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Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 74-8783

  • Commission: means the Kansas lottery commission. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Lottery gaming facility: means that portion of a building used for the purposes of operating, managing and maintaining lottery facility games. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
  • Person: means any natural person, association, limited liability company, corporation or partnership. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
  • Sporting event: means any professional or collegiate sport or athletic event, motor race event or any other special event authorized by the commission that has not occurred at the time wagers are placed on such event. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
  • Sports wagering: includes , but is not limited to, single game wagers, teaser wagers, parlays, over-under wagers, moneyline wagers, pools, exchange wagering, in-game wagers, in-play wagers, proposition wagers, straight wagers and such other wagers approved by the commission. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702
  • Sports wagering supplier: means a person providing goods, services, software or any other components necessary for the determination of the odds or the outcomes of any wager on a sporting event, directly or indirectly, to a lottery gaming facility manager, including data feeds and odds services, that is licensed under Kan. See Kansas Statutes 74-8702

(a) No person shall provide goods, services, software or any other components necessary for the determination of the odds or the outcomes of any wager on a sporting event, directly or indirectly, to a lottery gaming facility manager, including data feeds and odds services, unless such person holds a license issued pursuant to this section.

(b) (1) Upon receipt of a complete application and payment of the required license fee, the commission may issue a sports wagering supplier license to a person who satisfies the requirements of this section and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. Applications for a sports wagering supplier license shall be submitted in such form and manner as prescribed by the commission.

(2) Such application shall include:

(A) The identity of:

(i) Each person who directly owns at least a 10% ownership interest in the applicant;

(ii) each holding, intermediary or parent company that directly owns at least a 15% ownership interest in the applicant; and

(iii) the chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the applicant or the individual holding an equivalent office with respect to the applicant, as determined by the commission; and

(B) such other information as required by the commission.

(3) The disclosure of any of the following direct or indirect shareholders of the applicant shall be waived:

(A) Any government-created entity, including, but not limited to, any statutorily authorized pension investment board or crown corporation of Canada; and

(B) any investment funds or entities registered with the securities and exchange commission, including any investment advisors or entities under the management of an entity registered with the securities and exchange commission.

(c) Upon request by the applicant, the commission may issue a provisional sports wagering supplier license if the applicant has submitted a complete application and paid the required application fee. Such provisional license shall be for a term specified on the license but not to exceed one year. The holder of a provisional license shall surrender such license to the commission upon the issuance of a sports wagering supplier license to such person.

(d) The commission shall establish the fee for the issuance and renewal of a sports wagering supplier license and provisional sports wagering supplier license.

(e) A sports wagering supplier license shall be valid for a period of two years from the date issued.

(f) A sports wagering supplier license may be renewed by the licensee prior to the expiration thereof upon application and payment of the required renewal fee.