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Bills › 89th General Assembly

HF 755Died when the session ended · March 5, 2021

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

Sponsored by the House State Government Committee

Topics:State government

Same legislation: HSB 200

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Also covers HSB 200.

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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

AI summary Iowa would allow people to bet on professional video game competitions and certain sports activities like player awards or drafts. These new rules would also stop people from betting on any video game player who is under 18 years old.1

Read the official explanation

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. “Sports-related events” include but are not limited to professional sports drafts and individual player awards. The bill adds wagers on sports-related events as a form of sports wagering, and prohibits placing a wager on any individual performance or nonperformance of a participant in an electronic sports event who is under years of age.12.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

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

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§99F.1§99F.12§99F.7A

How the Code works3

Lobbying

13 for · 4 against · 8 undecided · Who →

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HSB 200Renumbered

89th General Assembly

HF 755Cleared committeefrom HSB 200