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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 4-49-211

  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(1) Notwithstanding Chapter 978 of the Public Acts of 2016 to the contrary, the sports wagering advisory council and other state and local entities shall allow fantasy sports operators that are operating in this state as of April 27, 2016, to continue to legally operate until the later of:

(A) A fantasy sports operator obtaining a fantasy sports operator license; or
(B) Sixty (60) days after applications for licensure as a fantasy sports operator are made available to the public by the sports wagering advisory council.
(2) The sports wagering advisory council shall have until July 1, 2016, to make applications for fantasy sports operator licenses available, and thirty (30) days after receiving an initial application for such license to issue or deny the license.
(b) Any fantasy sports operator operating in this state without a license after the later of the events described in subsection (a) shall be in violation of § 39-17-503.