CHAPTER 1066Gambling regulation — setoffs, use of credit cards, and qualifying sponsoring organizationsH.F. 2623AN ACT relating to gambling licensees concerning setoff requirements on certain winnings on wagers, payments by credit card, and qualified sponsoring organizations.Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: Section 1. Section 99D.28, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: 1. A licensee or a person acting on behalf of a licensee shall be provided electronic access to the names of the persons indebted to a claimant agency pursuant to the process established pursuant to section 99D.7, subsection 24. The electronic access provided by the claimant agency shall include access to the names of the debtors, their social security numbers, and any other information that assists the licensee in identifying the debtors. If the name of a debtor provided to the licensee through electronic access is retrieved by the licensee and the winnings are equal to or greater than one thousand two hundred dollars per occurrence required to be reported on internal revenue service form W-2G for gambling winnings, the retrieval of such a name shall constitute a valid lien upon and claim of lien against the winnings of the debtor whose name is electronically retrieved from the claimant agency. If a debtor’s winnings are equal to or greater than one thousand two hundred dollars per occurrence required to be reported on internal revenue service form W-2G for gambling winnings, the full amount of the debt shall be collectible from any winnings due the debtor without regard to limitations on the amounts that may be collectible in increments through setoff or other proceedings. Sec. 2. Section 99E.5, subsection 2, Code 2020, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH. j. Prohibit participants in an internet fantasy sports contest from making any payments by credit card. Sec. 3. Section 99F.6, subsection 9, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: 9. The board of directors of a qualified sponsoring organization licensed to conduct or operate gambling games under this chapter shall be residents of this state and shall include, at the option of each applicable county and city, as ex officio, nonvoting members of the board, a member of the county board of supervisors and a member of a city council for each county and city that has a licensed gambling games facility which is conducted or operated by the qualified sponsoring organization. The If a vacancy for any ex officio members member occurs, the vacancy shall serve terms of the same duration as voting members of the board be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacancy. However, this subsection shall not apply to an agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the state that is licensed to conduct gambling games under this chapter. Sec. 4. Section 99F.9, subsection 7, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: 7. A licensee shall not accept a credit card as defined in section 537.1301, subsection 17, for sports wagering or to purchase coins, tokens, or other forms of credit to be wagered on gambling games. Sec. 5. Section 99F.19, subsection 1, Code 2020, is amended to read as follows: 1. A licensee or a person acting on behalf of a licensee shall be provided electronic access to the names of the persons indebted to a claimant agency pursuant to the process established pursuant to section 99F.4, subsection 26. The electronic access provided by the claimant agency shall include access to the names of the debtors, their social security numbers, and any other information that assists the licensee in identifying the debtors. If the name of a debtor provided to the licensee through electronic access is retrieved by the licensee and the winnings are equal to or greater than one thousand two hundred dollars per occurrence required to be reported on internal revenue service form W-2G for gambling winnings, the retrieval of such a name shall constitute a valid lien upon and claim of lien against the winnings of the debtor whose name is electronically retrieved from the claimant agency. If a debtor’s winnings are equal to or greater than one thousand two hundred dollars per occurrence required to be reported on internal revenue service form W-2G for gambling winnings, the full amount of the debt shall be collectible from any winnings due the debtor without regard to limitations on the amounts that may be collectible in increments through setoff or other proceedings.Approved June 17, 2020
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