Arkansas Administrative Code

23 CAR § 358-2023. House rules. (a) Each book shall adopt, adhere to, and make available upon request or online, written comprehensive house rules governing wagering transactions with patrons. (b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rules must specify the: (1) A…

23 CAR § 358-2024. Business entity wagering. (a) A book shall notify the Arkansas Racing Commission in writing of its intent to accept wagers from business entities which have met all of the applicable requirements found in this part. (b)(1) A book is prohibited from accepting wa…

23 CAR § 358-2025. Wagering account transactions. (a) Except as otherwise provided herein, deposits, withdrawals, credits, and debits to wagering accounts shall be made in accordance with this part. (b)(1) Business entity wagering account deposits and withdrawals may only be made…

23 CAR § 358-2026. Use of an operator of a call center. (a)(1) A licensee, franchise holder, or book shall not utilize an operator of a call center, except to provide technical support to a patron. (2) A call center system shall not be used to receive, transmit, or accept wagers …

23 CAR § 358-2027. Gross revenue computations and layoff bets. The amounts of wagers placed by a book and the amounts received by the book as payments on such wagers shall not affect the computation of the book’s gross gaming revenue.

23 CAR § 358-2028. Assigned agent. (a) The Arkansas Racing Commission may at any time require a book to allow an agent of the commission to be permanently present on the book’s premises during all hours of operation, and to require the costs and expenses for such agent to be born…

23 CAR § 358-2029. Records and reports for users and buyers. Each “user”, which is defined as an operator of a race book, sports pool, or gambling game who is licensed in this state and receives and displays a live broadcast within this state, who uses information included in a l…

23 CAR § 358-203. License required. (a) No individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity shall conduct casino gaming at a casino or at any other location within the State of Arkansas, unless the individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust,…

23 CAR § 358-2030. Records and forms. (a) Books shall create and maintain the records and reports required by this subpart in such manner and using such forms as the Arkansas Racing Commission may require or approve. (b) The commission may require books to create and maintain suc…

23 CAR § 358-2031. Global risk management. (a) A book engaging in global risk management may provide direction, management, consultation, and/or instruction to the operator of a wagering pool located in a jurisdiction approved by the Arkansas Racing Commission concerning: (1) The…

23 CAR § 358-204. Licenses available. (a) The Arkansas Racing Commission shall issue four (4) licenses to conduct casino gaming at casinos, as follows: (1) The commission shall issue a casino license, as provided in The Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018, Arkansas Constitut…

23 CAR § 358-205. Non-franchise-holder application process. (a)(1) An application for a casino license as set forth in this part shall be submitted to the Arkansas Racing Commission on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commission. (2) The provisions of this section apply t…

23 CAR § 358-206. Minimum qualifications for nonfranchisor applicant. (a) All casino applicants for a casino license in Pope County and Jefferson County are required to demonstrate experience conducting casino gaming. (b)(1) All casino applicants for a casino license in Pope Coun…

23 CAR § 358-207. Documentation and information for nonfranchisor casino applicant. (a) The application for nonfranchisor casino licenses shall include without limitation the following: (1) The application fee; (2) The legal name of the casino applicant; (3) The physical address …

23 CAR § 358-208. Background checks. (a)(1) The following are subject to background checks conducted by the Arkansas Racing Commission or its designee in considering an application for a casino license. (2) All owners, shareholders, officers, and board members of a casino applica…

23 CAR § 358-209. Application fee. (a)(1) Each application for a casino license shall include an application fee of up to two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) by cash or certified funds. (2) Certified checks or cashier’s checks shall be made payable to the State of Arkan…

23 CAR § 358-210. Selection process and criteria based on merit selection. (a)(1) In addition to documentation establishing minimum qualifications, the casino applicant shall submit responses to the Arkansas Racing Commission’s merit criteria in a form and manner prescribed by th…

23 CAR § 358-2101. Authority and applicability. The Arkansas Racing Commission hereby provides for the regulation of the method of operation and fiscal affairs of games of poker and all other similar games.

23 CAR § 358-2102. Definitions. As used in this subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Ante” means a player’s initial wager or predetermined contribution to the pot prior to the dealing of the first hand; (2) “Call” means a wager made in an amount eq…

23 CAR § 358-2103. Card game drop box procedures. (a)(1) Each card table shall have one card game drop box with the drop slot located at least four inches (4”) in front of the table tray and to the right thereof, unless the table is equipped with a drop slot located at least two …

23 CAR § 358-2104. Sale of stakes. No cash or chips received for the sale of stakes shall be commingled with any rake-offs or other compensation received by the licensee from the players for the right to play.

23 CAR § 358-2105. Accounting for transactions between card table bank and card room bank. (a) When the card table bank is to be replenished with chips from the card room bank, all cash or chips to be transferred must be counted down by the dealer in public view on the card table…

23 CAR § 358-2106. Limitations on the use of card room banks and card table banks. (a) Card room banks shall be used exclusively for the purposes of the: (1) Issuance and receipt of shill funds; (2) Maintenance of card table banks used in card games; and (3) Issuance of chips to …

23 CAR § 358-2107. Rake-off and time buy-in. (a)(1) Rake-offs shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of all sums wagers in the hand. (2) Rake-offs shall only be pulled from the pot by the dealer in an obvious manner after each wager and call or at the completion of the hand. (3) The …

23 CAR § 358-2108. Restrictions on use of shills and proposition players. (a) Shills may not check and raise or play in any manner between themselves or in collusion with others to the disadvantage of other players within the game. (b) Each establishment employing shills or propo…

23 CAR § 358-2109. Restrictions on other players. (a) Stakes players shall not be utilized by any licensee. (b) No dealer may wager in any game in which he or she is dealing.

23 CAR § 358-211. Issuance of license. (a) The Arkansas Racing Commission shall award and issue a casino license within thirty (30) business days from the date the commission announces that the application process has concluded. (b) Upon issuance of a casino license, the casino l…

23 CAR § 358-2110. Posting of rules. The rules of each game shall be posted and be clearly legible from each table and must designate: (1) The maximum: (A) Rake-off percentage; (B) Time buy-in; or (C) Other fee charged; (2) The number of raises allowed; (3) The monetary limit of …

23 CAR § 358-212. License term. A casino license shall expire ten (10) years after it is issued and is renewable at any time before expiration, unless the license is: (1) Suspended or revoked by the Arkansas Racing Commission; or (2) Surrendered by the casino licensee.…

23 CAR § 358-213. Denial of a casino application. (a) The Arkansas Racing Commission may deny an application for or renewal of a license for any of the following reasons: (1) Failure to provide the information required in this part; (2) Failure to meet the requirements set forth …

23 CAR § 358-214. License renewal process and fee. (a) A casino license may be renewed if the casino licensee: (1) Submits to the Arkansas Racing Commission a renewal application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commission at least six (6) months prior to the expiratio…

23 CAR § 358-215. Surrender of license. (a) A casino licensee may voluntarily surrender its license to the Arkansas Racing Commission at any time. (b) If a casino licensee surrenders its license, the casino licensee shall: (1) Return the license to the commission; (2) Submit a re…

23 CAR § 358-216. Change in information. (a) The casino licensee shall notify the Arkansas Racing Commission of any changes in contact information. (b)(1) The casino licensee shall: (A) Notify the commission in writing no fewer than fourteen (14) days in advance of any change tha…

23 CAR § 358-217. Transfer of license. (a) Casino licenses shall only be effective for the individual, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity identified in the original application. (b) A casino licensee may sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of its licen…

23 CAR § 358-218. Transfer of location. (a) A casino license shall only be valid at the location for which it was originally issued by the Arkansas Racing Commission. (b) A casino licensee shall not relocate a casino without prior approval by the commission. (c) In order to obtai…

23 CAR § 358-219. Appellate procedure following denial of application for license, renewal, transfer of license, or location. (a) Denial of application for license. (1) If the Arkansas Racing Commission denies an application for a casino license, the casino applicant is entitled …

23 CAR § 358-2201. Scope. (a) This subpart and 23 CAR § 358-2401 et seq. govern all off-track pari-mutuel wagering in Arkansas for which a license or approval has been granted by the Arkansas Racing Commission pursuant to The Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018, Arkansas Con…

23 CAR § 358-2202. Definitions. As used in this subpart: (1) “Affiliate” has the same meaning as defined in this part; (2) “Breakage” means: (A) The rounding of a payout on a winning pari-mutuel wager, as determined by the track in accordance with the laws, rules, and regulations…

23 CAR § 358-2203. Authorization required to accept off-track pari-mutuel wagers — Applications. (a)(1) A person shall not accept off-track pari-mutuel wagers unless it has received authorization to accept such wagers from the Arkansas Racing Commission. (2) Authorization to acce…

23 CAR § 358-2204. Conduct of off-track pari-mutuel wagering. (a) Off-track pari-mutuel wagering may be conducted only within a race book or any other area approved by the Arkansas Racing Commission. (b) A pari-mutuel book offering off-track pari-mutuel wagering must comply with …

23 CAR § 358-2205. [Reserved].

23 CAR § 358-2206. Approval to share in revenues — Applications. (a) A pari-mutuel book shall not pay a share of the revenue from off-track pari-mutuel wagering to any person for the right to be part of an interstate or intrastate common pari-mutuel pool or for any services relat…

23 CAR § 358-2207. Criteria for approval to share in revenue. The Arkansas Racing Commission may consider the following suitability criteria in determining whether to approve an application by a person to receive a share of the revenue from off-track pari-mutuel wagering: (1) A p…

23 CAR § 358-2208. Requirements imposed upon tracks approved to share in the revenue or otherwise receive compensation. (a) A track approved to share in the revenue or otherwise receive compensation from pari-mutuel books for the right to be part of an interstate common pari-mutu…

23 CAR § 358-2209. Licensing of off-track pari-mutuel systems operator. (a) A pari-mutuel book shall not use an interstate or intrastate off-track pari-mutuel system unless the systems operator has been licensed by the Arkansas Racing Commission. (b)(1) Applications for a license…

23 CAR § 358-2210. Requirements imposed upon systems operators. (a) Each systems operator shall maintain an office in Arkansas and designate a key employee located in the Arkansas office to supervise and be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the off-track pari-mutuel sy…

23 CAR § 358-2211. Approval of off-track pari-mutuel systems — Applications. A pari-mutuel book shall not use an off-track pari-mutuel system unless the system has been approved pursuant to the provisions of this part governing associated equipment.

23 CAR § 358-2212. Minimum technical requirements for off-track pari-mutuel systems. An off-track pari-mutuel wagering system must include a fully redundant computer system and must: (1) For each race for which wagers are to be included in an interstate common pari-mutuel pool, r…

23 CAR § 358-2213. Operation of the off-track pari-mutuel system. (a) A systems operator operating an interstate common pari-mutuel pool shall immediately notify the pari-mutuel books in the event that it is unable to transmit wagering information to the track and shall cause the…

23 CAR § 358-2214. Approval of agreements. (a) Except as provided in this part, the terms and conditions of any agreement between the pari-mutuel books, any person representing the pari-mutuel books, systems operator, disseminator, track, and the holders of track rights agreement…