Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this rule, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
2.1. "ACH" means Automated Clearing House, which is a network that connects all banking and financial institutions within the United States.2.2. "Act" means the West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Act, W. Va. Code §§ 29-22D-1 et seq.2.3. "AML" means anti-money laundering.2.4. "Authentication process" means a method used by a system to verify the validity of software.2.5. "Cancelled wager" means a wager that has been cancelled by the system due to any issue with an event that prevents the wager's completion.2.6. "Commission" means the State Lottery Commission, created by W.Va. Code §§ 29-22-1 et seq.2.7. "Confidential Player Account Information" means player account balances and any personally identifiable information (PII) contained within the sports pool system.2.8 "Daily Fantasy Sports" means a fantasy or simulation sports game, educational game, contest or competition in which: 2.8.1. Participants own, manage, or coach imaginary teams in competitions against other participants, and not against the individual or entity responsible for creating, administering or operating such contest, for a prize and/or award;2.8.2 The value of all prizes and awards offered to winning participants is established and made known to the participants in advance of the fantasy game, contest or competition.2.8.3. All winning outcomes reflect the relative knowledge and skill of participants and are determined predominantly by accumulated statistical results of the performance of individuals, including athletes in the case of the sporting events; and2.8.4. A winning outcome is not based on the score, point spread or performance of a single team or combination of such teams, or any single performance of an individual athlete or player in a single event.2.9. "Director" means the individual appointed by the Governor to provide management and administration necessary to direct the State Lottery Office pursuant to W. Va. Code § 29-22-6.2.10. "Event number" means a set of alpha and/or numeric characters that correspond to a sports event or an event ancillary to a sports event.2.11. "Integrity monitoring system" means a system of policies and procedures approved by the Commission through which an online sports pool operator receives and sends reports from sports pool operators to assist in identifying unusual or suspicious activity.2.12. "Internal controls" mean the internal procedures, administration, and accounting controls designed by the sports pool operator to conduct sports wagering operations, as required by the Commission pursuant to W. Va. Code § 29-22D-4.2.13. "Layoff wager" means a wager placed by a West Virginia operator with another West Virginia operator for the purpose of offsetting patron wagers made pursuant to the Act and this rule.2.14. "MICS" means the Minimum Internal Control Standards established by the Commission pursuant to W. Va. Code § 29-22D-4.2.15. "Mobile applications and other digital platforms" means any mobile application or interactive platform approved by the Commission for operation of an online sports pool.2.16. "Multi-source authentication" means a type of strong authentication that uses two of the following to verify a patron's identity: 2.16.1. Information known only to the patron, such as a password, pattern or answers to challenge questions;2.16.2. An item possessed by a patron such as an electronic token, physical token or an identification card; or2.16.3. A patron's biometric data, such as fingerprints, facial or voice recognition.2.17. "Online sports pool" means an operation in which wagers on sports events are made through computers or mobile applications on mobile devices or other approved interactive devices accepted through a gaming system approved by the Commission.2.18. "Online sports pool system" means all hardware, software, and communications that comprise a type of server-based gaming system for the purpose of offering an online sports pool.2.19. "Operator" or "sports pool operator" means a casino licensee which has elected to operate a sports pool, either independently or jointly.2.20. "Patron session" means a period of time when a patron is logged on to an online sports pool system.2.21. "Personally identifiable information" or "PII" means any data that could potentially be used to identify a particular person. Examples include, but are not limited to, a full name, Social Security Number, driver's license number, birth date, age, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, and email address. Generally two or more of these can identify a specific person depending on the uniqueness of the identifiers within a specific geographic area.2.22. "Prohibited sports pool participant" means any individual who is prohibited from wagering pursuant to: (1) any self-exclusion list or a casino or Commission exclusion list;(2) any individual whose participation may undermine the integrity of the wagering or the sports event or who is excluded from wagering for other good cause, including but not limited to, an attempt to place a wager as an agent or a proxy;(3) any employee of the Commission; or(4) a licensed sports pool operator or any of its employees placing a wager with that sports pool operator in violation of W.Va. Code §§ 29-22D-1 et seq.2.23. "Promotional credit" means any amount credited to a patron by a sports pool operator, without charge, to be included in a patron's wager.2.24. "Registrant" means certain affiliate companies, including but not limited to, sports wagering marketing affiliate companies, whose services are limited to click on ads or links for the sole purpose of directing a patron to a sports wagering site to sign up for a new sports wagering account.2.25. "Secure transaction file" means a file that contains data, which cannot be modified without detection.2.26. "Sports pool" or "sports pool operation" means the business of accepting wagers on any sports event by any system or method of wagering by a sports pool operator or its sports pool intermediary on site at the casino, in areas approved by the Commission.2.27. "Sports pool intermediary" means an independent entity affiliated with a licensed sports pool operator and holding a management services provider license or supplier license, as provided in W. Va. Code §§ 29-22D-1 et seq., to offer sports wagering activities, supplies, or services in a sports wagering lounge or through an online sports pool. The customer accounts or sports wagering accounts, of such intermediaries shall be owned by the licensed casino operators.2.28. "Sports pool kiosk" or "kiosk" means an automated device that may be used for sports pool voucher and ticket processing and automated functions as approved by the Commission.2.29. "Sports pool system" means all equipment and software used in conjunction with the operation of a sports pool or online sports pool.2.30. "Sports wagering account" means an account established by a sports pool operator for an individual patron to use for online sports pool wagering.2.31. "Sports wagering lounge" means an area in a licensed casino where a sports pool is operated. 2.32. "Sports wagering satellite lounge" means one or more secondary areas approved by the Commission where a sports pool is operated within a casino.2.33. "Strong authentication" means a method of confirming a patron's identity that has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Commission to effectively provide higher security than a user name and password alone.2.34. "Suspicious wagering activity" means unusual wagering activity which cannot be explained and is indicative of match-fixing, the manipulation of an event, misuse of inside information, or other prohibited activity.2.35. "Temporary sports pool facility" means an area approved by the Commission for use in sports pool operations during the construction of a sports wagering lounge and may include the utilization of designated windows at the current casino cage for purposes of placing sports wagers and also includes self-service wagering machines located at the casino or the casino hotel complex.2.36. "Ticket" means a printed record issued or an electronic record maintained by the sports pool system that evidences a sports wager.2.37. "Unusual wagering activity" means abnormal wagering activity exhibited by patrons and deemed by a sports pool operator as a potential indicator of suspicious activity. Unusual wagering activity may include the size of a patron's wager or increased wagering volume on a particular event or wager type.2.38. "Voided wager" means a wager voided by a ticket writer with supervisor approval for a specified event.2.39. "Voucher" means a printed wagering instrument, or digital representation thereof, used in a cashless wagering system that has a fixed dollar wagering value and is redeemable for cash or cash equivalents approved by the Commission.2.40. "Wager" means a sum of money or thing of value risked on an uncertain occurrence as defined in W. Va. Code § 29-22D-3.2.41. "Wagering event" or "event" means an occurrence of an event on which a wager authorized by the Act may be placed.