Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2015”.
Sports Gaming Opportunity Act of 2015
A BILL
To amend chapter 178 of title 28 of the United States Code to permit during a 4-year period States to enact statutes that exempt from the operation of such chapter, lotteries, sweepstakes, and other betting, gambling, or wagering schemes involving professional and amateur sports.
Sec. 2 Amendment
Section 3704(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
in paragraph (3) by striking “or” at the end,
in paragraph (4) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”, and
by adding at the end the following:
“(5) a lottery, sweepstakes, or other betting, gambling, or wagering scheme in a State authorized by such State by an applicable statute—
“(A) enacted on or after January 1, 2015, and
“(B) as in effect not later than January 1, 2019.”