Registration of authorized player
Arkansas Constitution, Amendment 100, sec. 4
- (a) Before allowing or accepting any wagering communication from an individual to engage in interactive gaming, an operator must register the individual as an authorized player and create an interactive gaming account for the individual in accordance with this section.
(b) An operator may register an individual as an authorized player only if the individual provides the operator with the following information:
- (1) The identity of the individual;
- (2) The individual’s date of birth showing that the individual is twenty-one (21) years of age or older;
- (3) The physical address where the individual resides;
- (4) The Social Security number for the individual, if a United States resident;
- (5) That the individual had not previously self-excluded with the operator and otherwise remains on the operator’s self-exclusion list; and
- (6) That the individual is not on the list of excluded persons established pursuant to this part.
(c) Before registering an individual as an authorized player, the operator must have the individual affirm the following:
- (1) That the information provided to the operator by the individual to register is accurate;
- (2) That the individual has reviewed and acknowledged access to the house rules for interactive gaming;
- (3) That the individual has been informed and has acknowledged that, as an authorized player, the individual is prohibited from allowing any other person access to or use of his or her interactive gaming account;
- (4) That the individual has been informed and has acknowledged that, as an authorized player, the individual is prohibited from engaging in interactive gaming from a state or foreign jurisdiction in which interactive gaming is illegal and that the operator is prohibited from allowing such interactive gaming;
- (5) That the individual has been informed and has acknowledged that, if the operator is unable to verify the information provided by the individual pursuant to subsection (b) of this section within thirty (30) days of registration, any winnings attributable to the individual will be retained by the operator and the individual shall have no right to such winnings;
- (6) Consents to the monitoring and recording by the operator and the Arkansas Racing Commission of any wagering communications; and
- (7) Consents to the jurisdiction of the State of Arkansas to resolve disputes arising out of interactive gaming.
- (d) An operator may allow an individual to register as an authorized player either remotely or in person.
(e)
- (1) Within thirty (30) days of the registration of the authorized player, the operator shall verify the information provided by the individual pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(2) Until such verification has occurred:
- (A) The authorized player may not deposit more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) in his or her interactive gaming account; and
- (B) The authorized player may not withdraw any funds from his or her interactive gaming account.
(f) If verification of the information provided pursuant to subsection (b) of this section has not occurred within thirty (30) days, the operator shall:
- (1) Immediately suspend the interactive gaming account and not allow any further interactive gaming;
- (2) Retain any winnings attributable to the authorized player; and
- (3) Refund the balance of deposits made to the interactive gaming account to the source of such deposit or by issuance of a check and then permanently close the account.
- (g) Any winnings due to an authorized player prior to completion of the verification process shall be credited to the authorized player’s interactive gaming account immediately upon successful verification.