Iowa Code 99F.7A – Sports wagering — license — terms and conditions — fees
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1. The commission shall, upon payment of an initial license fee of forty-five thousand dollars and submission of an application to the commission consistent with the requirements of section 99F.6, issue a license to conduct sports wagering to a licensee authorized to conduct gambling games at a pari-mutuel racetrack enclosure or a licensee authorized to operate an excursion gambling boat or gambling structure, subject to the requirements of this chapter. The annual renewal fee for a license to conduct sports wagering shall be ten thousand dollars.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 99F.7A
- Authorized sporting event: means a professional sporting event, collegiate sporting event, international sporting event, or professional motor race event. See Iowa Code 99F.1
- Commission: means the state racing and gaming commission created under section 99D. See Iowa Code 99F.1
- Excursion gambling boat: means an excursion boat or moored barge on which lawful gambling is authorized and licensed as provided in this chapter. See Iowa Code 99F.1
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Gambling structure: means any man-made stationary structure approved by the commission that does not include a racetrack enclosure which is subject to land-based building codes rather than maritime or Iowa department of natural resources inspection laws and regulations on which lawful gambling is authorized and licensed as provided in this chapter. See Iowa Code 99F.1
- Internet: means the federated international system that is composed of allied electronic communication networks linked by telecommunication channels, that uses standardized protocols, and that facilitates electronic communication services, including but not limited to use of the world wide web; the transmission of electronic mail or messages; the transfer of files and data or other electronic information; and the transmission of voice, image, and video. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Internet site: means a specific location on the internet that is determined by internet protocol numbers, by a domain name, or by both, including but not limited to domain names that use the designations ". See Iowa Code 4.1
- Licensee: means any person licensed under section 99F. See Iowa Code 99F.1
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Racetrack enclosure: means all real property utilized for the conduct of a race meeting, including the racetrack, grandstand, concession stands, offices, barns, kennels and barn areas, employee housing facilities, parking lots, and any additional areas designated by the commission. See Iowa Code 99F.1
- Sports wagering: means the acceptance of wagers on an authorized sporting event or sports-related event by any system of wagering as authorized by the commission. See Iowa Code 99F.1
- Sports wagering area: means an area, as designated by the commission, in which sports wagering is conducted. See Iowa Code 99F.1
- Sports-related event: includes but is not limited to professional sports drafts and individual player awards. See Iowa Code 99F.1
2. A licensee under this section shall do all of the following:
a. Include on the internet site or mobile application used by the licensee to conduct advance deposit sports wagering as authorized in section 99F.9 the statewide telephone number authorized by the Iowa department of public health to provide problem gambling information and extensive responsible gaming features in addition to those described in section 99F.4, subsection 22.
b. Establish, subject to commission approval, sports wagering rules that specify the amounts to be paid on winning sports wagers, the effect of changes in the scheduling of an authorized sporting event or sports-related event subject to sports wagering, and the source of the information used to determine the outcome of a sports wager. The sports wagering rules shall be displayed in the licensee’s sports wagering area, posted on the internet site or mobile application used by the licensee to conduct advance deposit sports wagering as authorized in section 99F.9, and included in the terms and conditions of the licensee’s advance deposit sports wagering system.
3. A licensee under this section may enter into operating agreements with one or two entities to have up to a total of two individually branded internet sites to conduct advance deposit sports wagering for the licensee, unless one additional operating agreement or individually branded internet site is authorized by the commission. However, a person shall not sell, grant, assign, or turn over to another person the operation of an individually branded internet site to conduct advance deposit sports wagering for the licensee without the approval of the commission. This section does not prohibit an agreement entered into between a licensee under this section and an advanced deposit sports wagering operator as approved by the commission.
4. A licensee issued a license to conduct sports wagering under this section shall employ reasonable steps to prohibit coaches, athletic trainers, officials, players, or other individuals who participate in an authorized sporting event or sports-related event that is the subject of sports wagering from sports wagering under this chapter. In addition, a licensee shall employ reasonable steps to prohibit persons who are employed in a position with direct involvement with coaches, players, athletic trainers, officials, players, or participants in an authorized sporting event or sports-related event that is the subject of sports wagering from sports wagering under this chapter.