HB56 would create the Fantasy Contests Act to regulate fantasy contests in Alabama, require operator protections and audits, impose civil penalties for violations, and exempt fantasy contests from gambling-related criminal penalties.
If enacted, the bill would regulate fantasy or simulated contests that offer cash prizes. It would require operators to implement consumer protection procedures for players, protect confidential information, verify players are 18 or older, and segregate and safeguard player funds. It would also require an annual independent audit of operators and submission of the audit results to the Attorney General. Violations could incur civil penalties up to $1,000 per violation, and the act would not apply criminal penalties related to gambling to fantasy contests.
Indefinitely Postponed
Lee motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote
Wadsworth motion to Carry Over Temporarily lost Voice Vote
Rowe motion to Table adopted Roll Call 217
McCampbell Amendment Offered
Lee motion to reconsider lost Roll Call 216
Rowe motion to Table adopted Roll Call 215
Rowe motion to Table lost Roll Call 214
Jones Amendment Offered
Motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 213
Knight Amendment Offered
Rowe motion to Table adopted Roll Call 212
Knight Substitute resumed
Third Reading Carried Over
Lee motion to Carry Over Temporarily adopted Voice Vote
Rowe motion to Table lost Roll Call 200
Knight first Substitute Offered
Motion to Adopt State Government adopted Roll Call 199
Rowe motion to reconsider State Government amendment adopted Voice Vote
Moore (B) motion to Table adopted Roll Call 198
Rowe first Substitute Offered
Rowe motion to Table adopted Roll Call 197
State Government Amendment Offered
Third Reading Carried Over
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar 1 amendment
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on State Government
Source: Alabama Legislature