SB 1673 Summary

• Establishes the Arizona Gaming Commission as an independent seven-member body with specific expertise requirements (law enforcement, accounting, tribal gaming, gaming regulation, mental health, tribal membership, and public member) to regulate fantasy sports contests and event wagering, replacing department of gaming oversight.

• Transfers $2,100,000 monthly from the event wagering fund to the 2021 compact trust fund established under section 5-605 for distribution to tribal beneficiaries not located in the Phoenix metropolitan area and without event wagering licenses.

• Implements a five-year conflict of interest prohibition preventing governors, legislative staff, lobbyists, lawyers, and legislators involved in 2021 gaming compact amendments from having financial interests in gambling operations through April 15, 2026.

• Terminates the Arizona Gaming Commission on July 1, 2032, with full repeal of related statutes on January 1, 2033, creating a sunset provision for the new regulatory structure.

• Modifies definitions and regulatory structure throughout Arizona Revised Statutes to reference the new commission instead of the department of gaming for fantasy sports and event wagering oversight, and allows nonprofits to contract with outside agents for raffles benefiting medical research and child abuse prevention services.