,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eejb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #ai1       
#bjai,mr4 ,brindisi 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,katko1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,new ,york1 and
 ,mr4 ,gosar7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,natural ,resources  ,a   
,,bill  ,to remove ,federal barriers    
regarding the offering of mobile sports 
wagers on ,indian lands when the        
applicable ,state and ,indian ,tribe    
have reached an agreement1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,removing ,federal  
,barriers to ,offering of ,mobile       
,sports ,wagers on ,indian ,lands ,act4 
#b4 ,definitions ,for the purposes of   
this ,act--  7#a7 the term interactive  
sports wagering platform means a person 
or entity to the extent such person or  
entity offers lawful sports wagering    
over the internet1 including through an 
internet website or mobile application2 
and  7#b7 the term sports wager means   

the staking or risking by any person of 
something of value upon the outcome of a
 sporting event1 including the outcome  
of any portion or aspect thereof1 upon  
an agreement or understanding that the  
person or another person shall receive  
something of value in the event of a    
certain outcome4  #c4 ,,igra sports     
wagers ,for purposes of the ,indian     
,gaming ,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 
#bgja et seq47 only1 a sports wager made
 through an interactive sports wagering 
platform shall be deemed to be made at  
the physical location of the server or  
other computer equipment used to accept 
the sports wager4  #d4 ,preservation of 
,states' rights ,with respect to a      
sports wager accepted through a server  
or other equipment located on ,indian   
lands 7as defined in section #d of the  
,indian ,gaming ,regulatory ,act 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #bgjc771 the sports wager     
shall be considered to be exclusively   
occurring on ,indian lands if--  7#a7   
the person placing the sports wager and 

the server or other computer equipment  
through which the sports wager is       
accepted are in the same ,state2 and    
7#b7 the applicable ,state and ,indian  
,tribe have entered into a              
,tribal-,state compact under the ,indian
 ,gaming ,regulatory ,act authorizing   
the placing of sports wagers through    
interactive sports wagering platforms4  
#e4 ,management agreements ,section #ab 
of the ,indian ,gaming ,regulatory ,act 
7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgaa7 is amended by     
adding at end the following3  7j7       
,subsection 7b77#e7 and subsection 7c7  
shall not apply to a management contract
 entered into between an ,indian ,tribe 
and a person or entity to the extent    
such person or entity offers lawful     
sports wagering over the internet1      
including through an internet website or
 mobile application4  4