HI HB1308

Legalizes and regulates sports wagering in Hawaii through mobile applications and digital platforms only, with the Department of Law Enforcement overseeing licensing and enforcement

Requires a minimum of four sports wagering operator licenses to be issued at $250,000 each (5-year terms), with operators needing to already offer sports wagering in at least three other U.S. jurisdictions

Imposes a 10% general excise tax on adjusted gross sports wagering receipts, with 7% of tax revenues going to a new Problem Gambling Prevention and Treatment Special Fund and 7% to education programs

Sets the minimum age for placing wagers at 21 years old, prohibits wagering on youth sports events, and requires operators to establish voluntary exclusion programs for problem gamblers

Exempts licensed sports wagering and fantasy sports contests from Hawaii's existing gambling prohibitions, while establishing criminal penalties for unlicensed sports wagering operations (misdemeanor for first offense, escalating to Class B felony for repeat offenders)