How Is This Bill Enforced
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1 A sports wagering licenseeSports wagering licenseeNot defined in this bill. Term is used in the operative text to identify the regulated entity. The term is defined in the broader Sports Wagering Act (230 ILCS 45).230 ILCS 45/25-63 may not use artificial intelligence to: (1) track the sports wagers of an individual; (2) create an offer or promotion targeting a specific individual; or (3) create a gambling product, such as a microbetMicrobet"Microbet" means a wager placed in an outcome or occurrence within a sporting event which may or may not be related to the ultimate result of the sporting event.230 ILCS 45/25-63.
For the purpose of this Section, "microbetMicrobet"Microbet" means a wager placed in an outcome or occurrence within a sporting event which may or may not be related to the ultimate result of the sporting event.230 ILCS 45/25-63" means a wager placed in an outcome or occurrence within a sporting event which may or may not be related to the ultimate result of the sporting event.
This section imposes three categorical prohibitions on sports wagering licensees' use of artificial intelligence. Licensees may not use AI to track individual wagers, to create individually targeted offers or promotions, or to create gambling products such as microbets. The prohibitions are absolute — no knowledge requirement, risk threshold, or safe harbor is provided.
The bill does not define "artificial intelligence," which creates significant interpretive questions about whether conventional algorithmic tools (e.g., rule-based recommendation engines or standard analytics dashboards) fall within scope. The only definition provided is for "microbet," which is given as an example of a gambling product rather than the exclusive category covered by prohibition (3).