§ 18C-928. Compliance with federal law; Indian gaming.

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(a)Consistent with the intent of the United States Congress as articulated in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. § 5361 et seq.), the intermediate routing of electronic data relating to intrastate sports wagering authorized under this Article shall not determine the location or locations in which such sports wagers are initiated and received.

(b)All activities authorized by this Article shall be deemed to be conducted solely under the authority of this Article and not under the federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.

(c)A tribal gaming enterprise shall be deemed a licensed interactive sports wagering operator upon the occurrence of all of the following:

(1)Submission of a completed application to the Commission.

(2)Agreement by the tribal gaming enterprise, in a form as prescribed by the Commission, to all of the following:

a. Adherence to the requirements of this Article and to the regulations adopted by the Commission with respect to sports wagering.

b. Submission to the Commission's enforcement of this Article and any implementation of the rules, including waiver of any applicable tribal sovereign immunity for the sole and limited purpose of such enforcement.

c. Adherence to the requirements of Article 2E of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes.

d. Not offering or conducting any interactive gambling other than the sports wagering authorized by this Article unless specifically otherwise authorized by law.

e. Location of any server or other information technology equipment directly related to the placing of sports wagers that is used by the tribal gaming enterprise and its agents to accept sports wagering authorized by this Article on land that is not Indian lands. Upon request, make accessible any server or other information technology equipment directly related to the placing of sports wagers by the Commission, the Department of Revenue, and State law enforcement. The location of all other technology and servers used by a tribal gaming enterprise in connection with sports wagering authorized by this Article shall be approved by the Commission.

(d)Any federally recognized tribe, or business entity owned or controlled by the tribe, that is deemed an interactive sports wagering operator under this Article shall include authorization for any technology and sports wagering brand partners of the tribe or the business entity owned or controlled by the tribe, subject to compliance with the terms of this Article by the technology and sports wagering brand partners. A tribal gaming enterprise deemed an interactive sports wagering operator under this section shall not count toward the total number of authorized interactive sports wagering operators in this State in accordance with G.S. 18C-904. (2023-42, s. 1.)