1. A. No licensee nor any licensee’s employee shall allow a player to participate in a fantasy sports contest while located in a prohibited parish.

   1. B. Licensees shall implement and abide by protocols and procedures to ensure a player is not utilizing a proxy server, virtual private network, spoofing, or other means to disguise their physical location or their computer or device’s physical location when participating in or attempting to participate in a fantasy sports contest. Licensees shall use, at a minimum:
   2. 1. geolocation and geo-fencing techniques and capability; and
   3. 2. commercially reasonable standards for the detection and restriction of proxy servers, virtual private networks, spoofing, or other means of disguising one’s location.
2. C. Licensees shall prohibited participation in a fantasy sports contest if a player is utilizing any means to disguise his identity or physical location or his computer or device’s physical location or attempting to act as a proxy for another player.
3. D. If a licensee discovers a player utilizing any means to disguise their identity or physical location or their computer’s or device’s physical location or acting as a proxy for another player in order to participate in a fantasy sports contest, the licensee shall immediately suspend the player’s participation in any fantasy sports contest and follow protocols to reach a final determination about the player’s account and future access and account privileges. Licensees shall maintain a record of all information, documentation, or evidence of such activity.
4. E. Licensees shall immediately notify the division of any entries into fantasy sports contests made when the player was located in a prohibited parish and shall provide the division with all information, documentation, and other evidence of such activity.
5. F. Licensees who violate this Section shall be penalized in accordance with R.S. 27:309(C)(2).

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 27:15, 24, and 304.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Gaming Control Board, LR 47:264 (February 2021).