Ind. Code ch. 4-38-5

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Ind. Code § 4-38-5-1 Commission tests; data relating to conduct of sports wagering

Sec. 1. (a) The commission shall test new sports wagering devices and new forms, variations, or composites of sports wagering under the terms and conditions that the commission considers appropriate before authorizing a certificate holder to offer a new sports wagering device or a new form, variation, or composite of sports wagering. (b) A certificate holder shall provide all data relating to the conduct of sports wagering to the commission. (c) The commission may provide data received from a certificate holder to any governing body conducting a sporting event described in section 4(a) of this chapter. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-5-2 Designation of areas to conduct sports wagering

Sec. 2. A certificate holder shall designate one (1) or more areas within each licensed facility in which the certificate holder is authorized to conduct sports wagering under this article. Except as provided in section 12 of this chapter, sports wagering may not be conducted at any location other than an area designated under this section. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-5-3 Age restrictions for areas where sports wagering is conducted

Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age may not be present in an area where sports wagering is being conducted. (b) A person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and who is an employee of a certificate holder's licensed facility may be present in an area where sports wagering is conducted. However, an employee who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age may not perform any function involving sports wagering by the patrons. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-5-4 Permissible wagers; in-play wagers

Sec. 4. (a) A certificate holder or vendor may accept wagers on professional and collegiate sporting events approved for sports wagering by the commission, and other events as approved by the commission. A certificate holder or vendor may use data selected in a manner approved by the commission to determine whether a wager is a winning wager. (b) A certificate holder or vendor may not accept wagers on e-sports regardless of whether the e-sports event involves one (1) or multiple players. (c) The commission may authorize in-play wagering under this article. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-5-5 Prohibited wagers

Sec. 5. A certificate holder or vendor may not accept wagers on the following: (1) High school and other amateur youth sporting events. (2) A sporting event that has not been approved for sports wagering by the commission. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-5-6 Cancellation of wagers

Sec. 6. A certificate holder or vendor may not cancel a wager that has been accepted, except in the event of obvious error, at the certificate holder's or vendor's discretion. A certificate holder or vendor must pay winning patrons following the end of the sporting event. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-5-7 Permitted sports wagering

Sec. 7. A certificate holder or vendor may not permit any sports wagering on the premises of a licensed facility except as permitted by this article. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-5-8 Approved sports wagering devices and platforms; other supplies and equipment

Sec. 8. (a) A sports wagering device, platform, or other means of conducting sports wagering must be: (1) approved by the commission; and (2) acquired by a certificate holder or vendor from a person holding a supplier's license or a sports wagering service provider license. (b) The commission shall determine whether other supplies and equipment used to conduct sports wagering require a certificate holder to acquire the supplies and equipment from a person holding a supplier's license or a sports wagering service provider license. (c) IC 4-33-7 applies to the distribution of sports wagering devices and the conduct of sports wagering under this article. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-5-9 Commission determination of occupations related to sports wagering

Sec. 9. The commission shall determine the occupations related to sports wagering that require an occupational license. IC 4-33-8 applies to the conduct of sports wagering under this article. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-5-10 Null and void certificates

Sec. 10. (a) This section applies to sports wagering conducted at a satellite facility by a certificate holder that is a permit holder. (b) A certificate issued under this article is null and void if the certificate holder fails to: (1) maintain a license issued under IC 4-31-5.5 to operate the satellite facility; or (2) satisfy the conditions for obtaining a satellite facility license set forth in IC 4-31-5.5-3(b)(3) in the certificate holder's operation of the satellite facility. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-5-11 Age restrictions

Sec. 11. A person who is less than twenty-one (21) years of age may not make a wager under this article. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

Ind. Code § 4-38-5-12 Mobile devices; registration requirements

Sec. 12. A certificate holder or vendor may accept wagers placed using a mobile device from a patron located in Indiana if the patron registers with the certificate holder or vendor as a mobile device user. A patron may register under this section in person at the certificate holder's licensed facility or online using mobile applications and digital platforms approved by the commission. As added by P.L.293-2019, SEC.43.

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