A Florida lawmaker has introduced a measure to legalize certain fantasy sports contests in the wake of the Florida Gaming Control Commission calling on some gaming companies to throw in the towel on their fantasy sports games.

Rep. Jason Shoaf (R-Port St. Joe) introduced House Bill 679 at the end of November to exempt certain fantasy sports contests from being subject to state gambling statutes. The bill is now in the state House of Representatives’ Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee. 

Under the provisions of the bill, “(the term) ‘fantasy sports contest’ includes simulation sports games and means a contest in which a participant pays an entry fee and manages a fantasy or simulation sports team composed of athletes from a professional sports organization with the opportunity to win a cash prize.”