Attorney General Brenna Bird announced in a news release Monday she has joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in urging federal regulators to affirm that states should have jurisdiction over sports-related “event contracts. ”
“States have the right to govern their own gaming industry; historically, they’ve been successful at regulating gambling within their borders,” Attorney General Bird said in a news release. “Here in Iowa, our legislature makes the laws, and the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission enforces the laws, including the payment of any taxes required. These companies are trying to get around those state regulations and taxes.
