The council shall not grant a license or approve a registration for an applicant that has one (1) or more of the following individuals associated with it as key personnel:

(1) A member or employee of the council;

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-49-120

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Council: means the sports wagering council. See Tennessee Code 4-49-102
  • Key personnel: means individuals who have the power to exercise significant influence over sports wagering in this state and who are associated with the applicant for licensure or registration as:
    (i) A principal owner of more than five percent (5%) of the applicant. See Tennessee Code 4-49-102
  • License: means a license to accept wagers from bettors on sporting events issued under §. See Tennessee Code 4-49-102
  • Person: means an individual, group of individuals, trust, or business entity. See Tennessee Code 4-49-102
  • Sporting event: means any professional sporting or athletic event, including motorsports and e-sports, any collegiate sporting or athletic event, or any Olympic sporting or athletic event sanctioned by a national or international organization or association. See Tennessee Code 4-49-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(2) An employee of, coach of, player for, or person who is a member or employee of a governing body of, a sports team, league, or association, upon which wagers are permitted to be placed;
(3) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.]
(4) [Deleted by 2023 amendment.]
(5) A person who has been convicted of a crime as specified in rules promulgated by the council;
(6) A person having the ability to directly affect the outcome of a sporting event; and
(7) Any other category of persons, established by rule of the council, that if licensed, would affect the integrity of sports wagering in this state.
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