The Arizona Department of Gaming, the Arizona Racing Commission and the Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission are continued until July 1, 2032, and leaders and employees of the Department of Gaming and the boxing commission must now complete conflict-of-interest disclosure forms.
Official title: gaming; racing; boxing; conflict-of-interest continuation
- September 12, 2026: Conflict-of-interest disclosure forms, complaint system and reporting changes
- Retroactive to July 1, 2026: Repeal of old termination laws and new termination dates for the department and commissions
- July 1, 2032: Department of Gaming, Arizona Racing Commission and Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission terminate
- January 1, 2033: Laws governing the department and the commissions are repealed
What changes
BeforeThe Department of Gaming, the Arizona Racing Commission and the Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission were set to end under earlier termination laws, which this act repeals.
NowAll 3 are continued and now terminate on July 1, 2032, with their governing laws repealed on January 1, 2033 unless the Legislature acts again.
BeforeState conflict-of-interest laws applied to the gaming director and department employees, but the text shows no disclosure-form requirement.
NowThe gaming director, the deputy director (if there is one), the boxing commission's executive director, commissioners and employees of the department and the boxing commission must complete a conflict-of-interest disclosure form when appointed or hired, and submit an updated form each year if their information has changed.
BeforeUnder the racing division law, breaking the ban on certain financial interests and wagering was grounds for dismissal.
NowUnder the racing division law, failing to complete the required disclosure forms is also grounds for dismissal.
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NowThe Department of Gaming must create a complaint submission process on its website and a system to track complaints about boxing and mixed martial arts, gaming, fantasy sports and event wagering, and send an annual report of combined complaint data to the governor and legislative leaders by September 30 each year.
BeforeThe department's annual event wagering report covered licensee numbers, revenue, investigations and financial impact.
NowThe report must also state how many required independent audit results from licensed event wagering operators and management services providers the department received, and any corrective actions it took on overpaid or underpaid privilege fees.
Who it affects
- Director, deputy director and employees of the Arizona Department of Gaming
- Executive director, commissioners and employees of the Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission
- People who want to file complaints with the Department of Gaming
- Licensed event wagering operators and management services providers
- Arizona Department of Gaming
- Arizona Racing Commission
- Arizona State Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts Commission
- Governor and legislative leaders
What you need to do
Nothing.
What the law doesn't answer
- What the earlier termination dates were
- What information the conflict-of-interest disclosure form must include or who designs it
- Whether failing to file a disclosure form is grounds for dismissal outside the racing division law
- Whether individual complaints or the annual complaint report will be made public
- When the complaint submission process must be available
This summary describes the law as enacted. Later laws, court rulings or referendum petitions can change the picture. Check the official text for the current wording.