1402. Registration. 1. (a) No operator shall administer, manage, or otherwise make available an interactive fantasy sports platform to persons located in New York state unless registered with the commission pursuant to section fourteen hundred three of this article. A registrant may use multiple interactive fantasy sports platforms and offer multiple types of contests, provided that each platform and each type of contest has been reviewed and approved by the commission. This article, and any and all rules and regulations adopted under the authority of this article, shall apply only to interactive fantasy sports contests for which an authorized player pays an entry fee.
(b) Any operator that was offering contests to persons located in New York state prior to the tenth of November, two thousand fifteen, may continue to offer contests to persons located in New York state until such operator's application for registration has been approved or denied in accordance with section fourteen hundred three of this article, provided that such operator receives a temporary permit pursuant to subdivision two of this section and files an application for registration with the commission within ninety days of the promulgation of regulations to effectuate this article.
2. The commission shall provide a temporary permit to each operator that was offering contests pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision one of this section to allow such operator to continue to offer such contests, on a provisional basis, until such operator's application for registration has been approved or denied in accordance with section fourteen hundred three of this article, provided that such operator meets all the requirements in section fourteen hundred four of this article.
3. Registrations issued by the commission shall remain in effect for three years. The commission shall establish a process for renewal.
4. Interactive fantasy sports contests offered by a registrant in accordance with the provisions of this article shall not constitute gambling as defined in article two hundred twenty-five of the penal law.
5. The commission shall publish a list of all operators registered in New York state pursuant to this section on the commission's website for public use.
6. The commission shall promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this article, including the development of the initial form of the application for registration. Such regulations shall provide for the registration and operation of contests in New York state and shall include, but not be limited to, responsible protections with regard to compulsive play and safeguards for fair play.
Last modified: February 3, 2019