Tennessee § 4-51-314 - Wagers prohibited.

§ 4-51-314. Wagers prohibited.

The board shall, by rule, prohibit wagering on: Injuries, penalties, and other types or forms of wagering under this part that are contrary to public policy, unfair to consumers, or deemed to violate Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee; and Individual actions, events, statistics, occurrences, or non-occurrences to be determined during a collegiate sporting event, including, without limitation, in-game proposition bets on the performance or non-performance of a team or individual participant during a collegiate sporting event. A licensee may only offer parlay and proposition bets of the type or category as prescribed by rule of the board. The board shall prescribe by rule the types and categories of parlay and proposition bets that may be offered in this state, if any. A licensee, professional sports team, league, or association, or institution of higher education may submit to the board in writing a request to prohibit a type or form of wagering, or to prohibit a category of persons from wagering, if the licensee, team, league, association, or institution believes that such wagering by type, form, or category is contrary to public policy, unfair to consumers, or affects the integrity of a particular sport or the sports betting industry. The board shall, upon a demonstration of good cause from the requestor, grant the request. The board shall respond to a request pursuant to this subsection (b) concerning a particular event before the start of the event, or if it is not feasible to respond before the start of the event, as soon as practicable. Acts 2019, ch. 507, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2019, ch. 507, § 7 provided that the act take effect July 1, 2019, the public welfare requiring it. The act was returned without the governor's signature and became effective under the provisions of Tenn. Const., art. III, § 18. Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 507, July 1, 2019; provided that, for purposes of promulgating rules and carrying out any administrative duties necessary to effectuate the provisions and intent of this act, the act took effect on May 25, 2019. See Compiler’s Notes.