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Internet Sports Betting > RESPONSIBLE GAMING; PROHBITED PERSON
Short Summary
These legal documents govern the establishment and maintenance of a responsible gaming database by the Michigan Gaming Control Board. The responsible gaming database contains a list of individuals who are prohibited from establishing an internet sports betting account or participating in internet sports betting. The executive director has the authority to place an individual’s name in the responsible gaming database for various reasons, including convictions of certain crimes, violations of gaming-related laws, adverse reputation, inclusion in exclusion lists, court orders, requests from operators or platform providers, or any other reason deemed appropriate by the executive director to protect the integrity of internet sports betting. Sports betting operators or internet sports betting platform providers can request the inclusion of an individual’s name in the responsible gaming database by providing the individual’s identifying information, reasons for inclusion, supporting evidence, and any other information requested by the executive director. If an individual is placed in the responsible gaming database, they will be notified and informed of the basis for their placement and the prohibition on establishing an internet sports betting account or participating in internet sports betting. An excluded person has the right to request a hearing to contest their placement in the responsible gaming database, and it is their responsibility to prove why they should not be included. Involuntary placement in the responsible gaming database is permanent unless removed by the executive director upon no longer satisfying the criteria for placement. Additionally, the documents cover the voluntary placement of an individual’s name in the responsible gaming database for a period of 1 or 5 years. To be placed in the database, an individual must submit a request in the prescribed manner and form. By agreeing to be placed in the responsible gaming database, the individual releases the state, the board, sports betting operator, internet sports betting platform provider, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from any harm that may arise as a consequence. The duty of sports betting operators and internet sports betting platform providers is to make reasonable efforts to prevent prohibited persons from establishing an internet sports betting account and participating in internet sports betting. However, individuals who are prohibited from placing certain wagers can still create an internet sports betting account and deposit funds to it. If a sports betting operator or internet sports betting platform provider becomes aware that a prohibited person has established an internet sports betting account or has participated in internet sports betting, they must provide written notice to the executive director. In such cases, any wager made by a prohibited person must be cancelled, and the internet sports betting account used to place the wager must be suspended or closed. The documents also pertain to the establishment and maintenance of a self-exclusion list by sports betting operators and internet sports betting platform providers. The self-exclusion list allows individuals to voluntarily exclude themselves from participating in sports betting activities. To be added to the self-exclusion list, an individual must submit a completed request for self-exclusion. The self-exclusion list must be kept confidential, and the names of voluntarily-excluded individuals may be disclosed to licensed or registered third parties for the purpose of excluding them from targeted mailings or other advertising or promotions. However, the disclosed information should not be distributed or disclosed to the public or any other person. Violation of this confidentiality requirement may result in disciplinary action or civil fines.
Whom does it apply to?
Michigan Gaming Control Board, sports betting operators, internet sports betting platform providers, individuals who wish to establish an internet sports betting account or participate in internet sports betting
What does it govern?
Establishment and maintenance of a responsible gaming database, voluntary placement in the responsible gaming database, duty of sports betting operators and internet sports betting platform providers, establishment and maintenance of a self-exclusion list
What are exemptions?
No specific exemptions are mentioned.
What are the Penalties?
No specific penalties are mentioned.
Jurisdiction
Michigan