La. Admin. Code tit. 42 § VI-505

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VI-505 - Prohibited Parish; Geolocation, Geofencing; Proxy Servers

A. No operator nor any operator's employee shall allow a player to place a sports wager while located in a prohibited parish.

B. Operators shall implement and abide by protocols and procedures to ensure a player is not utilizing remote desktop software, rootkits, virtualization, proxy servers, virtual private network, spoofing, or other means to disguise their physical location or their computer or device's physical location when placing a sports wager. Operators shall use, at a minimum:

1. geolocation and geo-fencing techniques and capability; and

2. commercially reasonable standards for the detection and restriction of remote desktop software, rootkits, virtualization, proxy servers, virtual private networks, spoofing, or other means of disguising one's location.

C. Operators shall prohibit the placing of a sports wager if a player is utilizing any means to disguise his identity or physical location or his computer or device's physical location or attempting to act as a proxy for another player.

D. Operators shall detect and block patrons that make malicious or repeated unauthorized attempts to access the online sports wagering system. This includes players utilizing any means to disguise their identity or physical location or their computer's or device's physical location or acting as a proxy for another player in order to place a sports wager. The player's sports wagering account shall be flagged and reviewed, and the operator shall follow protocols to reach a final determination about the player's sports wagering account and future access and account privileges. Operators shall maintain a record of all information, documentation, or evidence of such activity.

E. Operators shall immediately notify the division of any sports wagers made when the player was located in a prohibited parish and shall provide the division with all information, documentation, and other evidence of such sports wager.

F. Operators who send or receive sports wagers through electronic means shall ensure that any transfer of that sports wager is initiated and received and completed within the state of Louisiana, and that only incidental intermediate routing of the sports wager, if any, occurs outside of the state, unless otherwise determined by the board in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. Operators shall be responsible for periodically reviewing their information and technology systems and networks to ensure compliance with this Subsection.

G. Operators who violate this Section shall be subject to administrative action.

La. Admin. Code tit. 42, § VI-505

Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Gaming Control Board, LR 47, Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Gaming Control Board, LR 4857 (1/1/2022), Amended LR 481861 (7/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 27:15 and 24.