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individual occurrence or performance in a sporting contest in exchange for financial gain or to avoid financial or physical harm. "Prohibited conduct" includes statements, actions, and communications made to a covered person by a third party, such as a family member or through social media. "Prohibited conduct" does not include statements, actions, or communications made or sanctioned by a team or sports governing body. "Qualified applicant" means an applicant for a license under this Act whose application meets the mandatory minimum qualification criteria as required by the Board. "Sporting contest" means a sports event or game on which the State allows sports wagering to occur under this Act. "Sports event" means a professional sport or athletic event, a collegiate sport or athletic event, a motor race event, or any other event or competition of relative skill authorized by the Board under this Act. "Sports facility" means a facility that hosts sports events and holds a seating capacity greater than 17,000 persons, except in a municipality with a population of more than 1,000,000, a seating capacity greater than 10,000 persons. "Sports governing body" means the organization that prescribes final rules and enforces codes of conduct with respect to a sports event and participants therein. "Sports wagering" means accepting wagers on sports events SB3019 Enrolled LRB104 20255 HLH 33706 b Public Act 104-0468