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SB120 • 2026

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning gaming.

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning gaming.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Senator Ron Alting
Last action
2026-01-15
Official status
Introduced Senate Bill (S)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and digest do not provide details about enforcement mechanisms or penalties beyond the prohibition and civil penalties imposed by the Indiana Gaming Commission.

Stopping College Athletes from Betting on Their Own Sports

This bill stops gaming companies from accepting bets from college athletes about games involving their own sports and sets penalties for those who break this rule.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits gaming companies in Indiana from accepting proposition bets from college athletes playing the same sport as the bet involves.
  • Allows the Indiana Gaming Commission to impose civil penalties on college athletes who attempt or place a proposition bet on games involving their own sport.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Gaming companies in Indiana
  • College athletes who play sports

Terms To Know

Proposition bet
A type of bet where the outcome is based on a specific event or condition during a game, not just which team wins.
Certificate holder
A company that has permission to operate gaming activities in Indiana.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the amount of fines for breaking this rule.
  • It is unclear how strictly this will be enforced or what happens if a college athlete tries to place such a bet through another state's gaming company.

Bill History

  1. 2026-01-15 Senate

    Senator Walker K added as second author

  2. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Senator Alting added as author

  3. 2026-01-08 Senate

    Senator Zay removed as author

  4. 2025-12-09 Senate

    Authored by Senator Zay

  5. 2025-12-09 Senate

    First reading: referred to Committee on Public Policy

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning gaming.
Proposition bets.

Current Bill Text

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A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning gaming.

Proposition bets.

Prohibits a certificate holder or vendor from accepting a proposition bet from a collegiate athlete in the sport the collegiate athlete plays. Provides that the Indiana gaming commission may impose a civil penalty upon an individual who: (1) is a collegiate athlete; and (2) attempted to place or placed a proposition bet on a game in the sport that the individual plays.