Fantasy Games Exempt From Gambling Crime Bill
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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE BILL NO. 316
BY REPRESENTATIVE CARMODY
GAMING: Exempts "fantasy competition" from certain gambling crimes
AN ACT
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To enact R.S.14:90(F) and 90.3(J), relative to gambling; to provide an exception to the
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crimes of gambling and gambling by computer; to authorize fantasy or simulation
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sports gaming under certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
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Section 1. R.S.14:90(F) and 90.3(J) are hereby enacted to read as follows:
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§90. Gambling
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F. Participation in any fantasy or simulation sports game, educational game,
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or contest as defined and authorized in R.S. 14:90.3(J) shall not be considered
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gambling for the purposes of this Section.
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§90.3. Gambling by computer
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J. Participation in any fantasy or simulation sports game, educational game,
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or contest shall not be considered gambling by computer for the purposes of this
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Section, if all the following conditions are met:
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(1) No fantasy or simulation sports team is based on the current membership
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of an actual team that is a member of an amateur or professional sports organization.
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(2) All prizes and awards offered to winning participants are established and
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made known to the participants in advance of the game or contest, and their value is
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not determined by the number of participants or the amount of any fees paid by those
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participants.
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(3) All winning outcomes reflect the relative knowledge and skill of the
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participants and are determined predominantly by accumulated statistical results of
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the performance of individuals in multiple real world sporting or other events.
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(4) No winning outcome is based on either of the following:
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(a) On the score, point-spread, or any performance or performances of any
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single real-world team or any combination of such teams.
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(b) Solely on any single performance of an individual athlete in any single
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real-world sporting or other event.
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