SB 16A — Fantasy Sports Contest Amusement Act

Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 16-A By Senator Hutson 7-00013-21A 202116A__ A bill to be entitled An act relating to the FantasyCommittee Sportson ContestAppropriations; Amusement Act;

and Senator Hutson 576-00042-21A 202116Ac1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to the Fantasy Sports Contest Amusement Act;

requiring the division to revoke a contest operator’s license under certain circumstances;

requiring a contest operator to use only specified statistics, results, outcomes, and other data relatingsources tothat ameet professionalspecified sportingrequirements; event;

5758 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

5960 Section 1. Section 546.11, Florida Statutes, is created to read:

(5) “Entry(5) “Division” fee” means the cashDivision orof cashPari-mutuel equivalentWagering amountof thatthe isDepartment requiredof toBusiness beand paidProfessional byRegulation. a person to a contest operator or noncommercial contest operator to participate in a fantasy sports contest.

(6) “Fantasy(6) “Entry sportsfee” contest” means athe fantasycash or simulationcash sportsequivalent gameamount orthat contestis offeredrequired byto abe contestpaid operatorby or a noncommercialperson contestto operator in which a contest participantoperator manages a fantasy or simulationnoncommercial sportscontest teamoperator composedto ofparticipate athletesin from a professionalfantasy sports organizationcontest. and which meets each of the following requirements:

(7) “Fantasy sports contest” means a fantasy or simulation sports game or contest offered by a contest operator or a noncommercial contest operator in which a contest participant manages a fantasy or simulation sports team composed of athletes from a professional sports organization and which meets each of the following requirements:

(7) “Noncommercial(8) “Noncommercial contest operator” means a natural person who organizes and conducts a fantasy or simulation sports contest in which contest participants are charged entry fees for the right to participate;

(3) The division shall adoptrevoke rulesa tocontest implementoperator’s andlicense administerif thisthe act.contest operator offers fantasy sports contests that violate s.

546.13(6)(c).

(4) The division shall adopt rules to implement and administer this act.

ForHowever, the purposes of this paragraph, the term “relative” means a spouse,contest father,operator mother,may son,offer daughter,fantasy grandfather,sports grandmother,contests brother,to sister,its uncle,employees aunt,in cousin,which nephew,the niece,employees father-inare law,the mother-in-law,sole son-in-law,participants daughter-in-law,in brother-in-law,the sister-in-law,contests. stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, or half-sister.

For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “relative” means a spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, cousin, nephew, niece, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, or half-sister.

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(b) The penalty provisions established in this subsection do not apply to violations committed by a contest operator which occurred prior to the issuance of a license under this act if the contest operator applies for a license within 90 days after Julythe 1,date 2023,the division begins accepting applications, and receives a license within 240 days after Julysuch 1,date. 2023.

(2)PROHIBITIONS(2) PROHIBITIONS FOR EMPLOYEES AND COMMISSIONERS;