Introduced Version
HOUSE BILL No. 1532
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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
Citations Affected: IC 4-38-5.
Synopsis: Sports wagering. Provides that a sports wagering certificate
holder or vendor may not accept wagers regarding the outcome of an
election. Provides penalties for a certificate holder for advertising
sports wagering.
Effective: July 1, 2025.
Prescott
January 21, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Public Policy.
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HOUSE BILL No. 1532
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
gaming.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
1 SECTION 1. IC 4-38-5-5, AS ADDED BY P.L.293-2019,
2 SECTION 43, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
3 JULY 1, 2025]: Sec. 5. A certificate holder or vendor may not accept
4 wagers on the following:
5 (1) High school and other amateur youth sporting events.
6 (2) A sporting event that has not been approved for sports
7 wagering by the commission.
8 (3) The outcome of an election.
9 SECTION 2. IC 4-38-5-13 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
10 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
11 1, 2025]: Sec. 13. (a) This section does not apply to the
12 advertisement of sports wagering pursuant to a contract that was
13 entered into before July 1, 2025.
14 (b) A certificate holder may not advertise sports wagering in
15 Indiana.
16 (c) If a certificate holder violates subsection (b), the commission
17 shall:
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1 (1) impose a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000) for the first
2 offense;
3 (2) impose a fine of two thousand five hundred dollars
4 ($2,500) for the second offense; and
5 (3) impose a fine of five thousand dollars ($5,000) for a third
6 offense and revoke the certificate of the certificate holder to
7 conduct sports wagering.
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