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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9590 

To establish minimum Federal standards for sports betting, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 

Mr. TONKO introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 

Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To establish minimum Federal standards for sports betting, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Supporting Affordability and Fairness with Every Bet 

6 Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘SAFE Bet Act’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Definitions. 


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TITLE I—MINIMUM FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR SPORTS BETTING 

Sec. 101. General prohibition on sports wagering. 

Sec. 102. State sports wagering program. 

Sec. 103. State sports wagering program standards. 

TITLE II—PUBLIC HEALTH IN SPORTS BETTING 

Sec. 201. Annual nationwide survey on sports betting. 

Sec. 202. National Self-Exclusion List. 

Sec. 203. Surgeon General’s Report on Public Health Challenges Associated 

with Sports Betting. 

Sec. 204. Surveillance of gambling addiction. 

TITLE III—GENERAL PROVISIONS 

Sec. 301. State and Tribal authority. 

Sec. 302. Severability. 

1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) AMATEUR ATHLETIC COMPETITION.—The 

4 term ‘‘amateur athletic competition’’ has the mean5 ing given the term in section 220501 of title 36, 

6 United States Code. 

7 (2) ANONYMIZED SPORTS WAGERING DATA.— 

8 With respect to a sports wager accepted by a sports 

9 wagering operator, the term ‘‘anonymized sports wa10 gering data’’ means— 

11 (A) a unique identifier for the transaction 

12 and, if available, the individual who placed the 

13 sports wager, except that such identifier shall 

14 not include any personally identifiable informa15 tion of such individual; 

16 (B) the amount and type of sports wager; 


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1 (C) the date and time at which the sports 

2 wager was accepted; 

3 (D) the location at which the sports wager 

4 was placed, including the internet protocol ad5 dress, if applicable; and 

6 (E) the outcome of the sports wager. 

7 (3) GAMBLING DISORDER.—The term ‘‘gam8 bling disorder’’ means— 

9 (A) gambling disorder, as the term is used 

10 by the American Psychiatric Association in the 

11 publication entitled ‘‘Diagnostic and Statistical 

12 Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition’’ (or 

13 a successor edition); 

14 (B) pathological gambling; 

15 (C) gambling addiction; and 

16 (D) compulsive gambling. 

17 (4) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.—The term ‘‘gov18 ernmental entity’’ means— 

19 (A) a State; 

20 (B) a political subdivision of a State; and 

21 (C) an entity or organization, including an 

22 Indian Tribe, that has governmental authority 

23 within the territorial boundaries of the United 

24 States, including Indian lands. 


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1 (5) INDIAN LANDS.—The term ‘‘Indian lands’’ 

2 has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 

3 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)). 

4 (5) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 

5 has the meaning given the term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ in 

6 section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 

7 U.S.C. 2703). 

8 (6) INTERACTIVE SPORTS WAGERING PLAT9 FORM.—The term ‘‘interactive sports wagering plat10 form’’ means a person or entity that offers licensed 

11 sports wagering over the internet, including through 

12 an internet website and mobile devices, on behalf of 

13 a licensed gaming facility. 

14 (7) INTERSTATE SPORTS WAGERING COM15 PACT.—The term ‘‘interstate sports wagering com16 pact’’ means a compact to offer sports wagering in 

17 accordance with this Act between— 

18 (A) 2 or more States with a State sports 

19 wagering program; 

20 (B) 1 or more States with a State sports 

21 wagering program and 1 or more Indian Tribes; 

22 or 

23 (C) 2 or more Indian Tribes. 

24 (8) LICENSED GAMING FACILITY.—The term 

25 ‘‘licensed gaming facility’’ means a person licensed 


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1 by a State regulatory entity or an Indian Tribe li2 censed by a State regulatory agency for the conduct 

3 of gaming. 

4 (9) MICROBET.—The term ‘‘microbet’’ means a 

5 wager placed on an outcome or occurrence within a 

6 sporting event which may or may not be related to 

7 the ultimate result of the sporting event. 

8 (10) NATIONAL SELF-EXCLUSION LIST.—The 

9 term ‘‘national self-exclusion list’’ means the list 

10 maintained under section 553A of the Public Health 

11 Service Act, as added by section 202 of this Act, in 

12 cooperation with State regulatory entities, under sec13 tions 103(b)(6)(A)(ii) of this Act. 

14 (11) OFFICIAL.—The term ‘‘official’’ means a 

15 referee, umpire, judge, reviewer, or any other indi16 vidual authorized to administer the rules of a sport17 ing event. 

18 (12) PROPOSITION BET.—The term ‘‘propo19 sition bet’’ means a side wager on a part of a sport20 ing event that does not concern the final outcome of 

21 the sporting event. 

22 (13) REASONABLE LENDER STANDARD.—The 

23 term ‘‘reasonable lender standard’’ means applica24 tion of underwriting criteria that would be applied 

25 by a lender that is an insured depository institution 


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1 (as defined under section 3 of the Federal Deposit 

2 Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)) for an unsecured 

3 loan extended to a consumer. 

4 (14) SPORTING EVENT.—The term ‘‘sporting 

5 event’’ means any athletic competition. 

6 (15) SPORTS ORGANIZATION.—The term 

7 ‘‘sports organization’’ means— 

8 (A) a person or governmental entity that— 

9 (i) sponsors, organizes, schedules, or 

10 conducts a sporting event; and 

11 (ii) with respect to the sporting event 

12 and the participants in the sporting 

13 event— 

14 (I) prescribes final rules; and 

15 (II) enforces a code of conduct; 

16 and 

17 (B) a league or association of 1 or more 

18 persons or governmental entities described in 

19 subparagraph (A). 

20 (16) SPORTS WAGER.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

22 subparagraph (C), the term ‘‘sports wager’’ 

23 means the staking or risking by any person of 

24 something of value upon the outcome of a 

25 sporting event, including the outcome of any 


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1 portion or aspect thereof, upon an agreement or 

2 understanding that the person or another per3 son will receive something of value in the event 

4 of a certain outcome. 

5 (B) INCLUSION.—With respect to an ama6 teur or professional sporting event, the term 

7 ‘‘sports wager’’ includes— 

8 (i) a straight bet; 

9 (ii) a teaser; 

10 (iii) a variation of a teaser; 

11 (iv) a parlay; 

12 (v) a total or over-under; 

13 (vi) a moneyline; 

14 (vii) a betting pool; 

15 (viii) exchange wagering; 

16 (ix) in-game wagering, including in17 game wagering on— 

18 (I) a final or interim game score; 

19 (II) statistics; or 

20 (III) a discrete in-game event; 

21 (x) a sports lottery; and 

22 (xi) a proposition bet. 

23 (C) EXCEPTIONS.—The term ‘‘sports 

24 wager’’ does not include— 


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1 (i) any activity excluded from the defi2 nition of the term ‘‘bet or wager’’ under 

3 section 5362 of title 31, United States 

4 Code; or 

5 (ii) any activity that does not violate 

6 a provision of the Interstate Horseracing 

7 Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.). 

8 (17) SPORTS WAGERING.—The term ‘‘sports 

9 wagering’’ means the acceptance of a sports wager 

10 by a sports wagering operator. 

11 (18) SPORTS WAGERING OPERATOR.—The term 

12 ‘‘sports wagering operator’’ means— 

13 (A) a licensed gaming facility that offers 

14 sports wagering; and 

15 (B) an interactive sports wagering plat16 form. 

17 (19) SPORTS WAGERING OPT-IN STATE.—The 

18 term ‘‘sports wagering opt-in State’’ means a State 

19 that administers a State sports wagering program. 

20 (20) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 

21 (A) a State; 

22 (B) the District of Columbia; and 

23 (C) any commonwealth, territory, or pos24 session of the United States. 


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1 (21) STATE REGULATORY ENTITY.—The term 

2 ‘‘State regulatory entity’’ means the governmental 

3 entity— 

4 (A) established or designated by a sports 

5 wagering opt-in State under section 

6 102(a)(2)(A)(ii); and 

7 (B) responsible, solely or in coordination 

8 with 1 or more other governmental entities, for 

9 the regulation of sports wagering in the applica10 ble sports wagering opt-in State. 

11 (22) STATE SOCIAL GAMBLING LAW.—The term 

12 ‘‘State social gambling law’’ means a State law that 

13 allows sports wagering that— 

14 (A) is not conducted as a business; 

15 (B) involves 2 or more players who com16 pete on equal terms; and 

17 (C) does not provide a benefit to— 

18 (i) a player, other than the winnings 

19 of the player; or 

20 (ii) a person who is not involved in a 

21 sports wager. 

22 (23) STATE SPORTS WAGERING PROGRAM.— 

23 The term ‘‘State sports wagering program’’ means a 

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1 suant to an application approved by the Attorney 

2 General under subsection (b) or (e) of section 102. 

3 (24) SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION.—The term 

4 ‘‘suspicious transaction’’ means a transaction or an 

5 arrangement that a sports wagering operator knows 

6 or has reason to know, as determined by a director, 

7 officer, employee, or agent of the sports wagering 

8 operator is or would be if completed— 

9 (A) a violation of, or part of a plan to vio10 late or evade, any Federal, State, or local law 

11 (including regulations); or 

12 (B) sports wagering by or on behalf of an 

13 individual described in subparagraph (C), (D), 

14 or (E) of section 103(b)(4). 

15 (25) SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORT.—The 

16 term ‘‘suspicious transaction report’’ means a report 

17 submitted to a State regulatory entity or a sports 

18 organization under section 103(b)(13). 

19 (26) TRIBAL-STATE COMPACT.—The term 

20 ‘‘Tribal-State compact’’ means a compact entered 

21 into between a State and an Indian Tribe pursuant 

22 to section 11(d)(3) of the Indian Gaming Regulatory 

23 Act (25 U.S.C. 2710(d)(3)). 


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1 TITLE I—MINIMUM FEDERAL 

2 STANDARDS FOR SPORTS 

3 BETTING 

4 SEC. 101. GENERAL PROHIBITION ON SPORTS WAGERING. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 

6 (b), it shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly accept 

7 a sports wager. 

8 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—It shall not be a violation of sub9 section (a) for— 

10 (1) a sports wagering operator located in a 

11 sports wagering opt-in State to accept a sports 

12 wager in accordance with State law; or 

13 (2) a person to accept a sports wager in accord14 ance with an applicable State social gambling law. 

15 (c) INJUNCTIONS.— 

16 (1) IN GENERAL.—If the Attorney General be17 lieves a person has violated, is violating, or will vio18 late subsection (a), the Attorney General may bring 

19 a civil action in the appropriate district court of the 

20 United States or the appropriate United States 

21 court of a territory or possession of the United 

22 States, which shall have jurisdiction in proceedings 

23 in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Proce24 dure to enjoin a violation of subsection (a). 


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1 (2) JURY TRIAL.—In the case of an alleged vio2 lation of an injunction or restraining order issued 

3 under paragraph (1), trial shall be, on demand of 

4 the accused, by a jury in accordance with the Fed5 eral Rules of Civil Procedure. 

6 (d) CIVIL PENALTIES.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any person who violates 

8 subsection (a) shall be, with respect to any such vio9 lation, subject to a civil penalty of not more than the 

10 greater of $10,000 or 3 times the amount of the ap11 plicable sports wager. 

12 (2) SEPARATE VIOLATIONS.—A separate viola13 tion occurs for each sports wager accepted in viola14 tion of subsection (a). 

15 (3) JURISDICTION.—The district courts of the 

16 United States and appropriate United States courts 

17 of the territories and possessions of the United 

18 States shall have jurisdiction to enforce this sub19 section in accordance with section 1355 of title 28, 

20 United States Code. 

21 (4) EFFECT OF LAW.—A violation of subsection 

22 (a) shall not constitute a crime, and a judgment for 

23 the United States and imposition of a civil penalty 

24 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not give rise to any 


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1 disability or legal disadvantage based on conviction 

2 for a criminal offense. 

3 (e) CIVIL PENALTY NOT EXCLUSIVE OF CRIMINAL

4 PENALTY.—A civil penalty, injunction, or temporary re5 straining order imposed under this section shall be inde6 pendent of, and not in lieu of, criminal prosecutions or 

7 any other proceedings under any other law of the United 

8 States, including sections 1084 and 1955 of title 18, 

9 United States Code. 

10 (f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Subsection (a) shall take ef11 fect on the date that is 18 months after the date of enact12 ment of this Act. 

13 SEC. 102. STATE SPORTS WAGERING PROGRAM. 

14 (a) INITIAL APPLICATION.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—To request approval to ad16 minister a State sports wagering program, a State 

17 shall submit an application to the Attorney General 

18 at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by 

19 such information as the Attorney General may re20 quire. 

21 (2) CONTENTS.—An application under para22 graph (1) shall include— 

23 (A) a full and complete description of the 

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1 poses to administer under State law, includ2 ing— 

3 (i) each applicable State law relating 

4 to sports wagering; and 

5 (ii) an identification of the State regu6 latory entity; and 

7 (B) an assurance from the attorney gen8 eral or chief legal officer of the State that the 

9 laws of the State provide adequate authority to 

10 carry out the proposed State sports wagering 

11 program. 

12 (b) APPROVAL BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

14 after the date on which the Attorney General re15 ceives a complete application under this section, the 

16 Attorney General shall approve the application un17 less the Attorney General determines that the pro18 posed State sports wagering program does not meet 

19 the standards set forth in section 103. 

20 (2) DENIAL OF APPLICATION.—A decision of 

21 the Attorney General to deny an application sub22 mitted under this section shall— 

23 (A) be made in writing; and 


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1 (B) specify the 1 or more standards under 

2 section 103 that are not satisfied by the pro3 posed State sports wagering program. 

4 (c) NOTICE OF MATERIAL CHANGES.—In the case of 

5 a material change to a State law relating to sports wager6 ing, the State regulatory entity, or other information in7 cluded in an application submitted pursuant to subsection 

8 (a) or (e), not later than 30 days after the date on which 

9 the change is made, the State shall submit to the Attorney 

10 General a notice of such change. 

11 (d) DURATION.—A State sports wagering program 

12 shall be valid for a fixed 3-year period beginning on the 

13 date on which the Attorney General approves the applica14 tion of the applicable State under subsection (a) or (e). 

15 (e) RENEWAL APPLICATION AND APPROVAL.—Not 

16 later than the date on which the 3-year period referred 

17 to in subsection (d) ends, a State seeking to renew the 

18 approval of the State sports wagering program may sub19 mit to the Attorney General a renewal application that— 

20 (1) includes the information described in sub21 section (a); and 

22 (2) shall be subject to the approval process 

23 under subsection (b). 

24 (f) REVOCATION AND REVIEW.— 


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1 (1) EMERGENCY REVOCATION OF APPROVAL.— 

2 The Attorney General shall promulgate regulations 

3 that provide procedures by which the Attorney Gen4 eral may revoke the approval of a State to admin5 ister a State sports wagering program before the 

6 date on which the 3-year term described in sub7 section (d) expires if the Attorney General finds that 

8 the sports wagering program does not meet 1 or 

9 more standards set forth in section 103. 

10 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.—The Attorney 

11 General shall promulgate regulations that provide 

12 procedures by which a State may seek administra13 tive review of any decision by the Attorney Gen14 eral— 

15 (A) to deny an application under sub16 section (b); 

17 (B) to deny a renewal application under 

18 subsection (e); or 

19 (C) to revoke an approval under paragraph 

20 (1) of this subsection. 

21 SEC. 103. STATE SPORTS WAGERING PROGRAM STAND22 ARDS. 

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1 gering program does not meet the standards set forth in 

2 subsection (b). 

3 (b) STANDARDS FOR STATE SPORTS WAGERING PRO4 GRAMS.—A State sports wagering program shall meet 

5 each of the following standards: 

6 (1) STATE REGULATORY ENTITY.—Establish or 

7 designate a public entity in the applicable State as 

8 the State regulatory entity for the purposes of regu9 lating sports wagering operators and enforcing 

10 sports wagering laws in the State. 

11 (2) PERMISSIBLE SPORTS WAGERING.— 

12 (A) IN-PERSON SPORTS WAGERING.—Pro13 vide that in-person sports wagering may be of14 fered only by a sports wagering operator. 

15 (B) INTERNET SPORTS WAGERING.— 

16 (i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to any 

17 authorization of sports wagering on an 

18 interactive sports wagering platform, pro19 vide that such sports wagering, as avail20 able, is available only to— 

21 (I) individuals located in the 

22 State; or 

23 (II) in the case of an interstate 

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1 cated in States and on Indian lands of 

2 Indian Tribes that are party to the 

3 compact. 

4 (ii) LOCATION VERIFICATION.—In5 clude location verification requirements 

6 reasonably designed to prevent an indi7 vidual from placing a sports wager on an 

8 interactive sports wagering platform from 

9 a location other than a location described 

10 in clause (i). 

11 (C) SPORTS WAGER APPROVAL.— 

12 (i) IN GENERAL.—Provide that a 

13 sports wagering operator shall not accept a 

14 sports wager unless such sports wager or 

15 class of sports wagers is expressly ap16 proved by the State regulatory entity. 

17 (ii) APPROVAL CRITERIA.—Direct the 

18 State regulatory entity to establish criteria 

19 for decisions with respect to the approval 

20 of a sports wager or a class of sports wa21 gers, such as whether the outcome of the 

22 event or contingency on which the sports 

23 wager is placed is— 

24 (I) verifiable; 


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1 (II) generated by a reliable and 

2 independent process; and 

3 (III) unlikely to be affected by 

4 any sports wager placed. 

5 (D) PROHIBITION ON AMATEUR OR INTER6 COLLEGIATE PROPOSITION BETS.—Prohibit the 

7 State regulatory entity from approving, or a 

8 sports wagering operator from accepting, a 

9 proposition bet on— 

10 (i) any amateur athletic competition; 

11 or 

12 (ii) any intercollegiate sport (as de13 fined in the Sports Agent Responsibility 

14 and Trust Act (15 U.S.C. 7801)). 

15 (E) PROHIBITION OF SPORTS WAGERING

16 ON SPORTING EVENTS THAT HAVE COM17 MENCED.—Prohibit the State regulatory entity 

18 from approving, or a sports wagering operator 

19 from accepting, a sports wager on any sporting 

20 event, once such event has commenced. 

21 (3) RESTRICTIONS ON SPORTS WAGERING TO

22 PROTECT CONTEST INTEGRITY.— 

23 (A) DEFINITION OF NECESSARY TO MAIN24 TAIN CONTEST INTEGRITY.—In this paragraph, 

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1 rity’’ means that, in the absence of a restric2 tion, there is a reasonably foreseeable risk that 

3 the outcome of the sporting event or contin4 gency on which the wager is placed would be af5 fected by the wager. 

6 (B) CONTEST INTEGRITY.—Prohibit a 

7 sports wagering operator from accepting a 

8 sports wager in violation of a notice of restric9 tion received by the sports wagering operator 

10 under subparagraph (E)(i). 

11 (C) REQUEST TO RESTRICT SPORTS WA12 GERING.— 

13 (i) IN GENERAL.—With respect to a 

14 sporting events sponsored, organized, or 

15 conducted by a sports organization, permit 

16 the sports organization to submit to the 

17 State regulatory entity a request to re18 strict, limit, or exclude wagers on 1 or 

19 more sporting events, including by restrict20 ing, limiting, and excluding sports wagers 

21 on 1 or more performances of an athlete in 

22 1 or more sporting events in which such 

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1 tion is necessary to maintain contest integ2 rity. 

3 (ii) DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION.— 

4 Provide that the State regulatory entity 

5 shall establish reasonable deadlines for the 

6 submission of a request under clause (i) in 

7 advance of the applicable sporting event. 

8 (D) DETERMINATION BY THE STATE REG9 ULATORY ENTITY.—Provide that the State reg10 ulatory entity shall promptly— 

11 (i) approve a request described in sub12 paragraph (C)(i) unless the State regu13 latory entity determines, considering any 

14 information provided by the sports organi15 zation and any other relevant information, 

16 that a restriction is not necessary to main17 tain contest integrity; 

18 (ii) provide a written explanation of a 

19 determination under clause (i) to approve 

20 or deny a request; 

21 (iii) make such written explanation 

22 available to the public; and 

23 (iv) provide a process by which the 

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1 quest may seek review of such determina2 tion. 

3 (E) NOTICE OF RESTRICTION.—Provide 

4 that the State regulatory entity shall establish 

5 a process— 

6 (i) to provide to sports wagering oper7 ators prompt notice of any restriction ap8 proved by the State regulatory entity; and 

9 (ii) to make such notice publicly avail10 able. 

11 (4) PREVENTION OF SPORTS WAGERING BY

12 PROHIBITED INDIVIDUALS.—Prohibit a sports wa13 gering operator from accepting sports wagers from 

14 any— 

15 (A) individual younger than 21 years of 

16 age; 

17 (B) individual on the national self-exclu18 sion list; 

19 (C) athlete, coach, official, or employee of 

20 a sports organization or any club or team of a 

21 sports organization, with respect to a sporting 

22 event sponsored, organized, or conducted by the 

23 sports organization; 

24 (D) employee of a player or an official 

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1 a sporting event sponsored, organized, or con2 ducted by the sports organization; 

3 (E) individual who, with respect to a sport4 ing event sponsored, organized, or conducted by 

5 a sports organization, is— 

6 (i) credentialed or accredited by the 

7 sports organization; and 

8 (ii) prohibited from placing a sports 

9 wager by the terms of such credential or 

10 accreditation; or 

11 (F) individual convicted of an offense 

12 under subsection (a) or (b) of section 224 of 

13 title 18, United States Code. 

14 (5) AUTHORIZED DATA.— 

15 (A) RESULT OF A SPORTS WAGER.— 

16 (i) MARKET TRANSITION PERIOD.— 

17 With respect to any sports wager accepted 

18 on or before December 31, 2024, provide 

19 that a sports wagering operator shall de20 termine the result of a sports wager only 

21 with data that is licensed and provided 

22 by— 

23 (I) the applicable sports organi24 zation; or 


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1 (II) an entity expressly author2 ized by the applicable sports organiza3 tion to provide such information. 

4 (ii) POST-TRANSITION PERIOD.—With 

5 respect to any sports wager accepted after 

6 December 31, 2024, provide that a sports 

7 wagering operator shall determine the re8 sult of a sports wager only with data that 

9 is obtained from a source that the State 

10 regulatory entity has— 

11 (I) found to provide— 

12 (aa) data of substantially 

13 similar speed, accuracy, and con14 sistency to the data available 

15 under clause (i); and 

16 (bb) only data that is— 

17 (AA) legally obtained; 

18 and 

19 (BB) in full compliance 

20 with the terms of any appli21 cable contract or license; 

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1 (III) identified in the application 

2 of the State regulatory entity under 

3 section 102. 

4 (B) OTHER PURPOSES.—Provide that the 

5 statistics, result, outcome, or other data used 

6 by a sports wagering operator for a purpose 

7 other than to determine the result of a sports 

8 wager shall be in the public domain or other9 wise legally obtained. 

10 (6) CONSUMER PROTECTIONS.— 

11 (A) SELF-EXCLUSION.— 

12 (i) STATE SELF-EXCLUSION LIST.— 

13 Provide a process by which an individual 

14 may restrict himself or herself from plac15 ing a sports wager with a sports wagering 

16 operator located in the State, including by 

17 imposing sports wager limits. 

18 (ii) NATIONAL SELF-EXCLUSION

19 LIST.—Provide, through the State regu20 latory entity acting in cooperation with the 

21 Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and 

22 Substance Use, a process by which an indi23 vidual may restrict himself or herself from 

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1 gering opt-in State, including by imposing 

2 sports wager limits, and placing himself or 

3 herself on the national self-exclusion list. 

4 (iii) REASONABLE STEPS RE5 QUIRED.—Provide that a sports wagering 

6 operator may not accept a sports wager by 

7 an individual who is— 

8 (I) described in clause (i); or 

9 (II) included on the national self10 exclusion list. 

11 (B) WITHDRAWAL RESTRICTIONS.—Pro12 hibit a sports wagering operator from— 

13 (i) requiring an individual engaged in 

14 sports wagering to participate in a pub15 licity or an advertising activity of the 

16 sports wagering operator as a condition of 

17 withdrawal of the winnings of the indi18 vidual; and 

19 (ii) imposing on any individual en20 gaged in sports wagering— 

21 (I) a minimum or maximum 

22 withdrawal limit for the account of 

23 the individual; 

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1 drawal from the account of the indi2 vidual based on the extent of the 

3 sports wagering by the individual; 

4 (III) an unreasonable deadline 

5 for the provision of information relat6 ing to the identity of the individual as 

7 a condition of withdrawal from the ac8 count of the individual; or 

9 (IV) a dormancy charge for an 

10 account of the individual that is not 

11 used to place a sports wager. 

12 (C) DISCLOSURE.— 

13 (i) RESTRICTIONS OR CONDITIONS.— 

14 Provide that a sports wagering operator 

15 shall provide an individual with adequate 

16 and clear information relating to any appli17 cable restriction or condition before the in18 dividual opens an account with the sports 

19 wagering operator. 

20 (ii) BONUSES OFFERED.—Provide 

21 that a sports wagering operator shall pro22 vide to an individual engaged in sports wa23 gering clear information relating to any 

24 bonus offered, including the terms of with25 drawal of the bonus. 


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1 (iii) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Provide 

2 that the information described in clauses 

3 (i) and (ii) be available to the public. 

4 (D) TREATMENT AND EDUCATION FUND5 ING.—Provide that a sports wagering operator 

6 shall allocate an appropriate percentage of the 

7 revenue from sports wagering to— 

8 (i) treatment for gambling disorder; 

9 and 

10 (ii) education on responsible gaming. 

11 (E) RESERVE REQUIREMENT.—Provide 

12 that a sports wagering operator shall maintain 

13 a reserve in an amount not less than the sum 

14 of— 

15 (i) the amounts held by the sports wa16 gering operator for the account of patrons; 

17 (ii) the amounts accepted by the 

18 sports wagering operator as sports wagers 

19 on contingencies the outcomes of which 

20 have not been determined; and 

21 (iii) the amounts owed but unpaid by 

22 the sports wagering operator on winning 

23 wagers during the period for honoring win24 ning wagers established by State law or 

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1 (F) AFFORDABILITY PROTECTIONS.—Pro2 vide that a sports wagering operator— 

3 (i) may not accept more than 5 depos4 its from an individual during a 24-hour pe5 riod; 

6 (ii) may not accept deposits made 

7 using a credit card; and 

8 (iii) shall be required, before accepting 

9 sport wagers from an individual in an 

10 amount that is more than $1,000 during a 

11 24-hour period or $10,000 during a 30-day 

12 period, to conduct an affordability check 

13 which shall be satisfied by 1 or both of the 

14 following ways: 

15 (I) Verification that the proposed 

16 deposit is not greater than 30 percent 

17 of the monthly income of the indi18 vidual. 

19 (II) Verification through a rea20 sonable lender standard based on 

21 issuance of an unsecured loan for the 

22 proposed deposit through methods 

23 normally used by consumer lenders. 


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1 (G) ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESTRIC2 TION.—Provide that a sports wagering operator 

3 may not use artificial intelligence to— 

4 (i) track the sports wagers of an indi5 vidual; 

6 (ii) create an offer or promotion tar7 geting a specific individual; or 

8 (iii) create a gambling product, such 

9 as a microbet. 

10 (7) ADVERTISING.—Provide that advertise11 ments for a sports wagering operator— 

12 (A) shall— 

13 (i) disclose the identity of the sports 

14 wagering operator; and 

15 (ii) provide information about how to 

16 access resources relating to gambling ad17 diction; 

18 (B) shall not recklessly or purposefully tar19 get— 

20 (i) problem gamblers; 

21 (ii) individuals suffering from gam22 bling disorder; or 

23 (iii) individuals who are ineligible to 

24 place a sports wager, including individuals 

25 younger than 21 years of age; 


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1 (C) may not be broadcasted— 

2 (i) between the hours of 8:00am and 

3 10:00pm local time; or 

4 (ii) during a live broadcast of a sport5 ing event; and 

6 (D) may not include— 

7 (i) odds boosts or similar offers, in8 cluding advertising that contains the 

9 phrase ‘‘bonus’’, ‘‘no sweat’’, ‘‘bonus bet’’, 

10 or any other similar term; or 

11 (ii) any information on how to place a 

12 sports wager or how sports wagers work. 

13 (8) LICENSING REQUIREMENT.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—Provide that a sports 

15 wagering operator located in the State shall be 

16 licensed by the State regulatory entity. 

17 (B) SUITABILITY FOR LICENSING.— 

18 (i) IN GENERAL.—Provide that before 

19 granting a license to a prospective sports 

20 wagering operator, the State regulatory en21 tity shall make a determination, based on 

22 a completed background check and inves23 tigation, with respect to whether the pro24 spective sports wagering operator and any 

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1 prospective sports wagering operator is 

2 suitable for license in accordance with suit3 ability standards established by the State 

4 regulatory entity. 

5 (ii) ASSOCIATES OF APPLICANTS.— 

6 Provide that if a prospective sports wager7 ing operator is a corporation, partnership, 

8 or other business entity, a background 

9 check and investigation shall occur with re10 spect to— 

11 (I) the president or other chief 

12 executive of the corporation, partner13 ship, or other business entity; and 

14 (II) any other partner or senior 

15 executive and director of the corpora16 tion, partnership, or other business 

17 entity, as determined by the State 

18 regulatory entity. 

19 (iii) BACKGROUND CHECK AND INVES20 TIGATION.—Establish standards and pro21 cedures for conducting the background 

22 checks and investigations described in this 

23 subparagraph. 

24 (C) UNSUITABILITY FOR LICENSING.— 

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1 subparagraph (B)(i), provide that a prospective 

2 sports wagering operator shall not be deter3 mined to be suitable for licensing as a sports 

4 wagering operator if the prospective sports wa5 gering operator— 

6 (i) has failed to provide information 

7 and documentary material for a determina8 tion of suitability for licensing as a sports 

9 wagering operator; 

10 (ii) has supplied information which is 

11 untrue or misleading as to a material fact 

12 pertaining to any such determination; 

13 (iii) has been convicted of an offense 

14 punishable by imprisonment of more than 

15 1 year; 

16 (iv) is delinquent in— 

17 (I) filing any applicable Federal 

18 or State tax returns; or 

19 (II) the payment of any taxes, 

20 penalties, additions to tax, or interest 

21 owed to the United States or a State; 

22 (v) on or after October 13, 2006— 

23 (I) has knowingly participated in, 

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1 pating in, an illegal internet gambling 

2 activity, including— 

3 (aa) taking an illegal inter4 net wager; 

5 (bb) payment of winnings on 

6 an illegal internet wager; 

7 (cc) promotion through ad8 vertising of an illegal internet 

9 gambling website or service; or 

10 (dd) collection of any pay11 ment on behalf of an entity oper12 ating an illegal internet gambling 

13 website; or 

14 (II) has knowingly been owned, 

15 operated, managed, or employed by, 

16 or should have known the prospective 

17 sports wagering operator was owned, 

18 operated, managed, or employed by, 

19 any person who was knowingly par20 ticipating in, or should have known 

21 the person was participating in, an il22 legal internet gambling activity, in23 cluding an activity described in items 

24 (aa) through (dd) of subclause (I); 

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1 (I) received any assistance, finan2 cial or otherwise, from a person who 

3 has, before the date of enactment of 

4 this Act, knowingly accepted bets or 

5 wagers from any other person who is 

6 physically present in the United 

7 States in violation of Federal or State 

8 law; or 

9 (II) provided any assistance, fi10 nancial or otherwise, to a person who 

11 has, before the date of enactment of 

12 this Act, knowingly accepted bets or 

13 wagers from any other person who is 

14 physically present in the United 

15 States in violation of Federal or State 

16 law; 

17 (vii) with respect to any other entity 

18 that has accepted a bet or wager from any 

19 individual in violation of United States 

20 law, has purchased or otherwise obtained— 

21 (I) such entity; 

22 (II) a list of the customers of 

23 such entity; or 

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1 (viii) fails to certify in writing, under 

2 penalty of perjury, that the applicant or 

3 other such person, and all affiliated busi4 ness entities (including all entities under 

5 common control), during the entire history 

6 of such applicant or other such person and 

7 all affiliated business entities— 

8 (I) have not committed an inten9 tional felony violation of Federal or 

10 State sports wagering law; and 

11 (II) have used diligence to pre12 vent any United States person from 

13 placing a sports wager on an internet 

14 site in violation of Federal or State 

15 sports wagering laws. 

16 (D) REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION.—Es17 tablish standards and procedures for sus18 pending or revoking the license of a sports wa19 gering operator. 

20 (9) EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS.—Pro21 vide that a sports wagering operator— 

22 (A) shall ensure that each existing and 

23 newly hired employee or contractor of the 

24 sports wagering operator undergo an annual 

25 criminal history background check; and 


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1 (B) shall not employ or enter into a con2 tract with any individual who has been con3 victed of a Federal or State crime relating to 

4 sports wagering. 

5 (10) RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

7 subparagraph (B), with respect to each sports 

8 wager accepted by a sports wagering operator 

9 or attempted to be placed by an individual with 

10 a sports wagering operator, provide that the 

11 sports wagering operator shall secure and main12 tain a record of the following: 

13 (i) The name, permanent address, 

14 date of birth, and social security number 

15 or passport number of the individual who 

16 placed, or attempted to place, the sports 

17 wager, which the sports wagering operator 

18 shall verify in accordance with the require19 ments for verification of identity in parts 

20 1010.312 and 1021.312 of title 31, Code 

21 of Federal Regulations (or any successor 

22 regulation). 

23 (ii) The amount and type of the 

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1 (iii) The date and time at which the 

2 sports wager was placed or attempted to 

3 be placed. 

4 (iv) The location at which the sports 

5 wager was placed or attempted to be 

6 placed, including the internet protocol ad7 dress, if applicable. 

8 (v) The outcome of the sports wager. 

9 (B) EXCEPTION.—Provide that a sports 

10 wagering operator shall not be required to 

11 maintain a record of the information described 

12 in subparagraph (A) if— 

13 (i) the sports wager is not placed by 

14 an individual through an account with the 

15 sports wagering operator; 

16 (ii) the amount of the sports wager 

17 does not exceed $10,000; 

18 (iii) the sports wagering operator and 

19 any officer, employee, or agent of the 

20 sports wagering operator does not have 

21 knowledge, or would not in the ordinary 

22 course of business have reason to have 

23 knowledge, that the sports wager is 1 of 

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1 1 day that are, in the aggregate, in excess 

2 of $10,000; and 

3 (iv) the sports wagering operator is 

4 not required, pursuant to section 

5 31.3402(q)–1 of title 26, Code of Federal 

6 Regulations (or a successor regulation), to 

7 furnish a Form W–2G to the individual 

8 who placed the sports wager with respect 

9 to winnings from the sports wager. 

10 (C) RECORDS RELATING TO SUSPICIOUS

11 TRANSACTIONS.—Provide that, in addition to 

12 the records required to be maintained pursuant 

13 paragraph (A), a sports wagering operator shall 

14 be required to maintain any other records relat15 ing to a suspicious transaction, including video 

16 recordings, in the possession, custody, or con17 trol of the sports wagering operator. 

18 (D) DURATION OF RECORDKEEPING OBLI19 GATION.—Provide that a sports wagering oper20 ator shall be required to maintain each record 

21 required under this paragraph for not fewer 

22 than 5 years after the date on which the record 

23 is created. 

24 (11) DATA SECURITY.—Provide that a sports 

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1 shall take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized 

2 access to, or dissemination of, sports wagering and 

3 customer data. 

4 (12) REAL-TIME INFORMATION SHARING.—Pro5 vide that a sports wagering operator shall provide to 

6 the State regulatory entity anonymized sports wa7 gering data in real-time or as soon as practicable, 

8 but not later than 24 hours, after the time at which 

9 a sports wager is accepted by the sports wagering 

10 operator. 

11 (13) SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTION REPORTING.— 

12 (A) REPORTING TO STATE REGULATORY

13 ENTITY.—Provide that each sports wagering 

14 operator located in the State shall promptly re15 port the information described in paragraph 

16 (10)(A) for any suspicious transaction to the 

17 State regulatory entity, in such manner and ac18 companied by such additional information as 

19 the State regulatory entity may require. 

20 (B) REPORTING TO SPORTS ORGANIZA21 TIONS.— 

22 (i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

23 (ii), provide that a sports wagering oper24 ator shall simultaneously transmit to the 

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1 component of the Department of Justice or 

2 other Federal law enforcement entity des3 ignated by the Attorney General to receive 

4 such reports, any suspicious transaction 

5 report submitted to a State regulatory en6 tity under subparagraph (A). 

7 (ii) PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE IN8 FORMATION.— 

9 (I) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro10 vided in subclause (II), a suspicious 

11 transaction report submitted to a 

12 sports organization shall not contain 

13 any personally identifiable information 

14 relating to any individual who placed, 

15 or attempted to place, a sports wager. 

16 (II) EXCEPTION.—A suspicious 

17 transaction report submitted to a 

18 sports organization shall include any 

19 available personally identifiable infor20 mation relating to an individual de21 scribed in subparagraph (C), (D), or 

22 (E) of paragraph (4). 

23 (14) MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT.— 

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1 forcement, shall develop and implement a strat2 egy to enforce the sports wagering laws of the 

3 State. 

4 (B) AUTHORITY TO MONITOR AND EN5 FORCEMENT.—Provide adequate authority to 

6 the State regulatory entity and law enforce7 ment, as appropriate, to monitor compliance 

8 with and enforce the sports wagering laws of 

9 the State, including— 

10 (i) the authority and responsibility to 

11 conduct periodic audits and inspect the 

12 books and records of each sports wagering 

13 operator located or operating in the State; 

14 and 

15 (ii) a requirement that the State regu16 latory entity shall refer evidence of poten17 tial criminal violations to the appropriate 

18 law enforcement entity. 

19 (15) COOPERATION WITH INVESTIGATIONS.— 

20 (A) SPORTS WAGERING OPERATORS.—Pro21 vide that any sports wagering operator located 

22 or operating in the State shall cooperate with 

23 any lawful investigation conducted by— 

24 (i) the State regulatory entity; 


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1 (ii) Federal or State law enforcement; 

2 or 

3 (iii) a sports organization, with re4 spect to a sports wager— 

5 (I) on a sporting event spon6 sored, organized, or conducted by the 

7 sports organization; 

8 (II) placed by or on behalf of an 

9 individual described in subparagraph 

10 (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (4); and 

11 (III) accepted by the sports wa12 gering operator. 

13 (B) STATE REGULATORY ENTITY.—Pro14 vide that the State regulatory entity shall co15 operate with any lawful investigation conducted 

16 by— 

17 (i) Federal or State law enforcement; 

18 or 

19 (ii) a sports organization, with respect 

20 to a sports wager— 

21 (I) on a sporting event spon22 sored, organized, or conducted by the 

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1 (II) accepted by a sports wager2 ing operator located or operating in 

3 the State. 

4 (16) INTERNAL CONTROLS.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—Provide that each 

6 sports wagering operator shall devise and main7 tain a system of internal controls sufficient to 

8 provide reasonable assurances that sports wa9 gers are accepted in accordance with all appli10 cable laws, regulations, and policies. 

11 (B) MINIMUM STANDARDS.—Provide that 

12 the State regulatory entity shall adopt and pub13 lish minimum standards for internal control 

14 procedures. 

15 (C) REPORT.—Provide that each sports 

16 wagering operator shall submit to the State reg17 ulatory entity not less frequently than annually 

18 the written system of internal controls of the 

19 sports wagering operator. 

20 (D) AUDIT.—Provide that system of inter21 nal controls of a sports wagering operator shall 

22 be evaluated on a periodic basis, but not less 

23 frequently than every 3 years, by the State reg24 ulatory entity or an independent third-party 

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1 TITLE II—PUBLIC HEALTH IN 

2 SPORTS BETTING 

3 SEC. 201. ANNUAL NATIONWIDE SURVEY ON ONLINE 

4 SPORTS BETTING. 

5 Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act 

6 (42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.) is amended by adding at the 

7 end the following: 

8 ‘‘SEC. 553. ANNUAL NATIONWIDE SURVEY ON ONLINE 

9 SPORTS BETTING. 

10 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

11 date of enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 

12 the Secretary shall— 

13 ‘‘(1) conduct a nationwide survey designed to 

14 provide quantitative data regarding the scope of 

15 problem gambling and gambling-related harm expe16 rienced by individuals using online sports betting; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(2) make available to the public summaries 

19 and analyses of the data collected pursuant to sur20 veys under paragraph (1). 

21 ‘‘(b) ISSUES TO BE SURVEYED.—Each survey under 

22 subsection (a) shall include— 

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1 ‘‘(2) examination of the rates of potential prob2 lem gambling and gambling-related harm by admin3 istering the Problem Gambling Severity Index (Fer4 ris and Wynne, 2001) to a select sample of individ5 uals engaged in online sports betting over the 12- 

6 month period covered by the survey. 

7 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary shall ensure 

8 that each survey under subsection (a) is— 

9 ‘‘(1) conducted by qualified researchers; and 

10 ‘‘(2) not conducted, funded, or instructed by 

11 the gambling industry.’’. 

12 SEC. 202. NATIONAL SELF-EXCLUSION LIST. 

13 Part D of title V of the Public Health Service Act 

14 (42 U.S.C. 290dd et seq.), as amended by section 201, 

15 is further amended by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘SEC. 553A. NATIONAL SELF-EXCLUSION LIST. 

17 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In cooperation with State regu18 latory entities, the Secretary shall maintain and admin19 ister— 

20 ‘‘(1) a list (to be known as the ‘national self21 exclusion list’) of individuals who, by placing them22 selves on the list, restrict themselves from placing a 

23 sports wager with a sports wagering operator located 

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1 ‘‘(2) a process by which an individual may add 

2 or remove himself or herself from the national self3 exclusion list. 

4 ‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms 

5 ‘sports wager’, ‘sports wagering operator’ and ‘sports wa6 gering opt-in State’ have the meanings given to such terms 

7 in section 2 of the Supporting Affordability and Fairness 

8 with Every Bet Act of 2024.’’. 

9 SEC. 203. SURGEON GENERAL’S REPORT ON PUBLIC 

10 HEALTH CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH 

11 SPORTS BETTING. 

12 Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 

13 of this Act, the Surgeon General shall submit a report to 

14 Congress on the public health challenges associated with 

15 widespread sports betting. 

16 SEC. 204. SURVEILLANCE OF GAMBLING DISORDER. 

17 Title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended 

18 by inserting after section 317V (42 U.S.C. 247b–24) the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘SEC. 317W. SURVEILLANCE OF GAMBLING ADDICTION. 

21 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 

22 the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Pre23 vention and in coordination with other appropriate agen24 cies, shall, as appropriate— 


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1 ‘‘(1) enhance and expand infrastructure and ac2 tivities to track the epidemiology of gambling addic3 tion; and 

4 ‘‘(2) incorporate information obtained through 

5 such infrastructure and activities into an integrated 

6 surveillance system, which may consist of or include 

7 a registry, to be known as the ‘National Gambling 

8 Addiction Surveillance System’. 

9 ‘‘(b) RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall ensure that 

10 the National Gambling Addiction Surveillance System, if 

11 established, is designed in a manner that facilitates fur12 ther research on gambling addiction. 

13 ‘‘(c) PUBLIC ACCESS.—Subject to subsection (d), the 

14 Secretary shall ensure that information and analysis in the 

15 National Gambling Addiction Surveillance System, if es16 tablished, are available, as appropriate, to the public, in17 cluding researchers. 

18 ‘‘(d) PRIVACY.—The Secretary shall ensure that in19 formation and analysis in the National Gambling Addic20 tion Surveillance System, if established, are made avail21 able only to the extent permitted by applicable Federal 

22 and State law, and in a manner that protects personal 

23 privacy, to the extent required by applicable Federal and 

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1 TITLE III—GENERAL 

2 PROVISIONS 

3 SEC. 301. STATE AND TRIBAL AUTHORITY. 

4 (a) RELATION TO INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY

5 ACT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of the Indian 

7 Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), a 

8 sports wager made through an interactive sports wa9 gering platform shall be deemed to be made at the 

10 physical location of the server or other equipment 

11 used to accept the sports wager. 

12 (2) SERVER ON INDIAN LANDS.—With respect 

13 to a sports wager described in paragraph (1) accept14 ed through a server or other equipment located on 

15 Indian lands, the sports wager shall be considered to 

16 be exclusively occurring on Indian lands if— 

17 (A) the sports wager and the server are in 

18 the same State; and 

19 (B) the applicable State and Indian Tribe 

20 have entered into a Tribal-State compact au21 thorizing the placing of sports wagers through 

22 interactive sports wagering platforms. 

23 (b) NO PREEMPTION.—Nothing in this Act preempts 

24 or limits the authority of a State or an Indian Tribe to 

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1 tion, or other measure with respect to sports wagering 

2 that is in addition to, or more stringent than, the require3 ments of this Act. 

4 (c) TAXATION OF SPORTS WAGERING.—Nothing in 

5 this Act limits or otherwise affects the taxation of sports 

6 wagering by a State, an Indian Tribe, or a locality. 

7 SEC. 302. SEVERABILITY. 

8 If a provision of this Act, an amendment made by 

9 this Act, a regulation promulgated under this Act or under 

10 an amendment made by this Act, or the application of any 

11 such provision, amendment, or regulation to any person 

12 or circumstance, is held to be invalid, the remaining provi13 sions of this Act, amendments made by this Act, regula14 tions promulgated under this Act or under an amendment 

15 made by this Act, or the application of such provisions, 

16 amendments, and regulations to any person or cir17 cumstance— 

18 (1) shall not be affected by the invalidity; and 

19 (2) shall continue to be enforced to the max20 imum extent practicable. 

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