- Minimum age
- 21+
- KYC timing
- Identity is verified before the account is established. If deposit, withdrawal or identity details cannot be verified, the operator must ask for more within ten calendar days and, failing that, suspend the account, retain winnings, refund deposits and deactivate it (Rule 1350-01-.08(6)). On suspicion of compromise, wagering is suspended and identity re-verified within three business days (Rule 1350-01-.08(16)).
- AML regime
- Each licensee submits its AML and regulatory compliance programme for Council approval, covering controls for payouts of $10,000 or more, detection of structured wagers within 24 hours and a log of wagers of $5,000 or more, and files a monthly report of any AML or regulatory non-compliance in any jurisdiction (Rule 1350-03-.08). Suspicious wagering, including activity reported to the federal government under AML law, must be reported to the Council immediately (Rule 1350-01-.07(10)(h)).
- AML supervisor
- Sports Wagering Council (approval of licensee AML programmes), alongside federal AML reporting
- Deposit limits
- Licensees must let bettors restrict the amounts they wager and the time they spend, and must enforce any responsible gaming limit a player sets for the period requested (Tenn. Code Ann. 4-49-119(a); Rule 1350-01-.06(8)(h)). Fantasy operators may not let a new player deposit more than $2,500 a month unless the player qualifies for an increase by income over $150,000 ($300,000 jointly) or net worth over $500,000 (Rule 1350-05-.07).
- Session limits
- Account cool-off periods on request, and updates during play on time and money spent and cash balances (Rule 1350-01-.06(8)(g), (m)).
- Source of funds thresholds
- Controls for payouts of $10,000 or more and a log of wagers of $5,000 or more (Rule 1350-03-.08); daily system reports of wagers over $10,000 on request (Rule 1350-03).
- Central monitoring system
- Licensees must use an integrity monitoring provider and, on request, share account-level wager data with the Council in real time (Rule 1350-01-.03(10), .07(10)(j)). The statute lets the Council procure a central accounting and reporting system that all licensees must use (Tenn. Code Ann. 4-49-104(d)); whether one is in operation was not established.
- Data localisation
- Servers used to accept or pay out wagers placed from Tennessee must be located in Tennessee (Tenn. Code Ann. 4-51-325(h) as enacted in 2019, since recodified in Title 4, Chapter 49; Rule 1350-01-.03(5)). Geolocation is mandatory.
- KYC requirements
- Before an account is opened the operator must record legal first and last name, date of birth, Social Security number (or its last four digits if sufficient, or a passport or taxpayer number for a foreign player), residential address other than a PO box, phone number and email, with name, date of birth and SSN matched exactly against its KYC vendor's data, and authenticate the person by knowledge-based questions, phone verification (failing if the number or device is linked to prior fraud), government ID, biometric ID or another approved method; manual document review is the fallback (Rule 1350-01-.08(3)). One account per player per licensee; multi-factor authentication to recover an account after three failed log-ins (Rule 1350-01-.08(8), (19)). Records kept five years.
- Stake limits
- Players may limit the amounts they wager (Tenn. Code Ann. 4-49-119(a)). Since 30 June 2025 House Rules must state that operators may limit the wagers offered or amounts accepted if the limits are disclosed before the wager is placed.
- Mandatory player messaging
- A clear and conspicuous statement that it is unlawful for anyone under 21 to engage in sports gaming in Tennessee, and a Council-approved problem gambling helpline on websites, apps and advertising (Rule 1350-01-.06(8)(i), (n)); players must be able to see their betting history, net wins and losses and limits history (Rule 1350-01-.06(8)(l)).
- Reporting obligations
- Monthly privilege tax transfer and report of gross wagers, deductions and gross handle by the fifth business day (Rule 1350-01-.07(6)(f)), from which the Council publishes monthly handle and tax; weekly transmission of the licensee-specific self-exclusion list and a monthly self-exclusion report (Rule 1350-01-.07(12)); key personnel and 5% ownership changes within three business days (Rule 1350-01-.07(13)); immediate reports of criminal or disciplinary proceedings, suspicious wagering, integrity breaches and proxy betting (Rule 1350-01-.07(10)(h)); advertising copies within five business days of publication (Rule 1350-01-.07(11)(a)); annual audited financial statements; records kept five years.
- Game content restrictions
- Wagers only on events approved by the Council, with 72 hours' notice for new events. No wagers on injuries or penalties, on high school or youth sports, or on events other than sporting events. In collegiate events, no pre-game or in-game bets on an individual player and no in-game team proposition bets; pre-game team propositions are allowed (Tenn. Code Ann. 4-49-114; Rules 1350-01-.03(8), (9), .09(2); memorandum of 30 June 2025).