SB1797 Summary

• Authorizes fantasy sports contests and event wagering in Arizona, establishing the Department of Gaming as the regulatory authority with licensing requirements for operators, management services providers, and suppliers.

• Creates a licensing system for fantasy sports contest operators with application requirements, background checks, prohibited employees, financial audits, and consumer protections including self-exclusion lists and responsible gambling programs.

• Permits event wagering on professional, collegiate, motor racing, e-sports, and Olympic sports events through licensed operators including professional sports teams, sports facilities, and Indian tribes; limits retail event wagering facilities to within five blocks of sports facilities.

• Establishes fees and revenue sharing mechanisms for both fantasy sports contests and event wagering, with most revenue deposited into state general funds after regulatory costs; includes provisions for integrity monitoring and prohibited conduct reporting.

• Becomes effective only after specified Indian tribes in Pima County and the Phoenix metropolitan area execute 2021 gaming compact amendments and the U.S. Secretary of Interior approves them.