Contest Rules

Contest Rules. (a) Daily fantasy sports operators must have procedures in place to allow individuals to restrict themselves from entering a fantasy contest upon request and provide reasonable steps to prevent the person from entering fantasy contests offered by the operator. (b) Advertisements for contests and prizes offered by an operator shall not target prohibited participants, minors, or self-excluded persons. (c) The values of all prizes and awards offered to winning players must be established and made known to the players in advance of the contest. (d) Operators must offer introductory procedures for players that are prominently displayed on the main page of the operator's platform to explain contest play and how to identify a highly experienced player. (e) Operators must identify all highly experienced players in every fantasy contest by a symbol attached to the players' usernames, or by other easily visible means, on all platforms supported by the operator. (f) An operator shall not offer contests based on the performance of participants in collegiate, high-school, or youth sports events. (g) Representations or implications about average winnings from contests shall not be unfair or misleading. Such representations shall include, at a minimum: 1. The median and mean net winnings of all players participating in contests offered by the operator; and 2. The percentage of winnings awarded by the operator to highly experienced players participating in contests offered by the operator within the preceding calendar year. (h) Operators shall prohibit the use of third-party scripts or scripting programs for any contest and ensure that measures are in place to deter, detect, and prevent cheating to the extent reasonably possible. Cheating includes collusion and the use of cheating devices, including use of software programs that submit entry fees or adjust the athletes selected by a player. (i) Operators must segregate fantasy contest player funds from operational funds. The licensee shall submit a proposal for approval. (j) Operators must restrict the number of entries submitted by a single player for any contest as follows: 1. An operator shall not allow a player to submit more than one (1) entry in a contest involving twelve (12) or fewer players; 2. If the number of players in a contest is more than twelve (12) but fewer than thirty- seven (37), an operator shall not allow a player to submit more than two (2) entries; 3. If the number of players in a contest is at least thirty-seven (37) but no more than one hundred (100), an operator shall not allow a player to submit more than three (3) entries; and 4. In any contest involving more than one hundred (100) players, an operator shall not allow a player to submit more than the lesser of: i. Three percent (3%) of all entries; or ii. One hundred fifty (150) entries. (k) For all advertised fantasy contests, the operator must prominently include information about the maximum number of entries that may be submitted for that contest. (l) An operator may establish fantasy contests in which there is no restriction on the number of entries, if those contests constitute less than two percent (2%) of the total number of contests it offers and if the operator clearly discloses: 1. That there are no limits on the number of entries by each player in the contest; and 2. That the cost of participating in such a contest is Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or more per entry. (m) Operators must disclose the number of entries that a player may submit to each fantasy contest and provide reasonable steps to prevent players from submitting more than the allowable number. (n) Operators must reasonably provide players with an opportunity to file a Patron Dispute with the Mississippi Gaming Commission pursuant to the Fantasy Contest Act and Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-157 through 75-76-173.