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Can I offer contests that involve college sports in Arizona? What are the requirements?
Based on the additional information provided in [1.2], it appears that offering fantasy sports contests involving college sports in Arizona may be possible if the responsible party is licensed and complies with the requirements set forth in AZAC Title 19, Chapter 4, Article 2, Section 14, R19-4-214. The responsible party must submit a catalogue of the events and fantasy sports contests it intends to offer to the Department prior to implementation, and the Department shall publish a list of authorized events and fantasy sports contests on its website. However, the Department may prohibit a particular event or fantasy sports contest if it does not comply with A.R.S. § 5-1201(6).
Furthermore, according to AZRS 5-1202, a person may not offer fantasy sports contests in Arizona unless the person is licensed by the Department as a fantasy sports contest operator. An individual may offer one or more fantasy sports contests if certain conditions are met, including that the fantasy sports contests are not made available to the general public, each contest is limited to not more than fifteen total players, and the individual collects not more than $10,000 in total entry fees for all fantasy sports contests offered in a calendar year. An Indian tribe that lawfully conducts class III gaming pursuant to a tribal-state gaming compact with Arizona may offer and conduct fantasy sports contests without applying for or holding a license pursuant to this section if all activities of the fantasy sports contest occur within the boundary of its Indian lands and the Indian tribe complies with any regulations that are included in the compact or its appendices regarding fantasy sports contests.
Therefore, if you are interested in offering fantasy sports contests involving college sports in Arizona, you must first obtain a license from the Department as a fantasy sports contest operator and comply with the requirements set forth in AZAC Title 19, Chapter 4, Article 2, Section 14, R19-4-214 and AZRS 5-1202.
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