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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 432.511

  • Board: means the Michigan gaming control board created under section 4 of the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.502
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fantasy contest: means a simulated game or contest with an entry fee that meets all of the following conditions:
    (i) No fantasy contest team is composed of the entire roster of a real world sports team. See Michigan Laws 432.502
  • Fantasy contest operator: means a person that operates, carries on, conducts, maintains, exposes, or offers for play fantasy contests and awards prizes of value and includes a licensed fantasy contest operator, a casino licensee under the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act, 1996 IL 1, MCL 432. See Michigan Laws 432.502
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Licensed fantasy contest operator: means a fantasy contest operator that is licensed by the board under this act. See Michigan Laws 432.502
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  •     (1) A licensed fantasy contest operator shall retain and maintain in a place secure from theft, loss, or destruction all of the records required to be maintained under this act and the rules promulgated under this act for at least 3 years after the date of the record’s creation.
        (2) A licensed fantasy contest operator shall organize all records under subsection (1) in a manner that enables the licensed fantasy contest operator to provide the board with the records.
        (3) Information obtained under this section is confidential and privileged, is not subject to disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246, is not subject to subpoena, and is not subject to discovery or admissible as evidence in a private civil action.