§ 1402 — Registration

§ 1402. Registration. 1. (a) No operator shall administer, manage, or\notherwise make available an interactive fantasy sports platform to\npersons located in New York state unless registered with the commission\npursuant to section fourteen hundred three of this article. A registrant\nmay use multiple interactive fantasy sports platforms and offer multiple\ntypes of contests, provided that each platform and each type of contest\nhas been reviewed and approved by the commission. This article, and any\nand all rules and regulations adopted under the authority of this\narticle, shall apply only to interactive fantasy sports contests for\nwhich an authorized player pays an entry fee.\n (b) Any operator that was offering contests to persons located in New\nYork state prior to the tenth of November, two thousand fifteen, may\ncontinue to offer contests to persons located in New York state until\nsuch operator's application for registration has been approved or denied\nin accordance with section fourteen hundred three of this article,\nprovided that such operator receives a temporary permit pursuant to\nsubdivision two of this section and files an application for\nregistration with the commission within ninety days of the promulgation\nof regulations to effectuate this article.\n 2. The commission shall provide a temporary permit to each operator\nthat was offering contests pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision one\nof this section to allow such operator to continue to offer such\ncontests, on a provisional basis, until such operator's application for\nregistration has been approved or denied in accordance with section\nfourteen hundred three of this article, provided that such operator\nmeets all the requirements in section fourteen hundred four of this\narticle.\n 3. Registrations issued by the commission shall remain in effect for\nthree years. The commission shall establish a process for renewal.\n 4. Interactive fantasy sports contests offered by a registrant in\naccordance with the provisions of this article shall not constitute\ngambling as defined in article two hundred twenty-five of the penal law.\n 5. The commission shall publish a list of all operators registered in\nNew York state pursuant to this section on the commission's website for\npublic use.\n 6. The commission shall promulgate regulations to implement the\nprovisions of this article, including the development of the initial\nform of the application for registration. Such regulations shall provide\nfor the registration and operation of contests in New York state and\nshall include, but not be limited to, responsible protections with\nregard to compulsive play and safeguards for fair play.\n