D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 30, r. 30-2025

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 30-2025 - DUTIES OF LOTTERY SPORTS WAGERING SALES AGENTS

2025.1

Lottery Sports Wagering Sales Agents shall:

(a) Ensure that all employees responsible for sports wagering activities occurring at the licensed location complete all training required by the Office. Such training shall include the basics of sports wagering, sports wagering equipment use, responsible gaming requirements, anti-money laundering requirements and suspicious activity reporting requirements;

(b) Ensure that at least one employee of the licensed location, who has completed the Office's required training, be on duty and on premises at all times when sports wagering activities are occurring at the licensed location. The Office shall issue a certificate or badge to individuals who have completed the Office's required training. Such certificate or badge must be presented immediately upon request to any authorized employee of the Office, Metropolitan Police Department or Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration;

(c) Promptly report to the Office the facts or circumstances related to the operation of sports wagering that may constitute a violation of District or federal law, including suspicious sports wagering over any threshold set by the Office. All reports must be made within twenty-four (24) hours after the violation has been identified;

(d) Operate sports wagering in a facility designed to provide sufficient security and shall include the installation and maintenance of security and surveillance equipment, according to specifications approved by the Office. The Office shall have access to the surveillance equipment and its transmissions;

(e) Submit a security plan for Office approval prior to being authorized to accept wagers. A surveillance plan must be included as part of the overall security plan. Any changes to the security plan must be approved by the Office.

(f) Ensure that all sports wagering kiosks located in the licensed facility are monitored by staff and Office-approved surveillance equipment that is operational, regularly maintained, and are capable of storing footage for a minimum of fourteen (14) days unless the footage has been used in the investigation of an incident, in which case the footage shall be stored for a minimum of thirty (30) days. All security footage shall be made available to the Office, the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration and the Metropolitan Police Department upon request;

(g) Ensure that sports wagering operations are conducted in a manner that does not pose a threat to the public health, safety, and welfare of District residents;

(h) Ensure that all its employees selling sports wagering products or engaging in any sports wagering related activities are at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(i) Employ the use of licensed security officers if required to do so by the Office;

(j) Prevent an individual, group of individuals or entity from tampering with or interfering with the operation of sports wagering or sports wagering equipment;

(k) Ensure sports wagering equipment remains unmoved from its approved location within the licensed facility. Sports wagering equipment shall only be moved by the Office or its approved contractor;

(l) Ensure that sports wagering using a sports wagering kiosk is conducted within the sight and control of employees of the licensee and under continuous observation by surveillance equipment, as required by the Office;

(m) Verify that persons seeking to participate in sports wagering are at least eighteen (18) years of age by requiring that they present, upon request, a valid government-issued identification document, including a driver's license, passport, or military ID, that includes the person's name, date of birth, and photograph of the bearer;

(n) Prohibit any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to collect winnings from sports wagering;

(o) Maintain all required licenses and endorsements issued by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board;

(p) Prevent intoxicated or impaired persons from participating in sports wagering and, once aware that such persons are on the Premises, immediately remove them from the approved designated areas for sports wagering on the licensed Premises; and

(q) Immediately notify staff designated in § 2025.1(b) or the licensed location's security personnel if a person who is under the age of eighteen (18) years or is intoxicated or impaired knowingly engages in sports wagering on the licensed Premises.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 30, r. 30-2025

Final Rulemaking published at 36 DCR 6681, 6696 (September 22, 1989); reserved by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 011618 (8/30/2019); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 12629 (12/3/2021)