Ind. Code ch. 4-38-9

in effect

Ind. Code § 4-38-9-1 Background checks; suitability requirements

Sec. 1. (a) A certificate holder or vendor shall conduct: (1) background checks on newly hired employees engaged in activities related to the conducting of sports wagering; and (2) annual background checks on all existing employees engaged in activities related to the conducting of sports wagering. A background check conducted under this section must include a search for criminal history and any charges or convictions involving corruption or manipulation of sporting events and any association with organized crime. (b) A person may not obtain any of the following required for conducting business under this article unless the person meets the suitability requirements determined by the commission: (1) A vendor's license. (2) A sports wagering service provider license. (3) A supplier's license. (4) An occupational license. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-9-2 Security of data and information

Sec. 2. (a) A certificate holder, vendor, or sports wagering service provider shall employ commercially reasonable methods to maintain the security of wagering data, customer data, and other confidential information from unauthorized access and dissemination. (b) Nothing in this article precludes the use of Internet or cloud based hosting of data described in subsection (a) or any disclosure of information required by court order, other law, or this article. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-9-3 Acceptable wagers

Sec. 3. The commission shall require a certificate holder and vendor to take commercially reasonable measures to ensure that a certificate holder or vendor does not accept wagers placed by any of the following: (1) A partnership, a corporation, an association, or any other entity that is not an individual. (2) A person who is not at least twenty-one (21) years of age. (3) A certificate holder, a vendor, a director, officer, or employee of the certificate holder or vendor, or a relative living in the same household of a certificate holder or vendor. (4) A sports wagering service provider, a director, officer, or employee of a sports wagering service provider, or a relative living in the same household of a sports wagering service provider. (5) With respect to a sporting event sponsored, organized, or conducted by a particular sports governing body, any of the following: (A) An employee of the sports governing body. (B) A game official employed by or under contract with the sports governing body. (C) A coach, manager, or other personnel employed by or under contract with a member club of the sports governing body. (D) An athlete who is: (i) under contract with a member club of the sports governing body in the case of a team sport; or (ii) eligible to participate in events conducted by the sports governing body in the case of an individual sport. (E) An employee of a union representing athletes or game officials. (F) A relative living in the same household of an individual described in clauses (A) through (E). (6) An individual convicted of a state or federal crime relating to sports wagering. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-9-4 Information from a sports governing body; requests from a sports governing body

Sec. 4. (a) The commission may use information received from a sports governing body to determine whether to allow: (1) wagering on a particular event; or (2) patrons to make wagers of a particular type. (b) If a sports governing body requests wagering information or requests the commission to prohibit wagering on a particular event or making wagers of a particular type, the commission shall grant the request upon a demonstration of good cause from the sports governing body. (c) The commission shall respond to a request from a sports governing body concerning a particular event: (1) before the start of the event; or (2) if it is not feasible to respond before the start of the event, as expeditiously as possible. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-9-5 Investigations conducted by sports governing bodies or law enforcement agencies

Sec. 5. The commission and each certificate holder or vendor shall cooperate with investigations conducted by sports governing bodies or law enforcement agencies, including by providing or facilitating the provision of betting information and audio or video files relating to persons placing wagers. Information shared under this section is confidential. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-9-6 Required reports to the commission

Sec. 6. A certificate holder or vendor shall promptly report to the commission any information relating to: (1) criminal or disciplinary proceedings commenced against the certificate holder or vendor in connection with its operations; (2) bets or wagers that violate state or federal law; (3) abnormal betting activity or patterns that may indicate a concern regarding the integrity of a sporting event or events; (4) any potential breach of the relevant sport's governing body's internal rules and codes of conduct pertaining to sports wagering; (5) any other conduct that corrupts a betting outcome of a sporting event or events for purposes of financial gain; and (6) suspicious or illegal wagering activities, including use of funds derived from illegal activity, wagers to conceal or launder funds derived from illegal activity, using agents to place wagers, and using false identification. A certificate holder or vendor shall also promptly report information relating to conduct described in subdivision (3), (4), or (5) to the relevant sports governing body. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-9-7 Confidentiality of information provided by a sports governing body to certificate holders or vendors

Sec. 7. A certificate holder or vendor shall maintain the confidentiality of information provided by a sports governing body to the certificate holder or vendor, unless disclosure is required by this article, the commission, other law, or court order. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-9-8 Confidentiality of information provided by a sports governing body to the commission

Sec. 8. Information provided to the commission by a sports governing body is confidential and may not be disclosed under IC 5-14. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

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