10 Del. Admin. Code § 301-10.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 5, November 1, 2024

Section 301-10.0 - Fairness of Interactive Fantasy Sports Contests

10.1 Registrant shall offer introductory procedures for authorized players that explain contest play and how to identify a highly experienced player.

10.2 Registrant shall identify all highly experienced players in any contest by a symbol attached to such players' usernames, or by other easily visible means, on all platforms supported by such operator or registrant.

10.3 Registrant shall promptly, accurately and regularly update the "fill rate" for any interactive fantasy sports contest it offers on each of its interactive fantasy sports contest platforms. For the purpose of this subsection, the term "fill rate" shall mean the number of entries that have been submitted for that interactive fantasy sports contest at a given time.

10.4 Registrant shall ensure the value of any prizes and awards offered to authorized players is established and made known to such players in advance of the contest.

10.5 Registrant shall ensure all winning outcomes reflect the relative knowledge and skill of the authorized players which shall be determined predominantly by accumulated statistical results of the performances of individuals in sports events.

10.6 Registrant shall ensure no winning outcome is based on the score, point spread, or performance of a single actual sports team, or any combination of such teams.

10.7 Registrant shall ensure no winning outcome is based solely on any single performance of an individual athlete in a single sport or athletic event.

10.8 Registrant shall disclose the number of entries that a single authorized player may submit to each contest.

10.9 Registrant shall disclose the maximum number of total entries allowed for each contest.

10.10 Restrictions on Number of Entries by Contest:

10.10.1 Each registrant shall restrict the number of entries submitted to one entry by a single authorized player for a contest involving 12 entries or fewer.

10.10.2 Each registrant shall restrict the number of entries submitted by a single authorized player to two entries for a contest involving 13-36 entries.

10.10.3 Each registrant shall restrict the number of entries submitted by a single authorized player to three entries for a contest involving 37-100 entries.

10.10.4 In any contest involving more than 100 entries, registrant shall restrict the number of entries submitted by a single authorized player to 3% of all entries or 150 entries, whichever is smaller.

10.11 Registrant may establish contests, representing less than 2% of the total number of contests it offers, in which there is no restriction on the number of entries by a single authorized player, provided that (i) the registrant clearly discloses that there are no limits on the number of entries by a single authorized player, and (ii) that the cost of participating in a contest with no restriction on the number of entries by a single authorized player is $50 or more per entry.

10.12 Registrants shall not make representations or implications about average winnings from contests that are unfair or misleading. Average winnings representations shall include, at a minimum:

10.12.1 The median and mean net winnings of all authorized players participating in contests offered by such registrant; and

10.12.2 The percentage of winnings awarded by the registrant to highly experienced players participating in contests offered by such registrant within the preceding calendar year.

10.13 Registrant shall prohibit the use of third-party scripts or scripting programs for any contest and ensure that measures are in place to deter, detect and, to the extent reasonably possible, prevent cheating, including collusion, and use of cheating devices, including use of third party software programs that submit entry fees or adjust the athletes selected by an authorized player.

10.14 No employee, principal, officer, director, or contractor of the registrant may disclose proprietary or non-public information that may affect interactive fantasy sports contests to any person permitted to engage in interactive fantasy sports contests. Registrant shall make these restrictions known to all affected individuals and corporate entities.

10 Del. Admin. Code § 301-10.0

21 DE Reg. 499 (12/1/2017) (Final)