twopercentofanyunclaimedcashprizeassociatedwithawinning
198198 100ticketthathasnotbeenredeemedwithinonehundredeightydaysofissue.
199199 101 (2)Rentsorleasesformechanicalamusementdevicesshallbewrittenataflat
200200 102rateandshallnotincluderevenuesplittingasamethodusedinthecalculationofthe
201201 103leaseorrent.
202202 104 (3)Licenseddeviceoperatorsandlicenseddeviceretailersshallenterintoa
203203 105writtenagreementfortheplacementofmechanicalamusementdevices.Theagreement
204204 106shallbeonaformapprovedbythecommissionandshallspecifyanequaldivisionof
205205 107adjustedgrossreceiptsoruponapprovalofthecommission,anegotiateddivisionof
206206 108adjustedgrossreceiptsbetweenthedeviceoperatorandthedeviceretailerafter
207207 109adjustmentsfortaxesandadministrativefeesaremade,shallhaveaminimumtermof
208208 110fiveyearsandamaximumtermoftenyears,andshallberenewableforaminimum
209209 111termoffiveadditionalyears.Adeviceoperatorshallberesponsibleforremittingtothe
210210 112commissionandthedeviceretaileritsshareofadjustedgrossreceipts.Nothinginthis
211211 113subdivisionshallprohibitalicenseddeviceoperatorfromenteringintoanagreement
212212 114withasalesagentfordeviceretaileragreements,providedsuchagreementisinwriting
213213 115andapprovedbythecommissionpriortobeginningsalesactivitiesandpriortothestart
214214 HB2835 6 116dateestablishedundersection313.431.Deviceoperatorsandtheirsalesagentsand
215215 117affiliatesanddeviceretailersarespecificallyprohibitedfromofferinganythingofvalue,
216216 118otherthanthepercentageofadjustedgrossreceiptsprovidedunderthissubsection,or
217217 119enteringintoanagreementwithadeviceretailerpriortothestartdatefortheinitialor
218218 120continuedplacementofmechanicalamusementdevices,exceptthatadeviceoperator
219219 121maypayforconstructionofamechanicalamusementdeviceareainsidethepremisesof
220220 122adeviceretailer.Contractagreementsenteredintopriortothestartdateestablished
221221 123undersection313.431betweenaprospectivedeviceoperatororsalesagentwitha
222222 124prospectivedeviceretailershallbeinvalid.Apersonorsalesagent'soperation,
223223 125handling,leasing,licensing,servicing,orplacingofunregulatedcoin-operated
224224 126amusementmachinesshallinnowayprohibitorprejudicethatpersonorsales
225225 127agent'sparticipationinthemechanicalamusementdeviceprogramauthorizedunder
226226 128sections313.427to313.437,norshallitconstituteavalidreasontorefusetoissueor
227227 129renewortorevokeorsuspendanylicenseorpermitissuedundersections313.427to
228228 130313.437.Thecommissionoranypoliticalsubdivisionsshallinnowayprejudiceor
229229 131prohibittheparticipationortheissuanceofanylicenserelatingtointeractivedigital
230230 132gamesormechanicalamusementdevicestopersonsorsalesagentsonthebasisofsuch
231231 133personorsalesagent'soperation,handling,leasing,licensing,servicing,orplacingof
232232 134unregulatedcoin-operatedamusementmachines.
233233 135 (4)Tocombatproblemgambling,deviceoperatorsshallallowplayerstobeself-
234234 136excludedfrominteractivedigitalgameplay.Operatorsshallprovidethecommission
235235 137withalistofplayersthathaveelectedtobeexcludedfrominteractivedigitalgameplay
236236 138withinthirtydaysofsuchelectionandshallupdatesuchlistperiodicallyasrequiredby
237237 139thecommission.Suchself-excludedlistshallbeconsideredconfidentialinformationand
238238 140shallnotbereleasedtothepublic.Thecommissionshallissuesuchself-exclusion
239239 141proceduresbyrule.
240240 142 (5)Nothinginthissectionshallbeconstruedtopreventadeviceoperatorora
241241 143deviceretailerfromusingaplayerrewardssystemasapprovedbythecommission.No
242242 144playershallberequiredtoenrollinarewardsprogramofferedbyadeviceoperatoror
243243 145deviceretailerasaconditiontoplayinteractivedigitalgames.
244244 146 8.Nolicenseddeviceoperatorshall:
245245 147 (1)Offermechanicalamusementdevicesthatdirectlydispenseanythingofvalue
246246 148exceptforticketsforwinningplays.Ticketsshallbedispensedbypressingtheticket
247247 149dispensingbuttononthemechanicalamusementdeviceattheendofanyinteractive
248248 150digitalgameplay.Theticketshallindicatethetotalamountofinteractivedigitalgame
249249 151creditsandthecashaward,thetimeofdayinatwenty-four-hourformatshowinghours
250250 152andminutes,thedate,thedeviceserialnumber,thesequentialnumberoftheticket,and
251251 HB2835 7 153anencryptedvalidationnumberfromwhichthevalidityoftheprizemaybe
252252 154determined.Thepriceofinteractivedigitalgamecreditsshallbedeterminedbythe
253253 155commission.Themaximumwagerplayedperinteractivedigitalgameshallnotexceed
254254 156fivedollars.Themaximumprizepayoffforawinningmaximumwagerforasingle
255255 157gameplayshallbenomorethanonethousandonehundreddollars,orthemaximum
256256 158amountallowablebyfederallawbeforetaxwithholdingisrequiredforasinglegame-
257257 159winningplay;
258258 160 (2)Operatemorethaneightmechanicalamusementdevicesperlocationonthe
259259 161premisesofafraternalorganization,veteransorganization,ortruckstopthathas
260260 162securedandmaintainsadeviceretailer'slicense;
261261 163 (3)Operatemorethanfivemechanicalamusementdevicesperlocationonthe
262262 164premisesofanybusinessentitylicensedasadeviceretailerthatisnotafraternal
263263 165organization,veteransorganization,ortruckstop;
264264 166 (4)Operateanymechanicalamusementdeviceatanylocationwithinonemileof
265265 167acasinoorwithinonemileofanelementaryorhighschool;
266266 168 (5)Advertiseinteractivedigitalgamesormechanicalamusementdevicesoutside
267267 169ofalicenseddeviceretailer'sestablishmentthroughanymediaoutletsordirectmailor
268268 170telephonesolicitations.Theadvertisingprohibitioncontainedinthissubdivisionshall
269269 171applytoalllicenseesincluding,butnotlimitedto,devicemanufacturers,device
270270 172distributors,deviceoperators,deviceretailers,anddevicehandlers;exceptthat,a
271271 173deviceretailermayparticipateinanadvertisingprogramthatispromotedthroughand
272272 174sponsoredbythestatelotteryandmayadvertiseinorontheoutsideofthedevice
273273 175retailer'sbuildingandparkinglotandadeviceoperatorshallpaynomorethantwo
274274 176thousanddollarspermonthforthecostofsuchadvertising;or
275275 177 (6)Allowmechanicalamusementdevicesorinteractivedigitalgamestobe
276276 178playedatanytimewhenthedeviceretailerisclosedforbusiness.
277277 179 9.(1)Nopersonundertwenty-oneyearsofageshallplayinteractivedigital
278278 180games,andsuchmechanicalamusementdevicesshallbeunderthesupervisionofa
279279 181personthatistwenty-oneyearsofageoroldertopreventpersonsundertwenty-one
280280 182yearsofagefromplayinginteractivedigitalgames.Mechanicalamusementdevices
281281 183shallbeplacedinafullyenclosedroomthatiscontinuallymonitoredbyvideo
282282 184surveillanceandwhereaccesstopersonsundertwenty-oneyearsofageisdeniedbya
283283 185procedureapprovedbythecommission.Awarningsignshallbepostedina
284284 186conspicuouslocationwheresuchmechanicalamusementdevicesarelocated,containing
285285 187inredletteringatleastone-halfinchhighonawhitebackgroundthefollowing:
286286 188
287287 HB2835 8 189"YOUMUSTBEATLEAST21YEARSOFAGETOPLAYINTERACTIVE
288288 190DIGITALGAMES".
289289 191 (2)Inadditiontotheplacementandsupervisionrequirementsofthissubsection,
290290 192videosurveillancefootageintheimmediateareaofthedeviceretailer'sestablishment
291291 193wheremechanicalamusementdevicesarelocatedshallbereviewedbydeviceoperators
292292 194asrequiredbythecommissionforanyviolationoflaw,rules,orregulationsgoverning
293293 195theconductofinteractivedigitalgamesonmechanicalamusementdevicesandshallbe
294294 196madeavailabletothecommissionuponrequest.
295295 197 (3)Deviceretailersshallprovideanintrusiondetectionsystemcapableof
296296 198detectingunauthorizedentranceofthedeviceretailer'sestablishmentduring
297297 199nonbusinesshoursandshallreporttothecommissionanyunauthorizedentranceof
298298 200thedeviceretailer'sestablishment.Suchsurveillanceandintrusiondetectionsystem
299299 201shallmeetspecificationsasdefinedbythecommission.
300300 202 (4)Adeviceoperatorshallpostasigninaconspicuouslocationwheresuch
301301 203mechanicalamusementdevicesarelocated,containinginredletteringatleastone-half
302302 204inchhighonawhitebackgroundatelephonecontactnumber(1-888-BETSOFF)forthe
303303 205problemgamblinghelpline.
304304 206 (5)Adeviceoperatorordeviceretailerthatfailstoreportanyknownviolation
305305 207oflaw,rules,orregulationsgoverningtheconductofinteractivedigitalgameson
306306 208mechanicalamusementdevicesinconformancewithestablishedcommissionprocedures
307307 209maybesubjecttoanadministrativefinenottoexceedfivethousanddollars.Inthe
308308 210eventadeviceoperatorordeviceretailerisfoundtohaveknowinglycommitteda
309309 211violationgoverningtheconductofinteractivedigitalgamesonmechanicalamusement
310310 212devices,thecommissionmayimposeanadministrativefinenottoexceedtenthousand
311311 213dollars,suspendsuchoperator'sorretailer'slicenseforuptothirtydays,orinthecase
312312 214ofrepeatedviolations,revokesuchdeviceoperator'sordeviceretailer'slicensefora
313313 215periodofoneyear.Anydeviceoperatorordeviceretaileraggrievedbythe
314314 216commission'sdecisioninanydisciplinaryactionthatresultsinthesuspensionor
315315 217revocationofsuchdeviceoperator'sordeviceretailer'slicensemayappealsuchdecision
316316 218byfilinganactionincircuitcourt.
317317 219 10.(1)Deviceoperatorsshallpaythecommissionthirty-threepercentofthe
318318 220adjustedgrossreceipts,whichshallbedepositedintothestatelotteryfund.The
319319 221commissionshalltransfer,subjecttoappropriation,theamountreceivedfromthe
320320 222commissiondirectortothestatelotteryfundafteradministrativeexpensesequaltofour
321321 223percentoftheadjustedgrossreceiptsarepaidtothemunicipalitywherealicensed
322322 224deviceretailermaintainsanestablishmentlicensedfortheoperationofmechanical
323323 225amusementdevices,orifsuchlicenseddeviceretailerisnotlocatedwithinthecorporate
324324 HB2835 9 226boundariesofamunicipality,tothecountywheresuchlicenseddeviceretailerislocated
325325 227toreimbursesuchmunicipalityorcountyforadministrativeexpenses,andany
326326 228administrativeexpensesforthecommissionthatarenotcoveredbyreimbursements
327327 229fromoperatorsarededucted.Netproceedstransferredtothestatelotteryfundshallbe
328328 230appropriatedtopublicelementaryandsecondaryeducationinstitutionswithan
329329 231emphasisonfundingstudent,teacher,andcommunityhealthandsafety.
330330 232 (2)Deviceoperatorsshallretaintheremainderoftheadjustedgrossreceipts,a
331331 233portionofwhichshallbeutilizedtopayforadministrativeexpenses,whichshallinclude
332332 234thecostofthecentralizedcomputersystem,whichcostshallbepaidbydeviceoperators
333333 235inproportiontothenumberofmechanicalamusementdevicesoperated.Fiftypercent
334334 236ofthecostsofthecentralizedcomputersystemshallbeapportionedbythedevice
335335 237operatoramongdeviceretailerstowhichitprovidesoperationsbasedonthenumberof
336336 238mechanicalamusementdeviceslocatedatthedeviceretailer'sestablishment.The
337337 239remainderofadjustedgrossreceiptsretainedbythedeviceoperator,afterthecostofthe
338338 240centralizedcomputersystemandadministrativecostsarepaidandapportioned,shall
339339 241bedividedequallybetweenthedeviceoperatoranddeviceretailerasagreedunder
340340 242subsection7ofthissection.
341341 243 11.Allrevenuesreceivedbythecommissionfromlicenseapplicationfees,license
342342 244fees,administrativefines,andanyreimbursementsassociatedwiththeadministrationof
343343 245theprovisionsofsections313.427to313.437,andallinterestearnedthereon,shallbe
344344 246consideredadministrativeexpensesandshallbedepositedinthegeneralrevenuefund.
345345 247Moneysdepositedintothegeneralrevenuefundfromsuchfeesandfinesandany
346346 248reimbursementsofcommissionadministrativeexpensestoadministersections313.427
347347 249to313.437shallbeconsideredadministrativeexpensesandshallnotbeconsiderednet
348348 250proceedsunderArticleIII,Section39(b)oftheConstitutionofMissouri.Subjectto
349349 251appropriation,uptoonepercentofsuchfeesandfinesshallbedepositedtothecreditof
350350 252theveterans'commissioncapitalimprovementtrustfundcreatedundersection42.300.
351351 253Theremainderofthemoneysdepositedinthegeneralrevenuefundfromsuchfeesand
352352 254finesandanyreimbursementsofcommissionadministrativeexpensestoenforce
353353 255sections313.427to313.437shall,subjecttoappropriation,bedividedasfollows:
354354 256 (1)Fiftypercenttobeappropriatedtopublicsafetywithanemphasisonpeace
355355 257officerfundingforsalaryincreases,continuingeducation,training,andcertifications;
356356 258and
357357 259 (2)Fiftypercenttobeusedforadministrativeexpensesassociatedwith
358358 260supervisingandenforcingtheprovisionsofsections313.427to313.437.
359359 HB2835 10 261 12.Thecommissionshallcontractwithastatelawenforcemententitytoassistin
360360 262conductingbackgroundinvestigationsofmechanicalamusementdeviceprogram
361361 263applicantsandfortheenforcementofsections313.427to313.437.
362362 264 13.Amechanicalamusementdevicelicenseesuspectedofaviolationofsections
363363 265313.427to313.437shallbeaffordedanadministrativehearingbythecommission
364364 266directorontherecord,andanappealofanyactiontakentoimposeafineonsuch
365365 267licenseeshallbetothecommission.Anysuchadministrativesuspensionorrevocation
366366 268upheldbythecommissionmaybeappealedbythemechanicalamusementdevice
367367 269licenseeinastatecourtofcompetentjurisdiction.
368368 270 14.Thecommissionshalladoptrulesfortheimplementationofthemechanical
369369 271amusementdeviceprogramauthorizedundersections313.427to313.437,including,but
370370 272notlimitedto,theplacementofmechanicalamusementdeviceswithinadeviceretailer
371371 273andfortheactiveoversightoftheconductofinteractivedigitalgamesonmechanical
372372 274amusementdevices.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection
373373 275536.010,thatiscreatedundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecome
374374 276effectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,
375375 277ifapplicable,section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifany
376376 278ofthepowersvestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,to
377377 279delaytheeffectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheld
378378 280unconstitutional,thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedor
379379 281adoptedafterAugust28,2024,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
380380 313.431.Inordertoexpeditetheorderlyimplementationofthemechanical
381381 2amusementdeviceprogramauthorizedundersections313.427to313.437,the
382382 3commissionshall:
383383 4 (1)Contractforthesupplyandoperationofacentralizedcomputersystemfor
384384 5mechanicalamusementdevicesnolaterthanonehundredtwentydaysafterthe
385385 6effectivedateofthisact;
386386 7 (2)Makelicenseapplicationsfordevicemanufacturers,devicedistributors,
387387 8deviceoperators,deviceretailers,anddevicehandlersavailabletoapplicantsandaccept
388388 9suchapplicantsandpromulgateanyemergencyorregularrulesandregulationsneeded
389389 10fortheimplementationofthemechanicalamusementdeviceprogramauthorizedunder
390390 11sections313.427to313.437nolaterthanonehundredtwentydaysaftertheeffective
391391 12dateofthisact;
392392 13 (3)Issueanapprovedformforpersonsapplyingforadeviceoperator'slicense
393393 14availableforuseincontractingwithadeviceretailernolaterthanonehundredtwenty
394394 15daysaftertheeffectivedateofthisact;
395395 HB2835 11 16 (4)Establishastartdate,onceapplicationsandtheapprovedformcontractare
396396 17madeavailable,wherebyanypersonseekingalicenseasadeviceoperatorthathas
397397 18appliedforalicensetobeadeviceoperator,paidtheinitiallicensefee,andsatisfactorily
398398 19completedaninitialcriminalbackgroundcheckmaybeginsolicitingcontractswith
399399 20prospectivedeviceretailersfortheplacementofmechanicalamusementdevices.Such
400400 21startdateshallbesetnomorethansixtydaysafterapplicationsaremadeavailable;and
401401 22 (5)Approveordenyanycompleteddeviceretailerapplicationnomorethan
402402 23ninetydaysaftersuchanapplicationhasbeenreceived.
403403 313.433.1.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,
404404 2participationbyaperson,firm,corporation,ororganizationinanyaspectofthe
405405 3mechanicalamusementdeviceprogramundersections313.427to313.437shallnotbe
406406 4construedtobealotteryorgiftenterpriseinviolationofArticleIII,Section39ofthe
407407 5ConstitutionofMissouri.
408408 6 2.Thesaleoflotterytickets,shares,orlotterygameplaysusingamechanical
409409 7amusementdeviceundersections313.427to313.437shallnotconstituteavalidreason
410410 8torefusetoissueorrenewortorevokeorsuspendanylicenseorpermitissuedunder
411411 9theprovisionsofchapter311.
412412 313.434.1.ThestateofMissourishallbeexemptfromtheprovisionsof15
413413 2U.S.C.Section1172,asamended.
414414 3 2.Allshipmentsofmechanicalamusementdevicesusedtoconductinteractive
415415 4digitalgamesauthorizedundersections313.427to313.437tolicensees,theregistering,
416416 5recording,andlabelingofwhichhavebeencompletedbythemanufactureror
417417 6distributorthereofinaccordancewith15U.S.C.Sections1171to1178,asamended,
418418 7shallnotbeconsideredshipmentsofgamblingdevicesintothisstate.
419419 313.435.1.Amunicipalitymayadoptanordinanceprohibitingmechanical
420420 2amusementdeviceswithinthelimitsofsuchmunicipalitywithinonehundredeighty
421421 3daysfromtheeffectivedateofthisact.
422422 4 2.Acountycommissionmay,fortheunincorporatedareaofthecounty,adopt
423423 5anordinanceprohibitingmechanicalamusementdeviceswithintheunincorporated
424424 6areaofsuchcountywithinonehundredeightydaysfromtheeffectivedateofthisact.
425425 7 3.Anymunicipalityorcountyadoptinganordinancethatdisallowsthelicensing
426426 8ofdeviceretailersshallnotifythecommissionofsuchactionandprovideacertifiedcopy
427427 9ofsuchordinancetothecommission.Uponreceivingsuchnotificationandordinance,
428428 10thecommissionshallnotlicensedeviceretailerswithinsuchareacoveredbysuch
429429 11municipalorcountyordinance.
430430 12 4.Anysuchmunicipalityorcountythathasoptedtoprohibittheuseof
431431 13mechanicalamusementdevicestoplayinteractivedigitalgamesmayrepealsuch
432432 HB2835 12 14ordinance,anduponsuchrepealandnotificationofsuchrepeal,thecommissionmay
433433 15licensedeviceretailerswithinsuchmunicipalityorcountytoconductinteractivedigital
434434 16gamesonmechanicalamusementdevices.Apersonorsalesagent'soperation,handling,
435435 17leasing,licensing,servicing,orplacingofunregulatedcoin-operatedamusement
436436 18machinesshallinnowayprohibitorprejudicethatpersonorsalesagent's
437437 19participationinthemechanicalamusementdeviceprogramauthorizedundersections
438438 20313.427to313.437,norshallitconstituteavalidreasontorefusetoissueorreneworto
439439 21revokeorsuspendanylicenseorpermitissuedundersections313.427to313.437.The
440440 22commissionoranypoliticalsubdivisionsshallinnowayprejudiceorprohibitthe
441441 23participationortheissuanceofanylicenserelatingtointeractivedigitalgamesor
442442 24mechanicalamusementdevicestopersonsorsalesagentsonthebasisofsuchpersonor
443443 25salesagent'soperation,handling,leasing,licensing,servicing,orplacingofunregulated
444444 26coin-operatedamusementmachines.
445445 313.437.Ifanyprovisionofsections313.427to313.437ortheapplicationthereof
446446 2toanyoneortoanycircumstanceisheldinvalid,theremainderofthosesectionsandthe
447447 3applicationofsuchprovisionstoothersorothercircumstancesshallnotbeaffected
448448 4thereby.
449449 313.800.1.Asusedinsections313.800to313.850,unlessthecontextclearly
450450 2requiresotherwise,thefollowingtermsmean:
451451 3 (1)"Adjustedgrossreceipts",thegrossreceiptsfromlicensedgamblinggamesand
452452 4deviceslesswinningspaidtowagerers. "Adjustedgrossreceipts"shallnotinclude
453453 5adjustedgrossreceiptsfromsportswageringasdefinedinsection313.1000;
454454 6 (2)"Applicant",anypersonapplyingforalicenseauthorizedundertheprovisionsof
455455 7sections313.800to313.850;
456456 8 (3)"Bank",theelevationsofgroundwhichconfinethewatersoftheMississippior
457457 9MissouriRiversattheordinaryhighwatermarkasdefinedbycommonlaw;
458458 10 (4)"Capital,cultural,andspeciallawenforcementpurposeexpenditures"shall
459459 11includeanydisbursement,includingdisbursementsforprincipal,interest,andcostsof
460460 12issuanceandtrusteeadministrationrelatedtoanyindebtedness,fortheacquisitionofland,
461461 13landimprovements,buildingsandbuildingimprovements,vehicles,machinery,equipment,
462462 14worksofart,intersections,signing,signalization,parkinglot,busstop,station,garage,
463463 15terminal,hanger,shelter,dock,wharf,restarea,riverport,airport,lightrail,railroad,other
464464 16masstransit,pedestrianshoppingmallsandplazas,parks,lawns,trees,andotherlandscape,
465465 17conventioncenter,roads,trafficcontroldevices,sidewalks,alleys,ramps,tunnels,overpasses
466466 18andunderpasses,utilities,streetscape,lighting,trashreceptacles,marquees,paintings,murals,
467467 19fountains,sculptures,waterandsewersystems,dams,drainagesystems,creekbank
468468 20restoration,anyassetwithausefullifegreaterthanoneyear,culturalevents,andany
469469 HB2835 13 21expenditurerelatedtoalawenforcementofficerdeployedashorse-mountedpatrol,school
470470 22resourceordrugawarenessresistanceeducation(D.A.R.E)officer;
471471 23 (5)"Cheat",toaltertheselectionofcriteriawhichdeterminetheresultofagambling
472472 24gameortheamountorfrequencyofpaymentinagamblinggame;
473473 25 (6)"Commission",theMissourigamingcommission;
474474 26 (7)"Creditinstrument",awrittencheck,negotiableinstrument,automaticbankdraft
475475 27orotherauthorizationfromaqualifiedpersontoanexcursiongamblingboatlicenseeorany
476476 28ofitsaffiliatedcompanieslicensedbythecommissionauthorizingthelicenseetowithdraw
477477 29theamountofcreditextendedbythelicenseetosuchpersonfromthequalifiedperson's
478478 30bankingaccountinanamountdeterminedundersection313.817onorafteradatecertainof
479479 31notmorethanthirtydaysfromthedatethecreditwasextended,andincludesanysuchwriting
480480 32takeninconsolidation,redemptionorpaymentofapreviouscreditinstrument,butdoesnot
481481 33includeanyinterest-bearinginstallmentloanorotherextensionofcreditsecuredby
482482 34collateral;
483483 35 (8)"Dock",thelocationinacityorcountyauthorizedundersubsection10ofsection
484484 36313.812whichcontainsanynaturalorartificialspace,inlet,hollow,orbasin,inoradjacentto
485485 37abankoftheMississippiorMissouriRivers,nexttoawharforlandingdevotedtothe
486486 38embarkingofpassengersonanddisembarkingofpassengersfromagamblingexcursionbut
487487 39shallnotincludeanyartificialspacecreatedafterMay20,1994,andislocatedmorethanone
488488 40thousandfeetfromtheclosestedgeofthemainchanneloftheriverasestablishedbythe
489489 41UnitedStatesArmyCorpsofEngineers;
490490 42 (9)"Excursiongamblingboat",aboat,ferry,otherfloatingfacility,oranynonfloating
491491 43facilitylicensedbythecommissiononorinsideofwhichgamblinggamesareallowed;
492492 44 (10)"Fiscalyear",thefiscalyearofahomedockcityorcounty;
493493 45 (11)"Floatingfacility",anyfacilitybuiltororiginallybuiltasaboat,ferryorbarge
494494 46licensedbythecommissiononwhichgamblinggamesareallowed;
495495 47 (12)"Gamblingexcursion",thetimeduringwhichgamblinggamesmaybeoperated
496496 48onanexcursiongamblingboatwhetherdockedorduringacruise;
497497 49 (13)"Gamblinggame"includes,butisnotlimitedto,gamesofskillorgamesof
498498 50chanceonanexcursiongamblingboat[butdoesnotincludegamblingonsportingevents];
499499 51providedsuchgamesofchanceareapprovedbyamendmenttotheMissouriConstitution;
500500 52 (14)"Gamesofchance",anygamblinggameinwhichtheplayer'sexpectedreturnis
501501 53notfavorablyincreasedbytheplayer'sreason,foresight,dexterity,sagacity,design,
502502 54informationorstrategy;
503503 55 (15)"Gamesofskill",anygamblinggameinwhichthereisanopportunityforthe
504504 56playertousetheplayer'sreason,foresight,dexterity,sagacity,design,informationorstrategy
505505 57tofavorablyincreasetheplayer'sexpectedreturn;including,butnotlimitedto,thegambling
506506 HB2835 14 58gamesknownas"poker","blackjack"(twenty-one),"craps","Caribbeanstud","paigow
507507 59poker","Texashold'em","doubledownstud","sportswagering",andanyvideo
508508 60representationofsuchgames;
509509 61 (16)"Grossreceipts",thetotalsumswageredbypatronsoflicensedgamblinggames;
510510 62 (17)"Holderofoccupationallicense",apersonlicensedbythecommissionto
511511 63performanoccupationwithinexcursiongamblingboatoperationswhichthecommissionhas
512512 64identifiedasrequiringalicense;
513513 65 (18)"Licensee",anypersonlicensedundersections313.800to313.850;
514514 66 (19)"MississippiRiver"and"MissouriRiver",thewater,bedandbanksofthose
515515 67rivers,includinganyspacefilledwhollyorpartiallybythewaterofthoseriversinamanner
516516 68approvedbythecommissionbutshallnotincludeanyartificialspacecreatedafterMay20,
517517 691994,andislocatedmorethanonethousandfeetfromtheclosestedgeofthemainchannelof
518518 70theriverasestablishedbytheUnitedStatesArmyCorpsofEngineers;
519519 71 (20)"Nonfloatingfacility",anystructurewithinonethousandfeetfromtheclosest
520520 72edgeofthemainchanneloftheMissouriorMississippiRiver,asestablishedbytheUnited
521521 73StatesArmyCorpsofEngineers,thatcontainsatleasttwothousandgallonsofwaterbeneath
522522 74orinsidethefacilityeitherbyanenclosedspacecontainingsuchwaterorinrigidorsemirigid
523523 75storagecontainers,tanks,orstructures;
524524 76 (21)"Supplier",apersonwhosellsorleasesgamblingequipmentandgambling
525525 77suppliestoanylicensee.
526526 78 2.(1)Inadditiontothegamesofskilldefinedinthissection,thecommissionmay
527527 79approveothergamesofskilluponreceivingapetitionrequestingapprovalofagambling
528528 80gamefromanyapplicantorlicensee.Thecommissionmaysetthematterforhearingby
529529 81servingtheapplicantorlicenseewithwrittennoticeofthetimeandplaceofthehearingnot
530530 82lessthanfivedayspriortothedateofthehearingandpostingapublicnoticeateach
531531 83commissionoffice.Thecommissionshallrequiretheapplicantorlicenseetopaythecostof
532532 84placinganoticeinanewspaperofgeneralcirculationintheapplicant'sorlicensee'shome
533533 85dockcityorcounty.Theburdenofproofthatthegamblinggameisagameofskillisatall
534534 86timesonthepetitioner.Thepetitionershallhavetheaffirmativeresponsibilityofestablishing
535535 87thepetitioner'scasebyapreponderanceofevidenceincluding:
536536 88 (a)Isitinthebestinterestofgamingtoallowthegame;and
537537 89 (b)Isthegamblinggameagameofchanceoragameofskill?
538538 90 (2)Alltestimonyshallbegivenunderoathoraffirmation.Anycitizenofthisstate
539539 91shallhavetheopportunitytotestifyonthemeritsofthepetition.Thecommissionmay
540540 92subpoenawitnessestoofferexperttestimony.Uponconclusionofthehearing,the
541541 93commissionshallevaluatetherecordofthehearingandissuewrittenfindingsoffactthat
542542 94shallbebasedexclusivelyontheevidenceandonmattersofficiallynoticed.Thecommission
543543 HB2835 15 95shallthenrenderawrittendecisiononthemeritswhichshallcontainfindingsoffact,
544544 96conclusionsoflawandafinalcommissionorder.Thefinalcommissionordershallbewithin
545545 97thirtydaysofthehearing.Copiesofthefinalcommissionordershallbeservedonthe
546546 98petitionerbycertifiedorovernightexpressmail,postageprepaid,orbypersonaldelivery.
547547 313.813.Thecommissionmaypromulgaterulesallowingapersonthatisaproblem
548548 2gamblertovoluntarilyexcludehim/herselffromanexcursiongamblingboatoralicensed
549549 3facilityorplatformregulatedundersections313.1000to313.1022. Anypersonthathas
550550 4beenself-excludedisguiltyoftrespassinginthefirstdegreepursuanttosection569.140if
551551 5suchpersonentersanexcursiongamblingboat.Anypersonwhohasbeenself-excluded
552552 6andisfoundtohaveplacedawagerundersections313.1000to313.1022shallforfeithis
553553 7orherwinningsandsuchwinningsshallbecreditedtothecompulsivegamblersfund
554554 8createdundersection313.842.
555555 313.842.1.There[may] shallbeestablishedprogramswhichshallprovide
556556 2treatment,prevention, recovery,andeducationservicesforcompulsivegambling.Asusedin
557557 3thissection,"compulsivegambling"meansaconditionsufferedbyapersonwhois
558558 4chronicallyandprogressivelypreoccupiedwithgamblingandtheurgetogamble.Subjectto
559559 5appropriation,suchprogramsshallbefundedfromtheone-centadmissionfeeauthorized
560560 6pursuanttosection313.820,andinaddition,maybefundedfromthetaxescollectedand
561561 7distributedtoanycityorcountyundersection313.822oranyotherfundsappropriatedby
562562 8thegeneralassembly. Suchmoneysshallbesubmittedtothestateandcreditedtothe
563563 9"CompulsiveGamblersFund",whichisherebyestablishedwithinthedepartmentofmental
564564 10health.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofsection33.080tothecontrary,moneysinthefund
565565 11attheendofanybienniumshallnotbetransferredtothecreditofthegeneralrevenuefund.
566566 12Thedepartmentofmentalhealthshalladministerprograms,eitherdirectlyorbycontract,for
567567 13compulsivegamblers.Thecommission[may] shalladministerprogramstoeducatethe
568568 14publicaboutproblemgamblingandpromotetreatmentprogramsofferedbythedepartmentof
569569 15mentalhealth.Inaddition,thecommissionshalladministerthevoluntaryexclusionprogram
570570 16forproblemgamblersauthorizedbysection[313.833] 313.813.
571571 17 2.Thecommission,incooperationwiththedepartmentofmentalhealth,shall
572572 18developatriennialresearchreportinordertoassessthesocialandeconomiceffectsof
573573 19gaminginthestateandtoobtainscientificinformationrelatedtotheneuroscience,
574574 20psychology,sociology,epidemiology,andetiologyofcompulsivegambling.Thereport
575575 21andassociatedstudiesshallbesubmittedtothegovernor,thepresidentprotemporeof
576576 22thesenate,andthespeakerofthehouseofrepresentativesnolaterthanDecember31,
577577 232025,andnotlaterthanDecemberthirty-firstofeverythirdyearthereafter.The
578578 24researchreportshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto:
579579 HB2835 16 25 (1)Abaselinestudyoftheexistingoccurrenceofcompulsivegamblinginthe
580580 26state.Thestudyshallexamineanddescribetheexistinglevelsofcompulsivegambling
581581 27andtheexistingprogramsavailablethathaveagoalofpreventingandaddressingthe
582582 28harmfulconsequencesofcompulsivegambling;
583583 29 (2)Acomprehensivelegalandfactualstudyofthesocialandeconomicimpacts
584584 30ofgamblingonthestate;and
585585 31 (3)Recommendationsonprogramsandlegislativeactionstoaddresscompulsive
586586 32gamblinginthestate,includingarecommendedappropriationtothecompulsive
587587 33gamblersfundbasedonthestudyrequiredinsubdivision(1)ofthissubsection.
588588 313.1000.1.Asusedinsections313.1000to313.1022,thefollowingtermsshall
589589 2mean:
590590 3 (1)"Adjustedgrossreceipts":
591591 4 (a)Thetotalofallcashandcashequivalentsreceivedbyasportswagering
592592 5operatorfromsportswageringminusthetotalof:
593593 6 a.Allcashandcashequivalentspaidoutaswinningstosportswagering
594594 7patrons;
595595 8 b.Theactualcostspaidbyasportswageringoperatorforanythingofvalue
596596 9providedtoandredeemedbypatrons,includingmerchandiseorservicesdistributedto
597597 10sportswageringpatronstoincentivizesportswagering;
598598 11 c.Voidedorcancelledwagers;
599599 12 d.Forthefirstyearofimplementation,onehundredpercentofthecostsoffree
600600 13playorpromotionalcreditsprovidedtoandredeemedbypatronsanddecreasingby
601601 14twenty-fivepercenteachyearfollowinguntilthefifthandsubsequentyears,inwhichno
602602 15costoffreeplayorpromotionalcreditsshallbededucted;
603603 16 e.Anysumspaidasaresultofanyfederaltax,includingfederalexcisetax;and
604604 17 f.Uncollectiblesportswageringreceivables,nottoexceedthelesserof:
605605 18 (i)Areasonableprovisionforuncollectiblepatronchecks,automatedclearing
606606 19house(ACH)transactions,debitcardtransactions,andcreditcardtransactions
607607 20receivedfromsportswageringoperations;or
608608 21 (ii)Twopercentofthetotalofallsums,includingchecks,whethercollected,less
609609 22theamountpaidoutaswinningstosportswageringpatrons.Forpurposesofthis
610610 23section,acounterorpersonalcheckthatisinvalidorunenforceableunderthissectionis
611611 24consideredcashreceivedbythesportswageringoperatorfromsportswagering
612612 25operations;
613613 26 (b)Thedeductionsallowedunderparagraph(a)ofthissubdivisionshallnot
614614 27includeanycostsarisingdirectlyfromthepurchaseofadvertisingwithanonpatron
615615 HB2835 17 28thirdparty,includingthedirectcostofpurchasingprint,television,orradioadvertising
616616 29oranysignageorbillboards;
617617 30 (c)Iftheamountofadjustedgrossreceiptsinagamingmonthisanegative
618618 31figure,thecertificateholdershallremitnosportswageringtaxforthatgamingmonth.
619619 32Anynegativeadjustedgrossreceiptsshallbecarriedoverandcalculatedasadeduction
620620 33inthesubsequentgamingmonthsuntilthenegativefigurehasbeenbroughttoazero
621621 34balance;
622622 35 (2)"Certificateholder",alicensedapplicantissuedacertificateofauthorityby
623623 36thecommission;
624624 37 (3)"Certificateofauthority",acertificateissuedbythecommissionauthorizing
625625 38alicensedapplicanttoconductsportswageringundersections313.1000to313.1022;
626626 39 (4)"Commerciallyreasonableterms",forthepurposesofofficialleaguedata
627627 40only,includesthefollowingnonexclusivefactors:
628628 41 (a)Theextenttowhicheventwageringoperatorshavepurchasedthesameor
629629 42similarofficialleaguedataonthesameorsimilarterms;
630630 43 (b)Thespeed,accuracy,timeliness,reliability,quality,andquantityofthe
631631 44officialleaguedataascomparedtocomparablealternativedatasources;
632632 45 (c)Thequalityandcomplexityoftheprocessusedtocollectanddistributethe
633633 46officialleaguedataascomparedtocomparablealternativedatasources;and
634634 47 (d)Theavailabilityandcostofsimilarleaguedatafrommultiplesources;
635635 48 (5)"Commission",theMissourigamingcommission;
636636 49 (6)"Coveredpersons",athletes;umpires,referees,andofficials;personnel
637637 50associatedwithclubs,teams,leagues,andathleticassociations;medicalprofessionals,
638638 51includingathletictrainers,whoprovideservicestoathletesandplayers;andthefamily
639639 52membersandassociatesofthesepersonswhererequiredtoservethepurposesof
640640 53sections313.1000to313.1022;
641641 54 (7)"Department",thedepartmentofrevenue;
642642 55 (8)"Designatedsportsdistrict",thepremisesofafacilitylocatedinthisstate
643643 56withacapacityofeleventhousandfivehundredpeopleormore,atwhichoneormore
644644 57professionalsportsteamsthatisamemberoftheNationalFootballLeague,Major
645645 58LeagueBaseball,theNationalHockeyLeague,theNationalBasketballAssociation,
646646 59MajorLeagueSoccer,theWomen'sNationalBasketballAssociation,ortheNational
647647 60Women'sSoccerLeagueplaysitshomegames,andthesurroundingareawithinfour
648648 61hundredyardsofsuchpremises;
649649 62 (9)"Designatedsportsdistrictmobilelicensee",apersonorentity,registeredto
650650 63dobusinesswithinthisstate,thatisdesignatedbyaprofessionalsportsteamentitytobe
651651 64alicensedapplicantandaninteractivesportswageringplatformoperatorauthorizedto
652652 HB2835 18 65offersportswageringonlyviatheinternetinthisstate,subjecttothecommission's
653653 66approvalandlicensureundersections313.1000to313.1022;provided,however,for
654654 67purposesofclarificationandavoidanceofdoubt,thedesignatedpersonorentity,rather
655655 68thantheapplicableprofessionalsportsteamentity,shallbethepartythatsubmitstothe
656656 69commissionforlicensureundersections313.1000to313.1022;
657657 70 (10)"Esports",athleticandsportingeventsinwhichallparticipantsare
658658 71eighteenyearsofageorolderandinvolvingelectronicsportsandcompetitivevideo
659659 72games;
660660 73 (11)"Excursiongamblingboat",thesamemeaningasdefinedundersection
661661 74313.800;
662662 75 (12)"Grossreceipts",thetotalamountofcashandcashequivalentspaidby
663663 76sportswageringpatronstoasportswageringoperatortoparticipateinsportswagering;
664664 77 (13)"Interactivesportswageringplatform"or"platform",aplatformoperated
665665 78byaninteractivesportswageringplatformoperatorthatofferssportswageringthrough
666666 79anindividualaccountregisteredtoaneligibleperson,undersection313.1014,overthe
667667 80internet,includingonwebsitesandmobiledevices,onbehalfofalicensedfacilityor
668668 81designatedsportsdistrict.Exceptasotherwiseprovided,aninteractivesportswagering
669669 82platformmayalsoofferin-personsportswageringonbehalfofalicensedfacilitythatis
670670 83anexcursiongamblingboatatitslicensedfacility,includingthroughsportswagering
671671 84devices;
672672 85 (14)"Interactivesportswageringplatformoperator",asuitablelegalentitythat
673673 86holdsalicenseissuedbythecommissiontooperateaninteractivesportswagering
674674 87platform;
675675 88 (15)"Licensedapplicant",apersonholdingalicenseissuedundersection
676676 89313.807tooperateanexcursiongamblingboat,aninteractivesportswageringplatform
677677 90operator,oradesignatedsportsdistrictmobilelicensee;
678678 91 (16)"Licensedfacility",anexcursiongamblingboatlicensedunderthischapter
679679 92oradesignatedsportsdistrictforwhichacertificateholderislicensedundersections
680680 93313.1000to313.1022;
681681 94 (17)"Licensedsupplier",apersonholdingasupplier'slicenseissuedbythe
682682 95commission;
683683 96 (18)"Occupationallicense",alicenseissuedbythecommission;
684684 97 (19)"Officialleaguedata",statistics,results,outcomes,andotherdatarelatedto
685685 98asportseventorothereventutilizedtodeterminetheoutcomeoftier2betsobtained
686686 99pursuanttoanagreementwiththerelevantsportsgoverningbodyoranentityexpressly
687687 100authorizedbythesportsgoverningbodytoprovidesuchinformationthatauthorizesa
688688 101sportswageringoperatortousesuchdatafordeterminingtheoutcomeoftier2bets;
689689 HB2835 19 102 (20)"Person",anindividual,soleproprietorship,partnership,association,
690690 103fiduciary,corporation,limitedliabilitycompany,oranyotherbusinessentity;
691691 104 (21)"Personalbiometricdata",anyinformationaboutanathletethatisderived
692692 105fromtheathlete'sDNA,heartrate,bloodpressure,perspirationrate,internalor
693693 106externalbodytemperature,hormonelevels,glucoselevels,hydrationlevels,vitamin
694694 107levels,bonedensity,muscledensity,orsleeppatternsorotherinformationasmaybe
695695 108prescribedbythecommissionbyregulation;
696696 109 (22)"Playersassociation",aprofessionalsportsassociationrecognizedbya
697697 110sportsgoverningbodythatrepresentsprofessionalathletes;
698698 111 (23)"Professionalsportsteamentity",apersonorentity,registeredtodo
699699 112businessinthisstate,thatownsoroperatesaprofessionalsportsteamthatisamember
700700 113oftheNationalFootballLeague,MajorLeagueBaseball,theNationalHockeyLeague,
701701 114theNationalBasketballAssociation,MajorLeagueSoccer,theWomen'sNational
702702 115BasketballAssociation,ortheNationalWomen'sSoccerLeagueandthatplaysitshome
703703 116gameswithinadesignatedsportsdistrict;
704704 117 (24)"Prohibitedconduct",anystatement,action,orothercommunication
705705 118intendedtoinfluence,manipulate,orcontrolabettingoutcomeofasportingcontestor
706706 119ofanyindividualoccurrenceorperformanceinasportingcontestinexchangefor
707707 120financialgainortoavoidfinancialorphysicalharm."Prohibitedconduct"includes
708708 121statements,actions,andcommunicationsmadetoacoveredpersonbyathirdparty,
709709 122suchasafamilymemberorthroughsocialmedia,butshallnotincludestatements,
710710 123actions,orcommunicationsmadeorsanctionedbyateamorsportsgoverningbody;
711711 124 (25)"Sportsgoverningbody",anorganizationheadquarteredintheUnited
712712 125Statesthatprescribesfinalrulesandenforcescodesofconductwithrespecttoasports
713713 126eventandparticipantstherein;
714714 127 (26)"Sportswagering","sportswager","sportsbet",or"bet",wageringon
715715 128athletic,sporting,andothercompetitiveeventsinvolvinghumancompetitorsincluding,
716716 129butnotlimitedto,esports,oronothereventsasapprovedbythecommission.Such
717717 130termsshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,betsorwagersmadeon:portionsofathletic
718718 131andsportingevents,includingthoseonoutcomesdeterminedpriortothestartofa
719719 132sportingevent,orontheindividualstatisticsofathletesinasportingeventor
720720 133compilationofsportingevents,involvinghumancompetitors.Thetermincludes,butis
721721 134notlimitedto,single-gamewagers,teaserwagers,parlays,over-unders,moneylinebets,
722722 135pools,exchangewagering,in-gamewagers,in-playwagers,propositionwagers,and
723723 136straightwagersorotherwagersapprovedbythecommission.Sportswageringshallnot
724724 137includefantasysportsundersections313.900to313.955orthosegamesandcontestsin
725725 HB2835 20 138whichtheoutcomeisdeterminedpurelyonchanceandwithoutanyhumanskill,
726726 139intention,interaction,ordirection;
727727 140 (27)"Sportswageringcommercialactivity",anyoperation,promotion,signage,
728728 141advertising,orotherbusinessactivityrelatingtosportswagering,includingthe
729729 142operationoradvertisingofabusinessorlocationatwhichsportswageringisofferedor
730730 143abusinessorlocationatwhichsportswageringthroughoneormoreinteractive
731731 144platformsispromotedoradvertised;
732732 145 (28)"Sportswageringdevice"or"sportswageringkiosk",aself-service
733733 146mechanical,electrical,orcomputerizedcontrivance,terminal,device,apparatus,piece
734734 147ofequipment,orsupplyapprovedbythecommissionforconductingsportswagering
735735 148undersections313.1000to313.1022."Sportswageringdevice"shallnotincludea
736736 149deviceusedbyasportswageringpatrontoaccessaninteractivesportswagering
737737 150platform.Thehardwareofasportswageringdevicenotcapableofacceptingwagers
738738 151shallnotbeconsideredasportswageringdevice;
739739 152 (29)"Sportswageringoperator"or"operator",alicensedfacilitythatisan
740740 153excursiongamblingboatoraninteractivesportswageringplatformoperatoroffering
741741 154sportswageringonbehalfofalicensedfacility;
742742 155 (30)"Sportswageringsupplier",apersonthatprovidesgoods,services,
743743 156software,oranyothercomponentsnecessaryforthecreationofsportswagering
744744 157marketsanddeterminationofwageroutcomes,directlyorindirectly,toanysports
745745 158wageringoperatororapplicantinvolvedintheacceptanceofwagers,includinganyof
746746 159thefollowing:providersofdatafeedsandoddsservices,providersofkiosksusedfor
747747 160self-wageringmadein-person,riskmanagementproviders,integritymonitoring
748748 161providers,andotherprovidersofsportswageringsupplierservicesasdeterminedby
749749 162thecommission;provided,however,thatnosportsgoverningbodyshallbeasports
750750 163wageringsupplierforanypurposesundersections313.1000to313.1022;
751751 164 (31)"Supplier'slicense",alicenseissuedbythecommissionundersection
752752 165313.807;
753753 166 (32)"Tier1bet",aninternetbetthatisdeterminedsolelybythefinalscoreor
754754 167finaloutcomeofthesportseventandisplacedbeforethesportseventhasbegun;
755755 168 (33)"Tier2bet",aninternetbetthatisnotatier1bet.
756756 313.1002.1.ThestateofMissourishallbeexemptfromtheprovisionsof15
757757 2U.S.C.Section1172,asamended.
758758 3 2.Allshipmentsofgamblingdevices,whichshallincludedevicescapableof
759759 4acceptingsportswagersusedtoconductsportswageringundersections313.1000to
760760 5313.1022tolicensedapplicantsorsportswageringoperators,theregistering,recording,
761761 6andlabelingofwhichhavebeencompletedbythemanufacturerordealerthereofin
762762 HB2835 21 7accordancewith15U.S.C.Sections1171to1178,asamended,shallbelegalshipmentsof
763763 8gamblingdevicesintothisstate.Point-of-contactdevicesorkiosksnotyetcapableof
764764 9acceptingsportswagersshallnotbeconsideredgamblingdevicesforthepurposesof
765765 10thissection.
766766 313.1003.1.Sportswageringshallnotbeofferedinthisstateexceptbya
767767 2certificateholder.
768768 3 2.Acertificateholdermayoffersportswagering:
769769 4 (1)Inpersonwithinitsapplicablelicensedfacility,providedthatsuchcertificate
770770 5holderisanexcursiongamblingboatlicensedunderthischapter;and
771771 6 (2)Overtheinternetthroughaninteractivesportswageringplatformtopersons
772772 7physicallylocatedinthisstate.
773773 8 3.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,exceptas
774774 9providedundersections313.1000to313.1022,sportswageringcommercialactivityshall
775775 10beprohibitedfromoccurringwithinanydesignatedsportsdistrictwithouttheapproval
776776 11ofeachprofessionalsportsteamentityapplicabletosuchdesignatedsportsdistrict;
777777 12provided,however,thatnosuchapprovalshallberequiredforthesoleactivityof
778778 13offeringsportswageringovertheinternetviaaninteractivesportswageringplatform
779779 14thatisaccessibletopersonsphysicallylocatedwithinsuchdesignatedsportsdistrict.
780780 313.1004.1.Thecommissionshallhavefulljurisdictiontosuperviseall
781781 2gamblingoperatorsgovernedbysections313.1000to313.1022andshalladoptrulesand
782782 3regulationstoimplementtheprovisionsofsections313.1000to313.1022.Anyruleor
783783 4portionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatiscreatedunderthe
784784 5authoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifitcomplieswithandis
785785 6subjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,section536.028.This
786786 7sectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowersvestedwiththe
787787 8generalassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaytheeffectivedate,orto
788788 9disapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,thenthegrantof
789789 10rulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust28,2024,shallbe
790790 11invalidandvoid.
791791 12 2.Rulesadoptedunderthissectionshallinclude,butnotbelimitedto,the
792792 13following:
793793 14 (1)Standardsandprocedurestogoverntheconductofsportswagering,
794794 15includingthemannerinwhich:
795795 16 (a)Wagersarereceived;
796796 17 (b)Payoutsarepaid;and
797797 18 (c)Pointspreads,lines,andoddsaredisclosed;
798798 HB2835 22 19 (2)Standardsgoverninghowasportswageringoperatorofferssportswagering
799799 20overtheinternetthroughaninteractivesportswageringplatformtopatronsphysically
800800 21locatedinMissouri;
801801 22 (3)Themannerinwhichasportswageringoperator'sbooksandfinancial
802802 23recordsrelatingtosportswageringaremaintainedandaudited,includingstandardsfor
803803 24thedailycountingofasportswageringoperator'sgrossreceiptsfromsportswagering
804804 25andstandardstoensurethatinternalcontrolsarefollowed;and
805805 26 (4)Standardsconcerningthedetectionandpreventionofcompulsivegambling
806806 27including,butnotlimitedto,requirementstouseanationallyrecognizedproblem
807807 28gamblinghelplinephonenumberinallpromotionalactivity.
808808 29 3.Rulesadoptedunderthissectionshallrequireasportswageringoperatorto
809809 30makecommerciallyreasonableeffortstodothefollowing:
810810 31 (1)Designateoneormoreareaswithinthelicensedfacilityoperatedbythe
811811 32sportswageringoperatorifthesportswageringoperatorisalicensedfacilitythatisan
812812 33excursiongamblingboat;
813813 34 (2)Ensurethesecurityandintegrityofsportswagersacceptedthroughany
814814 35interactivesportswageringplatformoperatedorauthorizedbysuchsportswagering
815815 36operator;
816816 37 (3)Ensurethatthesportswageringoperator'ssurveillancesystemcoversall
817817 38areasofthein-personsportswageringactivityconductedwithinalicensedfacilitythat
818818 39isanexcursiongamblingboat;
819819 40 (4)Allowthecommissiontobepresentthroughthecommission'sgamingagents
820820 41whensportswageringisconductedinallareasofthesportswageringoperator's
821821 42licensedfacilitythatisanexcursiongamblingboatinwhichsportswageringis
822822 43conducted,todothefollowing:
823823 44 (a)Ensuremaximumsecurityofthecountingandstorageofthesportswagering
824824 45revenuereceivedbythesportswageringoperator;
825825 46 (b)Certifythesportswageringrevenuereceivedbythesportswagering
826826 47operator;and
827827 48 (c)Receivecomplaintsfromthepublic;
828828 49 (5)Ensurethatwagerresultsaredeterminedonlyfromdatathatisprovidedby
829829 50theapplicablesportsgoverningbodyorthelicensedsportswageringsuppliers;
830830 51 (6)Ensurethatpersonswhoareundertwenty-oneyearsofagedonotmake
831831 52sportswagers;
832832 53 (7)Establishhouserulesspecifyingtheamountstobepaidonwinningwagers
833833 54andtheeffectofschedulechanges.Thehouserulesshallbedisplayedinthesports
834834 55wageringoperator'ssportswageringareaorpostedonthesportswageringoperator's
835835 HB2835 23 56internetsiteormobileapplicationandincludedinthetermsandconditionsthereofor
836836 57anotherapprovedarea;and
837837 58 (8)Establishindustry-standardproceduresregardingthevoidingorcancelling
838838 59ofwagersinthesportswageringoperator'sinternalcontrolsandhouserules.
839839 60 4.(1)Asportsgoverningbodyorotherauthorizedentitythatmaintainsofficial
840840 61leaguedatamaynotifythecommissionthatofficialleaguedataforsettlingtier2betsis
841841 62availableforsportswageringoperators.
842842 63 (2)Thecommissionshallnotifysportswageringoperatorswithinsevendaysof
843843 64receiptofthenotificationfromthesportsgoverningbodyorotherauthorizedentitythat
844844 65maintainsofficialleaguedataoftheavailabilityofofficialleaguedata.Withinsixty
845845 66daysfollowingsuchnotificationbythecommission,eachsportswageringoperatorshall
846846 67useonlyofficialleaguedatatosettletier2betsonathleticeventssanctionedbythe
847847 68applicablesportsgoverningbody,except:
848848 69 (a)Duringthependencyofarequestbysuchsportswageringoperatortothe
849849 70commission,underthissection,tousealternativedatasourcesapprovedbythe
850850 71commissiontosettlesuchtier2bets;or
851851 72 (b)Followingapprovalbythecommissionofarequestbysuchsportswagering
852852 73operatortousealternativedatasourcesapprovedbythecommissioninaccordancewith
853853 74thissection.
854854 75 (3)Officialleaguedatamadeavailabletosportswageringoperatorsbythe
855855 76sportsgoverningbodyorotherauthorizedentitythatmaintainsofficialleaguedata
856856 77shallbeofferedoncommerciallyreasonableterms.
857857 78 (4)Asportswageringoperatormaysubmitawrittenrequesttothecommission
858858 79fortheuse,orcontinueduse,ofalternativedatasourcesapprovedbythecommission
859859 80withinsixtydaysofreceivingthenotificationfromthecommissionregardingthe
860860 81availabilityofofficialleaguedata.Therequestshalldemonstrateindetailthatthe
861861 82sportsgoverningbodyorotherauthorizedentitythatmaintainsofficialleaguedatais
862862 83unableorunwillingtoofferofficialleaguedataoncommerciallyreasonableterms.
863863 84Withinsixtydaysofreceiptofthewrittenrequestfromasportswageringoperatorto
864864 85useanalternativedatasource,thecommissionshallissueawrittenapprovalor
865865 86disapprovalofsucharequest.
866866 87 (5)Thecommissionshallpublishalistofofficialleaguedataprovidersonits
867867 88website.
868868 89 5.Thecommissionmayenterintoagreementswithotherjurisdictionsto
869869 90facilitate,administer,andregulatemulti-jurisdictionalsportsbettingbysportsbetting
870870 91operatorstotheextentthatenteringintotheagreementisconsistentwithstateand
871871 92federallawsandthesportsbettingagreementisconductedonlyintheUnitedStates.
872872 HB2835 24 93 6.(1)Thecommissionshallestablishahotlineorothermethodof
873873 94communicationthatallowsanypersontoconfidentiallyreportinformationabout
874874 95prohibitedconducttothecommission.
875875 96 (2)Thecommissionshallinvestigateallreasonableallegationsofprohibited
876876 97conductandreferanyallegationsitdeemscredibletotheappropriatelawenforcement
877877 98entity.
878878 99 (3)Theidentityofanyreportingpersonshallremainconfidentialunlessthat
879879 100personauthorizesdisclosureofhisorheridentityoruntilsuchtimeastheallegationof
880880 101prohibitedconductisreferredtolawenforcement.
881881 102 (4)Ifthecommissionreceivesacomplaintofprohibitedconductbyanathlete,
882882 103thecommissionshallnotifytheappropriatesportsgoverningbodyandplayers
883883 104associationoftheathletetoreviewthecomplaintasprovidedbyrule.
884884 105 (5)Thecommissionshalladoptrulesgoverninginvestigationsofprohibited
885885 106conductandreferralstolawenforcemententities.
886886 313.1006.1.Alicensedapplicantholdingalicenseissuedundersection313.807
887887 2tooperateanexcursiongamblingboatwhowishestooffersportswageringunder
888888 3sections313.1000to313.1022shall:
889889 4 (1)Submitanapplicationtothecommissioninthemannerprescribedbythe
890890 5commissionforeachlicensedfacilityinwhichthelicensedapplicantwishestoconduct
891891 6sportswagering;
892892 7 (2)Payaninitialapplicationfee,nottoexceedonehundredthousanddollars,
893893 8whichshallbedepositedinthegamingcommissionfundanddistributedaccordingto
894894 9section313.835;and
895895 10 (3)Submittothecommissionaresponsiblegamblingplanthatshallinclude,but
896896 11isnotlimitedto:
897897 12 (a)Annualtrainingforallstaffregardingthepracticeofresponsiblegambling
898898 13andidentifyingcompulsiveorproblemgamblers;
899899 14 (b)Policiesandstrategiesforhandlingsituationsinwhichplayersindicatethey
900900 15areindistressorexperiencingaproblem;and
901901 16 (c)Policiesandstrategiestoaddressthird-partyconcernsaboutplayers'
902902 17gamblingbehavior.
903903 18 2.Uponreceiptoftheapplicationandfeerequiredundersubsection1ofthis
904904 19section,thecommissionshallissueacertificateofauthoritytoalicensedapplicant
905905 20authorizingthelicensedapplicanttoconductsportswageringundersections313.1000to
906906 21313.1022inalicensedfacilityorthroughaninteractivesportswageringplatform.
907907 313.1008.1.Thecommissionshallensurethatnewsportswageringdevicesand
908908 2newforms,variations,orcompositesofsportswageringaretestedunderthetermsand
909909 HB2835 25 3conditionsthatthecommissionconsidersappropriatepriortoauthorizingasports
910910 4wageringoperatortoofferanewsportswageringdeviceoranewform,variation,or
911911 5compositeofsportswagering.Thecommissionmayutilizeanapprovedindependent
912912 6testinglaboratorytoassistwithanyrequirementsofthissection.Thecommissionshall
913913 7acceptsuchtestingofanothersportswageringgoverningbodyintheUnitedStatesifthe
914914 8commissiondeterminesthetestingofthatgoverningbodyissubstantiallysimilartothe
915915 9testingthatwouldotherwiseberequiredbythecommissionandthesportswagering
916916 10operatorverifiesthatitssportswageringdevicesandformshavenotmateriallychanged
917917 11sincesuchtesting.
918918 12 2.Alicensedfacilitythatisanexcursiongamblingboatmayalsooffersports
919919 13wageringthroughuptothreeindividuallybrandedinteractivesportswagering
920920 14platformsunderthebrand,tradename,oranothernameitisdoingbusinessas(d/b/
921921 15a)selectedbythesportswageringoperatoror,asapplicable,theinteractivesports
922922 16wageringplatformoperator.Asportswageringoperatormayoperateeachinteractive
923923 17sportswageringplatformorcontractwithoneormoreinteractivesportswagering
924924 18platformoperatorstoadministeranyoralloftheinteractivesportswageringplatforms
925925 19onthelicensedfacility'sbehalf.Notwithstandinganyprovisionofthissectionand
926926 20anythingtothecontrarysetforthundersections313.1000through313.1022,innoevent
927927 21shallsportswageringbeofferedthroughmorethansixsportswageringplatforms
928928 22contractingwithanyoneownerofalicensedfacility,directlyorindirectlythroughany
929929 23parentcompany,subsidiary,oraffiliateofsuchowner.
930930 24 3.Eachdesignatedsportsdistrictmobilelicenseemayoffersportswagering
931931 25withinthestatethroughoneinteractivesportswageringplatform.Eachdesignated
932932 26sportsdistrictmobilelicenseeshallberequiredtobelicensedbythecommissionasan
933933 27interactivesportswageringplatformoperator.Sportswageringovertheinternet
934934 28throughanyinteractivesportswageringplatformmaybeofferedbyanylicensedsports
935935 29wageringoperatorwithinanydesignatedsportsdistrict.
936936 30 4.Notwithstandinganythingtothecontrarysetforthundersections313.1000
937937 31through313.1022,nosportswageringoperatormayoffersportswageringinpersonor
938938 32throughanysportswageringkiosk,exceptwithinalicensedfacilitythatisanexcursion
939939 33gamblingboat.
940940 34 5.(1)Sportswageringmaybeconductedwithchips,tokens,electroniccards,
941941 35cash,cashequivalents,debitorcreditcards,othernegotiablecurrency,onlinepayment
942942 36services,automatedclearinghouses,promotionalfunds,oranyothermeansapproved
943943 37bythecommission.
944944 HB2835 26 38 (2)Asportswageringoperatorshall,initsinternalcontrolsorhouserules,
945945 39determineaminimumwageramountinsportswageringconductedbythesports
946946 40wageringoperatorandmaydetermineamaximumwageramount.
947947 41 6.Asportswageringoperatorshallnotpermitanysportswageringonthe
948948 42premisesofthelicensedfacilityexceptasprovidedunderthischapter.
949949 43 7.Asportswageringdevice,point-of-contactsportswageringdevice,orsports
950950 44wageringkioskshallbeapprovedbythecommissionandacquiredbyasportswagering
951951 45operatorfromalicensedsupplier.
952952 46 8.Thecommissionshalldeterminetheoccupationsrelatedtosportswagering
953953 47thatrequireanoccupationallicense,whichshallnotincludeemployeeswhodonot
954954 48possesstheauthorityorabilitytoaltermaterialsystemsrequiredforsportswageringin
955955 49thisstate.
956956 50 9.Asportswageringoperatormaylayoffoneormoresportswagers.The
957957 51commissionmaypromulgaterulespermittingsportswageringoperatorsorplatformsto
958958 52employsystemsthatoffsetlossormanageriskintheoperationofsportswageringunder
959959 53sections313.1000to313.1022throughtheuseofliquiditypoolsinotherjurisdictionsin
960960 54whichthesportswageringoperator,platform,anaffiliateofthesportswagering
961961 55operatororplatform,orathirdpartyalsoholdslicensestoconductsportswagering,
962962 56providedthatatalltimesadequateprotectionsaremaintainedtoensuresufficientfunds
963963 57areavailabletopaywinningstopatrons.
964964 58 10.Asportswageringoperatorshallincludeinformationandtoolstoassist
965965 59playersinmakingresponsibledecisions.Thesportswageringoperatorshallprovideat
966966 60aminimum:
967967 61 (1)Prominentlydisplayedtoolstosetlimitsontheamountoftimeandmoneya
968968 62playerspendsonanyinteractivesportswageringplatform;
969969 63 (2)Prominentlydisplayedinformationregardingcompulsivegamblingandways
970970 64toseektreatmentandsupportifaplayerbelievesheorshehasaproblem;and
971971 65 (3)Toaplayertheabilitytoexcludetheuseofcertainelectronicpayment
972972 66methodsifdesiredbytheplayer.
973973 313.1010.1.Aninteractivesportswageringplatformoperatorshalloffersports
974974 2wageringonbehalfofalicensedfacilityonlyiftheinteractivesportswageringplatform
975975 3operatorisproperlylicensedbythecommissionandhascontractedwithalicensed
976976 4facility.
977977 5 2.Anapplicantforaninteractivesportswageringplatformlicenseshall:
978978 6 (1)Submitanapplicationtothecommissioninthemannerprescribedbythe
979979 7commissiontoverifytheplatform'seligibilityunderthissection;
980980 HB2835 27 8 (2)Payaninitialapplicationfee,nottoexceedonehundredfiftythousand
981981 9dollars;and
982982 10 (3)Submittothecommissionaresponsiblegamblingplanthatshallinclude,but
983983 11isnotlimitedto:
984984 12 (a)Annualtrainingforallstaffregardingthepracticeofresponsiblegambling
985985 13andidentifyingcompulsiveorproblemgamblers;
986986 14 (b)Policiesandstrategiesforhandlingsituationsinwhichplayersindicatethey
987987 15areindistressorexperiencingaproblem;and
988988 16 (c)Policiesandstrategiestoaddressthird-partyconcernsaboutplayers'
989989 17gamblingbehavior.
990990 18 3.Onorbeforetheanniversarydateofthepaymentoftheinitialapplicationfee
991991 19underthissection,aninteractivesportswageringplatformproviderholdingalicense
992992 20issuedunderthissectionshallpaytothecommissionalicenserenewalfee,nottoexceed
993993 21threehundredtwenty-fivethousanddollars.Suchfundsshallbedepositedintothe
994994 22gamingcommissionfundestablishedundersection313.835.
995995 23 4.Notwithstandinganyotherprovisionoflawtothecontrary,thefollowing
996996 24informationshallbeconfidentialandshallnotbedisclosedtothepublicunlessrequired
997997 25bycourtorderorbyanyotherprovisionofsections313.1000to313.1022:
998998 26 (1)Anyapplicationsubmittedtothecommissionrelatingtosportswageringin
999999 27thisstate;and
10001000 28 (2)Alldocuments,reports,anddatasubmittedbyanapplicantrelatingtosports
10011001 29wageringinthisstatetothecommissioncontainingproprietaryinformation,trade
10021002 30secrets,financialinformation,orpersonallyidentifiableinformationaboutanyperson.
10031003 313.1011.1.Thecommissionmayissueasupplier'slicensetoasportswagering
10041004 2supplier.
10051005 3 2.Asportswageringsuppliermayprovideitsservicestolicenseesunderafixed-
10061006 4feeorrevenue-sharingagreementonlyifthesupplierisproperlylicensedbythe
10071007 5commission.
10081008 6 3.Attherequestofanapplicantforasportswageringsupplier'slicense,the
10091009 7commissionmayissueaprovisionallicensetotheapplicant,aslongastheapplicanthas
10101010 8submittedacompletedapplicationforthelicense,includingpayingtherequired
10111011 9applicationfee.Thecommissionmayprescribebyruletherequirementstoreceivea
10121012 10provisionallicense.
10131013 11 4.Anapplicantforasportswageringsupplier'slicenseshalldisclosetheidentity
10141014 12of:
10151015 13 (1)Theapplicant'sprincipalownerswhodirectlyowntenpercentormoreofthe
10161016 14applicant;
10171017 HB2835 28 15 (2)Eachholding,intermediary,orparentcompanythatdirectlyownsfifteen
10181018 16percentormoreoftheapplicant;and
10191019 17 (3)Theapplicant'schiefexecutiveofficerandchieffinancialofficer,ortheir
10201020 18equivalents,asdeterminedbythecommission.
10211021 19 5.Government-createdentities,includingstatutoryauthorizedpension
10221022 20investmentboardsandCanadianCrowncorporations,thataredirectorindirect
10231023 21shareholdersofanapplicantshallbewaivedintheapplicant'sdisclosureofownership
10241024 22andcontrolasdeterminedbythecommission.
10251025 23 6.InvestmentfundsorentitiesregisteredwiththeSecuritiesandExchange
10261026 24Commission(SEC),includinginvestmentadvisorsandentitiesunderthemanagement
10271027 25oftheSEC-registeredentity,thataredirectorindirectshareholdersofanapplicant
10281028 26shallbewaivedintheapplicant'sdisclosureofownershipandcontrolasdeterminedby
10291029 27thecommission.
10301030 28 7.Asupplier'slicenseorprovisionalsupplier'slicenseshallbesufficientto
10311031 29providesportswageringsupplierservicestolicensees.Arenewalfeeshallbesubmitted
10321032 30bienniallyasdeterminedbythecommission.
10331033 313.1012.1.Asportswageringoperatorshallverifythatapersonplacinga
10341034 2wagerisatleastthelegalminimumageforplacingawagerundersections313.1000to
10351035 3313.1022.
10361036 4 2.Thecommissionshallestablishanonlinemethodforaplayertoapplyfor
10371037 5placementintheself-exclusionprogram.Eachsportswageringoperatorshallincludea
10381038 6linktosuchapplicationonallsportswageringplatforms.
10391039 7 3.Thecommissionshalladoptrulesandregulationsthatincorporateasports
10401040 8wageringself-exclusionprogramintotheprogramadoptedundersections313.800to
10411041 9313.850.Anyruleorportionofarule,asthattermisdefinedinsection536.010,thatis
10421042 10createdundertheauthoritydelegatedinthissectionshallbecomeeffectiveonlyifit
10431043 11complieswithandissubjecttoalloftheprovisionsofchapter536and,ifapplicable,
10441044 12section536.028.Thissectionandchapter536arenonseverableandifanyofthepowers
10451045 13vestedwiththegeneralassemblypursuanttochapter536toreview,todelaythe
10461046 14effectivedate,ortodisapproveandannularulearesubsequentlyheldunconstitutional,
10471047 15thenthegrantofrulemakingauthorityandanyruleproposedoradoptedafterAugust
10481048 1628,2024,shallbeinvalidandvoid.
10491049 17 4.Thecommissionshalladoptrulestoensurethatadvertisementsforsports
10501050 18wagering:
10511051 19 (1)Donotknowinglytargetminorsorotherpersonswhoareineligibletoplace
10521052 20wagers,problemgamblers,orothervulnerablepersons;
10531053 21 (2)Disclosetheidentityofthesportswageringoperator;
10541054 HB2835 29 22 (3)Provideinformationaboutorlinkstoresourcesrelatingtogambling
10551055 23addiction;
10561056 24 (4)Arenototherwisefalse,misleading,ordeceptivetoareasonableconsumer;
10571057 25 (5)Arenotincludedoninternetsitesorpagesdedicatedtocompulsiveor
10581058 26problemgambling;and
10591059 27 (6)Includeresponsiblegamblingmessagesandanationallyrecognizedproblem
10601060 28gamblinghelplinenumberinallpromotionalactivity.
10611061 29 5.Thecommissionshallestablishpenaltiesofnotlessthantenthousanddollars
10621062 30butnotmorethanonehundredthousanddollarsforanysportswageringoperatorwho
10631063 31violatestherestrictionsplacedonadvertisingtopersonslistedinsubdivision(1)of
10641064 32subsection4ofthissection.
10651065 313.1014.1.Thecommissionshallconductbackgroundchecksonindividuals
10661066 2seekinglicensesundersections313.1000to313.1022.Abackgroundcheckconducted
10671067 3underthissectionshallincludeasearchforcriminalhistoryandanychargesor
10681068 4convictionsinvolvingcorruptionormanipulationofsportingevents.Abackground
10691069 5checkunderthissectionshallbeconsistentwiththeprovisionsofsection313.810.
10701070 6 2.(1)Asportswageringoperatorshallemploycommerciallyreasonable
10711071 7methodsto:
10721072 8 (a)Prohibitthesportswageringoperator;directors,officers,andemployeesof
10731073 9thesportswageringoperator;andanyrelativeofanoperator,director,orofficerliving
10741074 10inthesamehouseholdfromplacingsportswagerswiththesportswageringoperator;
10751075 11 (b)Prohibitanypersonwithaccesstononpublicconfidentialinformationheld
10761076 12bythesportswageringoperatorfromplacingsportswagerswiththesportswagering
10771077 13operator;
10781078 14 (c)Preventthesharingofconfidentialinformationthatcouldaffectsports
10791079 15wageringofferedbythesportswageringoperatororbythirdpartiesuntilthe
10801080 16informationismadepubliclyavailable;
10811081 17 (d)Prohibitpersonsfromplacingsportswagersasagentsorproxiesforother
10821082 18persons;and
10831083 19 (e)Prohibitthepurchaseorusebythesportswageringoperatorofanypersonal
10841084 20biometricdataofanathlete,unlessthesportswageringoperatorhasreceivedwritten
10851085 21permissionfromtheathleteortheathlete'srepresentative.
10861086 22 (2)Nothinginthissectionshallprecludetheuseofinternet-basedhostingor
10871087 23cloud-basedhostingofdataoranydisclosureofinformationrequiredbycourtorderor
10881088 24otherprovisionsoflaw.
10891089 25 3.(1)Thefollowingindividualsareprohibitedfromengaginginsportswagering
10901090 26undersections313.1000to313.1022:
10911091 HB2835 30 27 (a)Anypersonwhoseparticipationmayunderminetheintegrityofthebetting
10921092 28orsportsevent;or
10931093 29 (b)Anypersonwhoisprohibitedforothergoodcauseincluding,butnotlimited
10941094 30to:
10951095 31 a.Anypersonplacingawagerasanagentorproxy;
10961096 32 b.Anypersonwhoisanathlete,coach,referee,player,orrefereepersonnel
10971097 33memberinoronanysportseventoverseenbythatperson'ssportsgoverningbody
10981098 34basedonpubliclyavailableinformation;
10991099 35 c.Anypersonwhoholdsapositionofauthorityorinfluencesufficienttoexert
11001100 36influenceovertheparticipantsinasportingcontestincluding,butnotlimitedto,
11011101 37coaches,managers,handlers,orathletictrainers;
11021102 38 d.Anypersonundertwenty-oneyearsofage;
11031103 39 e.Anypersonwithaccesstocertaintypesofexclusiveinformationonanysports
11041104 40eventoverseenbythatperson'ssportsgoverningbodybasedonpubliclyavailable
11051105 41information;or
11061106 42 f.Anypersonidentifiedbyanylistsprovidedbythecommission.
11071107 43 (2)Thedirectorindirectlegalorbeneficialowneroffivepercentormoreofa
11081108 44sportsgoverningbodyoranyofitsmemberteamsshallnotplaceoracceptanywager
11091109 45onasportseventinwhichanymemberteamofthatsportsgoverningbodyparticipates.
11101110 46Anyviolationofthissubdivisionshallconstitutedisorderlyconduct.Disorderlyconduct
11111111 47underthissubdivisionshallbeaclassCmisdemeanor.
11121112 48 (3)Theprovisionsofsubdivision(1)ofthissubsectionshallnotapplytoany
11131113 49personwhoisadirectorindirectownerofaspecificsportsgoverningbodymember
11141114 50teamand:
11151115 51 (a)Haslessthanfivepercentdirectorindirectownershipinterestinacasinoor
11161116 52sportswageringoperator;or
11171117 53 (b)Thevalueoftheownershipofsuchteamrepresentslessthanonepercentof
11181118 54theperson'stotalenterprisevalueandsuchsharesofsuchpersonareregisteredunder
11191119 55section12oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934,15U.S.C.Section78l,asamended.
11201120 56 (4)(a)Asportswageringoperatorshalladoptprocedurestopreventwagering
11211121 57onsportseventsbypersonswhoareprohibitedfromplacingsportswagers.
11221122 58 (b)Asportswageringoperatorshallnotknowinglyacceptwagersfromany
11231123 59personwhoseidentityisknowntotheoperatorand:
11241124 60 a.Whosenameappearsontheexclusionlistmaintainedbythecommission;
11251125 61 b.Whoistheoperator,director,officer,owner,oremployeeoftheoperator;
11261126 62 c.Whohasaccesstononpublicconfidentialinformationheldbytheoperator;or
11271127 63 d.Whoisanagentorproxyforanyotherperson.
11281128 HB2835 31 64 (5)Anoperatorshalladoptprocedurestoobtainpersonallyidentifiable
11291129 65informationfromanyindividualwhoplacesanysinglewageroftenthousanddollarsor
11301130 66moreonasportseventwhilephysicallypresentatacasino.
11311131 67 4.Givengoodandsufficientreason,eachofthecommissionandsportswagering
11321132 68operatorsshallcooperatewithinvestigationsconductedbylawenforcementagenciesor
11331133 69sportsgoverningbodies,includingprovidingorfacilitatingtheprovisionofrelevant
11341134 70bettinginformationandaudioorvideofilesrelatingtopersonsplacingsportswagers;
11351135 71exceptthat,withrespecttoanysuchinformationorfilesdisclosedbyasportswagering
11361136 72operatortoasportsgoverningbody,thesportsgoverningbodyshall:
11371137 73 (1)Maintaintheconfidentialityofsuchinformationorfiles;
11381138 74 (2)Complywithallprivacylawsapplicabletosuchinformationorfiles;and
11391139 75 (3)Usetheinformationorfilessolelyinconnectionwiththesportsgoverning
11401140 76body'sinvestigation.
11411141 77 5.Asportswageringoperatorshallimmediatelyreporttothecommissionany
11421142 78informationrelatingto:
11431143 79 (1)Criminalordisciplinaryproceedingscommencedagainstthesportswagering
11441144 80operatorinconnectionwithitsoperations;
11451145 81 (2)Betsorwagersthatviolatestateorfederallaw;
11461146 82 (3)Abnormalwageringactivityorpatternsthatmayindicateaconcern
11471147 83regardingtheintegrityofasportingeventorevents;
11481148 84 (4)Anyotherconductthatcorruptsthewageringoutcomeofasportingeventor
11491149 85eventsforpurposesoffinancialgain,includingprohibitedconductasdefinedunder
11501150 86section313.1000;and
11511151 87 (5)Suspiciousorillegalwageringactivities.
11521152 88
11531153 89Asportswageringoperatorshallalsoimmediatelyreportanyinformationrelatingto
11541154 90conductdescribedinsubdivision(3)or(4)ofthissubsectiontotheapplicablesports
11551155 91governingbodyandplayersassociation.
11561156 92 6.Asportswageringoperatorshallmaintaintheconfidentialityofinformation
11571157 93providedbyasportsgoverningbodytothesportswageringoperatorunlessdisclosureis
11581158 94requiredbycourtorder,thecommission,oranyotherprovisionoflaw.
11591159 95 7.Asportsgoverningbodyorplayersassociationmaysubmittothecommission
11601160 96arequestinwritingtorestrict,limit,orexcludeatypeorformofsportswageringonits
11611161 97sportingeventsifsuchbodyorassociationbelievesthatsuchsportswageringaffectsthe
11621162 98integrityorperceivedintegrityofitssport.Thecommissionmaygranttherequestupon
11631163 99ashowingofgoodcausebytheapplicablesportsgoverningbodyorplayersassociation.
11641164 100Thecommissionshallpromptlyreviewanyinformationprovidedandrespondas
11651165 HB2835 32 101expeditiouslyaspracticabletotherequest.Priortomakingadetermination,the
11661166 102commissionshallnotifyandconsultwithsportswageringoperators.Ifthecommission
11671167 103deemsitrelevant,itmayalsoconsultwithanyapplicableindependentmonitoring
11681168 104providersorotherjurisdictions.Norestrictions,limitations,orexclusionsofwagers
11691169 105shallbeconductedwithouttheexpresswrittenapprovalofthecommission.Sports
11701170 106wageringoperatorsshallbenotifiedofanyrestrictions,limitations,orexclusions
11711171 107grantedbythecommission.
11721172 108 8.(1)Nosportswageringoperatorshallofferanysportswagersonan
11731173 109elementaryorsecondaryschoolathleticorsportingeventinwhichaschoolteamfrom
11741174 110thisstateisaparticipant,orontheindividualperformancestatisticsofanathleteinan
11751175 111elementaryorsecondaryschoolathleticorsportingeventinwhichaschoolteamfrom
11761176 112thisstateisaparticipant.
11771177 113 (2)Nosportswagershallbeplacedontheperformanceornonperformanceof
11781178 114anyindividualathleteparticipatinginasinglegameormatchofacollegiatesporting
11791179 115eventinwhichacollegiateteamfromthisstateisaparticipant.
11801180 313.1016.1.Asportswageringoperatorshall,forawagerthatexceedsten
11811181 2thousanddollarsandthatisplacedinpersonbyapatron,maintainthefollowing
11821182 3recordsforaperiodofatleastthreeyearsafterthesportingeventoccurs:
11831183 4 (1)Personallyidentifiableinformationofthepatron;
11841184 5 (2)Theamountandtypeofbetplaced;
11851185 6 (3)Thetimeanddatethebetwasplaced;
11861186 7 (4)Thelocation,includingspecificinformationpertainingtothebettingwindow
11871187 8orsportswageringdevice,wherethebetwasplaced;
11881188 9 (5)Theoutcomeofthebet;and
11891189 10 (6)Anydiscerniblepatternofabnormalbettingactivitybythepatron.
11901190 11 2.Alicensedfacility,interactivesportswageringplatformoperator,orsports
11911191 12wageringsupplierwhereapplicable,forallbetsandwagersplacedthroughan
11921192 13interactivesportswageringplatform,shallmaintainthefollowingrecordsforaperiod
11931193 14ofatleastthreeyearsafterthesportingeventoccurs:
11941194 15 (1)Personallyidentifiableinformationofthepatron;
11951195 16 (2)Theamountandtypeofbetplaced;
11961196 17 (3)Thetimeanddatethebetwasplaced;
11971197 18 (4)Thelocation,includingspecificinformationpertainingtotheinternet
11981198 19protocoladdress,wherethebetwasplaced;
11991199 20 (5)Theoutcomeofthebet;and
12001200 21 (6)Anydiscerniblepatternofabnormalbettingactivitybythepatron.
12011201 HB2835 33 22 3.Asportswageringoperatorshallmaketherecordsanddatathatitisrequired
12021202 23tomaintainunderthissectionavailableforinspectionuponrequestofthecommission
12031203 24orasrequiredbycourtorder.
12041204 313.1018.Asportswageringoperatorisnotliableunderthelawsofthisstateto
12051205 2anyparty,includingpatrons,fordisclosinginformationasrequiredundersections
12061206 3313.1000to313.1022andisnotliableforrefusingtodiscloseinformationunless
12071207 4requiredundersections313.1000to313.1022.
12081208 313.1021.1.Awageringtaxoftenpercentisimposedontheadjustedgross
12091209 2receiptsreceivedfromsportswageringconductedbyasportswageringoperatorunder
12101210 3sections313.1000to313.1022.Ifaninteractivesportswageringplatformoperatoris
12111211 4contractedtoconductsportswageringatacertificateholder'slicensedfacilitythatisan
12121212 5excursiongamblingboat,orthroughaninteractivesportswageringplatform,the
12131213 6licensedinteractivesportswageringplatformoperatormayfulfillthecertificate
12141214 7holder'sdutiesunderthissection.
12151215 8 2.Acertificateholderorinteractivesportswageringplatformoperatorshall
12161216 9remitthetaximposedbysubsection1ofthissectiontothedepartmentnolaterthanone
12171217 10daypriortothelastbusinessdayofthemonthfollowingthemonthinwhichthetaxes
12181218 11weregenerated.Inamonthwhentheadjustedgrossreceiptsofacertificateholderor
12191219 12interactivesportswageringplatformoperatorisanegativenumber,thecertificate
12201220 13holderorinteractivesportswageringplatformoperatormaycarryoverthenegative
12211221 14amountforaperiodoftwelvemonths.
12221222 15 3.Thepaymentofthetaxunderthissectionshallbebyanelectronicfunds
12231223 16transferbyanautomatedclearinghouse.
12241224 17 4.Revenuesreceivedfromthetaximposedundersubsection1ofthissection
12251225 18shallbedepositedinthestatetreasurytothecreditofthegamingproceedsfor
12261226 19educationfund,whichshallbedistributedasprovidedundersection313.822.
12271227 20 5.(1)Alicensedfacilitythatisanexcursiongamblingboatshallpaytothe
12281228 21commissionanannuallicenserenewalfee,nottoexceedfiftythousanddollars.Thefee
12291229 22imposedshallbedueontheanniversarydateoftheissuanceofthelicenseandoneach
12301230 23anniversarydatethereafter.Thecommissionshalldeposittheannuallicenserenewal
12311231 24feesreceivedunderthissubdivisioninthegamingcommissionfundestablishedunder
12321232 25section313.835.
12331233 26 (2)Inadditiontotheannuallicenserenewalfee,requiredinthissubsection,a
12341234 27certificateholdershallpaytothecommissionafeeoftenthousanddollarstocoverthe
12351235 28costsofafullreinvestigationofthecertificateholderinthefourthyearafterthedateon
12361236 29whichthecertificateholdercommencessportswageringoperationsundersections
12371237 30313.1000to313.1022andoneachfourthyearthereafter.Thecommissionshalldeposit
12381238 HB2835 34 31thefeesreceivedunderthissubdivisioninthegamingcommissionfundestablished
12391239 32undersection313.835.
12401240 33 6.Subjecttoappropriation,fivehundredthousanddollarsshallbeappropriated
12411241 34fromthegamingcommissionfundcreatedundersection313.835andcreditedannually
12421242 35tothecompulsivegamblersfundcreatedundersection313.842.Whenconsideringthe
12431243 36amountoffundstoappropriatetothecompulsivegamblersfund,thegeneralassembly
12441244 37shallconsiderthefindingsandrecommendationscontainedintheresearchreport
12451245 38requiredundersubsection2ofsection313.842forincreasedfundinginexcessofthefive
12461246 39hundredthousanddollars.
12471247 313.1022.1.Allsportswagersauthorizedundersections313.1000to313.1022
12481248 2shallbedeemedinitiated,received,andotherwisemadeonthepropertyofanexcursion
12491249 3gamblingboatwithinthisstate.
12501250 4 2.Onlytotheextentrequiredbyfederallaw,allserversnecessarytothe
12511251 5placementorresolutionofwagers,otherthanbackupservers,shallbephysically
12521252 6locatedwithinacertificateholder'slicensedfacilitythatisanexcursiongamblingboat
12531253 7inthestate.ConsistentwiththeintentoftheUnitedStatesCongressasarticulatedin
12541254 8theUnlawfulInternetGamblingEnforcementActof2006,31U.S.C.Sections5361to
12551255 95367,asamended,theintermediateroutingofelectronicdatarelatingtolawful
12561256 10intrastatesportswagersauthorizedundersections313.1000to313.1022shallnot
12571257 11determinethelocationorlocationsinwhichsuchwagerisinitiated,received,or
12581258 12otherwisemade.Thissubsectionshallapplyonlytotheextentrequiredbyfederallaw.
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