HB16-1402
Prohibit Device Wager Previous Sporting Event
Concerning a prohibition on the use of a device to allow a person to place a wager on a previously run sporting event.
Session:
2016 Regular Session
Subject:
Bill Summary
Gaming, Lottery, & Racing
The act:
- Defines a 'racing replay and wagering device' as a mechanical, electronic, or computerized piece of equipment that can display a previously run sporting event and gives a player who places a wager on the outcome of the previously run sporting event an opportunity to win a thing of value, whether due to the skill of the player, chance, or both;
- Prohibits state and local governments from permitting the use of racing replay and wagering devices and prohibits racing licensees from using racing replay and wagering devices or allowing any person to use a racing replay and wagering device to place a wager on a previously run sporting event; and
- Excludes simulcast races from the prohibition.
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)