South Dakota Administrative Code

20:18:35.01:07. Integrity and security assessment -- Scope. The scope of the sports wagering system integrity and security assessment is subject to the approval of the commission and must include: (1) A vulnerability assessment of digital platforms, mobile applications, internal,…

20:18:35.01:08. Integrity and security assessment -- Report. The full independent information technology security professional's report on the assessment must be submitted to the executive secretary no later than 30 days after the assessment is conducted and must include: (1) A s…

20:18:35.01:09. Network security in gaming establishments. If a guest network is offered that provides internet access for patrons, hotel guests, or vendors, the guest network must be physically or logically segregated from the network used to serve the sports wagering system. Ne…

20:18:35.01:10. Technical security controls. In addition to the technical security controls set out in Appendix B of Gaming Laboratories International, LLC Standard GLI-33: Standards for Event Wagering Systems, v1.1, dated May 2019, additional technical security controls may be a…

20:18:35.01:11. Information security management system (ISMS). Each licensee or sports wagering services provider shall implement, maintain, regularly review and revise, and comply with a comprehensive information security management system, to take reasonable steps to protect th…

20:18:35.01:12. Test accounts. A licensee or sports wagering services provider may establish test accounts to be used to test the various components and operation of a sports wagering system pursuant to internal controls adopted by the licensee or sports wagering services provide…

20:18:35.02:01. Designated sports wagering area. A floor plan identifying the designated sports wagering area, including the location of any sports wagering kiosks and sports wagering windows, shall be filed by the licensee operating sports wagering with the executive secretary f…

20:18:35.02:02. Sports wagering transactions. Thirty days prior to offering sports wagering, a sports wagering operation shall submit a plan to the commission that meets the requirements of chapter 20:18:35.02 as determined by the executive secretary. Sports wagering transactions…

20:18:35.02:03. Sports wagering kiosks. A licensee may utilize sports wagering kiosks located in a gaming establishment for wagering transactions in conjunction with a sports wagering system in a location approved by the executive secretary. A kiosk shall be established and opera…

20:18:35.02:04. Wrong ticket claims. After placing a sports bet at a sports wagering window, a person claiming that a wrong sports wagering ticket has been delivered to them must do so before leaving the window. No other claims may be considered. A cashier may not cancel a wager …

20:18:35.02:05. Winning wagers and vouchers. Winnings from sports wager tickets must remain valid for the patron to redeem for one year after the conclusion of the final event in the sports wager. If the sports wagering system issues and redeems a sports wagering voucher: The spo…

20:18:35.02:05.01. Vouchers -- System recording requirements. The sports wagering system must be capable of recording, for each sports wagering voucher: (1) The value of the voucher; (2) The date, time, and location of issuance; (3) A unique validation number; (4) The expiration …

20:18:35.02:06. Surrender of tickets and vouchers required. Payment of any printed winning sports wagering tickets or sports wagering vouchers may be made only upon presentation and surrender of the sports wagering ticket or sports wagering voucher. A patron may redeem a winning …

20:18:36:01. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Account” or “wagering account” means a ledger for advance deposit wagering with a specific identifiable record of deposits, wagers, and withdrawals established by an account holder and managed by an advance deposit wagering …

20:18:36:02. Authorization to conduct advance deposit wagering. An advance deposit wagering licensee shall receive specific authorization from the commission to conduct advance deposit wagering prior to conducting advance deposit wagering. Any entity authorized to conduct advance…

20:18:36:03. Advance deposit wagering -- Associated agreements. The commission’s approval of any agreements between a licensed operator and a sports wagering services provider to conduct advance deposit sports wagering does not constitute the authorization to conduct advance depo…

20:18:36:04. Location detection requirements. All wagers placed using advance deposit wagering must be initiated and received or otherwise made by an account holder located in the permitted boundary pursuant to SDCL 42-7B-79. The advance deposit wagering licensee shall use locati…

20:18:36:05. Account requirements. A patron must have an established wagering account in order to place wagers using advance deposit wagering. An account shall be established only through registration procedures pursuant to SDCL 42-7B-78. Where a single account is used for sports…

20:18:36:06. Establishing an account. To establish a wagering account, an application for an account must be signed by the applicant. The advance deposit wagering licensee shall: (1) Collect the applicant’s personal identifying information including: (A) Full legal name; (B) Date…

20:18:36:07. Account application verification. Each wagering account application submitted is subject to electronic verification of the information submitted pursuant to § 20:18:36:06(1), by either a national, independent, individual reference service company approved by the comm…

20:18:36:08. Account eligibility. Only an individual who is 21 years of age or older and not a prohibited person may create an account, deposit funds, or participate in advance deposit wagering. The advance deposit wagering licensee shall deny the ability to create an account, de…

20:18:36:09. Advance deposit wagering licensee may close or refuse to open accounts. The advance deposit wagering licensee may close or refuse to open a wagering account for what the advance deposit wagering licensee considers good and sufficient reason. The advance deposit wager…

20:18:36:10. Terms and conditions and privacy policies for accounts. All terms and conditions and privacy policies for wagering accounts must be included in the internal controls of the advance deposit wagering licensee and be readily accessible to the account holder before and a…

20:18:36:11. Account information. An advance deposit wagering licensee shall maintain an electronic account holder file that includes the following for each wagering account: (1) Unique account ID or username, or both; (2) The information indicated in § 20:18:36:06(1) to register…

20:18:36:12. Authentication credentials. The applicant for a wagering account shall supply the advance deposit wagering licensee with an authentication credential to assure that only the account holder has access to the account. Allowable authentication credentials are subject to…

20:18:36:13. Authentication credentials -- Reset or locked accounts. If the system does not recognize the authentication credentials when entered, an explanatory message must be displayed to the account holder that prompts the account holder to try again. The error message must b…

20:18:36:14. Account balance. Current wagering account balance information, restricted wagering credits, unrestricted funds, and transaction options must be available on demand after confirmation of account holder identity. The account balance must be presented in terms of curren…

20:18:36:15. Accounts nontransferable. No wagering account may be transferred between individuals or other legal entities. Transfer of funds between two accounts may only occur if it is between separate wagering accounts for sports wagering and other gaming activities, and the ac…

20:18:36:16. Financial transactions. An advance deposit wagering licensee shall provide a fee-free method for account holders to deposit or withdraw funds from their wagering accounts. The account holder must be provided with a confirmation or denial of every financial transactio…

20:18:36:17. Advance deposit wagering licensee may refuse financial transactions. The advance deposit wagering licensee may refuse financial transactions on a wagering account for what the advance deposit wagering licensee considers good and sufficient reason. Source: 48 SDR 14, …

20:18:36:18. Account credits and deposits. After establishment, a wagering account may be funded using approved methods that produce a sufficient audit trail for verification of the source of the wagers. The approved methods for funding accounts are: (1) Cash or voucher deposits;…

20:18:36:19. Failed electronic funds transfer transactions. Where financial transactions are conducted through electronic funds transfer, the advance deposit wagering licensee shall have security measures and controls to prevent electronic funds transfer fraud. A failed electroni…

20:18:36:20. Withdrawals from an account. An account holder may withdraw the funds maintained in the holder’s wagering account, whether the account is open or closed, except as otherwise provided in these rules, or any other applicable state or federal laws. For withdrawals not p…

20;18:36:21. Withdrawals from one account -- Overdraws. A system must employ a mechanism that can detect and prevent any withdrawal activity initiated by an account holder that would result in a negative account balance of the account. An advance deposit wagering licensee may not…

20:18:36:22. Declining to withdraw from an account. An advance deposit wagering licensee must honor the account holder's request to withdraw funds within five business days after the request unless the advance deposit wagering licensee believes in good faith that the account hold…

20:18:36:23. Modification of account information. An advance deposit wagering licensee shall allow the account holder to update authentication credentials, registration information, and the account used for financial transactions. A multi-factor authentication process must be emp…

20:18:36:24. Balance adjustments. An advance deposit wagering licensee must have in place security or authorization procedures to ensure that only authorized adjustments can be made to wagering accounts. The licensee shall ensure each adjustment is auditable, indicating who, what…

20:18:36:25. Responsible gaming limits. An advance deposit wagering licensee shall allow the account holder to set: (1) A deposit limit offered on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis that specifies the maximum amount of money an account holder may deposit into the holder’s wagering…

20:18:36:26. Advance deposit wagering licensee may suspend or close accounts. The advance deposit wagering licensee may suspend or close any wagering account at any time if, when an account is closed, the advance deposit wagering licensee, within five business days, returns to th…

20:18:36:27. Suspension and restoration of accounts. The advance deposit wagering licensee shall employ a mechanism that places a wagering account in a suspended mode under the following conditions: (1) When a self-exclusion request is made by the account holder for a specified p…

20:18:36:27.01. Suspension of Account -- Effect. Upon suspension of an account, the advance deposit wagering licensee shall: (1) Prevent the account holder from wagering; (2) Prevent the account holder from depositing funds, unless the account is suspended due to having a negativ…

20:18:36:28. Restoration of accounts. A suspended account may be restored: (1) Upon expiration of the time period established by the account holder if solely the result of a self-exclusion request; (2) If authorized by the commission; (3) When the account holder is no longer a pr…

20:18:36:29. Account closure. An account holder must be provided with a conspicuous and readily accessible method to close the holder’s wagering account through the account management or similar page, or through the customer support team. Any balance remaining in an account holde…

20:18:36:30. Inactive accounts. The advance deposit wagering licensee may close any wagering account that has no activity for at least three years. For purposes of this section, the term “activity” means making a wager, making an account deposit, or withdrawing funds. The license…

20:18:36:31. Deceased account holder. In the event an account holder is deceased, funds accrued in the wagering account must be released to the decedent's legal representative upon receipt of a certified copy of a valid death certificate, tax releases or waivers, probate court au…

20:18:36:32. Account security -- Account holder responsibility. A wagering account is for the personal use of the individual account holder only. The account holder is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their authentication credentials. Except where the advance de…

20:18:36:33. Account statements. Upon the request for the account holder, the advance deposit wagering licensee shall provide to each account holder a statement of an individual’s wagering account activity for the past year. Statements provided shall include sufficient informatio…