Section 42-61.2-18 - Acceptance of out-of-state igaming(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, wagers may be accepted under this chapter from persons who are not physically present in Rhode Island if the Division has determined that: (1) Accepting the wagers is not inconsistent with federal or Rhode Island constitutional and statutory law and not inconsistent with the law of the jurisdiction in which the person placing the wagers is located; or(2) The wagering is conducted pursuant to a reciprocal agreement to which Rhode Island is a party that is not inconsistent with federal or state law, including Rhode Island constitutional and statutory law.(b) The Division may enter into an interactive gaming reciprocal agreement with a regulatory agency of one or more other states or jurisdictions in which interactive gaming is authorized to allow an interactive gaming operator to accept wagers from persons not physically present in Rhode Island, and to allow persons physically present in Rhode Island to place wagers with parties to the interactive gaming reciprocal agreement, if the Division has determined that the reciprocal agreement is not inconsistent with federal and state law, including Rhode Island constitutional and statutory law.R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61.2-18
Added by 2023 Pub. Laws, ch. 135, § 5, eff. 3/1/2024.Added by 2023 Pub. Laws, ch. 158, § 5, eff. 3/1/2024.