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AZ HB2813

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/11/2020

Primary Sponsor

Stephen Pierce

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Authorizes sports betting at pari-mutuel racetrack enclosures, additional wagering facilities, and tribal casinos through the Department of Gaming, with both manual and electronic wagering on closed-loop systems.

  • Establishes historic racing as a regulated gambling form allowing pari-mutuel pools from previously conducted races at racetrack enclosures and additional wagering facilities.

  • Creates the racing purse enhancement fund from sports betting revenues, with distributions split between the state general fund and horsemen organizations for racing purses (specific percentages left blank in bill).

  • Amends tribal-state gaming compacts to establish new standard form agreements with gaming device allocations, card game tables, revenue contribution requirements (1-8% tiered on net gaming revenue), and dispute resolution procedures.

  • Modifies criminal gambling statutes to exclude regulated sports betting and historic racing from unlawful wagering provisions, and updates business tax classifications accordingly.

Legislative Description

Sports betting; historic racing; revenue

Department Of Gaming

Last Action

House Committee of the Whole action: Retained on the Calendar

3/12/2020

Full Bill Text

No bill text available