Amendment ID: S2844-50

Amendment 50

Preventing Promotion to Underage Individuals

Messrs. Keenan and Montigny move that the proposed new text be amended in section 8, by striking out, in line 159, subsection 3(c) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:-

(x) The commission shall promulgate regulations to prohibit:

(i) the purchase or other use of any personal biometric data of an athlete for sports wagering or aiding a patron in placing a wager with sports wagering operators;

(ii) advertising, marketing and branding including, but not limited to, mascots, cartoons, brand sponsorships, celebrity endorsements or the use of symbols, images and colloquial references to sports wagering in a business name or logo of an operator deemed to appeal directly to a person younger than 21 years old;

(iii) advertising, marketing and branding that includes pictures or illustrations that portray anyone younger than 21 years old;

(iv) advertising, marketing and branding by any establishment by means of television, radio, print publication, electronic mail, digital platform, mobile application, billboard or internet, to the extent practicable, to individuals on the list of self-excluded persons established pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of section 12 or to any audience unless the establishment can demonstrate that at least 85 per cent of the audience is reasonably expected to be at least 21 years of age as determined by reliable, up-to-date audience composition data;

(v) any form of sponsorship of a charitable, sporting or similar event by an operator unless at least 85 per cent of the audience at such an event is reasonably expected to be 21 years of age or older, as determined by reliable, up-to-date audience composition data;

(vi) any form of sponsorship of any collegiate, secondary, elementary or primary school team, event or activity or any event or activity in which participants are younger than 21 years old;

(vii) advertising, marketing or branding, including statements by an operator, that makes any false or misleading statements concerning other operators and the conduct and products of such other operators;

(viii) advertising, marketing and branding through certain identified promotional items that, as determined by the commission, tend to increase the likelihood of problem gambling, which may include giveaways, coupons or promotional gaming credits;

(ix) advertising on billboards or any other public signage that does not comply with federal, state or local law;

(x) the use of vehicles equipped with radio or loud speakers for the advertising of sports wagering;

(xi) advertising on television during the live broadcast or online streaming of a sporting event, to the extent practicable, including the period beginning 5 minutes before the start of the sporting event and ending 5 minutes after the end of the sporting event;

(xii) the use of unsolicited pop-up or targeted advertisements on the internet, audio or video call, mobile applications, electronic mail, direct mail, digital platforms, mobile applications or text message; and

(xiii) advertising, marketing or branding without a label that reads in a conspicuous manner "Please Engage Responsibly. This activity may be habit forming. For participation by adults 21 years of age or older.".