I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5502 
To remove Federal barriers regarding the offering of mobile sports wagers 
on Indian lands when the applicable State and Indian Tribe have reached 
an agreement, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2019 
Mr. BRINDISI (for himself, Mr. KATKO, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, and Mr. 
GOSAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources 
A BILL 
To remove Federal barriers regarding the offering of mobile 
sports wagers on Indian lands when the applicable State 
and Indian Tribe have reached an agreement, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Removing Federal 
Barriers to Offering of Mobile Sports Wagers on Indian 
Lands Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act— 
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(1) the term ‘‘interactive sports wagering plat-
form’’ means a person or entity to the extent such 
person or entity offers lawful sports wagering over 
the internet, including through an internet website 
or mobile application; and 
(2) the term ‘‘sports wager’’ means the staking 
or risking by any person of something of value upon 
the outcome of a sporting event, including the out-
come of any portion or aspect thereof, upon an 
agreement or understanding that the person or an-
other person shall receive something of value in the 
event of a certain outcome. 
SEC. 3. IGRA SPORTS WAGERS. 
For purposes of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
(25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) only, a sports wager made 
through an interactive sports wagering platform shall be 
deemed to be made at the physical location of the server 
or other computer equipment used to accept the sports 
wager. 
SEC. 4. PRESERVATION OF STATES’ RIGHTS. 
With respect to a sports wager accepted through a 
server or other equipment located on Indian lands (as de-
fined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
(25 U.S.C. 2703)), the sports wager shall be considered 
to be exclusively occurring on Indian lands if— 
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(1) the person placing the sports wager and the 
server or other computer equipment through which 
the sports wager is accepted are in the same State; 
and 
(2) the applicable State and Indian Tribe have 
entered into a Tribal-State compact under the In-
dian Gaming Regulatory Act authorizing the placing 
of sports wagers through interactive sports wagering 
platforms. 
SEC. 5. MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS. 
Section 12 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
U.S.C. 2711) is amended by adding at end the following: 
‘‘(j) Subsection (b)(5) and subsection (c) shall not 
apply to a management contract entered into between an 
Indian Tribe and a person or entity to the extent such 
person or entity offers lawful sports wagering over the 
internet, including through an internet website or mobile 
application.’’. 
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