CHAPTER 215
HB 480-FN - FINAL VERSION
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287-1:10 Limitations on Sports Wagers. The commission and its agents are prohibited from the
following activities:
I. Accepting or making payment relating to sports wagers made by prohibited sports bettors.
II. Accepting sports wagers on prohibited sports events.
III. Accepting sports wagers from persons who are physically outside of the state of New
Hampshire at the time of the sports wager.
287-I:11 Disclosure of Data Source. The commission and agents shall publicly disclose the
source of the data that will be used to determine the outcome of a tier IJ or tier II wager.
287-I:12 Risk Management. The commission's agents may take any risk management strategies
as authorized by the director.
287-1:13 Maintaining Sports Integrity. The commission and agents may participate in national
and international monitoring services and associations and may share betting information with
those entities and sports governing bodies in order to ensure the integrity of sports wagers and
sports events. The director may restrict, limit, or exclude wagering on a sports event if he or she
determines that such an action is necessary to ensure the integrity of the sports book.
287-I:14 Financial Reports. The commission may seek financial and compliance reports from its
agents periodically and may conduct audits of these reports to ensure that the state receives the
agreed upon revenue sharing proceeds.
287-I:15 Compliance Reviews. The commission shall retain oversight of its agents to ensure
that all sports wagering activities are conducted in accordance with this statute and any rules
adopted by the commission.
287-1:16 Fantasy Sports Exempted. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to fantasy sports
contests authorized pursuant to RSA 287-H.
287-I:17 Rulemaking. The commission shall adopt rules, pursuant to RSA 541-A, relative to the
operation, conduct, location, and oversight of sports books. The commission may enact. emergency
rules, which will take effect upon approval.
215:2 Bets Void. Amend RSA 338:2 to read as follows:
338:2 Bets Void. Except as authorized by the lottery commission, all bets and wagers upon
any question where the parties have no interest in the subject except that created by the wager are
void; and either party may recover any property by him or her deposited, paid, or delivered upon
such wager or its loss, and repel any action brought for anything, the right or claim to which grows
out of such bet or wager.
215:3 Education Trust Fund; Sports Betting Added. Amend RSA 198:89, I(k) to read as follows:
(k) Funds collected and paid over to the state treasurer by the lottery commission
pursuant to RSA 284:44, [and] RSA 284:47, and RSA 287-L.
215:4 New Subparagraph; Gambling; Exceptions. Amend RSA 647:2, V by inserting after
subparagraph (e) the following new subparagraph:
