DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law
or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 475 Original 2015 Regular Session Lopinto
Abstract: Authorizes "fantasy football" and other fantasy or simulation games by providing an
exception for these games to certain gambling offenses.
Present law provides for the crimes of gambling and gambling by computer.
Proposed law provides an exception to the crimes of gambling and gambling by computer for the
participation in any fantasy or simulation sports game, educational game, or contest by computer if
all the following conditions are met:
(1)No fantasy or simulation sports team is based on the current membership of an actual
amateur or professional sports team.
(2)All prizes and awards offered to winning participants are established and made known to the
participants in advance of the game or contest, and their value is not determined by the
number of participants or the amount of any fees paid by those participants.
(3)All winning outcomes reflect the relative knowledge and skill of the participants and are
determined predominantly by accumulated statistical results of the performance of
individuals in multiple real-world sporting or other events.
(4)No winning outcome is based on either of the following:
(a)On the score, point-spread, or any performance or performances of any single real-
world team or any combination of such teams.
(b)Solely on any single performance of an individual athlete in any single real-world
sporting or other event.
(Adds R.S.14:90(D) and 90.3(J))