Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
Section 197.2 - ADW license application(a) The ADW license application shall include the following information: (1) A copy of the contracts to provide services to an association or SPMO licensed by the Commission.(2) A list of personnel assigned to work in this Commonwealth, a list of all employees involved in accepting pari-mutuel wagers placed in this Commonwealth and a list of employees with access to facilities where the wagers are placed, or systems and records relating to account wagering are operated and secured, who are not located in this jurisdiction.(3) List of all officers, directors, partners, and share-holders with a 5% or greater share of ownership or beneficial interest.(4) Full disclosure of all fees and other financial considerations relating to the contract with the licensed racing entity or SPMO.(5) Certify to the Commission that the entity will provide prompt access to reports, logs, wagering transaction detail, and customer account detail, in printed form or standard electronic format approved by the Commission.(6) Provide a detailed description and certification of systems and procedures used to validate the identity, age, and jurisdiction of legal residence of account holders and to validate the legality of wagers accepted.(7) Certify to the Commission prompt access to all records relating to customer identify, age, and residency in hard copy or standard electronic format acceptable to the Commission.(8) Certify to the Commission prompt access to customer account detail in hard copy or an electronic format acceptable to the Commission for: (i) Persons who place wagers on races conducted in this jurisdiction, customers are identified as legal residents of this jurisdiction, who place wagers on races ran in this jurisdiction and races available for wagering by persons in this jurisdiction,(ii) Persons the Commission has reason to investigate based on possible placing of wagers for persons other than the account holder, wagers that may be related to the investigation of any race or wagering pattern or relevant to any other investigation as may be determined by the Commission.(9) Include certification of secure retention of all records related to wagering and customers' accounts for a period of not less than 3 years or longer period specified by the Commission.(10) Include, as an attachment, a certified copy of rules governing the acceptance and management of accounts, and a certified copy of any changes in the rules at least 30 days prior to the effective date.(b) All persons employed by ADWs as listed in subsection (a), not licensed by the Commission, shall hold a current pari-mutuel employee or vendor employee license issued by the National License Compact. The ADW shall provide and maintain with the Commission a current list of the employees and including their current National License number.(c) Must utilize and communicate pari-mutuel wagers to a pari-mutuel system meeting all requirements for pari-mutuel systems employed by licensed racing associations in this jurisdiction.(d) An ADW must operate and communicate with the totalisator system in a way as not to provide or facilitate a wagering advantage based on access to information and processing of wagers by ADW account holders relative to persons who wager at race tracks or public off-track wagering facilities. The ADW shall have in place an independent real time monitoring system and use approved by the Commission, and use other procedures as needed, to insure compliance with this requirement.