Part 358. Casino Gaming Rules

23 CAR § 358-406. Investigation of conduct of licensees, generally. (a) A Casino license is a revocable privilege, and no holder thereof shall be deemed to have acquired any vested rights therein or thereunder. (b) The burden of proving his or her qualifications to hold any licen…

23 CAR § 358-407. Compliance review and reporting system. (a) Whenever the Arkansas Racing Commission is acting upon any application of a licensee, and if the commission determines that special circumstances exist which require additional management review by a licensee, the comm…

23 CAR § 358-408. Information to be furnished by licensees. (a) Every licensee shall report to the Arkansas Racing Commission annually the full name and address of every person, including lending agencies, who has any right to share in the profits of such licensed games, whether …

23 CAR § 358-409. Reports of violations and of felony convictions. (a) Each licensee shall immediately notify the on-site Department of Finance and Administration representatives by means acceptable to the Arkansas Racing Commission of the discovery of any violation or suspected …

23 CAR § 358-410. Access to premises and production of records. (a) No applicant, licensee, or enrolled person shall neglect or refuse to produce records or evidence or to give information upon proper and lawful demand by the Arkansas Racing Commission, or shall otherwise interfe…

23 CAR § 358-411. Summoning of licensee. (a) The Arkansas Racing Commission may summon any licensee or the licensee’s agents or employees to appear to testify before it or its agents with regard to the conduct of any licensee or the agents or employees of any licensee. (b) All su…

23 CAR § 358-412. Unauthorized games. No licensee shall permit any game other than those specifically authorized by the Arkansas Racing Commission’s rules to be operated without first applying for and receiving permission from the commission to operate such game.

23 CAR § 358-413. Unlicensed games or devices. (a) No unlicensed gambling games shall be operated upon the premises of a licensee. (b)(1) Whenever a licensee desires to temporarily remove or suspend a game from a licensed status, the licensee shall provide advanced written notice…

23 CAR § 358-414. In-house progressive payoff schedules. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Base amount” means the amount of a progressive payoff schedule initially offered before it increases; (2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Racing Commission or the commission’s designee; (3)…

23 CAR § 358-415. Intercasino-linked payoff schedules. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Base amount” means the amount of a progressive payoff schedule initially offered before it increases; (2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Racing Commission or the commission’s designee; (3) “…

23 CAR § 358-416. Periodic payments. (a) Except as provided in this part, a licensee shall remit the total prizes awarded to a patron as the result of conducting any game, including a race book or sports pool, tournament, contest, or promotional activity (hereinafter collectively…

23 CAR § 358-417. Finder’s fees. (a) Except as limited by subsection (b) of this section, the term “finder’s fee” means any compensation in money in excess of the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or real or personal property valued in excess of the sum of ten thousand dolla…

23 CAR § 358-418. Collection of gaming credit. (a) Only bonded, duly licensed collection agencies, or a licensee’s employees, junket representatives, attorneys, or affiliated or wholly owned corporations and their employees, may collect, on the licensee’s behalf and for any consi…

23 CAR § 358-419. Surveillance systems. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Applicant” means a person or entity having a pending application to become a licensee; (2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Racing Commission or the commission’s designee; (3) “Licensed establishment” means …

23 CAR § 358-420. Programs to address problem gambling. [Reserved].

23 CAR § 358-421. Operation of an intercasino-linked system. (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Racing Commission or the commission’s designee; (2) “Licensed establishment” means the gaming establishment of a licensee; (3)(A) “Licensee” …

23 CAR § 358-422. Aggregate payout limits for gambling games. (a) As used within this section, “aggregate payout limit” means a maximum payoff amount that will be paid by a licensee to two (2) or more patrons as the result of winning wagers resulting from any single call of the g…

23 CAR § 358-423. Operation of a system-supported or system-based gaming device. (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Commission” means the Arkansas Racing Commission or the commission’s designee; (2)(A) “Licensee” means a person or entity licensed to conduct a casino g…

23 CAR § 358-424. Operation of a mobile gaming system. (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Director” means the Director of the Arkansas Racing Commission or the commission’s designee; (2) “Communications technology” means the methods used and the components employed to…

23 CAR § 358-425. Wagering accounts. (a) Definitions. As used in this section: (1) “Director” means the Director of the Arkansas Racing Commission or the commission’s designee; (2) “Licensee” means any person to whom a valid casino license has been issued; (3) “Secure personal id…

23 CAR § 358-426. Hosting center — Registration required. (a)(1) Before certain parts of any game, gaming device, cashless wagering system, or race book or sports pool operation can be operated at a hosting center, the hosting center, along with all owners and operators of the ho…

23 CAR § 358-427. Hosting center — Access to premises. (a) The premises on which a registered hosting center is located are subject to the power and authority of the Arkansas Racing Commission, as though the premises are where gaming is conducted and as if the hosting center is a…

23 CAR § 358-428. Hosting center — Determination of suitability. (a) The Arkansas Racing Commission may, upon recommendation of the commission, require a person or entity owning, operating, or having a significant involvement with a hosting center to file an application for findi…

23 CAR § 358-429. Hosting center — Requirements on licensees utilizing hosting centers— Limitations on operations at hosting centers. (a) Gaming licensees may only operate parts of any game, gaming device, cashless wagering system, or race book or sports pool operation at hosting…

23 CAR § 358-430. Service providers. (a) Findings. The Arkansas Racing Commission hereby finds that service providers are secure and reliable, that service providers do not pose a threat to the integrity of gaming, and that service providers are consistent with the public policy …

23 CAR § 358-501. Scope. This subpart shall govern the operation of interactive gaming.

23 CAR § 358-502. Definitions. As used in this subpart: (1) “Authorized player” means a person who has registered with the operator of interactive gaming to engage in interactive gaming; (2) “Commission” means the Arkansas Racing Commission or the commission’s designee; (3) “Inte…

23 CAR § 358-503. License required — Applications. (a) A person may act as an operator of interactive gaming only if that person holds a license specifically permitting the person to act as an operator of interactive gaming. (b) Applications for an operator of an interactive casi…

23 CAR § 358-504. Initial and renewal license fees. Before the Arkansas Racing Commission issues an initial license or renews a license for an operator of interactive gaming, the operator of interactive gaming shall pay the license fees.

23 CAR § 358-505. Investigative fees. Applications for an operator of an interactive casino license shall be subject to the application and investigative fees established pursuant to this part.

23 CAR § 358-506. Interactive gaming systems. (a) An operator shall not operate a new interactive gaming system in this state unless the interactive gaming system has been approved by the Arkansas Racing Commission. (b) Operators shall provide the commission, prior to commencing …

23 CAR § 358-507. Internal controls for operators of interactive gaming. (a) Each operator shall establish, maintain, implement, and comply with standards that the Arkansas Racing Commission shall adopt and publish pursuant to the provisions of this part. (b) Such minimum standar…

23 CAR § 358-508. Detection and prevention of criminal activities. Each operator shall implement procedures that are designed to detect and prevent transactions that may be associated with money laundering, fraud, and other criminal activities and to ensure compliance with all fe…

23 CAR § 358-509. Access to premises and production of records. (a) Operators holding a license issued by the Arkansas Racing Commission are subject to the inspection provisions of this part. (b) It shall be an unsuitable method of operation for an operator holding a license issu…

23 CAR § 358-510. House rules. (a) Each operator shall adopt and adhere to written, comprehensive house rules governing wagering transactions by and between authorized players that are available for review at all times by authorized players through a conspicuously displayed link.…

23 CAR § 358-511. Registration of authorized player. (a) Before allowing or accepting any wagering communication from an individual to engage in interactive gaming, an operator must register the individual as an authorized player and create an interactive gaming account for the i…

23 CAR § 358-512. Interactive gaming accounts. In addition to the requirements established pursuant to this part, an operator shall comply with the following for interactive gaming accounts: (1) An operator shall record and maintain the physical location, by state or foreign juri…

23 CAR § 358-513. Reserve requirements. In addition to the reserve required by this part, and other requirements that may be imposed by this part, the operator shall maintain cash in the sum of the following: (1) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the total amount of authorized players…

23 CAR § 358-514. Self-exclusion. (a)(1) Operators must have and put into effect policies and procedures for self-exclusion and take all reasonable steps to immediately refuse service to or to otherwise prevent an individual who has self-excluded from participating in interactive…

23 CAR § 358-515. Compensation. Any compensation received by an operator for conducting any game in which the operator is not party to a wager shall be no more than ten percent (10%) of all sums wagered in each hand.

23 CAR § 358-516. Acceptance of wagers. (a) Operators shall not accept or facilitate a wager: (1) On any game other than the game of poker and its derivatives as approved by the Arkansas Racing Commission and published on the commission’s website; (2) On any game which the operat…

23 CAR § 358-517. Progressive payoff schedules. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Base amount” means the amount of a progressive payoff schedule initially offered before it increases; (2) “Incremental amount” means the difference between the amount of a progressive payoff schedul…

23 CAR § 358-518. Information displayed on website. Operators must provide for the prominent display of the following information on a page which, by virtue of the construction of the website, authorized players must access before beginning a gambling session: (1) The full name o…

23 CAR § 358-519. Advertising and promotions. (a) An operator, including its employees or agents, shall be truthful and nondeceptive in all aspects of its interactive gaming advertising and promotions. (b) An operator which engages in any promotion related to interactive gaming s…

23 CAR § 358-520. Suspicious Wagering Report. (a) As used in this section, “suspicious wagering activity” means a wager which an operator licensee knows or in the judgment of it or its directors, officers, employees, and agents has reason to suspect is being attempted or was plac…

23 CAR § 358-521. Gross revenue license fees, attribution, liability, and computations for interactive gaming. (a) Gross revenue received by an establishment from the operation of interactive gaming is subject to the same license fee provisions as the games and gaming devices of …

23 CAR § 358-522. Records. (a) In addition to any other record required to be maintained pursuant to this part, each operator shall maintain complete and accurate records of all matters related to their interactive gaming activity, including without limitation the following: (1) …