Gambling exception-skill contest amendment.

Plain English Breakdown

The candidate explanation includes details about the bill's content but omits information about its status, which is crucial for understanding its current legal standing.

Changing Rules for Skill Contests

The bill changes how the law defines gambling to exclude certain skill contests from being considered illegal gambling.

What This Bill Does

• Changes the definition of 'gambling' in Wyoming's laws.
• Adds an exception for contests based on skills, speed, strength or endurance if they meet specific conditions.
• Requires that these contests happen live and involve at least two people competing directly.

Who It Names or Affects

• People who organize skill-based contests
• Individuals participating in such contests

Terms To Know

Bona fide contests of skill, speed, strength or endurance

Contests that are real and based on the abilities of participants rather than chance.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill did not pass in its session.
• It does not specify what kind of awards can be given in these contests.
• The effective date specified in the bill text is July 1, 2020, but since the bill did not pass, this date is not applicable.

Current Bill Text

20LSO-0467
2020
STATE OF WYOMING
20LSO-0467
Introduced
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0153

Gambling exception-skill contest amendment.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Flitner and Yin and Senator(s) Driskill

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to crimes and offenses; modifying the definition of gambling related to bona fide contests of skill, speed, strength or endurance as provided; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 6
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101(a)(iii)(A) is amended to read:

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101.

Definitions.

(a)

As used in this article:

(iii)

"Gambling" means risking any property for gain contingent in whole or in part upon lot, chance, the operation of a gambling device or the happening or outcome of an event, including a sporting event, over which the person taking a risk has no control, but does not include any of the following:

(A)

Bona fide contests of skill, speed, strength or endurance
conducted contemporaneously between not fewer than two (2) live contestants
in which awards are made only to entrants or the owners of entries;

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2020
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