Bill Text: AZ SB1689 | 2024 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Gaming; boxing; mixed martial arts
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-03-11 - Senate third reading FAILED voting: (11-17-2-0) [SB1689 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2024-SB1689-Engrossed.html
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Senate Engrossed
affordable housing tax credits; extension (now: gaming; boxing; mixed martial arts) |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session 2024
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SENATE BILL 1689 |
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An Act
amending sections 5-221, 5-222, 5-225, 5-228, 5-230, 5-233, 5-234, 5-235.01, 5-236, 5-237, 5-238 and 5-1301, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to amusements and sports.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Heading change
A. The chapter heading of title 5, chapter 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is changed from "BOXING AND SPARRING" to "BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS".
B. The article heading of title 5, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is changed from "ARIZONA STATE BOXING COMMISSION" to "ARIZONA STATE BOXING AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS COMMISSION".
Sec. 2. Section 5-221, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-221. Definitions
In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Boxing":
(a) Means the act of attack and defense with the fists, using padded gloves, that is practiced as a sport. Where applicable, boxing
(b) Includes kickboxing, where applicable.
2. "Combatant" means any PERSON who practices the sport of unarmed combat.
2. 3. "Commission" means the Arizona state boxing and mixed martial arts commission.
3. 4. "Contest" means any boxing or mixed martial arts bout, event, contest, match or exhibition between two persons combatants.
4. 5. "Department" means the department of gaming.
5. 6. "Director" means the director of the department of gaming.
6. 7. "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.
7. 8. "Kickboxing" means a form of boxing, including muay thai pursuant to rules and regulations of the United States muay thai association or another muay thai sanctioning body that is approved by the commission, in which blows are delivered with any part of the arm below the shoulder, including the hand, and any part of the leg below the hip, including the foot.
8. 9. "Mixed martial arts" means any form of competition or contest, other than boxing or kickboxing, in which blows are delivered and in which the competitors combatants use any combination of tactics, including boxing, wrestling, striking, kicking, martial arts and submission techniques.
9. 10. "Professional" means any person who competes for any money prize or a prize that exceeds the value of thirty-five dollars $35 or teaches, or pursues or assists in the practice of boxing or mixed martial arts as a means of obtaining a livelihood or pecuniary gain.
10. 11. "Tough man contest":
(a) Means any boxing match consisting that consists of one minute rounds, between two or more persons who use their hands, wearing padded gloves that weigh at least twelve ounces, or their feet, or both, in any manner. Tough man contest
(b) Does not include kickboxing or any recognized martial arts competition.
Sec. 3. Section 5-222, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-222. Application of this chapter
A. This chapter does not apply to any amateur boxing or mixed martial arts contest conducted by the following:
1. Any school, community college, college or university or an association or organization composed exclusively of schools, community colleges, colleges or universities when if each contestant combatant is a student enrolled in a school, community college, college or university. As used in this section For the purposes of this PARAGRAPH, "school, community college, college or university" means every school, community college, college or university and every other school, community college, college or university determined by the state board of education, community college districts as defined in section 15-1401 or the Arizona board of regents to be maintained primarily for the giving of general academic education.
2. A government unit or agency of the United States, this state or a political subdivision of this state or a unit of the United States armed forces or the national guard if all contestants combatants are members of that unit of the armed forces or the national guard.
3. An amateur athletic program that is authorized by and sanctioned under the rules, regulations and policies of a national governing body that is recognized by the United States olympic committee in which all contestants combatants are amateur contestants combatants.
4. Kickboxing events that are sanctioned by and conducted under the direct supervision of the United States muay thai association or another muay thai sanctioning body that is approved by the commission if all contestants combatants are amateur contestants combatants.
5. Any bona fide private school whose primary purpose is instruction and training in the martial arts, if:
(a) The contests held in conjunction with the instruction and training are amateur.
(b) The contests are of a sparring nature with no official decisions awarded.
(c) At least one contestant combatant in each contest has been a member in good standing of the sponsoring private school for at least sixty continuous days before the contest.
(d) An admission fee or a mandatory donation or other form of payment is not charged for attendance.
6. Any bona fide private school whose primary purpose is instruction in karate, if the contests held in conjunction with the instruction are amateur.
B. An amateur mixed martial arts competitor combatant shall not be licensed as a professional mixed martial arts competitor combatant until the person has completed five or more verified amateur contests that are regulated by the commission or by a sanctioning body that is approved by the commission. The five-contest requirement prescribed by this subsection may be waived by the commission or by the executive director.
Sec. 4. Section 5-225, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-225. Regulation of boxing contests, tough man contests and mixed martial arts; fees
A. All boxing contests are subject to the provisions of this chapter and to rules adopted pursuant to this chapter. The commission, shall for every contest that is subject to regulation by the commission, shall:
1. Direct a person authorized by the commission or by the executive director to be present.
2. Direct the person authorized to report results, including suspensions, to a national registry.
B. All tough man contests, including amateur tough man contests, are subject to the provisions of this chapter. Every contestant combatant in a tough man contest shall wear headgear approved by the commission.
C. Mixed martial arts, including amateur mixed martial arts, are subject to the provisions of this chapter and to rules adopted pursuant to this chapter, including rules adopted for boxing that are not inconsistent with specific mixed martial arts contest provisions and rules. Contestants Combatants in mixed martial arts shall not strike other contestants combatants in the spinal column or in the back of the head. The commission shall may use rules for mixed martial arts that are consistent with the mixed martial arts unified rules adopted by the New Jersey state athletic control board under New Jersey administrative code title 13, chapter 46, subchapter 24A, except that a cage may have one entry door and have a vinyl or rubberized floor covering if approved by a representative of the commission a boxing commission or any alternative rules of mixed martial arts approved by another jurisdiction within the united states. Nothing in This subsection prevents does not prevent a promoter of a mixed martial arts event in this state from adopting more restrictive rules for that particular event than would otherwise be allowed. In addition to the any applicable provisions of the mixed martial arts unified rules adopted by the commission New Jersey state athletic control board under New Jersey administrative code title 13, chapter 46, subchapter 24A, amateur mixed martial arts bouts shall consist of three rounds of three minutes per round and the amateur contestants combatants shall not strike with elbows to the head of a grounded opponent, use twisting leg submissions, use linear kicks to the knee joint or use foot stomps. Amateur mixed martial arts bouts shall be clearly designated as such in all promotional materials and at the event.
D. The commission may establish a uniform nonrefundable fee for mixed martial arts and boxing events in an amount determined by the commission that shall be paid to the commission by a promoter when submitting an event application. In determining the amount of the fee, the executive director may consider factors, including whether the event is televised, whether the event will be transmitted on pay-per-view, the amount of time likely to be expended in processing the event application and the complexity of the application. The commission may establish a nonrefundable fee that shall be paid to the commission by a promoter if the promoter submits a request to change a previously approved event date. Monies that are derived from the fees charged pursuant to this subsection and monies derived from intergovernmental tribal agreements shall be available to the commission for the administration and regulation of mixed martial arts and boxing, and those monies are exempt from the provisions of section 35-190 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
E. Weigh-ins for all contests shall not be more than twenty-four hours one calendar day before the scheduled time of the event or less than three hours before the scheduled time of the event. A representative of the commission shall attend and supervise all weigh-ins. The weigh-in period shall be one hour.
Sec. 5. Section 5-228, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-228. Persons required to procure licenses; requirements; background information; fee; bond; examination results
A. All referees, judges, matchmakers, promoters, trainers, ring announcers, timekeepers, ringside physicians, inspectors, mixed martial arts contestants combatants, boxers, managers and seconds are required to be licensed by the commission. The commission shall not permit allow any of these persons to participate in the holding of any contest unless the person has first procured a license.
B. Before participating in the holding of any boxing or mixed martial arts contest, a corporation, its officers and directors and any person holding that holds twenty-five per cent percent or more of the ownership of the corporation shall obtain a license from the commission. Such a corporation must be authorized to do business under the laws of this state.
C. The commission shall require referees, judges, matchmakers, promoters and managers to furnish fingerprints and background information pursuant to section 41-1750, subsection G before licensure. The commission shall charge a fee for fingerprints and background information in an amount determined by the commission. The commission may require referees, judges, matchmakers, promoters and managers to furnish fingerprints and background information pursuant to section 41-1750, subsection G before license renewal if the commission determines the fingerprints and background information are necessary. The fee may include a reasonable charge for expenses incurred by the commission or the department of public safety. For such purpose, the commission and the department of public safety may enter into an intergovernmental agreement pursuant to title 11, chapter 7, article 3. The fee shall be credited pursuant to sections 35-148 and 41-1750.
D. Before the commission issues a license to a promoter, matchmaker or corporation, the applicant shall:
1. Provide the commission with a copy of any agreement between any contestant combatant and the applicant that binds the applicant to pay the contestant combatant a certain fixed fee or percentage of the gate receipts.
2. Show on the application the owner or owners of the applicant entity and the per cent percent interest if they hold twenty-five per cent percent or more interest in the applicant.
3. Provide the commission with a copy of the latest financial statement of the entity.
4. Provide the commission with a copy of the insurance contract required by this chapter.
E. Before the commission issues a license to a promoter, the applicant shall deposit with the department a cash bond or surety bond in an amount set by the commission. The bond shall be executed in favor of this state and shall be conditioned on the faithful performance by the promoter of the promoter's obligations pursuant to this chapter and the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter.
F. Before the commission issues a license to a boxer or a mixed martial arts contestant referee or combatant, the applicant shall submit to the commission the results of a current medical examination performed by a physician licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17 in the united states on forms furnished or approved by the commission. In addition to the medical examination, the following information must be submitted:
1. The results of an ophthalmological examination that is recorded on forms furnished or approved by the commission.
2. for combatants, negative test results for the human immunodeficiency virus, the hepatitis B surface antigen and the hepatitis C antibody.
3. For persons over the age of thirty-six combatants who are at least thirty-eight years of age, the results of a stress test that is administered by a physician licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17 in the united states and that is accompanied by a clearance letter and the results of an electrocardiogram that demonstrates normal cardiovascular function. These results shall be completed within twenty-four months before the person submits the license application.
4. For persons over combatants who are at least forty years of age, if recommended by an examining physician, the results of a brain magnetic resonance imaging scan.
5. For female contestants combatants, a pregnancy test that demonstrates a negative result. A pregnancy test that demonstrates a negative result shall also be submitted to the commission by a female contestant combatant before each weigh-in.
6. Any other examination or testing ordered by the commission.
G. Unless otherwise prescribed in subsection F of this section, the medical examinations and tests prescribed in subsection F of this section must be completed after December 15 of the year before the year that the license is issued or before December 15 of the same year that the license is issued. All medical examinations and tests, license applications, national identification card applications, photographs and any other required documents must be completed and received by the commission staff no not later than 4:30 p.m. on the day that begins forty-eight hours before the scheduled event. An exception to the forty-eight hour forty-eight-hour requirement prescribed in this subsection may be granted by the executive director if a person is a late substitute or is traveling from outside this state and demonstrates good cause for not meeting the forty-eight hour forty-eight-hour requirement.
Sec. 6. Section 5-230, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-230. License fees; expiration; renewal; medical examinations
A. The commission may establish and issue annual licenses and may establish and collect fees for those licenses.
B. A license expires December 31 at midnight in the year of its issuance at midnight three hundred SIXTY-FIVE days after the date of issuance and may be renewed on filing an application for renewal of a license with the commission and payment of the license fee prescribed in subsection A of this section. The application for renewal of a license shall be on a form provided by the commission. There is a thirty day thirty-day grace period during which a license may be renewed if a late filing penalty fee equal to the license fee is submitted with the regular license fee. A licensee that files late shall not conduct any activity regulated by this chapter until the commission has renewed the license. If the licensee fails to apply to the commission within the thirty day thirty-day grace period, the licensee must apply for a new license pursuant to subsection A of this section.
c. The results of all combatant medical examinations expire three hundred SIXTY-FIVE days after the date the medical examination is performed. The commission may grant a grace period of up to fifteen days to align with the licensing period.
Sec. 7. Section 5-233, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-233. Combatants and referees; physical examination; attendance of physician; payment of fees; insurance
A. All boxers, mixed martial arts contestants combatants and referees shall be examined by a physician licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17 before entering the ring, and the examining physician shall immediately file with the commission a written report of the examination. The physician's report of the examination shall include specific mention as to the condition of the boxer's or mixed martial arts contestant's combatant's heart and general physical condition. The physician's report may include specific mention as to the condition of the boxer's or mixed martial arts contestant's combatant's nerves and brain as required by the commission. The cost of the examination is payable by the person conducting the contest or exhibition. All boxers and mixed martial arts contestants combatants shall receive a post-bout physical examination from a physician licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17 and may be suspended from participation in additional contests for a period of time based on the evaluation by the examining physician.
B. Every person holding or sponsoring any contest shall have in attendance at every contest regulated by the commission at least one physician who is licensed pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or 17 and who is assigned by the commission or the executive director. The commission may establish a schedule of fees to be paid to each physician by the person or by the promoter.
C. The commission shall:
1. Require insurance coverage for a boxer combatant to provide for medical, surgical and hospital care for injuries sustained in the ring in an amount of twenty thousand dollars $20,000 with twenty-five dollars $25 deductible and payable to the boxer combatant as beneficiary. insurance coverage required pursuant to this paragraph is the primary insurance and shall be exhausted before a combatant uses any other form of insurance.
2. Require life insurance for a boxer combatant in the amount of fifty thousand dollars $50,000 payable in case of accidental death resulting from injuries sustained in the ring.
D. The cost of the insurance required by this section and any deductible amount that exceeds twenty-five dollars of more than $25 is payable by the promoter.
Sec. 8. Section 5-234, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-234. Attendance by peace officers; duty of chief of police or sheriff; private security
If a boxing contest is held within the corporate limits of a city or town, the promoter shall request that the chief of police shall assign not less than one officer to attend the contest, and if a boxing contest is held outside the corporate limits of a city or town, the promoter shall request that the county sheriff shall assign not less than one of his the sheriff's deputies to attend. The officer or deputy shall be charged with the duty of preventing disturbances amounting to breach of the peace by spectators. The cost of providing such officer or deputy shall be paid by the promoter. if law enforcement officers or sheriff's deputies are not AVAILABLE to attend the contest, the commission may grant the promoter permission to use private security services to attend the contest.
Sec. 9. Section 5-235.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-235.01. Disciplinary action; grounds; civil penalty; emergency suspension; injunction
A. The commission may take any one or a combination of the following disciplinary actions:
1. Revoke a license.
2. Suspend a license.
3. Impose a civil penalty in an amount of not to exceed one thousand dollars more than $1,000 per violation of this chapter.
B. The commission may take disciplinary action or refuse to issue or renew a license for any of the following causes:
1. Committing an act involving dishonesty, fraud or deceit with the intent to substantially benefit oneself or another or substantially injure another.
2. Advertising by means of known false, misleading, deceptive or fraudulent statements through any communication medium.
3. Violating this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter.
4. Making oral or written false statements to the commission.
5. Failing to complete the license application as prescribed by the commission.
C. The commission may conduct tests for the use of alcohol and drugs determined by the commission to impair contestants combatants. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the commission may immediately suspend the license of, immediately revoke the license of or immediately impose a civil penalty of not to exceed five hundred dollars, or any combination of these actions, more than $500 against, or any combination of these actions, a contestant combatant who tests positive for alcohol and drugs, who refuses or fails to take a test for alcohol and drugs under rules adopted by the commission or who refuses or fails to take a test for alcohol and drugs after a test is requested by the commission or the executive director. All civil penalties assessed pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, in the state general fund. The rules adopted pursuant to this subsection may include appropriate definitions for drugs determined by the commission to impair contestants combatants.
D. In case of emergency, a member of the commission, on his the member's own motion or on the verified complaint of any person charging a violation of this chapter or of the rules promulgated adopted by the commission, may suspend for a period of not to exceed ten days any license until final determination by the commission, if in his the member's opinion the action is necessary to protect the public welfare and the best interests of boxing.
E. The commission, the attorney general or a county attorney may apply to the superior court in the county in which acts or practices of any person that constitute a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to this chapter are alleged to have occurred for an order enjoining those acts or practices.
Sec. 10. Section 5-236, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-236. Violation; classification
a. A person is guilty of a class 2 1 misdemeanor and may be subject to license revocation, denial or suspension if the person:
1. Conducts, holds, sponsors, sanctions or gives boxing or other contests that are subject to regulation by the commission or participates in any contest that is subject to regulation by the commission without first having procured an appropriate license or approval as prescribed in this article.
2. Violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter.
conducts, holds, sponsors, sanctions or gives boxing or other contests that are subject to regulation by the commission without first procuring an appropriate license or approval as prescribed in this article.
B. a person is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor and may be subject to license revocation, denial or suspension if the person does either of the following:
1. Participates in any contest that is subject to regulation by the commission without first procuring an appropriate license or approval as prescribed in this article.
2. Violates this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter.
Sec. 11. Section 5-237, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-237. Selection of referees
The commission shall select and assign referees. The matchmaker may protest the assignment of a referee and request a referee reassignment. In such an event the commission shall furnish a list of all licensed referees within the state to the protesting matchmaker. The protesting matchmaker shall have the right to select another referee from such list make a reasonable effort to grant the request for referee reassignment.
Sec. 12. Section 5-238, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-238. Sham contest; withholding a purse
A. The commission may withhold all or part of a purse or other monies payable to any contestant combatant, manager or second if in the judgment of the commission a boxing contestant combatant is participating in a sham or fake boxing contest or is otherwise not competing honestly or to the best of the contestant's combatant's ability.
B. If the commission withholds a purse or part of a purse or other monies, the commission shall give notice to all interested parties and hold a hearing upon on the matter within ten days.
C. If the commission determines that a contestant combatant, manager or second is not entitled to a purse, part of a purse or other monies, the promoter shall turn such monies over to the director to be applied pursuant to section 5-226, subsection C.
Section 13. Section 5-1301, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
5-1301. Definitions
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Adjusted gross event wagering receipts" means an event wagering operator's gross wagering receipts, excluding voided bets, minus winnings paid to authorized participants and any federal excise tax. A deduction from adjusted gross event wagering receipts equal to the value of free bets or promotional credits redeemed by authorized participants may be taken as provided in this paragraph. The deduction under this paragraph for free bets or promotional credits is limited to the first five years following the effective date of this section april 15, 2021 as follows:
(a) For years one and two, a deduction not to exceed twenty percent of an event wagering operator's gross wagering receipts.
(b) For year three, a deduction not to exceed fifteen percent of an event wagering operator's gross wagering receipts.
(c) For years four and five, a deduction not to exceed ten percent of an event wagering operator's gross wagering receipts.
(d) For year six and each year thereafter, a deduction of free bets is not allowed. January 1 following the year in which the event wagering operator begins event wagering operations is considered the first year of event wagering for the purposes of this paragraph. An event wagering operator may deduct up to twenty percent of an event wagering operator's gross wagering receipts during any period that the operator conducts event wagering before January 1 of the first year of event wagering operations.
2. "Department" means the department of gaming.
3. "E-sport event" means an organized, multiplayer video game competition, particularly between professional players, individually or as teams.
4. "Event wagering":
(a) Means accepting wagers on sports events or other events, portions of sports events or other events, the individual performance statistics of athletes in a sports event or combination of sports events or the individual performance of individuals in other events or a combination of other events by any system or method of wagering, including in person or over the Internet through websites and on mobile devices.
(b) Does not include a fantasy sports contest as defined in section 5-1201.
5. "Event wagering employee" means an employee of an event wagering operator, sports facility, management services provider or limited event wagering operator who is directly involved in the management or control of the conduct of event wagering under this chapter in this state.
6. "Event wagering facility" means a facility at which event wagering is conducted under this chapter.
7. "Event wagering operator" means either:
(a) An owner or operator of an Arizona professional sports team or franchise, an operator of a sports facility in this state that hosts an annual tournament on the PGA tour or a promoter of a national association for stock car auto racing national touring race in this state, or the designee of such an owner, operator or promoter, who is licensed to offer event wagering under this chapter. If an owner, operator or promoter that qualified for an event wagering operator license appoints a designee, the designee will be considered the event wagering operator and the licensee with respect to the applicable license for the purposes of this chapter.
(b) An Arizona Indian tribe or an entity fully owned by an Arizona Indian tribe, or its designee, licensed to operate only mobile event wagering outside the boundaries of its Indian lands and throughout this state if it has signed the most recent tribal-state gaming compact and any applicable appendices or amendments. If an Indian tribe that qualified for an event wagering operator license appoints a designee, the designee will be considered the event wagering operator and the licensee with respect to the applicable license for the purposes of this chapter.
10. 8. "Licensee" means a person that holds an event wagering operator license, limited event wagering license, supplier license or management services provider license.
8. 9. "Limited event wagering operator" means a racetrack enclosure or additional wagering facility that holds a permit issued by the division of racing to offer wagers on horseracing and that is licensed under this chapter.
11. 10. "Management services provider" means a person that operates, manages or controls event wagering authorized by this chapter on behalf of an event wagering operator or limited event wagering operator, including developing or operating event wagering platforms and providing odds, lines and global risk management, and may provide services to more than one licensed event wagering operator or licensed limited event wagering operator.
9. 11. "Official league data" means statistics, results, outcomes and other data related to a sports event or other event obtained pursuant to an agreement with the relevant sports governing body or an entity expressly authorized by the sports governing body to provide such information to licensees that authorizes the use of such data for determining the outcome of sports wagers on sports events or other events.
12. "Other event" means a competition of relative skill or an event authorized by the department under this chapter.
13. "Person" means an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, or Indian tribe or an entity fully owned by an Indian tribe, or any other organization or group of persons.
14. "Professional sport" means a sport conducted at the highest level league or organizational play for its respective sport and includes baseball, basketball, football, golf, hockey, soccer and motorsports.
15. "Prohibited conduct" includes any statement, action or other communication intended to unlawfully influence, manipulate or control a betting outcome of a sports event or other event or of any individual occurrence or performance in a sports event or other event in exchange for financial gain or to avoid financial or physical harm.
16. "Prohibited participant" means:
(a) Any individual whose participation may undermine the integrity of the wagering, the sports event or the other event.
(b) Any individual who is prohibited from placing a wager as an agent, proxy or because of self-exclusion.
(c) Any individual who is an athlete, coach, referee, player, trainer or personnel of a sports organization in any sports event or other event overseen by that individual's sports organization who, based on information that is not publicly available, has the ability to determine or to unlawfully influence the outcome of a wager.
(d) An individual who holds a position of authority or influence sufficient to exert influence over the participants in a sporting contest, including coaches, managers, handlers and athletic trainers, such that their actions can affect the outcome of a wager.
(e) An individual with access to exclusive information on any sports event or other event overseen by that individual's sports governing body that is not publicly available information or any individual identified by any lists provided by the sports governing body to the department.
17. "Sports event" means a professional sport or athletic event, a collegiate sport or athletic event, a motor race event, an e-sport event or an olympic event.
18. "Sports facility" means a facility that is owned by a commercial, state or local government or quasi-governmental entity that hosts professional sports events and that meets any of the following:
(a) is located In a county with a population of four million persons or more and holds a seating capacity of more than ten thousand persons at its primary facility. ,
(b) Is located in a county with a population of less than four million persons and holds a seating capacity of ten thousand persons at its primary facility in both the playing area and the area contiguous to the playing area as long as the building where the team plays has the requisite capacity to market, sell and make available for use ten thousand seats.
(c) is one location in this state that hosts an annual golf tournament on the PGA tour. and
(d) is one location that holds an outdoor motorsports facility that hosts a national association for stock car auto racing national touring race.
19. "Sports governing body" means an organization headquartered in the United States that prescribes final rules and enforces codes of conduct with respect to a sports event and participants in a sports event.
22. 20. "Supplier" means a person that manufactures, distributes or supplies event wagering equipment or software, including event wagering systems.
20. 21. "Tier one sports wager" means a sports wager that is determined solely by the final score or final outcome of the sports event and that is placed before the sports event has begun.
21. 22. "Tier two sports wager" means a sports wager that is not a tier one sports wager.
23. "Wager":
(a) Means a sum of money or thing of value risked on an uncertain occurrence.
(b) Includes tier one and tier two sports wagers, single-game bets, teaser bets, parlays, over-under bets, moneyline bets, pools, exchange wagering, in-game wagering, in-play bets, proposition bets, straight bets and other wagers approved by the department.
