Delaware House Bill 444 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-4)
Status: Introduced on June 28 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-06-29 - Reported Out of Committee (GAMING & PARIMUTUELS) in House with 7 On Its Merits
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]

An estimated 100,000 people in Delaware participate in some form of fantasy sports, whether it’s a football or baseball league with their friends and family, or more recently, a daily or weekly contest against players from across the country. This legislation confirms that those contests are “games of skill” and, therefore, not a form of illegal gambling under Delaware law. It also requires operators to apply for a license and comply with some of the strictest consumer protection safeguards in the nation. Finally, the legislation subjects operators of paid fantasy sports contests to a 15.5% tax on their net adjusted revenues.

An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Fantasy Contests.

Rep. Charles Potter [D]	Rep. Helene Keeley [D]	Sen. Margaret Henry [D]	Sen. David Sokola [D]
Rep. Stephanie Bolden [D]	Rep. Michael Ramone [R]	Rep. Peter Schwartzkopf [D]	Rep. Bryon Short [D]
Rep. Stephen Smyk [R]	Sen. Colin Bonini [R]	Sen. Bruce Ennis [D]	Sen. Nicole Poore [D]
Sen. Gary Simpson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-29	House	Reported Out of Committee (GAMING & PARIMUTUELS) in House with 7 On Its Merits
2016-06-28	House	Introduced in House and assigned to Gaming & Parimutuels Committee
2016-06-28	House	Assigned to Gaming & Parimutuels Committee in House

Type	Source
Summary	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/2bede841c6272c888025698400433a04/679afc025919b84685257fdc0062e097?OpenDocument
Text	http://legis.delaware.gov/LIS/lis148.nsf/vwLegislation/HB+444/$file/legis.html?open