Iowa Code § 99F.9 - Wagering — advance deposit sports wagering — age restrictions

1. Except as permitted in this section, the licensee shall not permit sports wagering or any form of wagering on gambling games. 2. The licensee may receive wagers only from a person present on a licensed excursion gambling boat, licensed gambling structure, or in a licensed racetrack enclosure. 3. The licensee shall exchange the money of each wagerer for tokens, chips, or other forms of credit to be wagered on the gambling games. However, nickels and quarters of legal tender may be used for wagering in lieu of tokens or other forms of credit. The licensee shall exchange the gambling tokens, chips, or other forms of wagering credit for money at the request of the wagerer. 4. a. For the purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Advance deposit sports wagering” means a method of sports wagering in which an eligible individual may, in an account established with a licensee under section 99F.7A, deposit moneys into the account and use the account balance to pay for sports wagering. Prior to January 1, 2021, an account must be established by an eligible individual in person with a licensee. (2) “Advance deposit sports wagering operator” means an advance deposit sports wagering operator licensed by the commission who has entered into an agreement with a licensee under section 99F.7A to provide advance deposit sports wagering. (3) “Eligible individual” means an individual who is at least twenty-one years of age or older who is located within this state. b. The commission may authorize a licensee under section 99F.7A to conduct advance deposit sports wagering. An advance deposit sports wager may be placed in person in the sports wagering area, or from any other location via a telephone-type device or any other electronic means. The commission may also issue an advance deposit sports wagering operator license to an entity who complies with this subsection and section 99F.6 and may require the advance deposit sports wagering operator to conduct an audit consistent with the requirements of section 99F.13. c. An unlicensed person taking or receiving sports wagers from residents of this state is guilty of a class “D” felony. 5. A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not make or attempt to make a wager pursuant to subsection 4 or on an excursion gambling boat, gambling structure, or in a racetrack enclosure and shall not be allowed on the gaming floor of an excursion gambling boat or gambling structure or in the wagering area, as defined in section 99D.2, or on the gaming floor of a racetrack enclosure. However, a person eighteen years of age or older may be employed to work on the gaming floor of an excursion gambling boat or gambling structure or in the wagering area or on the gaming floor of a racetrack enclosure. A person who violates this subsection with respect to making or attempting to make a wager commits a scheduled violation under section 805.8C, subsection 5, paragraph “a”. 6. a. A person under the age of twenty-one years shall not enter or attempt to enter the gaming floor or wagering area, as defined in section 99D.2, of a facility licensed under this chapter to operate gambling games. b. A person under the age of twenty-one years does not violate this subsection if any of the following circumstances apply: (1) The person is employed to work at the facility. (2) The person is an employee or agent of the commission, the division, a distributor, or a manufacturer, and acting within the scope of the person’s employment. (3) The person is present in a racetrack enclosure and does not enter or attempt to enter the gaming floor or wagering area of the facility. c. A person who violates this subsection commits a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8C, subsection 5, paragraph “b”. 7. A licensee shall not accept a credit card as defined in section 537.1301, subsection 17, for sports wagering or to purchase coins, tokens, or other forms of credit to be wagered on gambling games. 89 Acts, ch 67, §9; 89 Acts, ch 139, §6; 91 Acts, ch 144, §1; 94 Acts, ch 1021, §19 – 24; 2004 Acts, ch 1136, §48; 2007 Acts, ch 188, §13; 2009 Acts, ch 88, §2, 3; 2014 Acts, ch 1026, §23; 2019 Acts, ch 132, §12 – 14, 22, 23; 2020 Acts, ch 1066, §4 Referred to in §99D.7, 99F.1, 99F.4, 99F.7, 99F.7A, 99F.15, 99F.16, 805.8C(5)(a), 805.8C(5)(b)