Senate
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SENATE
FILE
166
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1068)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
12,
2015
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
fantasy
sports
contests.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
99B.11,
subsection
2,
Code
2015,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
f.
A
fantasy
or
simulation
sports
contest
3
in
which
all
prizes
and
awards
offered
to
winning
participants
4
are
established
and
made
known
to
the
participants
in
advance
5
of
the
contest
and
the
value
of
the
prizes
or
awards
is
not
6
determined
by
the
number
of
participants
or
the
amount
of
7
any
fees
paid
by
the
participants.
All
winning
outcomes
in
8
such
contest
shall
reflect
the
relative
knowledge
and
skill
9
of
the
participants
and
shall
be
determined
predominantly
10
by
accumulated
statistical
results
of
the
performance
of
11
individuals,
including
athletes
in
the
case
of
sports
events,
12
in
multiple
actual
sporting
events,
and
no
winning
outcome
13
shall
be
based
on
the
score,
point
spread,
or
any
performance
14
or
performances
of
any
single
actual
team
or
combination
of
15
such
teams
or
solely
on
any
single
performance
of
an
individual
16
athlete
in
any
single
actual
sporting
event.
For
purposes
17
of
this
paragraph,
“athlete”
does
not
include
an
athlete
18
participating
in
any
extracurricular
interscholastic
athletic
19
contest
or
competition
which
is
sponsored
or
administered
by
an
20
organization
as
defined
in
section
280.13.
21
Sec.
2.
FANTASY
OR
SIMULATION
SPORTS
CONTEST
STUDY.
22
1.
The
department
of
inspections
and
appeals
shall,
23
beginning
no
earlier
than
July
1,
2016,
conduct
a
study
24
concerning
the
impact
of
defining
a
fantasy
or
simulation
25
sports
contest
as
a
bona
fide
contest
as
provided
in
this
26
Act.
The
department
shall
solicit
input
concerning
the
27
impact
of
this
Act
from
licensees
regulated
by
the
racing
28
and
gaming
commission,
individuals
involved
in
gambling
29
treatment
programs,
fantasy
sports
contest
providers,
and
other
30
interested
stakeholders.
Input
received
by
the
department
31
shall
be
included
in
the
study.
32
2.
The
department
shall
submit
a
report,
including
any
33
findings
and
recommendations,
to
the
general
assembly
by
34
December
1,
2016.
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