§ 812a.2. Player account registration.
(a) Prior to engaging in interactive gaming, a player shall establish an interactive gaming account.
(b) To establish an interactive gaming account, the player shall provide all of the following information:
(1) The player’s legal name.
(2) The player’s date of birth.
(3) The entire or last four digits of the player’s Social Security number, if voluntarily provided, or equivalent for a foreign player such as a passport or taxpayer identification number.
(4) The player’s address.
(5) The player’s e-mail address.
(6) The player’s telephone number.
(7) Any other information collected from the player to verify his identity.
(c) An interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall create and maintain an electronic player file containing the information the player submitted to establish the player account.
(d) The electronic player file created by an interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator must encrypt the information in an electronic player file.
(i) As part of the annual security audit required under § 809a.6(d)(3), the independent third party shall verify that the information included contained in the electronic player files maintained by the interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator is properly encrypted.
(e) The interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall verify the player’s identity and record the document number of the government-issued credential examined, or other methodology for remote, multisourced authentication, which may include third-party and governmental databases, as approved by the Board.
(f) The interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall verify that the player is of the legal age of 21 years of age, not self-excluded or otherwise prohibited from participation in interactive gaming.
(g) The interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall require the player to affirm that the information provided to the interactive gaming certificate holder is accurate.
(h) The interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall record the player’s acceptance of the interactive gaming certificate holder’s terms and conditions to participate in interactive gaming.
(i) The interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall record the player’s acknowledgement that the legal age for interactive gaming is 21 years of age and that he is prohibited from allowing any other person to access or use his interactive gaming account.
(j) The interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall record the player’s acknowledgement that any violations of the interactive gaming regulations are subject to the penalties provided in the act and may result in criminal prosecution under 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to Crimes Code).
(k) The interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall require the player to establish a password or other access security feature as approved by the Board and advise the player of the ability to utilize strong authentication login protection.
(l) The interactive gaming certificate holder or interactive gaming operator shall notify the player of the establishment of the account by e-mail or first class mail.
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