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Colorado’s sports betting regulator is proposing broader involuntary exclusion rules covering harassers and people who act to affect game outcomes.
The Division of Gaming held a rulemaking workshop Thursday morning on additions to Rule 29, Section 30-2907, according to InGame. No operator representatives spoke at the meeting.
Proposed Grounds for Involuntary Exclusion
The proposal would allow the state to add people to its involuntary exclusion list for threatening specified individuals with physical harm. It would also cover people convicted of crimes in which those individuals were victims.
Another provision would cover sports betting conducted in contravention of section 44-30-1502, C.R.S.
The changes would also strengthen an existing provision addressing reputations that undermine public confidence in gaming’s freedom from criminal or corruptive influences. New language would explicitly include people who manipulated or compromised the integrity of gaming or sports betting activities.
Colorado has 12 online sports betting platforms. Retail sportsbooks operate in Black Hawk, Central City, and Cripple Creek.
Colorado Adds Harassment Reporting Tool
Division of Gaming investigator Chris Krieger said an online harassment reporting tool is available under the agency website’s sports betting tab.
“Our goal is to increase reporting from athletes on harassment they have been receiving,” Krieger said.
The proposal comes amid other efforts to address harassment in sports. The NCAA joined the “Bad Actor” program last month to identify and fight online harassment of athletes and others involved in college games.
A coalition of professional sports leagues and players’ associations asked state regulators for stricter harassment and threat standards in September. Louisiana, Ohio, and West Virginia already have measures in place.
Colorado’s public comment period remains open. The proposal will next move to the Limited Gaming Control Commission’s agenda for approval.
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Source: As reported by InGame.
