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Georgia Bill: Statewide Mobile Sports Betting, Remote Registration, And Data Mandate

Bill naming lottery as regulator, allowing for mobile wagering only heads to House floor

Jill R. Dorson by Jill R. Dorson
February 2, 2021
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Georgia Rep. Ron Stephens’ sports betting proposal on Tuesday passed through the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee, 20-6, and is now headed to the House floor.  Stephens’ HB 86 would allow for statewide mobile sports betting with remote registration, and it appears to allow for professional sports franchises or stadiums to partner with operators to offer sports betting. It was filed in mid-January and scheduled for a hearing last week that was postponed.

The proposal allows for a minimum of six sports wagering operator licenses, sets the tax rate at 16%, sets the minimum age for placing a bet at 21, and names the Georgia Lottery Corporation as the regulator. The operator application fee would be set at $50,000 with a $900,000 annual renewal fee.

The Georgia Lottery Mobile Sports Wagering Integrity Act does not appear to allow for any brick-and-mortar facilities, which would make the state the second to pass such a law. Tennessee in 2019 legalized mobile wagering only, and while it looked like Virginia was on its way to doing the same in 2020, the law there now allows for five physical casinos with sportsbooks, pending local voter approval.

Like Tennessee and Virginia, Georgia does not have a gaming culture. Besides the lottery, gambling is not permitted in the state. And should Georgia legalize this year, it would join neighbors Tennessee (statewide mobile) and North Carolina (available only at two tribal casinos) in its region with legal wagering. Alabama lawmakers are poised to begin discussion sports betting, and a bill has been filed in Florida, but it seems unlikely either will advance quickly this session, due to time constraints and other issues.

It appears pro teams could offer sports betting

The text of Stephens’ Georgia bill certainly makes it appear that professional sports teams or venues could offer sports wagering:

Any sports governing body on whose sporting event the corporation has authorized wagering may also enter into commercial agreements with sports wagering operators or other entities that provide for such sports governing body to share in the amount bet from sports wagering on sporting events of such sports governing body. A sports governing body shall not be required to obtain a license or any other approval from the corporation to enter into such commercial agreements.

Such language shouldn’t be surprising as the pro teams in Georgia have banded together in recent years to lobby for legal sports betting, and as part of that lobbying have indicated they’d want a slice of the action.

Georgia and Mississippi trying to get mobile sports betting this year. https://t.co/Ut3Pw0sfMt pic.twitter.com/sAhQ7R7kY5

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There are some concerns in the bill from an operator perspective, including an official league data mandate and a clause that would allow sports governing bodies to request that certain types of bets be disallowed. Such a clause has popped up in legislation in other states, as well.

The bill, which has been assigned to the House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism, also doesn’t allow for operators to deduct promotional credits from gross gaming revenue. Many states do allow for this deduction, but it’s an issue that has come up in states that don’t — Louisiana lawmakers last year discussed the issue.

Louisiana does not allow for the deduction of promotional credits with regard to casino games (sports betting was just legalized there in November and isn’t live), and lawmakers pointed to the fact that neighboring Mississippi does, making Mississippi a more attractive destination for operators. In addition, the tax on promotional credits, the lawmakers said, is an extra burden for operators during the COVID-19 crisis and restrictions.

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Jill R. Dorson

Jill R. Dorson

Jill has covered everything from steeplechase to the NFL and then some during a more than 30-year career in sports journalism. The highlight of her career was covering Oakland Raiders during the Charles Woodson/Jon Gruden era, including the infamous “Snow Bowl” and the Raiders’ 2003 trip to Super Bowl XXXVII. Her specialty these days is covering sports betting legislation across the country. You can reach Jill at [email protected]

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