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                                   4856
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 15, 2023
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 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Racing, Gaming and  Wager-
   ing
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law, in
   relation to interactive gaming
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  1367-a  of  the racing, pari-mutuel wagering and
 breeding law is amended by  adding  a  new  subdivision  8  to  read  as
 follows:
   8.  NO  ADDITIONAL  MOBILE  SPORTS  WAGERING  LICENSES SHALL BE ISSUED
 PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SUBSEQUENT TO  THE  CONVERSION  OF  ANY  MOBILE
 SPORTS  WAGERING  PLATFORM  PROVIDER  LICENSE  TO  AN INTERACTIVE GAMING
 LICENSE, AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SECTION  FIFTEEN  HUNDRED
 THREE OF THIS CHAPTER.
   §  2.  The racing, pari-mutuel wagering and breeding law is amended by
 adding a new article 15 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 15
                            INTERACTIVE GAMING
 SECTION 1500. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND FINDINGS.
         1501. DEFINITIONS.
         1502. ELIGIBILITY TO CONDUCT INTERACTIVE GAMING.
         1503. ENTITY LICENSING.
         1504. INDIVIDUAL, ENTERPRISE AND VENDOR LICENSING.
         1505. REQUIREMENTS FOR  CONDUCT  AND  OPERATION  OF  INTERACTIVE
                 GAMING.
         1506. TAXATION AND FEES.
         1507. RESPONSIBLE GAMING REQUIREMENTS.
   § 1500. LEGISLATIVE  INTENT  AND FINDINGS. SECTION NINE OF ARTICLE ONE
 OF THE NEW YORK STATE CONSTITUTION WAS  RECENTLY  AMENDED  AND  PROVIDES
 "CASINO  GAMBLING  AT  NO  MORE  THAN SEVEN FACILITIES AS AUTHORIZED AND
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09618-02-3

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 PRESCRIBED BY THE LEGISLATURE SHALL HEREAFTER BE AUTHORIZED  OR  ALLOWED
 WITHIN  THIS  STATE". IT HAS BEEN, AND CONTINUES TO BE, THE SENSE OF THE
 LEGISLATURE THAT THIS PROVISION IS NOT CONTRAVENED  BY  A  STATUTE  THAT
 AUTHORIZES  THE  ACCEPTANCE  OF  A WAGER BY AN INDIVIDUAL LOCATED IN NEW
 YORK STATE WHO IS BETTING BY VIRTUAL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS AND  THE  WAGER
 IS ACCEPTED THROUGH EQUIPMENT LOCATED WITHIN A LICENSED GAMING FACILITY;
 PROVIDED  THAT  ANY  SUCH WAGER MEETS OTHER SAFEGUARDS ENSURING THAT THE
 PLAIN TEXT OF THIS PROVISION IS HONORED IN SUCH  STRUCTURE.  INTERACTIVE
 GAMING  IS  NOW LEGAL IN SEVEN STATES, INCLUDING THE BORDERING STATES OF
 NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, AND CONNECTICUT, WHILE IT IS PERMITTED ONLY IN
 PERSON IN NEW YORK AT FOUR  UPSTATE  COMMERCIAL  GAMING  FACILITIES  AND
 NATIVE  AMERICAN  CLASS  III  GAMING  FACILITIES. THE LEGISLATURE HEREBY
 FINDS AND DECLARES THAT AN INTERACTIVE GAMING WAGER THAT IS MADE THROUGH
 VIRTUAL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS FROM A LOCATION WITHIN NEW YORK STATE AND IS
 TRANSMITTED TO  AND  ACCEPTED  BY  ELECTRONIC  EQUIPMENT  LOCATED  AT  A
 LICENSED GAMING FACILITY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, A COMPUTER SERV-
 ER  LOCATED  AT  SUCH  LICENSED GAMING FACILITY, IS A WAGER MADE AT SUCH
 LICENSED GAMING FACILITY, NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISIONS  OF  THE  PENAL
 LAW TO THE CONTRARY.
   § 1501. DEFINITIONS.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   1. "AUTHORIZED CASINO GAME" MEANS ANY GAMBLING GAME AS  SET  FORTH  IN
 SUBDIVISION  FOUR,  NINETEEN,  THIRTY-EIGHT, THIRTY-NINE OR FORTY-ONE OF
 SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER AND ASSOCIATED REGULATIONS.
 AN AUTHORIZED CASINO GAME MAY INCLUDE GAMING TOURNAMENTS IN WHICH  PLAY-
 ERS  COMPETE  AGAINST ONE ANOTHER IN ONE OR MORE OF THE GAMES AUTHORIZED
 HEREIN OR BY THE COMMISSION OR  IN  APPROVED  VARIATIONS  OR  COMPOSITES
 THEREOF IF SUCH TOURNAMENTS ARE AUTHORIZED.
   2.  "AUTHORIZED  PARTICIPANT"  MEANS  AN  INDIVIDUAL WHO IS PHYSICALLY
 PRESENT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK  WHEN  PLACING  AN  INTERACTIVE  GAMING
 WAGER,  WHO  IS  AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE IN GAMING PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
 THIRTEEN OF THIS CHAPTER, AND WHO  PARTICIPATES  IN  INTERACTIVE  GAMING
 OFFERED BY A CASINO OR OPERATOR. ALL INTERACTIVE GAMING WAGERS PLACED IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL BE CONSIDERED PLACED OR OTHERWISE
 MADE WHEN RECEIVED BY THE CASINO OR  OPERATOR  AT  THE  LICENSED  GAMING
 FACILITY,  REGARDLESS  OF THE AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT'S PHYSICAL LOCATION
 AT THE TIME SUCH WAGER IS INITIATED. THE INTERMEDIATE ROUTING  OF  ELEC-
 TRONIC  DATA  IN CONNECTION WITH MOBILE WAGERING SHALL NOT DETERMINE THE
 LOCATION OR LOCATIONS IN WHICH A WAGER IS INITIATED, RECEIVED, OR OTHER-
 WISE MADE.
   3. "COMMISSION" MEANS THE NEW YORK STATE GAMING COMMISSION.
   4. "GAMING FACILITY"  MEANS  THE  PREMISES  APPROVED  UNDER  A  GAMING
 LICENSE  WHICH INCLUDES A GAMING AREA AND ANY OTHER NON-GAMING STRUCTURE
 RELATED TO THE GAMING AREA AND MAY INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO,
 HOTELS, RESTAURANTS OR OTHER AMENITIES.
   5. "INTERACTIVE GAMING" MEANS  WAGERING  ON  AUTHORIZED  CASINO  GAMES
 ONLINE  BY  ANY SYSTEM OR METHOD OF WAGERING, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
 TO, IN-PERSON COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION THROUGH  INTER-
 NET WEBSITES ACCESSED VIA A MOBILE DEVICE OR COMPUTER, AND MOBILE DEVICE
 APPLICATIONS.
   6.  "INTERACTIVE  GAMING  LICENSEE" MEANS A QUALIFYING ENTITY THAT HAS
 BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE NEW  YORK  STATE  GAMING  COMMISSION  TO  CONDUCT
 INTERACTIVE GAMING.
   7.  "INTERACTIVE  GROSS  GAMING REVENUE" MEANS THE AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE
 TOTAL OF ALL INTERACTIVE GAMING WAGERS THAT AN INTERACTIVE GAMING LICEN-
 SEE COLLECTS FROM ALL AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS, LESS  THE  TOTAL  OF  ALL
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 SUMS  PAID  OUT  AS  WINNINGS  TO ALL AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS, PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER, THAT THE TOTAL OF ALL SUMS PAID OUT AS WINNINGS  TO  AUTHORIZED
 PARTICIPANTS  SHALL  NOT  INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE CASH EQUIVALENT
 VALUE  OF  ANY MERCHANDISE OR THING OF VALUE AWARDED AS A PRIZE; AND (B)
 THE VALUE OF ALL BONUSES OR PROMOTIONS PROVIDED  TO  AUTHORIZED  PARTIC-
 IPANTS  AS  AN  INCENTIVE TO PLACE OR AS A RESULT OF THEIR HAVING PLACED
 INTERACTIVE GAMING WAGERS, NOT TO  EXCEED  1.75  PERCENT  OF  THE  TOTAL
 AMOUNT  OF  ALL  INTERACTIVE  GAMING  WAGERS PLACED WITH THE INTERACTIVE
 GAMING LICENSEE EACH MONTH AFTER THE FIRST TWELVE MONTHS OF  INTERACTIVE
 GAMING WAGERING.
   8.  "INTERACTIVE  GAMING  WAGER" MEANS CASH OR CASH EQUIVALENT THAT IS
 PAID BY AN AUTHORIZED SPORTS BETTOR TO A CASINO OR OPERATOR  TO  PARTIC-
 IPATE  IN  INTERACTIVE  GAMING  OFFERED  BY SUCH CASINO OR OPERATOR. ANY
 WAGER THROUGH ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO TAKE PLACE  AT
 THE  PHYSICAL LOCATION OF THE SERVER OR OTHER EQUIPMENT USED BY A CASINO
 OR OPERATOR TO ACCEPT INTERACTIVE GAMING  WAGERING,  REGARDLESS  OF  THE
 AUTHORIZED  PARTICIPANT'S PHYSICAL LOCATION WITHIN THE STATE AT THE TIME
 SUCH WAGER IS INITIATED.
   9. "LIVE DEALER GAMES" MEANS AUTHORIZED CASINO GAMES CONDUCTED BY LIVE
 STUDIO DEALERS OR OTHER PHYSICAL GAMING  EQUIPMENT,  SUCH  AS  AUTOMATED
 ROULETTE WHEELS, BALL BLOWERS OR GAMING DEVICES, OR BOTH, IN A LIVE GAME
 ENVIRONMENT  IN  WHICH  THE  AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE ABILITY TO
 PARTICIPATE IN GAME PLAY  AND  COMMUNICATE  GAME  DECISIONS  THROUGH  AN
 AUTHORIZED  INTERACTIVE  GAMING  WAGERING  PLATFORM.  LIVE  DEALER GAMES
 INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, LIVE CARD GAMES, LIVE TABLE  GAMES  AND
 OTHER LIVE AUTHORIZED CASINO GAMES.
   10.  "LIVE  GAMING STUDIO" MEANS A PHYSICAL LOCATION IN NEW YORK STATE
 THAT UTILIZES LIVE VIDEO  STREAMING  TECHNOLOGY  TO  PROVIDE  AUTHORIZED
 CASINO  GAMES  TO  A  PLAYER'S  INTERACTIVE  GAMING  DEVICE OR MULTI-USE
 COMPUTING DEVICE.
   11. "LIVE STUDIO DEALER" MEANS NATURAL PERSONS, THAT LEAD TABLE GAMES,
 INCLUDING BLACKJACK, CRAPS, KENO, POKER, ROULETTE AND  OTHER  AUTHORIZED
 CASINO  GAMES  WHILE ASSISTING AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS WITH GAME-RELATED
 NEEDS, THAT DISTRIBUTE CARDS, DICE AND  OTHER  EQUIPMENT  TO  AUTHORIZED
 PARTICIPANTS ACCORDING TO THE TABLE AND OTHER AUTHORIZED GAMES, AND THAT
 MONITOR GAME PACE AND PLAY.
   12. "PROHIBITED PARTICIPANT" MEANS: (A) ANY OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF THE
 COMMISSION;  (B)  ANY PRINCIPAL OR KEY EMPLOYEE OF A CASINO, INTERACTIVE
 GAMING LICENSEE, AND ITS AFFILIATES, EXCEPT AS MAY BE PERMITTED  BY  THE
 COMMISSION;  (C)  ANY CASINO GAMING OR NON-GAMING EMPLOYEE AT THE CASINO
 THAT EMPLOYS SUCH PERSON AND ANY GAMING OR NON-GAMING  EMPLOYEE  OF  THE
 INTERACTIVE  GAMING  LICENSEE THAT EMPLOYS SUCH PERSON; (D) ANY CONTRAC-
 TOR, SUBCONTRACTOR, OR CONSULTANT, OR OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE OF A  CONTRAC-
 TOR,  SUBCONTRACTOR, OR CONSULTANT, OF A CASINO OR AN INTERACTIVE GAMING
 LICENSEE IF SUCH PERSON IS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE OPERATION OR  OBSER-
 VATION  OF  INTERACTIVE  GAMING, OR THE PROCESSING OF INTERACTIVE GAMING
 CLAIMS OR PAYMENTS; (E) ANY  PERSON  SUBJECT  TO  A  CONTRACT  WITH  THE
 COMMISSION IF SUCH CONTRACT CONTAINS A PROVISION PROHIBITING SUCH PERSON
 FROM PARTICIPATING IN INTERACTIVE GAMING; (F) ANY SPOUSE, CHILD, SIBLING
 OR PARENT RESIDING IN THE PRINCIPAL PLACE OF ABODE OF ANY OF THE FOREGO-
 ING  PERSONS AT THE SAME CASINO OR INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE WHERE THE
 FOREGOING PERSON IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN INTERACTIVE GAMING;
 (G) ANY INDIVIDUAL PLACING A WAGER AS AN  AGENT  OR  PROXY  FOR  ANOTHER
 PERSON KNOWN TO BE A PROHIBITED PARTICIPANT; OR (H) ANY MINOR.
   13. "QUALIFYING ENTITY" MEANS (A) A DESTINATION RESORT CASINO LICENSED
 UNDER  ARTICLE  THIRTEEN  OF  THIS CHAPTER; (B) A VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINAL
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 FACILITY AUTHORIZED UNDER PARAGRAPHS ONE AND TWO  OF  SUBDIVISION  A  OF
 SECTION  SIXTEEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTEEN-A  OF  THE TAX LAW, WHEN SUCH VIDEO
 LOTTERY TERMINAL FACILITY CONDUCTS RACING,  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION
 THREE  OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THIS CHAPTER, OR AUTHORIZED UNDER
 PARAGRAPH FIVE OF SUBDIVISION A OF SECTION SIXTEEN  HUNDRED  SEVENTEEN-A
 OF THE TAX LAW; (C) A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBE THAT HAS ENTERED
 INTO  A TRIBAL-STATE GAMING COMPACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INDIAN GAMING
 REGULATORY ACT THAT IS IN EFFECT AND HAS BEEN RATIFIED BY THE  STATE  OF
 NEW  YORK;  OR (D) A MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING PLATFORM PROVIDER, INCLUSIVE
 OF THE SPORTS WAGERING OPERATORS THE PLATFORM UTILIZES, SELECTED BY  THE
 COMMISSION  TO  CONDUCT  MOBILE  SPORTS WAGERING PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 SEVEN OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED  SIXTY-SEVEN-A  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  AND
 SECTION  FIFTEEN  HUNDRED  THREE  OF  THIS ARTICLE. AN UNLICENSED ENTITY
 OFFERING GAMES OR CONTESTS THAT REQUIRE A LICENSE  OR  TEMPORARY  PERMIT
 ISSUED  BY  THE  COMMISSION  UNDER  ARTICLE THIRTEEN OR FOURTEEN OF THIS
 CHAPTER WITHIN THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS OF THE EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF  THIS
 ARTICLE SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSE.
   § 1502. ELIGIBILITY  TO CONDUCT INTERACTIVE GAMING. 1. ONLY A QUALIFY-
 ING ENTITY IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE COMMISSION OR,  IF  THE  QUALIFYING
 ENTITY IS AN INDIAN TRIBE, THOSE EXECUTIVE AGENCIES WITH WHICH IT OTHER-
 WISE  INTERACTS,  SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO CONDUCT INTERACTIVE GAMING IN THE
 STATE.
   2. NO QUALIFYING ENTITY SHALL ADMINISTER, MANAGE,  OR  OTHERWISE  MAKE
 AVAILABLE  AN INTERACTIVE GAMING PLATFORM TO PERSONS LOCATED IN NEW YORK
 STATE UNLESS IT HAS PROVIDED  NOTICE  OF  INTENT  TO  OFFER  INTERACTIVE
 GAMING  TO  THE  COMMISSION  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION. ADDITIONALLY, NO
 ENTITY SHALL ADVERTISE OR PROMOTE AN UNLICENSED INTERACTIVE GAMING PLAT-
 FORM TO PERSONS LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   3. (A) PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION APPROVING AN INTERACTIVE GAMING  LICEN-
 SEE  UNDER  SECTION  FIFTEEN  HUNDRED  THREE OF THIS ARTICLE TO COMMENCE
 OPERATIONS, THE COMMISSION SHALL CONDUCT A  COMPREHENSIVE  INVESTIGATION
 OF THE APPLICANT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE APPLICANT OR ANY OF ITS AFFIL-
 IATES, INCLUDING ENTITIES UNDER COMMON CONTROL, IS KNOWINGLY (I) ACCEPT-
 ING REVENUE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, DERIVED FROM ANY JURISDICTION SANC-
 TIONED  BY  THE  OFFICE  OF  FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL (OFAC) OF THE UNITED
 STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OR (II) ACCEPTING OR ASSISTING, DIRECTLY  OR
 INDIRECTLY,  IN THE ACCEPTANCE OF ONLINE WAGERS OR CONSIDERATION RELATED
 TO ONLINE WAGERING FROM ANY COUNTRY IN WHICH  SUCH  ONLINE  GAMBLING  IS
 PROHIBITED OR ILLEGAL.
   (B) THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT APPROVE AN INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE TO
 COMMENCE  OPERATIONS  IF THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT THE APPLICANT OR
 ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, INCLUDING ENTITIES UNDER COMMON CONTROL, IS KNOW-
 INGLY (I) ACCEPTING REVENUE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY,  DERIVED  FROM  ANY
 JURISDICTION  SANCTIONED  BY  THE  OFAC  OF  THE  UNITED STATES TREASURY
 DEPARTMENT, OR (II) ACCEPTING OR ASSISTING, DIRECTLY OR  INDIRECTLY,  IN
 THE ACCEPTANCE OF ONLINE WAGERS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION RELATED TO ONLINE
 WAGERING FROM ANY COUNTRY IN WHICH SUCH ONLINE GAMBLING IS PROHIBITED OR
 ILLEGAL.
   (C) IF AT ANY TIME DURING LICENSURE THE COMMISSION DETERMINES THAT THE
 LICENSEE  OR  ANY  OF  ITS  AFFILIATES,  INCLUDING ENTITIES UNDER COMMON
 CONTROL, IS KNOWINGLY ACCEPTING REVENUE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, DERIVED
 FROM ANY JURISDICTION SANCTIONED BY THE OFAC OF THE UNITED STATES TREAS-
 URY DEPARTMENT, OR ACCEPTING OR ASSISTING, DIRECTLY  OR  INDIRECTLY,  IN
 THE ACCEPTANCE OF ONLINE WAGERS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION RELATED TO ONLINE
 WAGERING FROM ANY COUNTRY IN WHICH SUCH ONLINE GAMBLING IS PROHIBITED OR
 ILLEGAL,  THE COMMISSION SHALL IMPOSE A PENALTY OF LICENSE REVOCATION IF
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 THE COMMISSION DETERMINES, AFTER NOTICE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR  HEARING,
 THAT IT WOULD FURTHER THE PUBLIC INTEREST TO DISCONTINUE SUCH OPERATIONS
 OF THE INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE.
   4.  LICENSES  AUTHORIZED UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
 TEN YEARS FROM THE DATE ISSUED. THE COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH A PROCESS
 FOR RENEWAL.
   5. THE COMMISSION SHALL PUBLISH A LIST OF ALL LICENSEES AUTHORIZED  TO
 OFFER  INTERACTIVE  GAMING IN NEW YORK STATE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION ON
 THE COMMISSION'S WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC USE.
   6. EACH INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE SHALL OFFER NO MORE THAN ONE INDI-
 VIDUALLY BRANDED SKIN.
   7. NOTICES OF INTENT TO OFFER INTERACTIVE GAMING SENT TO  THE  COMMIS-
 SION BY A QUALIFIED ENTITY SHALL BE ACTED UPON BY THE COMMISSION PROMPT-
 LY,  WITH AUTHORIZATION TO COMMENCE OPERATIONS BEING ISSUED NO MORE THAN
 THIRTY DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE PETITION.
   8. TO MEET THE DEFINITION OF A  QUALIFYING  ENTITY,  AN  INDIAN  TRIBE
 SHALL ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE COMMISSION WITH RESPECT TO INTER-
 ACTIVE GAMING:
   (A) TO FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED ON INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEES
 UNDER  THIS  SECTION  AND SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN-A OF THIS
 CHAPTER WITH RESPECT TO THE INDIAN TRIBE'S INTERACTIVE GAMING; TO ADHERE
 TO THE REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE  COMMISSION  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
 SECTION WITH RESPECT TO INTERACTIVE GAMING, AND TO SUBMIT TO THE COMMIS-
 SION'S  ENFORCEMENT  OF THIS SECTION AND SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-
 SEVEN-A OF THIS CHAPTER  AND  REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  THEREUNDER  WITH
 RESPECT  TO  INTERACTIVE  GAMING,  INCLUDING BY WAIVING TRIBAL SOVEREIGN
 IMMUNITY FOR THE SOLE AND LIMITED PURPOSE OF SUCH  ENFORCEMENT.  NOTHING
 HEREIN  SHALL  BE  CONSTRUED AS REQUIRING AN INDIAN TRIBE'S AGREEMENT TO
 ADHERE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION THIRTEEN  HUNDRED  SIXTY-SEVEN  OF
 THIS  CHAPTER  FOR  GAMING  CONDUCTED  ON TRIBAL LANDS AS A CONDITION OF
 OFFERING INTERACTIVE GAMING UNDER THIS SECTION;
   (B) TO WAIVE THE INDIAN TRIBE'S EXCLUSIVE GEOGRAPHIC  RIGHT  TO  OFFER
 AND CONDUCT INTERACTIVE GAMING, BUT NOT OTHERWISE;
   (C)  TO  REMIT PAYMENT TO THE STATE EQUAL TO TAX ON INTERACTIVE GAMING
 REVENUE IMPOSED UNDER SECTION FIFTEEN HUNDRED SIX OF THIS  ARTICLE  WITH
 RESPECT TO INTERACTIVE GAMING;
   (D)  NOT  TO  OFFER OR TO CONDUCT MOBILE GAMING OTHER THAN INTERACTIVE
 GAMING PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION UNLESS SUCH MOBILE GAMING  IS  OTHERWISE
 AUTHORIZED BY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW; AND
   (E)  TO  LOCATE THE SERVER OR OTHER EQUIPMENT USED BY THE INDIAN TRIBE
 OR ITS AGENT TO ACCEPT INTERACTIVE GAMING AT A CASINO THAT  HAS  APPLIED
 FOR AND IS ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER AS AN INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE AND TO
 PAY  THE  ACTUAL COST OF HOSTING THE SERVER OR OTHER EQUIPMENT AS DETER-
 MINED BY THE COMMISSION.
   9. NO INTERACTIVE GAMING MAY BE CONDUCTED  WITHIN  AN  INDIAN  TRIBE'S
 EXCLUSIVE  GEOGRAPHIC  AREA  UNLESS  SUCH  INDIAN  TRIBE  WITH EXCLUSIVE
 GEOGRAPHIC RIGHT TO THAT AREA IS REGISTERED  AS  AN  INTERACTIVE  GAMING
 LICENSEE.  INTERACTIVE  GAMING LICENSEES SHALL USE GEO-LOCATION AND GEO-
 FENCING TECHNOLOGY TO ENSURE THAT INTERACTIVE GAMING IS NOT AVAILABLE TO
 PERSONS WHO ARE  PHYSICALLY  LOCATED  IN  AN  INDIAN  TRIBE'S  EXCLUSIVE
 GEOGRAPHIC  AREA,  UNLESS  SUCH  INDIAN  TRIBE WITH EXCLUSIVE GEOGRAPHIC
 RIGHT TO THAT AREA IS REGISTERED AS AN INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE UNDER
 THIS SECTION.
   § 1503. ENTITY LICENSING. 1. A  QUALIFYING  ENTITY  SHALL  RECEIVE  AN
 INTERACTIVE  GAMING  LICENSE UPON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE. AN
 INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE SHALL NOT COMMENCE INTERACTIVE GAMING  UNTIL
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 SUCH  TIME  THAT  THE COMMISSION HAS PROMULGATED A REGULATORY SCHEME AND
 PROVIDED APPROVAL TO COMMENCE  OPERATIONS.  SUCH  REGULATIONS  SHALL  BE
 PROMULGATED,  AND  APPROVAL ISSUED IN A TIMELY MANNER, BUT NO LATER THAN
 ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ARTICLE.
   2.  A  QUALIFYING  ENTITY  SHALL NOT INCUR ANY ADDITIONAL LICENSING OR
 ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, OR ADDITIONAL EXPENSES OUTSIDE OF THOSE  SET  FORTH
 IN THIS SECTION.
   3. (A) UP TO THREE INTERACTIVE WAGERING LICENSES SHALL BE AWARDED BY A
 COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS CONDUCTED BY THE COMMISSION. ELIGIBLE APPLI-
 CANTS  FOR  THE  COMPETITIVE  BIDDING  PROCESS  MUST  HAVE AT LEAST FIVE
 PERCENT IN THE APPLICANT OWNED, THROUGH  EITHER  A  DIRECT  OR  INDIRECT
 ECONOMIC INTEREST, BY MEMBERS OF A MINORITY GROUP AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION EIGHT OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED TEN OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW.
   (B)  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  ISSUE A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS NO LATER
 THAN JULY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT  THE
 DEADLINE  FOR  SUBMISSION  OF APPLICATIONS SHALL BE NO LATER THAN THIRTY
 DAYS AFTER THE DATE UPON WHICH THE COMMISSION ISSUES  SUCH  REQUEST  FOR
 APPLICATIONS.
   (C)  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL  MAKE DETERMINATIONS TO AWARD A LICENSE OR
 DISQUALIFY AN APPLICANT ON A ROLLING BASIS TO EXPEDITE ISSUANCE OF ADDI-
 TIONAL LICENSES AND MAXIMIZE REVENUE TO THE STATE.
   (D) THE COMMISSION SHALL DETERMINE THE FORM OF APPLICATION AND SCORING
 CRITERIA AND MAKE BOTH AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE.
   (E) MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING LICENSEES AWARDED A LICENSE BY THE  PROCESS
 SET  FORTH  IN  PARAGRAPHS (A) THROUGH (D) OF THIS SUBDIVISION MAY APPLY
 FOR AN INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE UPON  SELECTION  BY  THE  COMMISSION,
 ALLOWING  SUCH LICENSEES TO OFFER BOTH MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING AND INTER-
 ACTIVE GAMING.
   4. AS A CONDITION OF LICENSING, THE COMMISSION SHALL REQUIRE THAT EACH
 CASINO OR OPERATOR  AUTHORIZED  TO  CONDUCT  MOBILE  INTERACTIVE  GAMING
 WAGERING  PAY  A  ONE-TIME FEE OF TWO MILLION DOLLARS. AS A CONDITION OF
 APPROVAL OF ANY INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TO PROVIDE AN  OPERATOR'S  MOBILE
 INTERACTIVE GAMING WAGING PLATFORM AND DISPLAY ITS BRAND, THE COMMISSION
 SHALL REQUIRE THAT SUCH INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR PAY A ONE-TIME FEE OF TEN
 MILLION DOLLARS.
   § 1504. INDIVIDUAL,  ENTERPRISE AND VENDOR LICENSING. EACH INTERACTIVE
 GAMING LICENSEE MAY CONTRACT  WITH  AN  ENTITY  TO  CONDUCT  INTERACTIVE
 GAMING, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSION. SUCH ENTI-
 TY  SHALL  OBTAIN  A  LICENSE  AS  A  CASINO  VENDOR ENTERPRISE PRIOR TO
 EXECUTION OF ANY SUCH CONTRACT, AND SUCH LICENSE SHALL BE ISSUED  PURSU-
 ANT  TO  THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN OF THIS
 CHAPTER AND IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE
 COMMISSION.
   § 1505. REQUIREMENTS  FOR CONDUCT AND OPERATION OF INTERACTIVE GAMING.
 1.  THE LIVE GAMING STUDIO USED TO CONDUCT LIVE DEALER GAMES  SHALL  NOT
 BE  REQUIRED  TO BE LOCATED WITHIN THE PREMISES OF A GAMING FACILITY, AS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWENTY-THREE OF SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED  ONE  OF
 THIS CHAPTER, BUT MUST BE LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
   2.  AN  APPLICANT  FOR  AN INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSE THAT HAS NOT YET
 ENTERED INTO A LABOR PEACE AGREEMENT SHALL PRODUCE AN AFFIDAVIT  STATING
 IT  SHALL  ENTER  INTO  A LABOR PEACE AGREEMENT WITH LABOR ORGANIZATIONS
 THAT ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN REPRESENTING  OR  ATTEMPTING  TO  REPRESENT
 GAMING  OR  HOSPITALITY  INDUSTRY  WORKERS  IN  THE STATE AS A MANDATORY
 COMPONENT OF ITS APPLICATION FOR AN INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSE. IN ORDER
 FOR THE COMMISSION TO ISSUE AN INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSE  AND  FOR  ANY
 OPERATIONS  INVOLVING LIVE STUDIO DEALERS TO COMMENCE, THE APPLICANT FOR
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 AN INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSE MUST PRODUCE  DOCUMENTATION  THAT  IT  HAS
 ENTERED  INTO  A LABOR PEACE AGREEMENT WITH EACH LABOR ORGANIZATION THAT
 IS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN REPRESENTING AND ATTEMPTING TO  REPRESENT  GAMING
 AND HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WORKERS IN THE STATE. THE COMMISSION SHALL MAKE
 THE  MAINTENANCE  OF  SUCH  A  LABOR PEACE AGREEMENT AN ONGOING MATERIAL
 CONDITION OF LICENSURE AS LONG AS THE INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE  MAKES
 USE  OF  LIVE  STUDIO DEALERS. A LICENSE HOLDER SHALL, AS A CONDITION OF
 ITS LICENSE, ENSURE THAT OPERATIONS AT A LIVE GAMING STUDIO THAT INVOLVE
 GAMING OR HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES OR ARE  CONDUCTED  BY  CONTRAC-
 TORS,  SUBCONTRACTORS, LICENSEES, ASSIGNEES, TENANTS OR SUBTENANTS SHALL
 BE DONE UNDER A LABOR PEACE AGREEMENT CONTAINING THE SAME PROVISIONS  AS
 SPECIFIED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
   3.  ADVERTISEMENTS  FOR  CONTESTS AND PRIZES OFFERED BY AN INTERACTIVE
 GAMING LICENSEE SHALL NOT TARGET  PROHIBITED  PARTICIPANTS,  MINORS,  OR
 SELF-EXCLUDED PERSONS.
   4.  INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEES SHALL DEVELOP AND PROMINENTLY DISPLAY
 PROCEDURES ON THE MAIN PAGE OF SUCH INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE'S  PLAT-
 FORM  FOR THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT BY AN AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT AGAINST
 SUCH INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE. AN INITIAL RESPONSE SHALL BE GIVEN  BY
 SUCH  INTERACTIVE  GAMING LICENSEE TO SUCH AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT FILING
 THE COMPLAINT WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS OF RECEIPT. A  COMPLETE  RESPONSE
 SHALL  BE  GIVEN  BY SUCH INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE TO SUCH AUTHORIZED
 PARTICIPANT FILING THE COMPLAINT WITHIN TEN BUSINESS DAYS OF RECEIPT. AN
 AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT MAY FILE A COMPLAINT ALLEGING A VIOLATION OF  THE
 PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE WITH THE COMMISSION.
   5. INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEES SHALL MAINTAIN RECORDS OF ALL ACCOUNTS
 BELONGING  TO  AUTHORIZED  PARTICIPANTS  AND  RETAIN SUCH RECORDS OF ALL
 TRANSACTIONS IN SUCH ACCOUNTS FOR THE PRECEDING  FIVE  YEARS,  PROVIDED,
 HOWEVER,  THAT SUCH RECORDS BELONGING TO AN AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT SHALL
 BE READILY ACCESSIBLE AND DOWNLOADABLE, WITHOUT COST, BY SUCH AUTHORIZED
 PARTICIPANT.
   6. THE SERVER OR OTHER EQUIPMENT  WHICH  IS  USED  BY  AN  INTERACTIVE
 GAMING LICENSEE TO ACCEPT INTERACTIVE GAMING SHALL BE PHYSICALLY LOCATED
 IN  THE  LICENSED  GAMING  FACILITY AND BE LIMITED TO INTERACTIVE GAMING
 RELATED ACTIVITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH  REGULATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE
 COMMISSION.
   7.  ALL  INTERACTIVE GAMING INITIATED IN THIS STATE SHALL BE DEEMED TO
 TAKE PLACE AT THE LICENSED GAMING FACILITY WHERE  THE  SERVER  OR  OTHER
 EQUIPMENT  USED  BY AN INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE TO ACCEPT INTERACTIVE
 GAMING IS LOCATED, REGARDLESS OF THE AUTHORIZED  PARTICIPANT'S  PHYSICAL
 LOCATION WITHIN THIS STATE.
   8.  SUBJECT  TO REGULATIONS PROMULGATED BY THE COMMISSION, AN INTERAC-
 TIVE GAMING LICENSEE MAY ALLOW FOR AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS TO SIGN UP TO
 CREATE AND FUND ACCOUNTS ON ITS INTERACTIVE GAMING PLATFORM. AN INTERAC-
 TIVE GAMING LICENSEE SHALL ADOPT REASONABLE PROCEDURES  TO  ENSURE  THAT
 AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS HAVE NO MORE THAN ONE INTERACTIVE GAMING ACCOUNT
 WITH  THE  INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE. HOWEVER, NOTHING IN THIS ARTICLE
 SHALL PROHIBIT THE USE OF A SINGLE ACCOUNT FOR A MOBILE SPORTS  WAGERING
 ACCOUNT  UNDER  SECTION THIRTEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-SEVEN OF THIS CHAPTER AND
 AN INTERACTIVE GAMING ACCOUNT SET FORTH PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE.
   9. AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS MAY DEPOSIT AND WITHDRAW FUNDS TO AND  FROM
 THEIR  ACCOUNT  ON AN INTERACTIVE GAMING PLATFORM THROUGH ELECTRONICALLY
 RECOGNIZED PAYMENT METHODS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED  TO  CREDIT  CARDS
 AND  DEBIT  CARDS,  OR  VIA  ANY OTHER MEANS APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION,
 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN  THE  CASE  OF  CREDIT  CARD  PAYMENTS,  EACH
 AUTHORIZED  PARTICIPANT'S  ACCOUNT  PER  LICENSEE  SHALL BE LIMITED TO A
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 CREDIT CARD SPENDING AMOUNT OF TWO THOUSAND  FIVE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  PER
 YEAR. PROVIDED FURTHER, SUCH LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO OTHER PAYMENT
 METHODS  OR  TO  DEBIT  CARDS.  NO  INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE SHALL BE
 AUTHORIZED TO PROVIDE A LINE OF CREDIT TO ANY AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT.
   § 1506. TAXATION AND FEES. 1. FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF CONDUCTING INTERAC-
 TIVE  GAMING  IN THE STATE, INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEES SHALL PAY A TAX
 EQUIVALENT TO THIRTY AND ONE-HALF PERCENT OF BASE TAXABLE  GROSS  GAMING
 REVENUE  DERIVED FROM INTERACTIVE GAMING. INTERACTIVE GAMING TAX REVENUE
 SHALL BE SEPARATELY MAINTAINED AND RETURNED TO  THE  STATE  FOR  DEPOSIT
 INTO THE STATE LOTTERY FUND FOR EDUCATION AID.
   2.  FROM  THE STATE TAX COLLECTED, THE COMMISSION SHALL DISTRIBUTE, IN
 CONJUNCTION WITH THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND  SUPPORTS,  ELEVEN
 MILLION  DOLLARS  ANNUALLY  FOR PROBLEM GAMBLING EDUCATION AND TREATMENT
 PURPOSES.
   § 1507. RESPONSIBLE GAMING REQUIREMENTS. AS A CONDITION OF  LICENSURE,
 EACH OPERATOR SHALL IMPLEMENT THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
   1.  LIMIT  EACH  AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT TO ONE ACTIVE AND CONTINUOUSLY
 USED ACCOUNT ON THEIR PLATFORM, AND PREVENT ANYONE THEY KNOW, OR  SHOULD
 HAVE  KNOWN  TO  BE  A  PROHIBITED  BETTOR  FROM MAINTAINING ACCOUNTS OR
 PARTICIPATING IN ANY INTERACTIVE GAMING WAGERING OFFERED BY SUCH  OPERA-
 TOR;
   2.  ADOPT  APPROPRIATE SAFEGUARDS TO ENSURE, TO A REASONABLE DEGREE OF
 CERTAINTY, THAT AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS ARE  PHYSICALLY  LOCATED  WITHIN
 THE STATE WHEN ENGAGING IN MOBILE INTERACTIVE GAMING WAGERING;
   3. PROHIBIT MINORS FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY MOBILE INTERACTIVE GAMING
 WAGERING;
   4.  ENABLE AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS TO EXCLUDE THEMSELVES FROM INTERAC-
 TIVE GAMING WAGERING AND TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO PREVENT  SUCH  BETTORS
 FROM ENGAGING IN WAGERING FROM WHICH THEY HAVE EXCLUDED THEMSELVES;
   5.  PERMIT  ANY AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANT TO PERMANENTLY CLOSE AN ACCOUNT
 REGISTERED TO SUCH BETTOR, ON ANY AND ALL PLATFORMS  SUPPORTED  BY  SUCH
 OPERATOR, AT ANY TIME AND FOR ANY REASON;
   6.  IMPLEMENT  MEASURES  TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY AND ONLINE SECURITY OF
 AUTHORIZED PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR ACCOUNTS;
   7. LIST ON EACH WEBSITE, IN A PROMINENT PLACE, INFORMATION  CONCERNING
 ASSISTANCE  FOR COMPULSIVE PLAY IN NEW YORK STATE, INCLUDING A TOLL-FREE
 NUMBER DIRECTING  CALLERS  TO  REPUTABLE  RESOURCES  CONTAINING  FURTHER
 INFORMATION, WHICH SHALL BE FREE OF CHARGE;
   8. PERMIT ACCOUNT HOLDERS TO ESTABLISH SELF-EXCLUSION GAMING LIMITS ON
 A  DAILY,  WEEKLY,  AND  MONTHLY BASIS THAT ENABLE THE ACCOUNT HOLDER TO
 IDENTIFY THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF  MONEY  AN  ACCOUNT  HOLDER  MAY  DEPOSIT
 DURING SUCH PERIOD OF TIME;
   9. MAINTAIN A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE INTERNET PAGE DEDICATED TO RESPONSI-
 BLE  PLAY, A LINK TO WHICH SHALL APPEAR ON THE OPERATOR'S WEBSITE AND IN
 ANY MOBILE APPLICATION OR ELECTRONIC PLATFORM  ON  WHICH  AN  AUTHORIZED
 PARTICIPANT  MAY  PLACE WAGERS. SUCH RESPONSIBLE PLAY PAGE SHALL INCLUDE
 (A) A STATEMENT OF THE INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE'S POLICY AND  COMMIT-
 MENT  TO RESPONSIBLE GAMING, INFORMATION REGARDING, OR LINKS TO INFORMA-
 TION REGARDING, THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH  GAMBLING  AND  THE  POTENTIAL
 SIGNS  OF PROBLEM GAMING; (B) THE AVAILABILITY OF SELF-IMPOSED RESPONSI-
 BLE GAMING LIMITS; (C) A LINK TO A PROBLEM GAMING WEBPAGE MAINTAINED  BY
 THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS; AND (D) SUCH OTHER INFOR-
 MATION OR STATEMENTS AS THE COMMISSION MAY REQUIRE BY RULE;
   10.  SUBMIT  ANNUALLY A RESPONSIBLE GAMING PLAN TO THE COMMISSION. THE
 COMMISSION SHALL PUBLISH THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PLAN;
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   11. ENSURE NO WAGERING SHALL BE BASED ON GAME TYPES  NOT  APPROVED  BY
 THE COMMISSION;
   12.  WHEN  AN  ACCOUNT  HOLDER'S LIFETIME DEPOSITS EXCEED TWO THOUSAND
 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS, THE INTERACTIVE GAMING LICENSEE SHALL PREVENT  ANY
 WAGERING  UNTIL  THE  PATRON  IMMEDIATELY  ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE ACCOUNT
 HOLDER HAS MET THE DEPOSIT THRESHOLD AND MAY ELECT TO ESTABLISH  RESPON-
 SIBLE  GAMING  LIMITS  OR  CLOSE THE ACCOUNT, AND THE ACCOUNT HOLDER HAS
 RECEIVED DISCLOSURES FROM THE MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING OPERATOR CONCERNING
 PROBLEM GAMBLING RESOURCES. ONCE A PATRON  HAS  REACHED  THEIR  LIFETIME
 DEPOSIT, SUCH PATRON SHALL ANNUALLY MAKE THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT REQUIRED BY
 THIS SUBDIVISION; AND
   13.  SUBMIT  ANNUALLY  A  PROBLEM GAMING PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE
 COMMISSION IN CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE  OF  ADDICTION  SERVICES  AND
 SUPPORTS  THAT  INCLUDES (A) THE OBJECTIVES OF AND TIMETABLES FOR IMPLE-
 MENTING SUCH PLAN; (B) IDENTIFICATION OF  THE  PERSONS  RESPONSIBLE  FOR
 IMPLEMENTING  AND  MAINTAINING SUCH PLAN; (C) PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFYING
 USERS WITH SUSPECTED OR KNOWN PROBLEM GAMING  BEHAVIOR;  (D)  PROCEDURES
 FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO USERS CONCERNING PROBLEM GAMING IDENTIFICA-
 TION AND RESOURCES; (E) PROCEDURES TO PREVENT GAMING BY MINORS AND SELF-
 EXCLUDED  PERSONS;  AND (F) SUCH OTHER PROBLEM GAMING INFORMATION AS THE
 COMMISSION MAY REQUIRE BY RULE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.