Alaska2026Passed Legislature
HB145
Mobile Sports Wagering Rules and Taxes
Last scannedSep 14, 2026, 12:32 AM
In one sentence
This bill allows companies to offer sports betting on mobile devices in Alaska if they get a license from the state, pay fees, pass background checks, and meet other requirements.
What it does
- Creates a new law that lets licensed companies offer sports betting through phone apps or digital platforms approved by the commissioner.
- Requires anyone who wants to run this service to pay a $100,000 license fee and pass criminal background checks for themselves and key people in their company.
- Limits the number of licenses issued by the state commissioner to no more than 10 total operators.
- Sets rules for denying or taking away licenses if an operator breaks laws, lies on applications, has past gambling crimes, or shows a lack of respect for law and order.
- Requires licensed companies to use special software that finds suspicious betting activity and reports it to officials.
Who it affects
- Companies applying to run mobile sports wagering in Alaska
- The state commissioner who issues licenses and sets rules
- People with criminal records or those involved in running the licensed companies
Limits and unknowns
- The bill does not state the specific tax rate on betting revenue, only that a tax will be imposed.
- It is unclear when this law will officially start because no effective date is listed in the text provided.
- The final list of which companies get licenses depends on future decisions by the commissioner based on qualifications like past experience and projected tax revenue.
Plain language
Terms to know
- Mobile Sports Wagering
- Placing bets on sports games using a smartphone app or digital website.
- Licensee
- A person or company that has been given official permission by the state to operate mobile sports betting.
- Criminal History Record Check
- An official review of a person's past arrests and convictions required before getting a license.
Official record
Sources
Official summary
MOBILE SPORTS WAGERING; TAX An Act authorizing mobile sports wagering; relating to the regulation of mobile sports wagering; imposing a tax on mobile sports wagering revenue; relating to criminal history record checks for licensure to operate mobile sports wagering; and providing for an effective date.
Official activity
Bill history
- (H) Heard & HeldText
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124Text
- (H) -- Testimony <Invitation Only> -- -- MEETING CANCELED --Text
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124Text
- (H) COSPONSOR(S): PRAX1532
- (H) Heard & Held -- Delayed to 4:30 pm --Text
- (H) LABOR & COMMERCE at 03:15 PM BARNES 124Text
- (H) REFERRED TO LABOR & COMMERCE509
- (H) L&C, FIN509
- (H) READ THE FIRST TIME - REFERRALS509