Iowa Code 99E.3 – Commission — powers
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1. The commission shall have full jurisdiction over and shall supervise internet fantasy sports contests and internet fantasy sports contest service providers as governed by this chapter.
2. The commission shall have the following powers and shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer and implement this chapter:
a. To review and investigate applicants and determine the eligibility of applicants for a license to conduct internet fantasy sports contests, pursuant to rules adopted by the commission.
b. To license and regulate internet fantasy sports contest service providers subject to the requirements of this chapter.
c. To provide for the prevention of practices detrimental to the public and to provide for the best interests of internet fantasy sports contests.
d. To investigate alleged violations of this chapter or the commission rules, orders, or final decisions and to take appropriate disciplinary action against a licensee, or institute appropriate legal action for enforcement, or both. Information gathered during an investigation is confidential during the pendency of the investigation.
e. To assess fines and revoke or suspend licenses and to impose penalties for violations of this chapter.
f. To take any other action as may be reasonable or appropriate to enforce this chapter and the commission rules.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 99E.3
- Commission: means the state racing and gaming commission created under section 99D. See Iowa Code 99E.1
- Fantasy sports contest: includes any fantasy or simulated game or contest in which the fantasy sports contest operator is not a participant in the game or contest, the value of all prizes and awards offered to winning participants are established and made known to the participants in advance of the contest, all winning outcomes reflect the relative knowledge and skill of the participants and shall be determined by accumulated statistical results of the performance of individuals, including athletes in the case of sporting events, and no winning outcome is solely based on the score, point spread, or any performance or performances of any single actual team or solely on any single performance of an individual athlete or player in any single actual event. See Iowa Code 99E.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Internet fantasy sports contest: means a method of entering a fantasy sports contest by which a person may establish an account with an internet fantasy sports contest service provider, deposit money into the account, and use the account balance for entering a fantasy sports contest by utilizing electronic communication. See Iowa Code 99E.1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Licensee: means any person licensed under section 99E. See Iowa Code 99E.1