Tennessee § 47-18-1611 - Continued operation as fantasy sports operator without license — Violation.
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§ 47-18-1611. Continued operation as fantasy sports operator without license — Violation.
Notwithstanding Chapter 978 of the Public Acts of 2016 to the contrary, the secretary of state and other state and local entities shall allow fantasy sports operators that are operating in this state as of April 27, 2016, to continue to legally operate until the later of: A fantasy sports operator obtaining a fantasy sports operator license; or Sixty (60) days after applications for licensure as a fantasy sports operator are made available to the public by the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall have until July 1, 2016, to make applications for fantasy sports operator licenses available, and thirty (30) days after receiving an initial application for such license to issue or deny the license. Any fantasy sports operator operating in this state without a license after the later of the events described in subsection (a) shall be in violation of § 39-17-503. Acts 2016, ch. 978, § 3. Code Commission Notes. Acts 2016, ch. 978, § 1 enacted a new part 56, but the part has been redesignated as part 16, by authority of the code commission. Compiler's Notes. For Preamble to act relative to online simulated competitions, see Acts 2016, ch. 978. Effective Dates. Acts 2016, ch. 978, § 6. July 1, 2016; provided that for the purposes of promulgating rules and for purposes of §§ 39-17-501(1)(D) , 47-18-1610 , and 47-18-1611 , the act took effect April 27, 2016.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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