A panel of lawmakers has placed a hold a proposed rule to require that Iowa casinos maintain lists of coaches, athletes and other officials who’d be barred from placing sports bets because of their involvement in college sports or fantasy sports.
Representative Megan Jones of Sioux Rapids said the rule may have been spurred by the 2019 law that made it legal in Iowa to bet on sports, but it would have been unusual.
“There are 38 states that participate in sports gaming, but Iowa is the first one to request or require this list and so we’re sort of on the forefront here,” Jones said, “and I’m not sure these are waters we’re prepared to go through.”
The process to block this regulation started in September, well before charges against Iowa State University athletes accused of placing illegal sports bets were dropped.
