(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, wagers may be accepted under this chapter from persons who are not physically present in Rhode Island if the Division has determined that:

(1)  Accepting the wagers is not inconsistent with federal or Rhode Island Constitutional and statutory law and not inconsistent with the law of the jurisdiction in which the person placing the wagers is located; or

(2)   The wagering is conducted pursuant to a reciprocal agreement to which Rhode Island is a party that is not inconsistent with federal or state law, including Rhode Island Constitutional and statutory law.

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Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 42-61.2-18

  • 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.
  • person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6

(b)  The Division may enter into an interactive gaming reciprocal agreement with a regulatory agency of one or more other states or jurisdictions in which interactive gaming is authorized to allow an interactive gaming operator to accept wagers from persons not physically present in Rhode Island, and to allow persons physically present in Rhode Island to place wagers with parties to the interactive gaming reciprocal agreement, if the Division has determined that the reciprocal agreement is not inconsistent with federal and state law, including Rhode Island Constitutional and statutory law.

History of Section.
P.L. 2023, ch. 135, § 5, effective March 1, 2024; P.L. 2023, ch. 158, § 5, effective March 1, 2024.