Bills › 89th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2021
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 10, 2021
- Done: House committeeMarch 3, 2021
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 755
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 755 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 755 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa would allow people to bet on professional video game competitions and other sports-related activities like player awards or drafts. These new rules protect minors by banning any bets on the individual performance of players under 18 years old. This change expands the types of events that people are allowed to wager on across the state.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. _____ 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.
House subcommittee
Named February 10, 2021. On February 17, 2021 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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Lobbying
13 for · 4 against · 8 undecided · Who →
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