Removing Federal Barriers to Offering of Mobile Wagers on Indian Lands Act

Bill: 117-hr-4308
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
Introduced: 2021-07-01
Policy area: Native Americans
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Removing Federal Barriers to Offering of Mobile Wagers on Indian Lands Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes provisions related to the regulation of certain online wagers (i.e., bets) as Indian gaming.</p> <p>The bill deems an online wager as occurring exclusively on Indian lands, and therefore subject to the jurisdictional framework that governs Indian gaming, if (1) the person placing the wager and the server that accepts the wager are located in the same state, and (2) the applicable state and Indian tribe have entered into a gaming compact.</p> <p>For the purposes of regulation as Indian gaming, an online wager is deemed to be made at the physical location of the server or other computer equipment used to accept the wager, unless otherwise agreed to by the state and Indian tribe.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4308 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 1, 2021 Mr. Correa (for himself and Mr. Katko ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To remove Federal barriers regarding the offering of mobile wagers on Indian lands when the applicable State and Indian Tribe have reached an agreement, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Removing Federal Barriers to Offering of Mobile Wagers on Indian Lands Act . 2. Definitions For the purposes of this Act— (1) the term interactive wagering platform means a person or entity to the extent such person or entity offers lawful wagering over the internet, including through an internet website or mobile application; and (2) the term wager means the staking or risking by any person of something of value upon the outcome of an event, including the outcome of any portion or aspect thereof, upon an agreement or understanding that the person or another person shall receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome. 3. IGRA mobile wagers For purposes of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. ) only, a wager made through an interactive wagering platform shall be deemed to be made at the physical location of the server or other computer equipment used to accept the wager, unless otherwise agreed to by a State and Indian Tribe. 4. Preservation of States’ rights With respect to a wager accepted through a server or other equipment located on Indian lands (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2703 )), the wager shall be considered to be exclusively occurring on Indian lands if— (1) the person placing the wager and the server or other computer equipment through which the 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 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.