10 Del. Admin. Code § 204-2.0

Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024
Section 204-2.0 - Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this regulation, have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Words importing the masculine gender include the feminine as well, except as otherwise clearly indicated by the context.

"Agency" or "Delaware Lottery" means the Delaware State Lottery Office created pursuant to 29 Del.C. Ch. 48.

"Agent" or "licensed agent" or "licensed sports lottery agent" means any person licensed by the Director of the agency to conduct sports lottery operations.

"Applicant" means any person who applies for a license to be an Agent as authorized under Delaware law and these regulations.

"Background investigation" means the security, fitness and background checks conducted of an applicant.

"Business plan" means a document containing information regarding lottery operations as may be required by the Director.

"Central system" means the hardware, software and network components which link and support all required sports lottery machines and the central site.

"Central site" means the location where the central sports lottery communications control systems shall be located.

"Certification" means the authorization by the lottery in accordance with its inspection and approval process of sports lottery machines, such certification to relate to either hardware or software.

"Credit" means the opportunity provided to a player to play a sports lottery game or redeem the credit for cash.

"Credit slip" means the ticket (receipt) resulting from a sports lottery game.

"Director" means the Director of the Delaware State Lottery Office as established by Title 29, Ch. 48 of the Delaware Code.

"Division of Gaming Enforcement" or "DGE" means the Division established within the Department of Safety and Homeland Security under 29 Del.C. § 8236 to (i) exercise exclusive jurisdiction for the criminal offenses which relate to gaming that occurs in a licensed video lottery facility or which relate the operation of the Lottery, and (ii) investigate the background, qualifications, and suitability of each applicant or licensee before any license is issued or re-issued by the Director.

"Key employee" means an individual employee, person or agent of an applicant or licensee who has the power to exercise significant influence over significant decisions concerning the applicant's or licensee's business.

"License" means

(i) the authorization granted by the agency which permits an applicant to engage in defined sports lottery activities as an agent or technology provider; and
(ii) the authorization granted by the agency which permits an applicant to perform employment duties as a key employee or sports lottery operations employee.

"License application" means the process by which a person requests licensing for participation in the sports lottery operations.

"Licensed video lottery agent" means any person licensed by the Director to conduct table games and/or video lottery operations in a video lottery facility and that has a sportsbook.

"Licensee" means any person authorized by the Director to participate in sports lottery operations.

"Lottery" means the public gaming system or games established and operated by the Delaware State Lottery Office.

"Maximum wager limit" means the maximum amount that can be wagered on a single sports lottery wager be it head-to-head or parlay, as determined by the Lottery Director from time to time.

"Net proceeds"means allproceeds net of proceeds returned to players.

"Owner" means a person who owns, directly or indirectly, any portion of an applicant or licensee.

"Person" means an individual, general partnership, limited partnership, corporation or any other type of legal entity or legal organization.

"Player" means an individual who plays a sports lottery game.

"Premises" means the building and grounds occupied by a licensed agent where the agent's sports lottery operations occur or support facilities for such operations exist, such as facilities for the service of food or drink, including those areas not normally open to the public, such as areas where records related to sports lottery operations are kept.

"Request for proposals and qualifications" means a document developed under the direction of the Delaware State Lottery Office for the purpose of soliciting responses from potential technology providers as a means of acquiring bids for goods or services.

"Service technician" means any person who performs service, maintenance and repair operations on sports lottery machines.

"Sports lottery" means a lottery in which the winners are determined based on the outcome of any professional or collegiate sport or sporting event, including racing, held within or without the State, but excluding collegiate sporting events that involve a Delaware college or university and amateur or professional sporting events that involve a Delaware team.

"Sports lottery machine" or "terminal" means any machine in which bills, coins or tokens are deposited in order to play a sports lottery game. A machine shall be considered a sports lottery machine notwithstanding the use of an electronic credit system making the deposit of bills, coins or tokens unnecessary.

"Sports lottery operations employee" means an individual employee, person or agent of an applicant or licensee who is responsible for the security of sports lottery operations or proceeds.

"Sports lottery systems" means systems provided by a technology provider that consist of sports wagering products, risk management (bookmaking), operations and support services.

"Technology provider" means any person or entity who proposes to contract with a sports lottery agent or the agency for the provision of goods or services related to a sports lottery, the provision of which requires a license pursuant to 29 Del.C. Ch. 48.

10 Del. Admin. Code § 204-2.0

16 DE Reg. 291 (09/01/12)
21 DE Reg. 974 (6/1/2018)
22 DE Reg. 592 (1/1/2019) (Final)