Section R. 432.532b - Persons restricted from entering or participating in fantasy contestsRule 532b.
(1) The following individuals are prohibited from entering or participating in any fantasy contest that is based, in whole or in part, on any athletic event in which the individual participates or with which the individual is otherwise affiliated, or any athletic event overseen by the sports governing body that oversees the athletic events in which the individual participates or with which the individual is otherwise affiliated:(e) An individual who has the authority or ability to influence the performance of an athlete in an athletic event.(f) An individual with access to non-public, exclusive information related to an athlete or athletic event.(2) An employee of a sports governing body or any of its member teams, or a person that holds a 5% or greater ownership interest in a sports governing body or any of its member teams, is prohibited from entering or participating in any fantasy contest that is based, in whole or in part, on an athletic event overseen by the sports governing body or in which any of its member teams participates.(3) Except as otherwise provided in subrules (11) and (12) of this rule, a fantasy contest operator, its owners, directors, officers, and employees, and any relative of any of these individuals living in the same household, is prohibited from entering or participating in a fantasy contest offered by the fantasy contest operator or a licensed management company that manages the day-to-day operations of the fantasy contest operator.(4) Except as otherwise provided in subrules (11) and (12) of this rule, a licensed management company, its owners, directors, officers, and employees, and any relative of any of these individuals living in the same household, is prohibited from entering or participating in a fantasy contest offered by the licensed management company or a fantasy contest operator for which the licensed management company manages day-to-day operations.(5) Except as otherwise provided in R 432.513a(9) and subrule (12) of this rule, a member, the executive director, a board employee, or an agent is prohibited from establishing a fantasy contest player account and from entering or participating in a fantasy contest.(6) A fantasy contest player is prohibited from allowing another person to access or use his or her fantasy contest player account and from submitting a fantasy contest entry on behalf of another person.(7) An individual whose fantasy contest player account is in suspended mode under R 432.548 is prohibited from entering or participating in a fantasy contest.(8) An individual who is less than 18 years of age is prohibited from establishing a fantasy contest player account and from entering or participating in a fantasy contest.(9) Except as otherwise directed by the board, a person that is determined by the board to be a prohibited person under R 432.511(dd)(v) is prohibited from establishing a fantasy contest player account and from entering or participating in a fantasy contest.(10) A person is prohibited from entering or participating in a fantasy contest in any manner that violates applicable state, tribal, or federal law.(11) A fantasy contest operator or licensed management company may offer fantasy contests that are open only to persons described in subrules (3) and (4) of this rule. Except as otherwise provided in subrule (12) of this rule, a person described in subrules (3) and (4) of this rule may only enter or participate in a fantasy contest that is open only to such persons. A person that is not a person described in subrules (3) and (4) of this rule is prohibited from entering or participating in a fantasy contest that is open only to persons described in subrules (3) and (4) of this rule.(12) A person described in subrules (3) to (5) of this rule may enter or participate in a fantasy contest using a test account established by a fantasy contest operator or licensed management company to test the components or operation of a fantasy contest platform. Test account activity must not affect the outcome of any fantasy contest entered or participated in by fantasy contest players, the issuance of prizes or awards to fantasy contest players, or the computation of any fantasy contest adjusted revenues. Procedures for establishing and using test accounts must be addressed in the fantasy contest operator's or licensed management company's procedures and internal controls.Mich. Admin. Code R. 432.532b
2023 MR 20, Eff. 10/11/2023