Effective - 28 Aug 2019, 2 histories
313.920. Participant registration with licensed operator required — security standards — online self-exclusion form — certain advertising prohibited — parental control procedures — use of scripts, monitoring — highly experienced players identified by symbol. — 1. A person shall register with a licensed operator prior to participating in fantasy sports contests on an authorized internet website.
2. A licensed operator shall implement appropriate security standards to prevent access to fantasy sports contests by a person whose location and age have not been verified in accordance with this section.
3. A licensed operator shall ensure that all individuals register before participating in a fantasy sports contest on an authorized internet website and provide their age and state of residence.
4. A licensed operator shall ensure that an individual is of legal age before participating in a fantasy sports contest. In Missouri, the legal age to participate shall be eighteen years of age.
5. (1) The licensed operator shall develop an online self-exclusion form and a process to exclude from play any person who has filled out the form.
(2) A licensed operator shall retain each online self-exclusion form submitted to it in order to identify persons who want to be excluded from play. A licensed operator shall exclude those persons.
(3) A licensed operator shall provide a link on its authorized internet website to a compulsive behavior website and the online self-exclusion form described in subdivision (1) of this subsection.
6. A licensed operator shall not advertise fantasy sports contests in publications or other media that are aimed exclusively or primarily at persons less than eighteen years of age. A licensed operator's advertisement shall not depict persons under eighteen years of age, students, or settings involving a school or college. However, incidental depiction of nonfeatured minors shall not be a violation of this subsection.
7. A licensed operator shall not advertise fantasy sports contests to an individual by phone, email, or any other form of individually targeted advertisement or marketing material if the individual has self-excluded himself or herself pursuant to this section or if the individual is otherwise barred from participating in fantasy sports contests. A licensed operator shall also take reasonable steps to ensure that individuals on the involuntary exclusion list or disassociated persons list maintained by the commission are not subject to any form of individually targeted advertising or marketing.
8. A licensed operator shall not misrepresent the frequency or extent of winning in any fantasy sports contest advertisement.
9. A licensed operator shall clearly and conspicuously publish and facilitate parental control procedures to allow parents or guardians to exclude minors from access to any fantasy sports contest. Licensed operators shall take commercially reasonable steps to confirm that an individual opening an account is not a minor.
10. Licensed operators shall prohibit the use of scripts in fantasy sports contests that give players an unfair advantage over other players.
11. Licensed operators shall monitor fantasy sports contests to detect the use of unauthorized scripts and restrict players found to have used such scripts from further fantasy sports contests.
12. Licensed operators shall make all authorized scripts readily available to all fantasy sports players; provided, that a licensed operator shall clearly and conspicuously publish its rules on what types of scripts may be authorized in the fantasy sports contest.
13. Licensed operators shall clearly and conspicuously identify highly experienced players in fantasy sports contests by a symbol attached to a player's username, or by other easily visible means, on the licensed operator's authorized internet website.
14. Licensed operators shall offer some fantasy sports contests open only to beginner players and that exclude highly experienced players.
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(L. 2016 H.B. 1941 § 313.940, A.L. 2019 S.B. 87)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXI - Public Safety and Morals
Chapter 313 - Licensed Gaming Activities
Section 313.005 - Definitions.
Section 313.007 - Bingo proceeds for education fund, established, purpose.
Section 313.013 - Progressive bingo games, permitted, defined.
Section 313.030 - Change in officers to be reported to commission — license to be displayed.
Section 313.035 - Ineligible persons and organizations — revocation, eligibility for relicensure.
Section 313.040 - Restrictions, penalties.
Section 313.041 - Contingent effective date.
Section 313.045 - Annual reports by certain licensees — contents.
Section 313.050 - Records to be kept — retention period.
Section 313.052 - Grounds for disciplinary action against licensee.
Section 313.065 - Rules and regulations, promulgation.
Section 313.070 - Licenses, suspension or revocation, when.
Section 313.080 - Violations, penalty.
Section 313.085 - Sales of bingo supplies exempt from certain taxes.
Section 313.200 - Citation of law.
Section 313.205 - Definitions.
Section 313.210 - Commission established — offices — assignment to department.
Section 313.215 - Commission members — terms, qualifications — expense reimbursement.
Section 313.225 - Commission meetings — quorum.
Section 313.235 - Director — appointment, qualifications, compensation.
Section 313.240 - Duties of director.
Section 313.245 - Personnel — employment, qualifications, compensation.
Section 313.250 - Budget preparation.
Section 313.260 - Restrictions for licensees.
Section 313.265 - Denial of license, grounds — cause to be cited.
Section 313.275 - Financial interests and gifts prohibited.
Section 313.280 - Sale of tickets to minors.
Section 313.290 - Ticket or share prices fixed — counterfeiting prohibited — penalty.
Section 313.295 - Payment of prizes to minors and disabled adults under personal custodian law.
Section 313.300 - Unclaimed prizes — moneys to revert to state lottery fund.
Section 313.310 - Duties of attorney general and highway patrol.
Section 313.315 - Duties of state auditor — other audits — reports to be filed.
Section 313.322 - Commission may contract operation of lottery to private organization, how.
Section 313.325 - Commission may subpoena records and witnesses — failure to obey.
Section 313.340 - Constitutional prohibition construed — no denial of liquor license.
Section 313.345 - Licenses and contracts may be denied to persons owing debt to state.
Section 313.350 - Venue for civil actions — advancement on docket.
Section 313.351 - Lottery commission to submit plan, how approved.
Section 313.500 - Definitions.
Section 313.510 - Horse racing commission established.
Section 313.520 - Employees — executive director of gaming commission, duties.
Section 313.530 - Revenues from horse racing — horse racing fund, established.
Section 313.560 - Commission, powers.
Section 313.570 - Members or employees subject to civil action, attorney general to represent.
Section 313.580 - Track license required — grounds for refusal to issue, qualifications.
Section 313.590 - Track license — bond required, purpose.
Section 313.610 - Track license — failure to secure, penalty.
Section 313.631 - Track licensee — record keeping requirements, accounting to commission.
Section 313.632 - Approval by commission, required, when.
Section 313.655 - Simulcast races, pari-mutuel wagering.
Section 313.660 - Off-track wagering prohibited, penalty.
Section 313.670 - Minors — prohibited from betting — presence prohibited, exceptions.
Section 313.680 - Names of horses — registered name required to be used, penalty.
Section 313.700 - Drugs or medications, unauthorized use prohibited, penalty.
Section 313.710 - Missouri-bred horses, program to encourage.
Section 313.780 - Licensing of additional excursion gambling boats restricted, when.
Section 313.800 - Definitions — additional games of skill, commission approval, procedures.
Section 313.802 - Law not applicable to lottery, bingo or pari-mutuel wagering.
Section 313.803 - Two thousand feet artificial space may be created, certain licensees.
Section 313.805 - Powers of commission.
Section 313.825 - Audit of licensee, contents, procedure.
Section 313.832 - Forfeitures for illegal activities, enforcement procedures.
Section 313.837 - Report to general assembly, when, contents.
Section 313.845 - Rules, procedure.
Section 313.850 - Severability clause.
Section 313.900 - Citation of law.
Section 313.905 - Definitions.
Section 313.930 - Compliance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Section 313.940 - Annual financial audit required, operator to pay cost of audit — exemption.
Section 313.945 - Confidentiality of records, exceptions.
Section 313.950 - Commission to supervise operators, licensees, and websites — powers and duties.