Section Lot 3003.02 - General Wagering Rules(a) Wagers shall only be placed through agents authorized by contract or agreement with the commission to conduct sports wagering.(b) The commission shall only approve wagers on categories of events where: (1) The outcome can be verified; (2) The outcome can be generated by a reliable and independent process; and(3) The event is conducted in conformity with applicable laws.(c) Sporting events shall be deemed reliable and verifiable if: (1) They are governed by established sports governing bodies, such as the NBA, NFL, and NCAA, with a history of integrity, and(2) The outcome is established through a clear set of rules and procedures of the applicable governing body, which are well known to the sports betting public.(d) Each agent shall adopt, conspicuously display at its authorized premises, and adhere to written, comprehensive house rules governing wagering transactions with patrons.(e) The house rules shall include at a minimum: (1) The method for calculation and payment of winning wagers; (2) The effect of schedule changes for a sports event;(3) The method of notifying bettors of odds or proposition changes; (4) Acceptance of wagers at terms other than those posted;(5) Expiration dates for winning tickets; (6) Circumstances under which the agent will void a bet;(7) Treatment of errors, late bets, and related contingencies;(8) Method of contacting the agents or vendor for questions or complaints; (9) Description of those persons who are prohibited from wagering with the agents if broader than the prohibited bettors list set forth in this chapter; and(10) The method and location for posting and publishing the approved house rules.(f) Except as otherwise provided in law and rules, all transactions shall be governed by the house rules of the agent with whom the wager was placed. (g) Once a wager is accepted by both parties, the betting ticket shall not be altered or voided except with the approval of both parties, such as when a bettor accepts a cash out option offered by the agent. (h) Once a part of a multi-event wager has commenced, no refunds or changes to the wager shall be permitted except with the approval of both parties, such as when a bettor accepts a cash out option offered by the agent. (i) The authorized sports bettor shall be responsible for checking his or her betting tickets for accuracy. (j) No winning wager shall be paid without the customer copy of the betting ticket. (k) The commission and its agents shall not be responsible for:(1) Lost, stolen, altered or unreadable betting tickets;(2) Paying winning tickets resulting from any system or terminal malfunction; and (3) Wagers not placed due to a system or terminal malfunction. (l) The commission and its agents shall not be responsible for honoring wagers that were accepted as a result of material human or technical error such as odds or terms that are substantially different from other betting markets on the same event, or odds or terms that are clearly incorrect or inaccurate on their face. (m) Betting tickets shall be void if lost, stolen, unissued, mutilated, illegible, defective or incomplete. (n) Wagers shall only be made in accordance with the payment methods specified in RSA 287-:8I.(o) Pursuant to RSA 287-:10,I, no wagers shall be accepted or paid by any agent for prohibited sports events as defined by RSA 287-:1, XI and Lot 3002.06 above. N.H. Admin. Code § Lot 3003.02
Derived from Volume XL Number 24, Filed June 11, 2020, Proposed by #130415/9/2020, Expires 5/9/2030.