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Can I offer contests that involve skill-based games in Tennessee? What are the requirements?

To offer contests that involve skill-based games in Tennessee, you must comply with the following requirements:

Requirements for Offering Skill-Based Games in Tennessee

  1. Advertising: Organizations are allowed to accept donations of advertising services, but granting permission to post flyers for an event on the premises of a vendor shall not be construed as donating advertising services [1.1].
  2. Age Restrictions: Persons under the age of eighteen (18) are prohibited from selling or purchasing tickets and similar records for charitable gaming activities [1.1]. Only players age 18 and over may participate in fantasy sports contests [3.1].
  3. Officer(s) Responsible for Gross Receipts: The authorized organization shall duly designate an officer/officers of said organization to be in full charge and primarily responsible for the proper accounting, use and disposition of all gaming event receipts [1.1].
  4. Payment of Workers Prohibited: No commission, salary, compensation, reward, recompense, reimbursement of expenses, or gift or other consideration shall be paid directly or indirectly, to any person for conducting or assisting in the conduct of any annual gaming event except as hereinafter provided for bookkeepers or accountants who assist by rendering their professional services. No tip, gratuity or gift or other consideration shall be given or accepted by any person conducting or assisting in the conduct of an annual gaming event either directly or indirectly [1.1].
  5. Registration of Players/Know Your Customer Requirements: Before allowing a player to create an account, including for free play, a fantasy sports operator must first collect the name of the individual and the individual’s date of birth showing the individual is 18 years of age or older. No player shall be permitted to deposit or withdraw any funds until the individual has conducted the Identity Verification required by Rule 1360-03-05.06(4) and provided the physical address where the individual resides and any other information required by the fantasy sports operator to independently verify the identity of the player making a deposit or withdrawal [3.1].
  6. Application Process: An application for any type of License or Registration under these Rules shall be on forms issued by the Council and available on the Council’s website, in accordance with requirements of the Sports Gaming Act. The application for a Sports Gaming Operator License or Registration as a Vendor shall, at a minimum, include the Applicant’s legal name, including any DBA, if applicable, and form of business entity; the mailing address of the Applicant and, if a business entity, its state of formation, and the location of its principal place of business; the names, addresses, taxpayer identification numbers, and dates of birth of each direct or indirect owner of 5% or more voting interests, trustees, and all Key Personnel of the Applicant, along with three years of income tax returns for same; and other information as required by the Council [4.1].
  7. Annual Event Application: All annual event applications shall be submitted to the secretary from July 1 to January 31 for the annual event period beginning July 1 following the close of the application period and ending June 30 of the subsequent calendar year. An initial application fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) must be paid at the time of submission of an annual event application. An annual event application must not be accepted by the secretary unless accompanied by the initial application fee. The secretary shall collect a reasonable fee for annual event applications. The secretary may establish a fee schedule for annual event applications based on the gross revenue of the annual event. No fee shall exceed seven hundred dollars ($700). All annual event applications shall be signed by the nonprofit organization’s chair, president or chief administrative officer and the preparer of the application. Such persons shall certify under oath and subject to criminal penalties, including perjury, that the information contained in the annual event application is true and accurate. A nonprofit organization filing an annual event application shall submit, on a form prescribed by the secretary, the required information [2.1].

Therefore, to offer contests that involve skill-based games in Tennessee, you must comply with the above requirements.

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Tennessee