Authorizing sports wagering on electronic sports events and other sports-related events

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2021
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 10, 2021
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeMarch 3, 2021
4. ✕
   Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
5. Next: Senate committee
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to the inclusion of wagering on electronic sports events and other sports-related events within the provisions governing sports wagering. The bill adds “electronic sports events” as a type of authorized sporting event, and defines “electronic sports event” to mean a multiplayer video game event governed by a recognized professional, international, or collegiate video game governing body. The bill defines “sports-related event” as an event that takes place in relation to an authorized sporting event, but that is not tied to the outcome of a specific athletic event or contest as authorized by the commission.

Full bill text¹

House subcommittee

Named February 10, 2021 (as HSB 200). On February 17, 2021 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

• Rep. Joe Mitchell R
• Rep. Jane Bloomingdale REmail
• Rep. Dennis M. Cohoon D

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

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