Iowa law enforcement would be able to charge a person who uses proxy betting or shares sports betting account access under a set of bills moving through the Iowa House and Senate.
Companion legislation Senate Study Bill 1097 and House Study Bill 21 would allow law enforcement to arrest an individual who shares their account or is a proxy for a prohibited gambler. The Department of Public Safety says the act of proxy betting and account sharing is already illegal in Iowa via administrative code, and the bill would criminalize the act.
Josie Wagler, a lobbyist for the Iowa Department of Public Safety, said the bill aims to clean up Iowa law and bring it up to speed with the landscape of sports wagering. The Department of Public Safety introduced the bills.
