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2	2	119THCONGRESS
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4	4	STSESSION H. R. 2087
5	5	To establish minimum Federal standards for sports betting, and for other
6	6	purposes.
7	7	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
8	8	MARCH11, 2025
9	9	Mr. T
10	10	ONKOintroduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
11	11	on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural
12	12	Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker,
13	13	in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the juris-
14	14	diction of the committee concerned
15	15	A BILL
16	16	To establish minimum Federal standards for sports betting,
17	17	and for other purposes.
18	18	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
19	19	tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
20	20	SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 3
21	21	(a) S
22	22	HORTTITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 4
23	23	‘‘Supporting Affordability and Fairness with Every Bet 5
24	24	Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘SAFE Bet Act of 2025’’. 6
25	25	(b) T
26	26	ABLE OFCONTENTS.—The table of contents for 7
27	27	this Act is as follows: 8
28	28	Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
29	29	Sec. 2. Definitions.
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33	33	TITLE I—MINIMUM FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR SPORTS BETTING
34	34	Sec. 101. General prohibition on sports wagering.
35	35	Sec. 102. State sports wagering program.
36	36	Sec. 103. State sports wagering program standards.
37	37	TITLE II—PUBLIC HEALTH IN SPORTS BETTING
38	38	Sec. 201. Annual nationwide survey on sports betting.
39	39	Sec. 202. National Self-Exclusion List.
40	40	Sec. 203. Surgeon General’s Report on Public Health Challenges Associated
41	41	with Sports Betting.
42	42	Sec. 204. Surveillance of gambling addiction.
43	43	TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS
44	44	Sec. 301. State and Tribal authority.
45	45	Sec. 302. Severability.
46	46	SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.
47	47	1
48	48	In this Act: 2
49	49	(1) A
50	50	MATEUR ATHLETIC COMPETITION .—The 3
51	51	term ‘‘amateur athletic competition’’ has the mean-4
52	52	ing given the term in section 220501 of title 36, 5
53	53	United States Code. 6
54	54	(2) A
55	55	NONYMIZED SPORTS WAGERING DATA .— 7
56	56	With respect to a sports wager accepted by a sports 8
57	57	wagering operator, the term ‘‘anonymized sports wa-9
58	58	gering data’’ means— 10
59	59	(A) a unique identifier for the transaction 11
60	60	and, if available, the individual who placed the 12
61	61	sports wager, except that such identifier shall 13
62	62	not include any personally identifiable informa-14
63	63	tion of such individual; 15
64	64	(B) the amount and type of sports wager; 16
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68	68	(C) the date and time at which the sports 1
69	69	wager was accepted; 2
70	70	(D) the location at which the sports wager 3
71	71	was placed, including the internet protocol ad-4
72	72	dress, if applicable; and 5
73	73	(E) the outcome of the sports wager. 6
74	74	(3) G
75	75	AMBLING DISORDER .—The term ‘‘gam-7
76	76	bling disorder’’ means— 8
77	77	(A) gambling disorder, as the term is used 9
78	78	by the American Psychiatric Association in the 10
79	79	publication entitled ‘‘Diagnostic and Statistical 11
80	80	Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition’’ (or 12
81	81	a successor edition); 13
82	82	(B) pathological gambling; 14
83	83	(C) gambling addiction; and 15
84	84	(D) compulsive gambling. 16
85	85	(4) G
86	86	OVERNMENTAL ENTITY .—The term ‘‘gov-17
87	87	ernmental entity’’ means— 18
88	88	(A) a State; 19
89	89	(B) a political subdivision of a State; and 20
90	90	(C) an entity or organization, including an 21
91	91	Indian Tribe, that has governmental authority 22
92	92	within the territorial boundaries of the United 23
93	93	States, including Indian lands. 24
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97	97	(5) INDIAN LANDS.—The term ‘‘Indian lands’’ 1
98	98	has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 2
99	99	Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703). 3
100	100	(5) I
101	101	NDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 4
102	102	has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 5
103	103	section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 6
104	104	U.S.C. 2703). 7
105	105	(6) I
106	106	NTERACTIVE SPORTS WAGERING PLAT -8
107	107	FORM.—The term ‘‘interactive sports wagering plat-9
108	108	form’’ means a person or entity that offers licensed 10
109	109	sports wagering over the internet, including through 11
110	110	an internet website and mobile devices, on behalf of 12
111	111	a licensed gaming facility. 13
112	112	(7) I
113	113	NTERSTATE SPORTS WAGERING COM -14
114	114	PACT.—The term ‘‘interstate sports wagering com-15
115	115	pact’’ means a compact to offer sports wagering in 16
116	116	accordance with this Act between— 17
117	117	(A) 2 or more States with a State sports 18
118	118	wagering program; 19
119	119	(B) 1 or more States with a State sports 20
120	120	wagering program and 1 or more Indian Tribes; 21
121	121	or 22
122	122	(C) 2 or more Indian Tribes. 23
123	123	(8) L
124	124	ICENSED GAMING FACILITY .—The term 24
125	125	‘‘licensed gaming facility’’ means a person licensed 25
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129	129	by a State regulatory entity or an Indian Tribe li-1
130	130	censed by a State regulatory agency for the conduct 2
131	131	of gaming. 3
132	132	(9) M
133	133	ICROBET.—The term ‘‘microbet’’ means a 4
134	134	wager placed on an outcome or occurrence within a 5
135	135	sporting event which may or may not be related to 6
136	136	the ultimate result of the sporting event. 7
137	137	(10) N
138	138	ATIONAL SELF-EXCLUSION LIST.—The 8
139	139	term ‘‘national self-exclusion list’’ means the list 9
140	140	maintained under section 553A of the Public Health 10
141	141	Service Act, as added by section 202 of this Act, in 11
142	142	cooperation with State regulatory entities, under sec-12
143	143	tions 103(b)(6)(A)(ii) of this Act. 13
144	144	(11) O
145	145	FFICIAL.—The term ‘‘official’’ means a 14
146	146	referee, umpire, judge, reviewer, or any other indi-15
147	147	vidual authorized to administer the rules of a sport-16
148	148	ing event. 17
149	149	(12) P
150	150	ROPOSITION BET.—The term ‘‘propo-18
151	151	sition bet’’ means a side wager on a part of a sport-19
152	152	ing event that does not concern the final outcome of 20
153	153	the sporting event. 21
154	154	(13) R
155	155	EASONABLE LENDER STANDARD .—The 22
156	156	term ‘‘reasonable lender standard’’ means applica-23
157	157	tion of underwriting criteria that would be applied 24
158	158	by a lender that is an insured depository institution 25
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162	162	(as defined under section 3 of the Federal Deposit 1
163	163	Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)) for an unsecured 2
164	164	loan extended to a consumer. 3
165	165	(14) S
166	166	PORTING EVENT.—The term ‘‘sporting 4
167	167	event’’ means any athletic competition. 5
168	168	(15) S
169	169	PORTS ORGANIZATION .—The term 6
170	170	‘‘sports organization’’ means— 7
171	171	(A) a person or governmental entity that— 8
172	172	(i) sponsors, organizes, schedules, or 9
173	173	conducts a sporting event; and 10
174	174	(ii) with respect to the sporting event 11
175	175	and the participants in the sporting 12
176	176	event— 13
177	177	(I) prescribes final rules; and 14
178	178	(II) enforces a code of conduct; 15
179	179	and 16
180	180	(B) a league or association of 1 or more 17
181	181	persons or governmental entities described in 18
182	182	subparagraph (A). 19
183	183	(16) S
184	184	PORTS WAGER.— 20
185	185	(A) I
186	186	N GENERAL.—Except as provided in 21
187	187	subparagraph (C), the term ‘‘sports wager’’ 22
188	188	means the staking or risking by any person of 23
189	189	something of value upon the outcome of a 24
190	190	sporting event, including the outcome of any 25
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194	194	portion or aspect thereof, upon an agreement or 1
195	195	understanding that the person or another per-2
196	196	son will receive something of value in the event 3
197	197	of a certain outcome. 4
198	198	(B) I
199	199	NCLUSION.—With respect to an ama-5
200	200	teur or professional sporting event, the term 6
201	201	‘‘sports wager’’ includes— 7
202	202	(i) a straight bet; 8
203	203	(ii) a teaser; 9
204	204	(iii) a variation of a teaser; 10
205	205	(iv) a parlay; 11
206	206	(v) a total or over-under; 12
207	207	(vi) a moneyline; 13
208	208	(vii) a betting pool; 14
209	209	(viii) exchange wagering; 15
210	210	(ix) in-game wagering, including in- 16
211	211	game wagering on— 17
212	212	(I) a final or interim game score; 18
213	213	(II) statistics; or 19
214	214	(III) a discrete in-game event; 20
215	215	(x) a sports lottery; and 21
216	216	(xi) a proposition bet. 22
217	217	(C) E
218	218	XCEPTIONS.—The term ‘‘sports 23
219	219	wager’’ does not include— 24
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223	223	(i) any activity excluded from the defi-1
224	224	nition of the term ‘‘bet or wager’’ under 2
225	225	section 5362 of title 31, United States 3
226	226	Code; or 4
227	227	(ii) any activity that does not violate 5
228	228	a provision of the Interstate Horseracing 6
229	229	Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 7
230	230	(17) S
231	231	PORTS WAGERING .—The term ‘‘sports 8
232	232	wagering’’ means the acceptance of a sports wager 9
233	233	by a sports wagering operator. 10
234	234	(18) S
235	235	PORTS WAGERING OPERATOR .—The term 11
236	236	‘‘sports wagering operator’’ means— 12
237	237	(A) a licensed gaming facility that offers 13
238	238	sports wagering; and 14
239	239	(B) an interactive sports wagering plat-15
240	240	form. 16
241	241	(19) S
242	242	PORTS WAGERING OPT -IN STATE.—The 17
243	243	term ‘‘sports wagering opt-in State’’ means a State 18
244	244	that administers a State sports wagering program. 19
245	245	(20) S
246	246	TATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 20
247	247	(A) a State; 21
248	248	(B) the District of Columbia; and 22
249	249	(C) any commonwealth, territory, or pos-23
250	250	session of the United States. 24
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254	254	(21) STATE REGULATORY ENTITY .—The term 1
255	255	‘‘State regulatory entity’’ means the governmental 2
256	256	entity— 3
257	257	(A) established or designated by a sports 4
258	258	wagering opt-in State under section 5
259	259	102(a)(2)(A)(ii); and 6
260	260	(B) responsible, solely or in coordination 7
261	261	with 1 or more other governmental entities, for 8
262	262	the regulation of sports wagering in the applica-9
263	263	ble sports wagering opt-in State. 10
264	264	(22) S
265	265	TATE SOCIAL GAMBLING LAW .—The term 11
266	266	‘‘State social gambling law’’ means a State law that 12
267	267	allows sports wagering that— 13
268	268	(A) is not conducted as a business; 14
269	269	(B) involves 2 or more players who com-15
270	270	pete on equal terms; and 16
271	271	(C) does not provide a benefit to— 17
272	272	(i) a player, other than the winnings 18
273	273	of the player; or 19
274	274	(ii) a person who is not involved in a 20
275	275	sports wager. 21
276	276	(23) S
277	277	TATE SPORTS WAGERING PROGRAM .— 22
278	278	The term ‘‘State sports wagering program’’ means a 23
279	279	program administered and overseen by a State pur-24
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283	283	suant to an application approved by the Attorney 1
284	284	General under subsection (b) or (e) of section 102. 2
285	285	(24) S
286	286	USPICIOUS TRANSACTION .—The term 3
287	287	‘‘suspicious transaction’’ means a transaction or an 4
288	288	arrangement that a sports wagering operator knows 5
289	289	or has reason to know, as determined by a director, 6
290	290	officer, employee, or agent of the sports wagering 7
291	291	operator is or would be if completed— 8
292	292	(A) a violation of, or part of a plan to vio-9
293	293	late or evade, any Federal, State, or local law 10
294	294	(including regulations); or 11
295	295	(B) sports wagering by or on behalf of an 12
296	296	individual described in subparagraph (C), (D), 13
297	297	or (E) of section 103(b)(4). 14
298	298	(25) S
299	299	USPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORT .—The 15
300	300	term ‘‘suspicious transaction report’’ means a report 16
301	301	submitted to a State regulatory entity or a sports 17
302	302	organization under section 103(b)(13). 18
303	303	(26) T
304	304	RIBAL-STATE COMPACT .—The term 19
305	305	‘‘Tribal-State compact’’ means a compact entered 20
306	306	into between a State and an Indian Tribe pursuant 21
307	307	to section 11(d)(3) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 22
308	308	Act (25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(3)). 23
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312	312	TITLE I—MINIMUM FEDERAL 1
313	313	STANDARDS FOR SPORTS 2
314	314	BETTING 3
315	315	SEC. 101. GENERAL PROHIBITION ON SPORTS WAGERING. 4
316	316	(a) I
317	317	NGENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 5
318	318	(b), it shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly accept 6
319	319	a sports wager. 7
320	320	(b) E
321	321	XCEPTIONS.—It shall not be a violation of sub-8
322	322	section (a) for— 9
323	323	(1) a sports wagering operator located in a 10
324	324	sports wagering opt-in State to accept a sports 11
325	325	wager in accordance with State law; or 12
326	326	(2) a person to accept a sports wager in accord-13
327	327	ance with an applicable State social gambling law. 14
328	328	(c) I
329	329	NJUNCTIONS.— 15
330	330	(1) I
331	331	N GENERAL.—If the Attorney General be-16
332	332	lieves a person has violated, is violating, or will vio-17
333	333	late subsection (a), the Attorney General may bring 18
334	334	a civil action in the appropriate district court of the 19
335	335	United States or the appropriate United States 20
336	336	court of a territory or possession of the United 21
337	337	States, which shall have jurisdiction in proceedings 22
338	338	in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Proce-23
339	339	dure to enjoin a violation of subsection (a). 24
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343	343	(2) JURY TRIAL.—In the case of an alleged vio-1
344	344	lation of an injunction or restraining order issued 2
345	345	under paragraph (1), trial shall be, on demand of 3
346	346	the accused, by a jury in accordance with the Fed-4
347	347	eral Rules of Civil Procedure. 5
348	348	(d) C
349	349	IVILPENALTIES.— 6
350	350	(1) I
351	351	N GENERAL.—Any person who violates 7
352	352	subsection (a) shall be, with respect to any such vio-8
353	353	lation, subject to a civil penalty of not more than the 9
354	354	greater of $10,000 or 3 times the amount of the ap-10
355	355	plicable sports wager. 11
356	356	(2) S
357	357	EPARATE VIOLATIONS.—A separate viola-12
358	358	tion occurs for each sports wager accepted in viola-13
359	359	tion of subsection (a). 14
360	360	(3) J
361	361	URISDICTION.—The district courts of the 15
362	362	United States and appropriate United States courts 16
363	363	of the territories and possessions of the United 17
364	364	States shall have jurisdiction to enforce this sub-18
365	365	section in accordance with section 1355 of title 28, 19
366	366	United States Code. 20
367	367	(4) E
368	368	FFECT OF LAW.—A violation of subsection 21
369	369	(a) shall not constitute a crime, and a judgment for 22
370	370	the United States and imposition of a civil penalty 23
371	371	pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not give rise to any 24
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375	375	disability or legal disadvantage based on conviction 1
376	376	for a criminal offense. 2
377	377	(e) C
378	378	IVILPENALTYNOTEXCLUSIVE OFCRIMINAL 3
379	379	P
380	380	ENALTY.—A civil penalty, injunction, or temporary re-4
381	381	straining order imposed under this section shall be inde-5
382	382	pendent of, and not in lieu of, criminal prosecutions or 6
383	383	any other proceedings under any other law of the United 7
384	384	States, including sections 1084 and 1955 of title 18, 8
385	385	United States Code. 9
386	386	(f) E
387	387	FFECTIVEDATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef-10
388	388	fect on the date that is 18 months after the date of enact-11
389	389	ment of this Act. 12
390	390	SEC. 102. STATE SPORTS WAGERING PROGRAM. 13
391	391	(a) I
392	392	NITIALAPPLICATION.— 14
393	393	(1) I
394	394	N GENERAL.—To request approval to ad-15
395	395	minister a State sports wagering program, a State 16
396	396	shall submit an application to the Attorney General 17
397	397	at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 18
398	398	such information as the Attorney General may re-19
399	399	quire. 20
400	400	(2) C
401	401	ONTENTS.—An application under para-21
402	402	graph (1) shall include— 22
403	403	(A) a full and complete description of the 23
404	404	State sports wagering program the State pro-24
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408	408	poses to administer under State law, includ-1
409	409	ing— 2
410	410	(i) each applicable State law relating 3
411	411	to sports wagering; and 4
412	412	(ii) an identification of the State regu-5
413	413	latory entity; and 6
414	414	(B) an assurance from the attorney gen-7
415	415	eral or chief legal officer of the State that the 8
416	416	laws of the State provide adequate authority to 9
417	417	carry out the proposed State sports wagering 10
418	418	program. 11
419	419	(b) A
420	420	PPROVAL BYATTORNEYGENERAL.— 12
421	421	(1) I
422	422	N GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 13
423	423	after the date on which the Attorney General re-14
424	424	ceives a complete application under this section, the 15
425	425	Attorney General shall approve the application un-16
426	426	less the Attorney General determines that the pro-17
427	427	posed State sports wagering program does not meet 18
428	428	the standards set forth in section 103. 19
429	429	(2) D
430	430	ENIAL OF APPLICATION .—A decision of 20
431	431	the Attorney General to deny an application sub-21
432	432	mitted under this section shall— 22
433	433	(A) be made in writing; and 23
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437	437	(B) specify the 1 or more standards under 1
438	438	section 103 that are not satisfied by the pro-2
439	439	posed State sports wagering program. 3
440	440	(c) N
441	441	OTICE OFMATERIALCHANGES.—In the case of 4
442	442	a material change to a State law relating to sports wager-5
443	443	ing, the State regulatory entity, or other information in-6
444	444	cluded in an application submitted pursuant to subsection 7
445	445	(a) or (e), not later than 30 days after the date on which 8
446	446	the change is made, the State shall submit to the Attorney 9
447	447	General a notice of such change. 10
448	448	(d) D
449	449	URATION.—A State sports wagering program 11
450	450	shall be valid for a fixed 3-year period beginning on the 12
451	451	date on which the Attorney General approves the applica-13
452	452	tion of the applicable State under subsection (a) or (e). 14
453	453	(e) R
454	454	ENEWALAPPLICATION AND APPROVAL.—Not 15
455	455	later than the date on which the 3-year period referred 16
456	456	to in subsection (d) ends, a State seeking to renew the 17
457	457	approval of the State sports wagering program may sub-18
458	458	mit to the Attorney General a renewal application that— 19
459	459	(1) includes the information described in sub-20
460	460	section (a); and 21
461	461	(2) shall be subject to the approval process 22
462	462	under subsection (b). 23
463	463	(f) R
464	464	EVOCATION ANDREVIEW.— 24
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468	468	(1) EMERGENCY REVOCATION OF APPROVAL .— 1
469	469	The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations 2
470	470	that provide procedures by which the Attorney Gen-3
471	471	eral may revoke the approval of a State to admin-4
472	472	ister a State sports wagering program before the 5
473	473	date on which the 3-year term described in sub-6
474	474	section (d) expires if the Attorney General finds that 7
475	475	the sports wagering program does not meet 1 or 8
476	476	more standards set forth in section 103. 9
477	477	(2) A
478	478	DMINISTRATIVE REVIEW .—The Attorney 10
479	479	General shall promulgate regulations that provide 11
480	480	procedures by which a State may seek administra-12
481	481	tive review of any decision by the Attorney Gen-13
482	482	eral— 14
483	483	(A) to deny an application under sub-15
484	484	section (b); 16
485	485	(B) to deny a renewal application under 17
486	486	subsection (e); or 18
487	487	(C) to revoke an approval under paragraph 19
488	488	(1) of this subsection. 20
489	489	SEC. 103. STATE SPORTS WAGERING PROGRAM STAND-21
490	490	ARDS. 22
491	491	(a) I
492	492	NGENERAL.—The Attorney General shall ap-23
493	493	prove an application under section 102 unless the Attor-24
494	494	ney General determines that the proposed State sports wa-25
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497	497	•HR 2087 IH
498	498	gering program does not meet the standards set forth in 1
499	499	subsection (b). 2
500	500	(b) S
501	501	TANDARDS FORSTATESPORTSWAGERINGPRO-3
502	502	GRAMS.—A State sports wagering program shall meet 4
503	503	each of the following standards: 5
504	504	(1) S
505	505	TATE REGULATORY ENTITY .—Establish or 6
506	506	designate a public entity in the applicable State as 7
507	507	the State regulatory entity for the purposes of regu-8
508	508	lating sports wagering operators and enforcing 9
509	509	sports wagering laws in the State. 10
510	510	(2) P
511	511	ERMISSIBLE SPORTS WAGERING .— 11
512	512	(A) I
513	513	N-PERSON SPORTS WAGERING .—Pro-12
514	514	vide that in-person sports wagering may be of-13
515	515	fered only by a sports wagering operator. 14
516	516	(B) I
517	517	NTERNET SPORTS WAGERING .— 15
518	518	(i) I
519	519	N GENERAL.—With respect to any 16
520	520	authorization of sports wagering on an 17
521	521	interactive sports wagering platform, pro-18
522	522	vide that such sports wagering, as avail-19
523	523	able, is available only to— 20
524	524	(I) individuals located in the 21
525	525	State; or 22
526	526	(II) in the case of an interstate 23
527	527	sports wagering compact approved by 24
528	528	the Attorney General, individuals lo-25
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531	531	•HR 2087 IH
532	532	cated in States and on Indian lands of 1
533	533	Indian Tribes that are party to the 2
534	534	compact. 3
535	535	(ii) L
536	536	OCATION VERIFICATION .—In-4
537	537	clude location verification requirements 5
538	538	reasonably designed to prevent an indi-6
539	539	vidual from placing a sports wager on an 7
540	540	interactive sports wagering platform from 8
541	541	a location other than a location described 9
542	542	in clause (i). 10
543	543	(C) S
544	544	PORTS WAGER APPROVAL .— 11
545	545	(i) I
546	546	N GENERAL.—Provide that a 12
547	547	sports wagering operator shall not accept a 13
548	548	sports wager unless such sports wager or 14
549	549	class of sports wagers is expressly ap-15
550	550	proved by the State regulatory entity. 16
551	551	(ii) A
552	552	PPROVAL CRITERIA.—Direct the 17
553	553	State regulatory entity to establish criteria 18
554	554	for decisions with respect to the approval 19
555	555	of a sports wager or a class of sports wa-20
556	556	gers, such as whether the outcome of the 21
557	557	event or contingency on which the sports 22
558	558	wager is placed is— 23
559	559	(I) verifiable; 24
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563	563	(II) generated by a reliable and 1
564	564	independent process; and 2
565	565	(III) unlikely to be affected by 3
566	566	any sports wager placed. 4
567	567	(D) P
568	568	ROHIBITION ON AMATEUR OR INTER -5
569	569	COLLEGIATE PROPOSITION BETS .—Prohibit the 6
570	570	State regulatory entity from approving, or a 7
571	571	sports wagering operator from accepting, a 8
572	572	proposition bet on— 9
573	573	(i) any amateur athletic competition; 10
574	574	or 11
575	575	(ii) any intercollegiate sport (as de-12
576	576	fined in the Sports Agent Responsibility 13
577	577	and Trust Act (15 U.S.C. 7801)). 14
578	578	(E) P
579	579	ROHIBITION OF SPORTS WAGERING 15
580	580	ON SPORTING EVENTS THAT HAVE COM -16
581	581	MENCED.—Prohibit the State regulatory entity 17
582	582	from approving, or a sports wagering operator 18
583	583	from accepting, a sports wager on any sporting 19
584	584	event, once such event has commenced. 20
585	585	(F) P
586	586	ROHIBITION ON RELOAD BONUSES .— 21
587	587	Prohibit the State regulatory entity from ap-22
588	588	proving, or a sports wagering operator from en-23
589	589	couraging customers to make deposits by offer-24
590	590	ing financial incentives, including bonus funds 25
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593	593	•HR 2087 IH
594	594	or gambling credits when a customer’s account 1
595	595	approaches or reaches a zero balance. 2
596	596	(G) P
597	597	ROHIBITION ON TIER PROGRAMS .— 3
598	598	Prohibit the State regulatory entity from ap-4
599	599	proving, or a sports wagering operator from 5
600	600	providing anything of value that is greater than 6
601	601	five dollars as a form of reward or incentive 7
602	602	linked to a customer’s level, amount, frequency, 8
603	603	scope, pace, duration, or rate or gambling activ-9
604	604	ity. 10
605	605	(H) P
606	606	ROHIBITION ON VIP PROGRAMS .— 11
607	607	Prohibit the State regulatory entity from ap-12
608	608	proving, or a sports wagering operator from— 13
609	609	(i) providing compensation in any 14
610	610	form that is directly or indirectly con-15
611	611	nected to a customer’s deposits, gambling 16
612	612	activity, gambling wins, gambling losses, or 17
613	613	level, amount, frequency, scope, pace, du-18
614	614	ration, or rate of gambling activity; or 19
615	615	(ii) providing cash, gambling credit, 20
616	616	prizes, gifts, merchandise, event tickets or 21
617	617	passes, or property (real or personal) con-22
618	618	nected to a customer’s deposits, gambling 23
619	619	activity, gambling wins, gambling losses, or 24
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622	622	•HR 2087 IH
623	623	level, amount, frequency, scope, pace, du-1
624	624	ration, or rate of gambling activity. 2
625	625	(3) R
626	626	ESTRICTIONS ON SPORTS WAGERING TO 3
627	627	PROTECT CONTEST INTEGRITY .— 4
628	628	(A) D
629	629	EFINITION OF NECESSARY TO MAIN -5
630	630	TAIN CONTEST INTEGRITY .—In this paragraph, 6
631	631	the term ‘‘necessary to maintain contest integ-7
632	632	rity’’ means that, in the absence of a restric-8
633	633	tion, there is a reasonably foreseeable risk that 9
634	634	the outcome of the sporting event or contin-10
635	635	gency on which the wager is placed would be af-11
636	636	fected by the wager. 12
637	637	(B) C
638	638	ONTEST INTEGRITY .—Prohibit a 13
639	639	sports wagering operator from accepting a 14
640	640	sports wager in violation of a notice of restric-15
641	641	tion received by the sports wagering operator 16
642	642	under subparagraph (E)(i). 17
643	643	(C) R
644	644	EQUEST TO RESTRICT SPORTS WA -18
645	645	GERING.— 19
646	646	(i) I
647	647	N GENERAL.—With respect to a 20
648	648	sporting events sponsored, organized, or 21
649	649	conducted by a sports organization, permit 22
650	650	the sports organization to submit to the 23
651	651	State regulatory entity a request to re-24
652	652	strict, limit, or exclude wagers on 1 or 25
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655	655	•HR 2087 IH
656	656	more sporting events, including by restrict-1
657	657	ing, limiting, and excluding sports wagers 2
658	658	on 1 or more performances of an athlete in 3
659	659	1 or more sporting events in which such 4
660	660	athlete participates, if the applicable sports 5
661	661	organization determines that such restric-6
662	662	tion is necessary to maintain contest integ-7
663	663	rity. 8
664	664	(ii) D
665	665	EADLINES FOR SUBMISSION .— 9
666	666	Provide that the State regulatory entity 10
667	667	shall establish reasonable deadlines for the 11
668	668	submission of a request under clause (i) in 12
669	669	advance of the applicable sporting event. 13
670	670	(D) D
671	671	ETERMINATION BY THE STATE REG -14
672	672	ULATORY ENTITY.—Provide that the State reg-15
673	673	ulatory entity shall promptly— 16
674	674	(i) approve a request described in sub-17
675	675	paragraph (C)(i) unless the State regu-18
676	676	latory entity determines, considering any 19
677	677	information provided by the sports organi-20
678	678	zation and any other relevant information, 21
679	679	that a restriction is not necessary to main-22
680	680	tain contest integrity; 23
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683	683	•HR 2087 IH
684	684	(ii) provide a written explanation of a 1
685	685	determination under clause (i) to approve 2
686	686	or deny a request; 3
687	687	(iii) make such written explanation 4
688	688	available to the public; and 5
689	689	(iv) provide a process by which the 6
690	690	sports organization that submitted the re-7
691	691	quest may seek review of such determina-8
692	692	tion. 9
693	693	(E) N
694	694	OTICE OF RESTRICTION .—Provide 10
695	695	that the State regulatory entity shall establish 11
696	696	a process— 12
697	697	(i) to provide to sports wagering oper-13
698	698	ators prompt notice of any restriction ap-14
699	699	proved by the State regulatory entity; and 15
700	700	(ii) to make such notice publicly avail-16
701	701	able. 17
702	702	(4) P
703	703	REVENTION OF SPORTS WAGERING BY 18
704	704	PROHIBITED INDIVIDUALS .—Prohibit a sports wa-19
705	705	gering operator from accepting sports wagers from 20
706	706	any— 21
707	707	(A) individual younger than 21 years of 22
708	708	age; 23
709	709	(B) individual on the national self-exclu-24
710	710	sion list; 25
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713	713	•HR 2087 IH
714	714	(C) athlete, coach, official, or employee of 1
715	715	a sports organization or any club or team of a 2
716	716	sports organization, with respect to a sporting 3
717	717	event sponsored, organized, or conducted by the 4
718	718	sports organization; 5
719	719	(D) employee of a player or an official 6
720	720	union of a sports organization, with respect to 7
721	721	a sporting event sponsored, organized, or con-8
722	722	ducted by the sports organization; 9
723	723	(E) individual who, with respect to a sport-10
724	724	ing event sponsored, organized, or conducted by 11
725	725	a sports organization, is— 12
726	726	(i) credentialed or accredited by the 13
727	727	sports organization; and 14
728	728	(ii) prohibited from placing a sports 15
729	729	wager by the terms of such credential or 16
730	730	accreditation; or 17
731	731	(F) individual convicted of an offense 18
732	732	under subsection (a) or (b) of section 224 of 19
733	733	title 18, United States Code. 20
734	734	(5) A
735	735	UTHORIZED DATA.— 21
736	736	(A) R
737	737	ESULT OF A SPORTS WAGER .— 22
738	738	(i) M
739	739	ARKET TRANSITION PERIOD .— 23
740	740	With respect to any sports wager accepted 24
741	741	on or before December 31, 2025, provide 25
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744	744	•HR 2087 IH
745	745	that a sports wagering operator shall de-1
746	746	termine the result of a sports wager only 2
747	747	with data that is licensed and provided 3
748	748	by— 4
749	749	(I) the applicable sports organi-5
750	750	zation; or 6
751	751	(II) an entity expressly author-7
752	752	ized by the applicable sports organiza-8
753	753	tion to provide such information. 9
754	754	(ii) P
755	755	OST-TRANSITION PERIOD.—With 10
756	756	respect to any sports wager accepted after 11
757	757	December 31, 2025, provide that a sports 12
758	758	wagering operator shall determine the re-13
759	759	sult of a sports wager only with data that 14
760	760	is obtained from a source that the State 15
761	761	regulatory entity has— 16
762	762	(I) found to provide— 17
763	763	(aa) data of substantially 18
764	764	similar speed, accuracy, and con-19
765	765	sistency to the data available 20
766	766	under clause (i); and 21
767	767	(bb) only data that is— 22
768	768	(AA) legally obtained; 23
769	769	and 24
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772	772	•HR 2087 IH
773	773	(BB) in full compliance 1
774	774	with the terms of any appli-2
775	775	cable contract or license; 3
776	776	(II) expressly authorized to pro-4
777	777	vide such data to sports wagering op-5
778	778	erators; and 6
779	779	(III) identified in the application 7
780	780	of the State regulatory entity under 8
781	781	section 102. 9
782	782	(B) O
783	783	THER PURPOSES.—Provide that the 10
784	784	statistics, result, outcome, or other data used 11
785	785	by a sports wagering operator for a purpose 12
786	786	other than to determine the result of a sports 13
787	787	wager shall be in the public domain or other-14
788	788	wise legally obtained. 15
789	789	(6) C
790	790	ONSUMER PROTECTIONS .— 16
791	791	(A) S
792	792	ELF-EXCLUSION.— 17
793	793	(i) S
794	794	TATE SELF-EXCLUSION LIST.— 18
795	795	Provide a process by which an individual 19
796	796	may restrict himself or herself from plac-20
797	797	ing a sports wager with a sports wagering 21
798	798	operator located in the State, including by 22
799	799	imposing sports wager limits. 23
800	800	(ii) N
801	801	ATIONAL SELF -EXCLUSION 24
802	802	LIST.—Provide, through the State regu-25
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805	805	•HR 2087 IH
806	806	latory entity acting in cooperation with the 1
807	807	Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and 2
808	808	Substance Use, a process by which an indi-3
809	809	vidual may restrict himself or herself from 4
810	810	placing a sports wager with a sports wa-5
811	811	gering operator located in any sports wa-6
812	812	gering opt-in State, including by imposing 7
813	813	sports wager limits, and placing himself or 8
814	814	herself on the national self-exclusion list. 9
815	815	(iii) R
816	816	EASONABLE STEPS RE -10
817	817	QUIRED.—Provide that a sports wagering 11
818	818	operator may not accept a sports wager by 12
819	819	an individual who is— 13
820	820	(I) described in clause (i); or 14
821	821	(II) included on the national self- 15
822	822	exclusion list. 16
823	823	(B) W
824	824	ITHDRAWAL RESTRICTIONS .—Pro-17
825	825	hibit a sports wagering operator from— 18
826	826	(i) requiring an individual engaged in 19
827	827	sports wagering to participate in a pub-20
828	828	licity or a marketing activity of the sports 21
829	829	wagering operator as a condition of with-22
830	830	drawal of the winnings of the individual; 23
831	831	and 24
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835	835	(ii) imposing on any individual en-1
836	836	gaged in sports wagering— 2
837	837	(I) a minimum or maximum 3
838	838	withdrawal limit for the account of 4
839	839	the individual; 5
840	840	(II) any restriction on the right 6
841	841	of the individual to make a with-7
842	842	drawal from the account of the indi-8
843	843	vidual based on the extent of the 9
844	844	sports wagering by the individual; 10
845	845	(III) an unreasonable deadline 11
846	846	for the provision of information relat-12
847	847	ing to the identity of the individual as 13
848	848	a condition of withdrawal from the ac-14
849	849	count of the individual; or 15
850	850	(IV) a dormancy charge for an 16
851	851	account of the individual that is not 17
852	852	used to place a sports wager. 18
853	853	(C) D
854	854	ISCLOSURE.— 19
855	855	(i) R
856	856	ESTRICTIONS OR CONDITIONS .— 20
857	857	Provide that a sports wagering operator 21
858	858	shall provide an individual with adequate 22
859	859	and clear information relating to any appli-23
860	860	cable restriction or condition before the in-24
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863	863	•HR 2087 IH
864	864	dividual opens an account with the sports 1
865	865	wagering operator. 2
866	866	(ii) B
867	867	ONUSES OFFERED .—Provide 3
868	868	that a sports wagering operator shall pro-4
869	869	vide to an individual engaged in sports wa-5
870	870	gering clear, concise, and unambiguous in-6
871	871	formation relating to any bonus offered, 7
872	872	including— 8
873	873	(I) all terms and conditions for 9
874	874	awarding, receiving, or withdrawal of 10
875	875	the bonus; and 11
876	876	(II) a description of any and all 12
877	877	wagering requirements. 13
878	878	(iii) P
879	879	UBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Provide 14
880	880	that the information described in clauses 15
881	881	(i) and (ii) be available to the public. 16
882	882	(iv) A
883	883	CTUAL ODDS.—Provide that a 17
884	884	sports wagering operator shall— 18
885	885	(I) prior to accepting a sports 19
886	886	wager, provide an individual with— 20
887	887	(aa) adequate and clear in-21
888	888	formation on the actual odds of 22
889	889	winning a sports wager, as cal-23
890	890	culated by the sports wagering 24
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893	893	•HR 2087 IH
894	894	operator or its representative; 1
895	895	and 2
896	896	(bb) unambiguous informa-3
897	897	tion regarding the opportunity to 4
898	898	cancel a proposed wager; and 5
899	899	(II) provide the individual with 6
900	900	an opportunity to cancel the proposed 7
901	901	wager after the disclosure described in 8
902	902	subclause (I), at no cost or penalty to 9
903	903	the individual. 10
904	904	(D) T
905	905	REATMENT AND EDUCATION FUND -11
906	906	ING.—Provide that a sports wagering operator 12
907	907	shall allocate an appropriate percentage of the 13
908	908	revenue from sports wagering to— 14
909	909	(i) treatment for gambling disorder; 15
910	910	and 16
911	911	(ii) education on responsible gaming. 17
912	912	(E) R
913	913	ESERVE REQUIREMENT .—Provide 18
914	914	that a sports wagering operator shall maintain 19
915	915	a reserve in an amount not less than the sum 20
916	916	of— 21
917	917	(i) the amounts held by the sports wa-22
918	918	gering operator for the account of patrons; 23
919	919	(ii) the amounts accepted by the 24
920	920	sports wagering operator as sports wagers 25
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923	923	•HR 2087 IH
924	924	on contingencies the outcomes of which 1
925	925	have not been determined; and 2
926	926	(iii) the amounts owed but unpaid by 3
927	927	the sports wagering operator on winning 4
928	928	wagers during the period for honoring win-5
929	929	ning wagers established by State law or 6
930	930	the sports wagering operator. 7
931	931	(F) A
932	932	FFORDABILITY PROTECTIONS .—Pro-8
933	933	vide that a sports wagering operator— 9
934	934	(i) may not accept more than 5 depos-10
935	935	its from an individual during a 24-hour pe-11
936	936	riod; 12
937	937	(ii) may not accept deposits made 13
938	938	using a credit card; and 14
939	939	(iii) shall be required, before accepting 15
940	940	sport wagers from an individual in an 16
941	941	amount that is more than $1,000 during a 17
942	942	24-hour period or $10,000 during a 30-day 18
943	943	period, to conduct an affordability check 19
944	944	which shall be satisfied by 1 or both of the 20
945	945	following ways: 21
946	946	(I) Verification that the proposed 22
947	947	deposit is not greater than 30 percent 23
948	948	of the monthly income of the indi-24
949	949	vidual. 25
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953	953	(II) Verification through a rea-1
954	954	sonable lender standard based on 2
955	955	issuance of an unsecured loan for the 3
956	956	proposed deposit through methods 4
957	957	normally used by consumer lenders. 5
958	958	(G) A
959	959	RTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESTRIC -6
960	960	TION.—Provide that a sports wagering operator 7
961	961	may not use artificial intelligence to— 8
962	962	(i) track the sports wagers of an indi-9
963	963	vidual; 10
964	964	(ii) create an offer or promotion tar-11
965	965	geting a specific individual; or 12
966	966	(iii) create a gambling product, such 13
967	967	as a microbet. 14
968	968	(7) M
969	969	ARKETING.—Provide that marketing for a 15
970	970	sports wagering operator— 16
971	971	(A) shall— 17
972	972	(i) disclose the identity of the sports 18
973	973	wagering operator; and 19
974	974	(ii) provide information about how to 20
975	975	access resources relating to gambling ad-21
976	976	diction; 22
977	977	(B) shall not recklessly or purposefully tar-23
978	978	get— 24
979	979	(i) problem gamblers; 25
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983	983	(ii) individuals suffering from gam-1
984	984	bling disorder; or 2
985	985	(iii) individuals who are ineligible to 3
986	986	place a sports wager, including individuals 4
987	987	younger than 21 years of age; 5
988	988	(C) may not be broadcasted— 6
989	989	(i) between the hours of 8:00 am and 7
990	990	10:00 pm local time; or 8
991	991	(ii) during a live broadcast of a sport-9
992	992	ing event; and 10
993	993	(D) may not include— 11
994	994	(i) odds boosts or similar offers, in-12
995	995	cluding marketing that contains the phrase 13
996	996	‘‘bonus’’, ‘‘no sweat’’, ‘‘bonus bet’’, or any 14
997	997	other similar term; or 15
998	998	(ii) any information on how to place a 16
999	999	sports wager or how sports wagers work. 17
1000	1000	(8) L
1001	1001	ICENSING REQUIREMENT .— 18
1002	1002	(A) I
1003	1003	N GENERAL.—Provide that a sports 19
1004	1004	wagering operator located in the State shall be 20
1005	1005	licensed by the State regulatory entity. 21
1006	1006	(B) S
1007	1007	UITABILITY FOR LICENSING.— 22
1008	1008	(i) I
1009	1009	N GENERAL.—Provide that before 23
1010	1010	granting a license to a prospective sports 24
1011	1011	wagering operator, the State regulatory en-25
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1015	1015	tity shall make a determination, based on 1
1016	1016	a completed background check and inves-2
1017	1017	tigation, with respect to whether the pro-3
1018	1018	spective sports wagering operator and any 4
1019	1019	person considered to be in control of the 5
1020	1020	prospective sports wagering operator is 6
1021	1021	suitable for license in accordance with suit-7
1022	1022	ability standards established by the State 8
1023	1023	regulatory entity. 9
1024	1024	(ii) A
1025	1025	SSOCIATES OF APPLICANTS .— 10
1026	1026	Provide that if a prospective sports wager-11
1027	1027	ing operator is a corporation, partnership, 12
1028	1028	or other business entity, a background 13
1029	1029	check and investigation shall occur with re-14
1030	1030	spect to— 15
1031	1031	(I) the president or other chief 16
1032	1032	executive of the corporation, partner-17
1033	1033	ship, or other business entity; and 18
1034	1034	(II) any other partner or senior 19
1035	1035	executive and director of the corpora-20
1036	1036	tion, partnership, or other business 21
1037	1037	entity, as determined by the State 22
1038	1038	regulatory entity. 23
1039	1039	(iii) B
1040	1040	ACKGROUND CHECK AND INVES -24
1041	1041	TIGATION.—Establish standards and pro-25
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1045	1045	cedures for conducting the background 1
1046	1046	checks and investigations described in this 2
1047	1047	subparagraph. 3
1048	1048	(C) U
1049	1049	NSUITABILITY FOR LICENSING .— 4
1050	1050	With respect to the suitability standards under 5
1051	1051	subparagraph (B)(i), provide that a prospective 6
1052	1052	sports wagering operator shall not be deter-7
1053	1053	mined to be suitable for licensing as a sports 8
1054	1054	wagering operator if the prospective sports wa-9
1055	1055	gering operator— 10
1056	1056	(i) has failed to provide information 11
1057	1057	and documentary material for a determina-12
1058	1058	tion of suitability for licensing as a sports 13
1059	1059	wagering operator; 14
1060	1060	(ii) has supplied information which is 15
1061	1061	untrue or misleading as to a material fact 16
1062	1062	pertaining to any such determination; 17
1063	1063	(iii) has been convicted of an offense 18
1064	1064	punishable by imprisonment of more than 19
1065	1065	1 year; 20
1066	1066	(iv) is delinquent in— 21
1067	1067	(I) filing any applicable Federal 22
1068	1068	or State tax returns; or 23
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1072	1072	(II) the payment of any taxes, 1
1073	1073	penalties, additions to tax, or interest 2
1074	1074	owed to the United States or a State; 3
1075	1075	(v) on or after October 13, 2006— 4
1076	1076	(I) has knowingly participated in, 5
1077	1077	or should have known the prospective 6
1078	1078	sports wagering operator was partici-7
1079	1079	pating in, an illegal internet gambling 8
1080	1080	activity, including— 9
1081	1081	(aa) taking an illegal inter-10
1082	1082	net wager; 11
1083	1083	(bb) payment of winnings on 12
1084	1084	an illegal internet wager; 13
1085	1085	(cc) promotion through mar-14
1086	1086	keting of an illegal internet gam-15
1087	1087	bling website or service; or 16
1088	1088	(dd) collection of any pay-17
1089	1089	ment on behalf of an entity oper-18
1090	1090	ating an illegal internet gambling 19
1091	1091	website; or 20
1092	1092	(II) has knowingly been owned, 21
1093	1093	operated, managed, or employed by, 22
1094	1094	or should have known the prospective 23
1095	1095	sports wagering operator was owned, 24
1096	1096	operated, managed, or employed by, 25
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1100	1100	any person who was knowingly par-1
1101	1101	ticipating in, or should have known 2
1102	1102	the person was participating in, an il-3
1103	1103	legal internet gambling activity, in-4
1104	1104	cluding an activity described in items 5
1105	1105	(aa) through (dd) of subclause (I); 6
1106	1106	(vi) has— 7
1107	1107	(I) received any assistance, finan-8
1108	1108	cial or otherwise, from a person who 9
1109	1109	has, before the date of enactment of 10
1110	1110	this Act, knowingly accepted bets or 11
1111	1111	wagers from any other person who is 12
1112	1112	physically present in the United 13
1113	1113	States in violation of Federal or State 14
1114	1114	law; or 15
1115	1115	(II) provided any assistance, fi-16
1116	1116	nancial or otherwise, to a person who 17
1117	1117	has, before the date of enactment of 18
1118	1118	this Act, knowingly accepted bets or 19
1119	1119	wagers from any other person who is 20
1120	1120	physically present in the United 21
1121	1121	States in violation of Federal or State 22
1122	1122	law; 23
1123	1123	(vii) with respect to any other entity 24
1124	1124	that has accepted a bet or wager from any 25
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1128	1128	individual in violation of United States 1
1129	1129	law, has purchased or otherwise obtained— 2
1130	1130	(I) such entity; 3
1131	1131	(II) a list of the customers of 4
1132	1132	such entity; or 5
1133	1133	(III) any other part of the equip-6
1134	1134	ment or operations of such entity; or 7
1135	1135	(viii) fails to certify in writing, under 8
1136	1136	penalty of perjury, that the applicant or 9
1137	1137	other such person, and all affiliated busi-10
1138	1138	ness entities (including all entities under 11
1139	1139	common control), during the entire history 12
1140	1140	of such applicant or other such person and 13
1141	1141	all affiliated business entities— 14
1142	1142	(I) have not committed an inten-15
1143	1143	tional felony violation of Federal or 16
1144	1144	State sports wagering law; and 17
1145	1145	(II) have used diligence to pre-18
1146	1146	vent any United States person from 19
1147	1147	placing a sports wager on an internet 20
1148	1148	site in violation of Federal or State 21
1149	1149	sports wagering laws. 22
1150	1150	(D) R
1151	1151	EVOCATION AND SUSPENSION .—Es-23
1152	1152	tablish standards and procedures for sus-24
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1156	1156	pending or revoking the license of a sports wa-1
1157	1157	gering operator. 2
1158	1158	(9) E
1159	1159	MPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS .—Pro-3
1160	1160	vide that a sports wagering operator— 4
1161	1161	(A) shall ensure that each existing and 5
1162	1162	newly hired employee or contractor of the 6
1163	1163	sports wagering operator undergo an annual 7
1164	1164	criminal history background check; and 8
1165	1165	(B) shall not employ or enter into a con-9
1166	1166	tract with any individual who has been con-10
1167	1167	victed of a Federal or State crime relating to 11
1168	1168	sports wagering. 12
1169	1169	(10) R
1170	1170	ECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS .— 13
1171	1171	(A) I
1172	1172	N GENERAL.—Except as provided in 14
1173	1173	subparagraph (B), with respect to each sports 15
1174	1174	wager accepted by a sports wagering operator 16
1175	1175	or attempted to be placed by an individual with 17
1176	1176	a sports wagering operator, provide that the 18
1177	1177	sports wagering operator shall secure and main-19
1178	1178	tain a record of the following: 20
1179	1179	(i) The name, permanent address, 21
1180	1180	date of birth, and social security number 22
1181	1181	or passport number of the individual who 23
1182	1182	placed, or attempted to place, the sports 24
1183	1183	wager, which the sports wagering operator 25
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1187	1187	shall verify in accordance with the require-1
1188	1188	ments for verification of identity in parts 2
1189	1189	1010.312 and 1021.312 of title 31, Code 3
1190	1190	of Federal Regulations (or any successor 4
1191	1191	regulation). 5
1192	1192	(ii) The amount and type of the 6
1193	1193	sports wager. 7
1194	1194	(iii) The date and time at which the 8
1195	1195	sports wager was placed or attempted to 9
1196	1196	be placed. 10
1197	1197	(iv) The location at which the sports 11
1198	1198	wager was placed or attempted to be 12
1199	1199	placed, including the internet protocol ad-13
1200	1200	dress, if applicable. 14
1201	1201	(v) The outcome of the sports wager. 15
1202	1202	(B) E
1203	1203	XCEPTION.—Provide that a sports 16
1204	1204	wagering operator shall not be required to 17
1205	1205	maintain a record of the information described 18
1206	1206	in subparagraph (A) if— 19
1207	1207	(i) the sports wager is not placed by 20
1208	1208	an individual through an account with the 21
1209	1209	sports wagering operator; 22
1210	1210	(ii) the amount of the sports wager 23
1211	1211	does not exceed $10,000; 24
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1215	1215	(iii) the sports wagering operator and 1
1216	1216	any officer, employee, or agent of the 2
1217	1217	sports wagering operator does not have 3
1218	1218	knowledge, or would not in the ordinary 4
1219	1219	course of business have reason to have 5
1220	1220	knowledge, that the sports wager is 1 of 6
1221	1221	multiple sports wagers placed by an indi-7
1222	1222	vidual or on behalf of an individual during 8
1223	1223	1 day that are, in the aggregate, in excess 9
1224	1224	of $10,000; and 10
1225	1225	(iv) the sports wagering operator is 11
1226	1226	not required, pursuant to section 12
1227	1227	31.3402(q)–1 of title 26, Code of Federal 13
1228	1228	Regulations (or a successor regulation), to 14
1229	1229	furnish a Form W–2G to the individual 15
1230	1230	who placed the sports wager with respect 16
1231	1231	to winnings from the sports wager. 17
1232	1232	(C) R
1233	1233	ECORDS RELATING TO SUSPICIOUS 18
1234	1234	TRANSACTIONS.—Provide that, in addition to 19
1235	1235	the records required to be maintained pursuant 20
1236	1236	paragraph (A), a sports wagering operator shall 21
1237	1237	be required to maintain any other records relat-22
1238	1238	ing to a suspicious transaction, including video 23
1239	1239	recordings, in the possession, custody, or con-24
1240	1240	trol of the sports wagering operator. 25
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1244	1244	(D) DURATION OF RECORDKEEPING OBLI -1
1245	1245	GATION.—Provide that a sports wagering oper-2
1246	1246	ator shall be required to maintain each record 3
1247	1247	required under this paragraph for not fewer 4
1248	1248	than 5 years after the date on which the record 5
1249	1249	is created. 6
1250	1250	(11) D
1251	1251	ATA SECURITY.—Provide that a sports 7
1252	1252	wagering operator and the State regulatory entity 8
1253	1253	shall take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized 9
1254	1254	access to, or dissemination of, sports wagering and 10
1255	1255	customer data. 11
1256	1256	(12) R
1257	1257	EAL-TIME INFORMATION SHARING .—Pro-12
1258	1258	vide that a sports wagering operator shall provide to 13
1259	1259	the State regulatory entity anonymized sports wa-14
1260	1260	gering data in real-time or as soon as practicable, 15
1261	1261	but not later than 24 hours, after the time at which 16
1262	1262	a sports wager is accepted by the sports wagering 17
1263	1263	operator. 18
1264	1264	(13) S
1265	1265	USPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTING .— 19
1266	1266	(A) R
1267	1267	EPORTING TO STATE REGULATORY 20
1268	1268	ENTITY.—Provide that each sports wagering 21
1269	1269	operator located in the State shall promptly re-22
1270	1270	port the information described in paragraph 23
1271	1271	(10)(A) for any suspicious transaction to the 24
1272	1272	State regulatory entity, in such manner and ac-25
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1276	1276	companied by such additional information as 1
1277	1277	the State regulatory entity may require. 2
1278	1278	(B) R
1279	1279	EPORTING TO SPORTS ORGANIZA -3
1280	1280	TIONS.— 4
1281	1281	(i) I
1282	1282	N GENERAL.—Subject to clause 5
1283	1283	(ii), provide that a sports wagering oper-6
1284	1284	ator shall simultaneously transmit to the 7
1285	1285	applicable sports organization, and any 8
1286	1286	component of the Department of Justice or 9
1287	1287	other Federal law enforcement entity des-10
1288	1288	ignated by the Attorney General to receive 11
1289	1289	such reports, any suspicious transaction 12
1290	1290	report submitted to a State regulatory en-13
1291	1291	tity under subparagraph (A). 14
1292	1292	(ii) P
1293	1293	ERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE IN -15
1294	1294	FORMATION.— 16
1295	1295	(I) I
1296	1296	N GENERAL.—Except as pro-17
1297	1297	vided in subclause (II), a suspicious 18
1298	1298	transaction report submitted to a 19
1299	1299	sports organization shall not contain 20
1300	1300	any personally identifiable information 21
1301	1301	relating to any individual who placed, 22
1302	1302	or attempted to place, a sports wager. 23
1303	1303	(II) E
1304	1304	XCEPTION.—A suspicious 24
1305	1305	transaction report submitted to a 25
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1309	1309	sports organization shall include any 1
1310	1310	available personally identifiable infor-2
1311	1311	mation relating to an individual de-3
1312	1312	scribed in subparagraph (C), (D), or 4
1313	1313	(E) of paragraph (4). 5
1314	1314	(14) M
1315	1315	ONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT .— 6
1316	1316	(A) I
1317	1317	N GENERAL.—Provide that the State 7
1318	1318	regulatory entity, in consultation with law en-8
1319	1319	forcement, shall develop and implement a strat-9
1320	1320	egy to enforce the sports wagering laws of the 10
1321	1321	State. 11
1322	1322	(B) A
1323	1323	UTHORITY TO MONITOR AND EN -12
1324	1324	FORCEMENT.—Provide adequate authority to 13
1325	1325	the State regulatory entity and law enforce-14
1326	1326	ment, as appropriate, to monitor compliance 15
1327	1327	with and enforce the sports wagering laws of 16
1328	1328	the State, including— 17
1329	1329	(i) the authority and responsibility to 18
1330	1330	conduct periodic audits and inspect the 19
1331	1331	books and records of each sports wagering 20
1332	1332	operator located or operating in the State; 21
1333	1333	and 22
1334	1334	(ii) a requirement that the State regu-23
1335	1335	latory entity shall refer evidence of poten-24
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1339	1339	tial criminal violations to the appropriate 1
1340	1340	law enforcement entity. 2
1341	1341	(15) C
1342	1342	OOPERATION WITH INVESTIGATIONS .— 3
1343	1343	(A) S
1344	1344	PORTS WAGERING OPERATORS .—Pro-4
1345	1345	vide that any sports wagering operator located 5
1346	1346	or operating in the State shall cooperate with 6
1347	1347	any lawful investigation conducted by— 7
1348	1348	(i) the State regulatory entity; 8
1349	1349	(ii) Federal or State law enforcement; 9
1350	1350	or 10
1351	1351	(iii) a sports organization, with re-11
1352	1352	spect to a sports wager— 12
1353	1353	(I) on a sporting event spon-13
1354	1354	sored, organized, or conducted by the 14
1355	1355	sports organization; 15
1356	1356	(II) placed by or on behalf of an 16
1357	1357	individual described in subparagraph 17
1358	1358	(C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (4); and 18
1359	1359	(III) accepted by the sports wa-19
1360	1360	gering operator. 20
1361	1361	(B) S
1362	1362	TATE REGULATORY ENTITY .—Pro-21
1363	1363	vide that the State regulatory entity shall co-22
1364	1364	operate with any lawful investigation conducted 23
1365	1365	by— 24
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1369	1369	(i) Federal or State law enforcement; 1
1370	1370	or 2
1371	1371	(ii) a sports organization, with respect 3
1372	1372	to a sports wager— 4
1373	1373	(I) on a sporting event spon-5
1374	1374	sored, organized, or conducted by the 6
1375	1375	sports organization; and 7
1376	1376	(II) accepted by a sports wager-8
1377	1377	ing operator located or operating in 9
1378	1378	the State. 10
1379	1379	(16) I
1380	1380	NTERNAL CONTROLS .— 11
1381	1381	(A) I
1382	1382	N GENERAL.—Provide that each 12
1383	1383	sports wagering operator shall devise and main-13
1384	1384	tain a system of internal controls sufficient to 14
1385	1385	provide reasonable assurances that sports wa-15
1386	1386	gers are accepted in accordance with all appli-16
1387	1387	cable laws, regulations, and policies. 17
1388	1388	(B) M
1389	1389	INIMUM STANDARDS .—Provide that 18
1390	1390	the State regulatory entity shall adopt and pub-19
1391	1391	lish minimum standards for internal control 20
1392	1392	procedures. 21
1393	1393	(C) R
1394	1394	EPORT.—Provide that each sports 22
1395	1395	wagering operator shall submit to the State reg-23
1396	1396	ulatory entity not less frequently than annually 24
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1400	1400	the written system of internal controls of the 1
1401	1401	sports wagering operator. 2
1402	1402	(D) A
1403	1403	UDIT.—Provide that the system of 3
1404	1404	internal controls of a sports wagering operator 4
1405	1405	shall be evaluated on a periodic basis, but not 5
1406	1406	less frequently than every 3 years, by the State 6
1407	1407	regulatory entity or an independent third-party 7
1408	1408	auditor. 8
1409	1409	TITLE II—PUBLIC HEALTH IN 9
1410	1410	SPORTS BETTING 10
1411	1411	SEC. 201. ANNUAL NATIONWIDE SURVEY ON ONLINE 11
1412	1412	SPORTS BETTING. 12
1413	1413	Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act 13
1414	1414	(42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.) is amended by adding at the 14
1415	1415	end the following: 15
1416	1416	‘‘SEC. 553. ANNUAL NATIONWIDE SURVEY ON ONLINE 16
1417	1417	SPORTS BETTING. 17
1418	1418	‘‘(a) I
1419	1419	NGENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 18
1420	1420	date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 19
1421	1421	the Secretary shall— 20
1422	1422	‘‘(1) conduct a nationwide survey designed to 21
1423	1423	provide quantitative data regarding the scope of 22
1424	1424	problem gambling and gambling-related harm expe-23
1425	1425	rienced by individuals using online sports betting; 24
1426	1426	and 25
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1430	1430	‘‘(2) make available to the public summaries 1
1431	1431	and analyses of the data collected pursuant to sur-2
1432	1432	veys under paragraph (1). 3
1433	1433	‘‘(b) I
1434	1434	SSUESTOBESURVEYED.—Each survey under 4
1435	1435	subsection (a) shall include— 5
1436	1436	‘‘(1) a survey of the rates and outcomes of on-6
1437	1437	line sports betting; and 7
1438	1438	‘‘(2) examination of the rates of potential prob-8
1439	1439	lem gambling and gambling-related harm by admin-9
1440	1440	istering the Problem Gambling Severity Index (Fer-10
1441	1441	ris and Wynne, 2001) to a select sample of individ-11
1442	1442	uals engaged in online sports betting over the 12- 12
1443	1443	month period covered by the survey. 13
1444	1444	‘‘(c) R
1445	1445	EQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure 14
1446	1446	that each survey under subsection (a) is— 15
1447	1447	‘‘(1) conducted by qualified researchers; and 16
1448	1448	‘‘(2) not conducted, funded, or instructed by 17
1449	1449	the gambling industry.’’. 18
1450	1450	SEC. 202. NATIONAL SELF-EXCLUSION LIST. 19
1451	1451	Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act 20
1452	1452	(42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.), as amended by section 201, 21
1453	1453	is further amended by adding at the end the following: 22
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1457	1457	‘‘SEC. 553A. NATIONAL SELF-EXCLUSION LIST. 1
1458	1458	‘‘(a) I
1459	1459	NGENERAL.—In cooperation with State regu-2
1460	1460	latory entities, the Secretary shall maintain and admin-3
1461	1461	ister— 4
1462	1462	‘‘(1) a list (to be known as the ‘national self- 5
1463	1463	exclusion list’) of individuals who, by placing them-6
1464	1464	selves on the list, restrict themselves from placing a 7
1465	1465	sports wager with a sports wagering operator located 8
1466	1466	in any sports wagering opt-in State, including by im-9
1467	1467	posing sports wager limits; and 10
1468	1468	‘‘(2) a process by which an individual may add 11
1469	1469	or remove himself or herself from the national self- 12
1470	1470	exclusion list. 13
1471	1471	‘‘(b) D
1472	1472	EFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms 14
1473	1473	‘sports wager’, ‘sports wagering operator’ and ‘sports wa-15
1474	1474	gering opt-in State’ have the meanings given to such terms 16
1475	1475	in section 2 of the Supporting Affordability and Fairness 17
1476	1476	with Every Bet Act of 2025.’’. 18
1477	1477	SEC. 203. SURGEON GENERAL’S REPORT ON PUBLIC 19
1478	1478	HEALTH CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH 20
1479	1479	SPORTS BETTING. 21
1480	1480	Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 22
1481	1481	of this Act, the Surgeon General shall submit a report to 23
1482	1482	Congress on the public health challenges associated with 24
1483	1483	widespread sports betting. 25
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1487	1487	SEC. 204. SURVEILLANCE OF GAMBLING DISORDER. 1
1488	1488	Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended 2
1489	1489	by inserting after section 317V (42 U.S.C. 247b–24) the 3
1490	1490	following: 4
1491	1491	‘‘SEC. 317W. SURVEILLANCE OF GAMBLING ADDICTION. 5
1492	1492	‘‘(a) I
1493	1493	NGENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 6
1494	1494	the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-7
1495	1495	vention and in coordination with other appropriate agen-8
1496	1496	cies, shall, as appropriate— 9
1497	1497	‘‘(1) enhance and expand infrastructure and ac-10
1498	1498	tivities to track the epidemiology of gambling addic-11
1499	1499	tion; and 12
1500	1500	‘‘(2) incorporate information obtained through 13
1501	1501	such infrastructure and activities into an integrated 14
1502	1502	surveillance system, which may consist of or include 15
1503	1503	a registry, to be known as the ‘National Gambling 16
1504	1504	Addiction Surveillance System’. 17
1505	1505	‘‘(b) R
1506	1506	ESEARCH.—The Secretary shall ensure that 18
1507	1507	the National Gambling Addiction Surveillance System, if 19
1508	1508	established, is designed in a manner that facilitates fur-20
1509	1509	ther research on gambling addiction. 21
1510	1510	‘‘(c) P
1511	1511	UBLICACCESS.—Subject to subsection (d), the 22
1512	1512	Secretary shall ensure that information and analysis in the 23
1513	1513	National Gambling Addiction Surveillance System, if es-24
1514	1514	tablished, are available, as appropriate, to the public, in-25
1515	1515	cluding researchers. 26
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1519	1519	‘‘(d) PRIVACY.—The Secretary shall ensure that in-1
1520	1520	formation and analysis in the National Gambling Addic-2
1521	1521	tion Surveillance System, if established, are made avail-3
1522	1522	able only to the extent permitted by applicable Federal 4
1523	1523	and State law, and in a manner that protects personal 5
1524	1524	privacy, to the extent required by applicable Federal and 6
1525	1525	State privacy law, at a minimum.’’. 7
1526	1526	TITLE III—GENERAL 8
1527	1527	PROVISIONS 9
1528	1528	SEC. 301. STATE AND TRIBAL AUTHORITY. 10
1529	1529	(a) R
1530	1530	ELATION TO INDIANGAMINGREGULATORY 11
1531	1531	A
1532	1532	CT.— 12
1533	1533	(1) I
1534	1534	N GENERAL.—For purposes of the Indian 13
1535	1535	Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), a 14
1536	1536	sports wager made through an interactive sports wa-15
1537	1537	gering platform shall be deemed to be made at the 16
1538	1538	physical location of the server or other equipment 17
1539	1539	used to accept the sports wager. 18
1540	1540	(2) S
1541	1541	ERVER ON INDIAN LANDS .—With respect 19
1542	1542	to a sports wager described in paragraph (1) accept-20
1543	1543	ed through a server or other equipment located on 21
1544	1544	Indian lands, the sports wager shall be considered to 22
1545	1545	be exclusively occurring on Indian lands if— 23
1546	1546	(A) the sports wager and the server are in 24
1547	1547	the same State; and 25
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1551	1551	(B) the applicable State and Indian Tribe 1
1552	1552	have entered into a Tribal-State compact au-2
1553	1553	thorizing the placing of sports wagers through 3
1554	1554	interactive sports wagering platforms. 4
1555	1555	(b) N
1556	1556	OPREEMPTION.—Nothing in this Act preempts 5
1557	1557	or limits the authority of a State or an Indian Tribe to 6
1558	1558	enact, adopt, promulgate, or enforce any law, rule, regula-7
1559	1559	tion, or other measure with respect to sports wagering 8
1560	1560	that is in addition to, or more stringent than, the require-9
1561	1561	ments of this Act. 10
1562	1562	(c) T
1563	1563	AXATION OFSPORTSWAGERING.—Nothing in 11
1564	1564	this Act limits or otherwise affects the taxation of sports 12
1565	1565	wagering by a State, an Indian Tribe, or a locality. 13
1566	1566	SEC. 302. COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RE-14
1567	1567	GARDING UNLICENSED GAMING FACILITIES 15
1568	1568	AND PLATFORMS. 16
1569	1569	States and sports wagering operators shall support 17
1570	1570	efforts of the Federal Government to eliminate unlicensed 18
1571	1571	gaming facilities and platforms that operate outside of the 19
1572	1572	United States and attempt to accept sports wagers from 20
1573	1573	customers located in the United States by promptly 21
1574	1574	issuing cease and desist orders directed to any unlicensed 22
1575	1575	gaming facilities and platforms designated by the Attorney 23
1576	1576	General. 24
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1580	1580	SEC. 303. SEVERABILITY. 1
1581	1581	If a provision of this Act, an amendment made by 2
1582	1582	this Act, a regulation promulgated under this Act or under 3
1583	1583	an amendment made by this Act, or the application of any 4
1584	1584	such provision, amendment, or regulation to any person 5
1585	1585	or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remaining provi-6
1586	1586	sions of this Act, amendments made by this Act, regula-7
1587	1587	tions promulgated under this Act or under an amendment 8
1588	1588	made by this Act, or the application of such provisions, 9
1589	1589	amendments, and regulations to any person or cir-10
1590	1590	cumstance— 11
1591	1591	(1) shall not be affected by the invalidity; and 12
1592	1592	(2) shall continue to be enforced to the max-13
1593	1593	imum extent practicable. 14
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