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CHAPTER 215
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08/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nineteen
AN ACT relative to sports betting.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
215:1 New Chapter; Sports Betting. Amend RSA by inserting after chapter 287-H the following
new chapter:
CHAPTER 287-1
SPORTS BETTING
287-I:1 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter these words shall have the following
meaning:
I. "Agent" means a party who is authorized by contract or agreement with the commission to
conduct a sports book.
II. "Authorized sports bettor" means an individual 18 years of age or older who is physically
present in the state of New Hampshire when placing a sports wager with the commission or an
authorized agent of the commission and is not a prohibited sports bettor.
III. "Collegiate sports event" means a sports or athletic event participated in or offered or
sponsored by a public or private institution that offers educational services beyond the secondary
level.
IV. "Commission" means the lottery commission.
V. "Director" means the executive director of the lottery commission or designee.
VI. "High school sports event" means a sports or athletic event participated in or offered or
sponsored by a public or private institution that offers educational services at the secondary level.
VII. "“In-play sports wager" means a sports wager on a sports event after the sports event
has begun and before it ends.
VUI. "Mobile sports wagering platform" means the combination of hardware, software, and
data networks used to manage, administer, record, and/or control sports wagers.
IX. "Professional sports event" means an event at which 2 or more persons participate in a
sports or athletic event and receive compensation in excess of actual expenses for their participation
in such event.
X. "Prohibited sports bettor" means:
(a) Any member or employee of the commission and any spouse, child, sibling, or parent
residing in the same household as a member or employee of the commission.
