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

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.