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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 702

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: fantasy games and providing a penalty. (FE)

Athletics Financial institutions, department of Gambling

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires fantasy game operators to register with the Department of

Financial Institutions and imposes certain requirements on fantasy game operators.

"Fantasy game" is defined in the bill as being a fantasy or simulation sports game

or educational game or contest in which all winning outcomes reflect the relative

knowledge and skill of fantasy game participants and are determined predominantly

by accumulated statistical results of the performance of individuals, including

athletes in the case of sporting events; in which a winning outcome is not based on

the score, point spread, or performance of a single team or combination of teams or

on any single performance of an individual athlete or player in a single event; and

in which the value of all prizes and awards offered to fantasy game participants with

winning outcomes is established and made known to the fantasy game participants

in advance of the fantasy game. The bill specifies that a fantasy game is not betting

or a lottery. Under current law, making a bet; receiving, recording, or forwarding a

bet or offer to bet for gain; conducting a lottery; or engaging in other gambling

activities is illegal.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Gudex (R) , Roth (R)

7 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Brostoff (D) , Duchow (R) , Krug (R) , Loudenbeck (R) , Tauchen (R) , Vorpagel (R)

Full history

  1. Feb 3, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Roth, Darling and Gudex; cosponsored by Representatives Vorpagel, Brostoff, Loudenbeck, A. Ott, Duchow, Krug and Tauchen

  2. Feb 3, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Feb 10, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1