First Regular Session S.B. 1797
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. 1797
(Reference to printed bill)
Page 6, line 36, after "shall" insert "issue a"
Page 7, line 14, after the second quotation mark insert ":
(a)"
Between lines 20 and 21, insert:
"(b) Includes events involving motor vehicles."
Lines 37, 40 and 41, after "athletes" insert "or participants"
Page 8, line 10, after "systems" insert "except as otherwise provided by this chapter"
Page 11, line 11, after the first comma insert "on request,"
Page 12, line 22, strike "if it is determined" insert "that meets any of the following criteria as identified"
Line 23, after "department" strike remainder of line
Line 24, strike "of the following criteria"
Page 17, strike lines 21 through 43, insert:
"e. if a fantasy sports contest operator is required to file a form 1099-misc or w2-G or other substantially equivalent form with the united states internal revenue service for a person who is identified by the arizona supreme court, the department of economic security division of child support enforcement, the department of economic security supplemental nutrition assistance program and assistance overpayment or the arizona health care cost containment system administration as owing an obligation, the fantasy sports contest operator shall withhold the amount of obligations owed from the person's account at the time the form 1099-misc or w2-G or a substantially equivalent form is issued, if the fantasy sports operator has been notified by this state of the obligation. at that time, the fantasy sports contest operator shall transmit the amount withheld for obligations to the department of gaming and shall also transmit any INFORMATION requested by the department of gaming. the department of gaming shall provide information to the fantasy sports contest operator of persons with outstanding obligations. if the identified person is also self-excluded, tax liabilities and setoff obligations shall be satisfied before any monies are donated to the department of gaming division of problem gambling pursuant to section 5-1206. if the identified person has MULTIPLE liabilities, those liabilities shall be satisfied in the following order:
1. child support enforcement.
2. supplemental nutrition assistance program and assistance overpayment.
3. the arizona supreme court.
4. The Arizona health care cost containment system administration."
Page 20, line 19, strike "not less than" insert "at least"
Page 21, line 7, after "CHAPTER" insert "UNLESS OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY THE LEGISLATURE"
Strike lines 26 through 31, insert:
"1. "adjusted gross event wagering receipts" means an event wagering operator's gross wagering receipts, excluding voided bets minus winnings paid to authorized participants and any federal excise tax. a deduction from adjusted gross event wagering receipts equal to the value of free bets or promotional credits redeemed by authorized participants may be TAKEN as provided in this paragraph. the deduction under this paragraph for free bets or PROMOTIONAL credits is limited to the first five years following the effective date of this section as follows:
(a) for years one and two, a DEDuction not to EXCEED TWENTY percent of an event wagering OPERATOR'S gross wagering receipts.
(b) for year three, a deduction not to exceed fifteen percent of an event wagering operator's gross wagering receipts.
(c) for years four and five, a deduction not to exceed ten percent of an event wagering operator's GROSS wagering receipts.
(d) for year six and each year thereafter, no deduction of FREE PLAY is allowed. january 1 FOLLOWING the year in which the event wagering operator begins event wagering operations is considered the first year of event wagering for the purposes of this paragraph. an EVENT wagering operator may deduct up to twenty percent of an event wagering operator's gross wagering receipts during any period that the operator conducts event wagering before january 1 of the first year of event wagering operations."
Page 22, line 3, strike "operation,"
Line 7, after "means" insert "either:
(a)"
Line 10, strike "professional sports event based" insert "national association for stock car auto racing national touring race"
Line 11, strike "promoter's"; after "designee" insert "of such an owner, operator or promoter"
Between lines 12 and 13, insert:
"(b) an arizona indian tribe or an entity fully owned by an arizona indian tribe or its designee licensed to OPERATE only mobile event wagering outside the boundaries of its indian lands and throughout this state if it has signed the most recent tribal-state gaming COMPACT and any applicable appendices or amendments. If an owner, operator, promoter or indian tribe that qualified for an event wagering operator license appoints a designee, the designee will be considered the event wagering operator and the licensee with respect to the applicable license for the PURPOSES of this chapter."
Line 33, strike "an event or" insert "a"; after "skill" insert "or an event"
Page 23, line 27, strike the first "PGA"; strike "or" insert "and"
Line 30, after "organization" insert "headquartered in the united states"
Page 24, line 36, strike "contracting" insert "requirements"
Page 25, line 4, strike "any winning prize" insert "a payout of winnings that triggers the licensee's obligation to file a form 1099-misc or w-2g or a substantially equivalent form with the united states internal REVENUE service"
Line 10, strike "its"
Line 11, strike "designee"
Page 26, line 7, strike "event wagering platform" insert "management services"
Line 11, strike "event wagering"
Line 12, strike the first "platform" insert "management services provider"; strike "an" insert "the"
Between lines 14 and 15, insert:
"h. an owner, operator, promoter or indian tribe that qualifies for an event wagering operator license and appoints a designee to be licensed as an event wagering operator is not responsible for the conduct of its designee."
Line 25, strike "host" insert "hosts"
Line 26, after "A" strike remainder of line insert "national association for stock car auto racing national touring race"
Line 27, strike "their" insert "the owner's, operator's or promoter's"
Line 31, after "and" insert "Be"
Line 32, strike "of a"
Strike line 33, insert a period
Page 28, line 29, after "authorizes" insert "an event wagering operator identified in subsection a, paragraph 2 of this section, to operate only mobile event wagering or"
Line 33, after the first "facility" insert "or, in the case of a designee, the sports facility or the designating owner, operator or promoter of a professional sports team, event or franchise"
Page 30, line 3, strike "within thirty days" insert "not later than sixty days"
Line 7, after the period insert "unless more than ten applications for each type of license are received for a particular license type, the department shall adopt a process for ensuring an equal opportunity for all qualified applicants to obtain a license."
Page 34, line 32, strike "licenses" insert "licensees"
Page 36, line 45, after "received" insert "unless otherwise prohibited by federal law"
Page 37, line 19, strike the period insert a comma
Lines 21 and 24, strike "live betting" insert "tier two sports wagers"
Page 39, line 35, strike "not less than" insert "at least"
Page 40, line 11, after "C." insert "unless otherwise determined by the legislature,"
Page 41, lines 30 and 34, after "take" insert "commercially"
Page 42, line 12, after "person" strike remainder of line
Line 13, strike "person's identification must be verified" insert "a payout of winnings that trigger the licensee's obligation to file a form 1099-misc or w-2g or a substantially equivalent form with the united states internal revenue service"
Line 15, strike "set-off" insert "setoff"
Line 21, after "person" insert "receives a payout of winnings that trigger the licensee's obligation to file a form 1099-misc or w-2g or a substantially equivalent form with the united states internal REVENUE service and"
Line 22, strike "jackpot, prize or"
Line 23, strike the first "award" insert "winnings"; strike "jackpot, prize or award" insert "winnings"
Lines 24 and 28, strike "set-off" insert "setoff"
Amend title to conform