N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 9 § 5329.27

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024
Section 5329.27 - Sports pool integrity; confidential information
(a)Identification and reporting of unusual betting activity.

Each operator shall have controls in place to identify unusual betting activity and report such activity to an integrity monitoring provider, or to the commission if the commission so directs.

(b)Notification to all operators and reporting of similar activity.

Each integrity monitoring provider shall share information in regard to any unusual betting activity with each other integrity monitoring provider working with other operators in this State and shall provide a report of such unusual betting activity to all participating sports pool operators. Each sports pool operator shall review each such report and notify the integrity monitoring provider of whether or not such operator has experienced similar activity.

(c)Suspicious betting activity identification and notification.

If an integrity monitoring provider finds that previously reported unusual betting activity rises to the level of suspicious betting activity, such integrity monitoring provider immediately shall notify all other integrity monitoring providers, each sports pool operator, the commission, the appropriate sports governing authority and, if so directed by the commission, other regulatory agencies.

(d)Suspension of wagering.

A sports pool operator receiving a report of suspicious betting activity shall be permitted to suspend wagering on events related to such report, but may cancel related wagers only upon commission approval to do so.

(e)Commission access to monitoring system.

Each integrity monitoring provider shall provide the commission with remote access to the following information of such provider:

(1) all reports of unusual betting activity;
(2) whether the unusual betting activity was determined to be suspicious betting activity; and
(3) the actions taken by the integrity monitoring provider.
(f)Information sharing.

The commission and sports governing bodies may share information in regard to the integrity of sports events.

(g)Hardware access.

The commission may require a sports pool operator to provide any hardware necessary to the commission for evaluation of a sports pool offering or to conduct further monitoring of data provided by the system of such operator.

(h)Confidentiality.

All information and data received pursuant to this Part by the commission related to unusual or suspicious betting activity shall be considered confidential and shall not be revealed in whole or in part, except:

(1) upon the lawful order of a court of competent jurisdiction; or
(2) with any law enforcement entity, team, college or university, sports governing body or regulatory agency that the commission deems appropriate.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 § 5329.27

Adopted New York State Register June 26, 2019/Volume XLI, Issue 26, eff. 6/26/2019