Bill Text: IA SSB1097 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to illegal gaming, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-10 - Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2025 12:00PM Room 217 Conference Room. [SSB1097 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SSB1097-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1097
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
SAFETY
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
illegal
gaming,
and
making
penalties
1
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
99F.1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsections:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
01.
“Account
sharing”
means
entering
into
3
or
participating
in
an
agreement
between
two
or
more
persons
4
to,
either
temporarily
or
permanently,
share
access
to
a
5
person’s
account
with
the
purpose
of
concealing
a
person’s
6
identity,
which
account
has
been
established
with
a
licensee
7
to
participate
in
gambling
games
or
sports
wagering
under
this
8
chapter.
9
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
25A.
“Proxy
betting”
means
any
wagering
or
10
betting
activity,
including
a
request
of
another
to
engage
in
11
wagering
or
betting
activity,
involving
two
or
more
persons,
12
where
one
person
places
a
wager
on
behalf
of
another
person
13
with
the
intent
to
hide
or
conceal
the
bettor’s
identity.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
99F.15,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
15
following
new
subsection:
16
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
A
person
engaging
in
proxy
betting
or
17
account
sharing
is
in
violation
of
section
725.7.
18
Sec.
3.
Section
725.7,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
1.
Except
as
permitted
in
chapters
99B
,
and
99D
,
99E,
and
21
99F,
a
person
shall
not
do
any
of
the
following:
22
a.
Participate
in
a
game
for
any
sum
of
money
or
other
23
property
of
any
value.
24
b.
Make
any
bet.
25
c.
For
a
fee,
directly
or
indirectly,
give
or
accept
26
anything
of
value
to
be
wagered
or
to
be
transmitted
or
27
delivered
for
a
wager
to
be
placed
within
or
without
outside
of
28
the
state
of
Iowa.
29
d.
For
a
fee,
deliver
anything
of
value
which
has
been
30
received
outside
the
enclosure
of
a
racetrack
licensed
under
31
chapter
99D
,
or
outside
of
a
gambling
structure,
to
be
placed
32
as
wagers
a
wager
in
the
pari-mutuel
pool
or
other
authorized
33
systems
system
of
wagering.
34
e.
Engage
in
bookmaking,
except
as
permitted
in
chapters
99E
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and
99F
.
1
f.
Engage
in
proxy
betting
as
defined
in
section
99F.1.
2
g.
Engage
in
account
sharing
as
defined
in
section
99F.1.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
illegal
gaming.
Under
current
law,
a
7
person
is
prohibited
from
engaging
in
the
acts
outlined
in
Code
8
section
725.7(1).
A
person
who
violates
these
prohibitions
is
9
guilty
of
illegal
gaming
and
is
subject
to
criminal
penalties.
10
The
bill
defines
“account
sharing”
and
“proxy
betting”
and
11
includes
those
activities
in
the
list
of
activities
considered
12
illegal
gaming.
The
bill
also
includes
in
the
activities
13
considered
illegal
gaming
the
act
of
delivering
anything
of
14
value
to
place
as
a
wager
in
a
pari-mutuel
pool
or
other
15
authorized
system
of
wagering
after
receiving
that
thing
of
16
value,
for
a
fee,
outside
of
a
gambling
structure.
17
A
person
guilty
of
illegal
gaming
commits
an
offense
ranging
18
from
a
serious
misdemeanor
to
a
class
“C”
felony
based
on
the
19
sum
of
money
or
value
of
other
property
involved
and
whether
20
the
offense
was
a
first
or
repeat
offense.
Illegal
gaming
21
in
the
fourth
degree
($100
or
less)
constitutes
a
serious
22
misdemeanor
for
a
first
offense,
an
aggravated
misdemeanor
23
for
a
second
offense,
a
class
“D”
felony
for
a
third
offense,
24
and
a
class
“C”
felony
for
a
fourth
or
subsequent
offense.
25
Illegal
gaming
in
the
third
degree
($100
to
$500)
constitutes
26
an
aggravated
misdemeanor
for
a
first
offense,
a
class
“D”
27
felony
for
a
second
offense,
and
a
class
“C”
felony
for
a
third
28
or
subsequent
offense.
Illegal
gaming
in
the
second
degree
29
($500
to
$5,000)
constitutes
a
class
“D”
felony
for
a
first
30
offense
and
a
class
“C”
felony
for
a
second
or
subsequent
31
offense.
Illegal
gaming
in
the
first
degree
(more
than
$5,000)
32
constitutes
a
class
“C”
felony.
33
A
serious
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
34
more
than
one
year
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$430
but
not
more
than
35
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$2,560.
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
1
for
no
more
than
two
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$855
but
2
not
more
than
$8,540.
A
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
3
confinement
for
no
more
than
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
4
$1,025
but
not
more
than
$10,245.
A
class
“C”
felony
is
5
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
10
years
and
a
fine
6
of
at
least
$1,370
but
not
more
than
$13,660.
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