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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-1E-01" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="1E" subtitle_name="Sports Wagering">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Commission” has the meaning stated in § 9–1A–01 of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Gaming establishment” means, for purposes of the federal Bank Secrecy Act of 1970 and its related regulations, a sports wagering licensee having at least $1,000,000 in annual gross revenue.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Horse racing licensee” means the holder of a license issued by the State Racing Commission under § 11–510 of the Business Regulation Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Mobile sports wagering licensee” means a sports wagering licensee who is authorized to conduct and operate online sports wagering.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Online sports wagering” means sports wagering through an online gaming system:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>on a computer, a mobile device, or any other interactive device; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>that is accepted by a sports wagering licensee or an online sports wagering operator.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Online sports wagering operator” means an entity registered with a state to do business within a jurisdiction of the United States that holds a license issued by the Commission under this subtitle to operate online sports wagering on behalf of a sports wagering licensee.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>“Proceeds” means the amount of money wagered on a sporting event, less:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the amount returned to successful bettors;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the cash equivalents of any merchandise or thing of value awarded as a prize to successful bettors;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>free bets and promotional credits redeemed by bettors; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>all excise taxes paid by a sports wagering licensee in accordance with federal law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Sporting event” means:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a professional sports or athletic event;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a collegiate sports or athletic event;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>an Olympic or international sports or athletic event;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>an electronic sports or video game competition in which each participant is at least 18 years old;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="v">
        <text>a motor race event sanctioned by a motor racing governing entity;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="vi">
        <text>except as otherwise prohibited under Title 11 of the Business Regulation Article or the federal Interstate Horse Racing Act, a horse race, held in or out of the State, if consented to and approved by:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the horse racing licensee of the applicable breed;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the organization representing the majority of the owners and trainers of the applicable breed in the State;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>the organization representing the majority of the applicable breeders in the State; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>the State Racing Commission;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="vii">
        <text>any portion of a sporting event, including the individual performance statistics of athletes or competitors in a sporting event; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="viii">
        <text>an award event or competition of national or international prominence if expressly authorized by the Commission.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Sporting event” does not include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a high school sports or athletic event; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a fantasy competition regulated under Subtitle 1D of this title.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>“Sports wagering” means the business of accepting wagers on any sporting event by any system or method of wagering, including single–game bets, teaser bets, parlays, over–under, moneyline, pools, exchange wagering, in–game wagering, in–play bets, proposition bets, and straight bets.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Sports wagering facility licensee” means a sports wagering licensee who is authorized to conduct and operate sports wagering at the sports wagering facility owned, leased, or occupied by the sports wagering licensee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Sports wagering facility licensee” includes the holder of a Class A–1, A–2, B–1, or B–2 sports wagering facility license  issued under § 9–1E–06 of this subtitle.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>“Sports wagering license” means a license issued by the Commission under this subtitle that authorizes the holder to accept wagers on sporting events.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="m">
    <text>“Sports wagering licensee” means the holder of a sports wagering license.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="n">
    <text>“Video lottery facility” has the meaning stated in § 9–1A–01 of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="o">
    <text>“Video lottery operation license” has the meaning stated in § 9–1A–01 of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="p">
    <text>“Video lottery operator” has the meaning stated in § 9–1A–01 of this title.</text>
  </level>
</section>
