fantasy sports industry over others, seeks to intentionally blur the lines between sports wagering and fantasy sports contests, and would be difficult to implement and effectively administer because it differs significantly from existing IGB procedures.
Te IGB opposes any legislation, like SB 1224, that could be interpreted to create a loophole allowing fantasy sports platforms or others to offer single player sports wagering contests disguised as fantasy sports. Unlike peer-to-peer fantasy contests, single-player contests constitute sports wagering and require a license. Single player contests are not the legal multi-participant contests of skill the Illinois Supreme Court recognised in Dew-Becker v. Wu, 2020 IL 124472.
Te IGB is communicating with fantasy operators about our concerns with SB 1224 and discussing the reasons why SB 2145 represents the preferred approach to fantasy sports regulation. Te IGB welcomes the opportunity to work with fantasy sports operators and all stakeholders to create a regulatory framework that protects patrons, upholds integrity, and supports a fair and competitive fantasy sports marketplace in Illinois.
Senate Bill 2399 would place limitations on betting, including limiting deposits into gambling accounts. The proposal provides that a sports wagering licensee shall not accept more than five deposits from an individual during a 24-hour period, and shall not accept deposits made by using a credit card. How important are measures such as these from an RG perspective?
In Illinois, a driving element of the IGB’s commitment to gaming safety includes a keen focus on encouraging responsible gaming and ensuring that people receive problem gambling recovery resources and support without undue barriers and stigmatisation. Our initiatives include the IGB’s voluntary Self-Exclusion Program (SEP) for problem gamblers – one of the first self-exclusion programs in the country that now has more than 15,600 enrollees. Te programme includes casino gambling and sports wagering (retail and online), and we are working to incorporate Illinois video gaming into the SEP. We also partner with and support our colleagues in the Illinois Department of Human Services’ Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR), as well as Illinois
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treatment providers and advocates, to promote responsible gambling and raise awareness around problem gambling treatment options for those in need.
Te IGB has adopted several administrative rules over the past few years to further promote responsible gaming and will continue to pursue future rulemakings in this space. Additionally, we are interested in making decisions and implementing effective responsible gaming strategies and tools that are data-driven and supported by research to achieve desired results.
Toward that end, the IGB recently established a new Responsible Gaming Research and Project Manager position that we will soon fill, and we are exploring ways to partner with experts and researchers in this field to conduct independent studies on the effectiveness of various approaches to responsible gambling and problem gambling prevention. Legislation such as SB 2399 can help start important conversations within the legislature and among industry stakeholders about responsible gaming policies and practices in Illinois. Tese issues demand our collective attention, effort, and action.
Finally, a word on the panel you will be moderating at IAGA. What will you be looking to extrapolate from your fellow speakers? How will you look to guide the conversation?
I am excited to participate in the upcoming IAGA International Gaming Summit, which provides a thoughtful and impactful forum for meaningful dialogue and engagement on pressing and complex issues. Te goal for the panel on Emerging Sports Betting Conflicts of Interest is for the panelists to share their perspectives and considerable expertise to explore a framework for identifying and addressing potential conflicts that develop in the intersection between sports and sports wagering.
I hope to encourage a conversation that will be thoughtful and helpful in our work and efforts to maintain the integrity of sports and sports wagering. As the moderator, I am also pleased that I’ll be asking the questions and not answering them but look forward to hearing and learning from the outstanding members of the panel.
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