§ 42-61.2-16. General requirements for online sports wagering.
(a) Online sports wagering shall only occur within the state of Rhode Island. A hosting facility shall only accept online wagers from players who have been affirmatively located as being physically present in the state of Rhode Island at the time of their wager.
(b) The server-based gaming system shall employ a mechanism to detect the physical location of a player at the time the player is wagering and as frequently as specified in any regulations promulgated by the state, through the division. If the system detects that the physical location of the patron at the time the player is wagering is in an area outside the state of Rhode Island, the system shall not accept that patron’s wagers until such time as the patron is in the state of Rhode Island.
(c) The server-based gaming system and all hardware, software, and other technology or equipment located on a hosting facility’s premises and used to conduct online sports wagering shall be located in a restricted area on the hosting facility’s premises.
(d) Online sports wagering shall only be engaged in by patrons who have established an online gaming account pursuant to the rules and regulations promulgated by the division.
History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 7, § 2; P.L. 2019, ch. 8, § 2; P.L. 2020, ch. 67, § 1; P.L. 2020, ch. 73, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-61.2 - Video Lottery Games, Table Games and Sports Wagering
Section 42-61.2-1. - Definitions.
Section 42-61.2-2. - Division of state lottery authorized to operate video lotteries.
Section 42-61.2-2.1. - State authorized to operate casino gaming.
Section 42-61.2-2.3. - State authorized to operate casino gaming in Tiverton.
Section 42-61.2-3. - Additional powers and duties of the director.
Section 42-61.2-3.1. - Table-game regulation.
Section 42-61.2-3.2. - Gaming credit authorized.
Section 42-61.2-3.3. - Sports wagering regulation.
Section 42-61.2-4. - Additional powers and duties of director and lottery division.
Section 42-61.2-5. - Allocation of sports-wagering and online sports-wagering revenue.
Section 42-61.2-6. - When games may be played.
Section 42-61.2-7. - Division of revenue.
Section 42-61.2-8. - Repealed.
Section 42-61.2-9. - Unclaimed prize money, including unclaimed sports-wagering payoffs.
Section 42-61.2-10. - Prizes exempt from taxation.
Section 42-61.2-11. - Effect of other laws and local ordinances.
Section 42-61.2-12. - Prize — Set-off for child support debts.
Section 42-61.2-13. - Enforcement.
Section 42-61.2-14. - Compulsive and problem gambling programs.
Section 42-61.2-15. - Table game and sports-wagering hours of operation.
Section 42-61.2-16. - General requirements for online sports wagering.