SWC Catalog of Approved Events for Sports Wagering

If you have any questions about whether a Sporting Event is an approved event in Tennessee, please email SWAC.Gaming@tn.gov. Any entity may petition the Council for approval of a new Sporting Event upon which Wagers may be placed or accepted by following the procedures in Rule 1350-03-.09. Such requests will be reviewed on a case‐by‐case basis.

For both Approved Events and Unapproved Events, if a date or year is listed in connection with a Sporting Event, it means the listed year or date was requested by an entity to be considered an approved Sporting Event and that other years or dates were not requested. It does not indicate that similar events in other years or on other dates have been approved or denied.

Permitted Events

Unless otherwise specified, the following are authorized for approved league events:

• Exhibition, pre‐season, regular season, post‐season, and all‐star contests;
• Both men’s and women’s events; and
• Qualifying rounds

Professional league drafts are approved for the MLB, NBA, NHL, NFL, PLL, and WNBA. The following types of wagers are permitted:

• Pre‐draft wagers – All pre‐draft wagers must be made and accepted prior to the first selection of the draft.
• In‐draft wagers (i.e., wagers placed after a round has started regarding specific in‐round selections) may be offered up to two (2) selections prior to the actual occurrence on the draft broadcast. For example, “Pick #15 of the draft to by player X” would need to be placed prior to the announcement of “Pick #13”.
• Round‐specific wagers (i.e., wagers related to activity in a specific round) must be offered and accepted prior to the start of that specific round, including any trades that occur for that round. For example, a Wager such as, “Will Player X be drafted in Round 2?” or “X number of defensive backs drafted in Round 2.” These wagers must be placed prior to the start of Round 2.

Awards for regular, in-season, and postseason play for the following professional sports leagues are permitted: NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, PLL, and ACL. Examples of sports league awards include the NBA Regular Season MVP, NFL Super Bowl MVP, the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, the NBA In-Season Tournament MVP, and the NHL Vezina Trophy.

• For seasonal awards, wagering must cease prior to the end of the regular season.
• For in-season awards, wagering must cease prior to the start of the in-season tournament.
• For single‐game postseason awards (i.e., Super Bowl MVP), wagering must cease prior to the start of the game. For postseason series awards, wagering must cease prior to the start of Game 1 of the series (i.e., Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, World Series, etc.)

The following collegiate awards are permitted:

• Heisman Memorial Trophy – wagering must cease on the first Sunday in December at 11:59 p.m. CST
• John R. Wooden Award (men’s and women’s) – wagering must cease on the second Sunday in March at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
• Dick Howser Trophy – wagering must cease on the second Sunday in June at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
• Doak Walker Award - wagering must cease at the time votes are due
• Fred Biletnikoff Award - wagering must cease at the time votes are due
• Bear Bryant Coach of The Year Award - wagering must cease at the time votes are due
• NCAA FBS National Championship game Offensive and Defensive MVP – wagering must cease prior to the start of the game.

Prohibited Wagers

Pursuant to SWC Rule 1350‐01.03(9), wagers are prohibited to be placed on the following:

• Injuries, penalties, or other such occurrences, the Wager on which would be contrary to public policy, unfair to consumers, or deemed to violate Article Xl, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee;
• Individual actions, events, statistics, occurrences, or non‐occurrences to be determined during a collegiate sporting event, including, without limitation, in‐game Proposition Wagers on the performance or non‐performance of a team or individual participant during a collegiate sporting event; and
• Amateur sports events, including all high school and youth league sports events, except for sports events that are approved by the Council, in which Persons under age 18 make up a minority of the participants.

Suspended Wagers

REMINDER: Per the SWC’s April 8, 2022 memo, until further notice, Russian and Belarusian governing bodies, leagues, teams, players, and events are suspended from approval. For more information, read the memo here: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/swac/documents/posts/Rule1350.pdf.
 

Catalog of Approved Events

Australian Rules Football

• Australian Football League (AFL)

Badminton

• Badminton World Federation (BWF) – Only the following:

- World Tour

- World Championships

Baseball/Softball

• Athletes Unlimited Softball League
• Australian Baseball League (ABL)
• Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL)
• Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) League
• Liga Mexicana de Béisbol (LMB)
• Major League Baseball (MLB), including Minor League Baseball (Triple-A only)
• NCAA Baseball
• NCAA Softball
• Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB)
• Serie del Caribe (CBC)
• World Baseball Classic (WBC)
• World Baseball Softball Confederation (WSC) Premier12

Basketball

• Athletes Unlimited Basketball
• BIG3
• EuroLeague Basketball – Events sanctioned by EuroLeague Basketball, including the EuroCup and SuperCup
• Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) - International and domestic events sanctioned or recognized by FIBA or FIBA member federations, including FIBA 3x3 Basketball (professional or national team leagues and events only; semi‐professional leagues and events excluded)
• National Basketball Association (NBA), including NBA G League and NBA Las Vegas Summer League (including Summer League MVP)
• NCAA Basketball, including NCAA Tournaments (including the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) and Women's Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT)), College Basketball Invitational (CBI), College Basketball Crown (CBC), and Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT)
• The Basketball Tournament (TBT)
• Unrivaled
• Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA)

Billiards

• World Pool‐Billiard Association (WPA)

Bowling

• Professional Bowlers Association (PBA) Tour

Bull Riding

• Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR)
• Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA)

Combat Sports

• Aries Fight Series
• Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports (ABC) – Events sanctioned by ABC or ABC member commissions
• Attitude MMA (Professional Card)
• Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC)
• Bellator MMA
• BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing
• Boxing Union of Ireland (BUI)
• British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC)
• Dana White’s Contender Series
• International Boxing Federation (IBF)
• International Sumo League
• Lights Out Xtreme Fighting (LXF)
• LUX Fight League
• ONE Championship
• Professional Fighters League (PFL)
• Spectation Sports – 2022 Events (Professional Card)
• Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), including Road to UFC
• World Boxing Association (WBA)
• World Boxing Council (WBC)
• World Boxing Organization (WBO)

Cornhole

• American Cornhole League (ACL Pro Division)

Cricket

• International Cricket Council (ICC) - International and domestic events sanctioned by the ICC or ICC member federations (professional or national team leagues and events only; semi‐professional leagues and events excluded)

Curling

• Grand Slam of Curling

Cycling

• Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)

Darts

• British Darts Organisation (BDO)
• Championship Darts Corporation (CDC) Main Tour
• Professional Darts Corporations (PDC)
• World Dart Federation (WDF)

Disc

• Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA)

Disc Golf

• Disc Gold Pro Tour

eSports

• Call of Duty (COD) League
• Counter-Strike 2 – Only the following:

- Blast Premier League

- Electronic Sports League (ESL) Pro League

• Drafted.GG – Only the following:

- Berserk League: Counter-Strike 2

- Berserk League: Dota 2

- Valhalla Cup (eSoccer)

- Valhalla League (eBasketball)

- Valhalla League eTouchdown (eFootball)

- Valkyrie Cup (eSoccer)

- Yodha Premier League (eCricket)

• eAdriatic League (eSoccer)
• ePuck Storm (eHockey)
• ESports Battle (BETER)
• Esports World Cup
• GT Sports League
• H2H Global Gaming League – Only the following:

- eBasketball

- eFootball

- eSoccer

• League of Legends (LoL) – Only the following:

- LoL Champions Korea (LCK)

- LoL Champions Series (LCS)

- LoL European Championship (LEC)

- LoL World Championships

- Riot Games – LoL Mid‐Season Invitational

• NextGen Basketball (eBasketball)
• Overwatch League

Extreme Sports

• X Games (summer and winter)

Field Hockey

• NCAA Women’s Field Hockey

Football

• Arena Football League (AFL)
• Canadian Football League (CFL)
• Indoor Football League (IFL)
• National Football League (NFL) (Pro Bowl Games excluded)
• NCAA Football
• United Football League (UFL)

Golf

• International Federation of PGA Tours - International and domestic events sanctioned by the International Federation of PGA Tours or its members, including the Showdown, Ryder Cup, and Presidents Cup (PNC Championship excluded)
• Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) - International and domestic events sanctioned by the LPGA or its members
• LIV Golf - International and domestic events sanctioned by LIV Golf or its members, including the Showdown
• NCAA Golf
• Major Championships
• Putt Tour
• Prime Skins Game
• TGL
• The Match Series
• The Showdown
• World Long Drive (WLD) (Pro Division only; virtual events excluded)

Handball

• International Handball Federation (IHF) - International and domestic events sanctioned by the IHF or IHF member federations
• European Handball Federation (EHF) Champions League

Hockey – Ice

• American Hockey League (AHL)
• Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL)
• International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) - International and domestic events sanctioned by the IIHF or IIHF member federations (professional or national team leagues and events only, including IIHF World Juniors Championship; semi‐ professional leagues and events excluded)
• National Hockey League (NHL)
• NCAA Ice Hockey
• Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL)

Jai‐Alai

• Magic City Jai‐Alai

Lacrosse

• National Lacrosse League (NLL)
• NCAA Lacrosse
• Premier Lacrosse League (PLL)
• Women's Lacrosse League (WLL)

Motor Sports/Racing

• Drone Racing League
• Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
• Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM)
• Formula DRIFT (professional events only; semi-professional events excluded)
• High Limit Racing (HLR)
• Indy Racing League (Indy Car)
• National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR), including NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman World Truck Series, and NASCAR Xfinity Series
• National Hot Rod Association (NHRA)
• Nitro Rallycross Events (Nitro RX)
• Superstar Racing Experience (SRX, aka Camping World SRX Series)
• United States Auto Club (USAC)
• World Racing Group (WRG)

Olympics (including trials)

• Summer Olympics
• Winter Olympics

Padel

• International Padel Federation (FIP)

Pickleball

• Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) Tour (Professional events only; semi-professional events excluded)

Rowing

• NCAA Women’s Rowing
• World Rowing (previously known as FISA)

Rugby League

• International Rugby League (IRL) - International and domestic events sanctioned by IRL or IRL member federations (professional or national team leagues and events only; semi‐professional leagues and events excluded)
• Rugby Union
• South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Argentina Rugby (SANZAAR)
• World Rugby - International and domestic events sanctioned by World Rugby or World Rugby member federations (professional or national team leagues and events only; semi‐professional leagues and events excluded)

Sailing

• America’s Cup
• World Sailing

Skateboarding

• Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Championship Tour (Men’s)

Ski and Snowboard

• U.S. Ski & Snowboard

Snooker

• International World Games Association (IWGA)
• World‐Pool‐Billiard Association (WPA)
• World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA)
• World Snooker

Soccer

• Audi Cup
• Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) - International and domestic leagues and events sanctioned by FIFA or FIFA member federations (professional or national team leagues and events only, including cup/club events; semi‐professional leagues and events excluded)

- Effective September 13, 2024, the SWC has suspended wagering approval on all teams, leagues, and events under the umbrella of the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

- Effective January 14, 2026, the SWC has suspended wagering approval on all teams, leagues, and events under the umbrella of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), except for the Turkish National Team and its players competing in the 2026 World Cup.

• Major Arena Soccer League (MASL)
• NCAA Soccer
• The Soccer Tournament (TST)

Sports Competitions

• SlamBall
• World Chase Tag® (WCT)

Squash

• National Squash League (NSL)
• Professional Squash Association (PSA) Squash Tour

Surfing

• World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour

Swimming

• Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) World Championships

Table Tennis

• Challenger São Paolo TT League
• Czech Liga Pro
• Hungarian Table Tennis Association (HHTA) – Table Tennis Trophy Hungary
• International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) - International and domestic events sanctioned by the ITTF, or ITTF member and continental federations (professional or national team leagues and events only; semi‐professional leagues and events excluded; no youth, junior, or cadet markets may be offered)
• Major League Table Tennis (MLTT)
• TT Cup
• TT Elite Series
• TT Star Pro Series (professional events only; semi-professional events excluded)

Tennis

• Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour
• NCAA Tennis
• United States Tennis Association (UTSA)
• UTR Pro Tennis Tour
• Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) – International and domestic events sanctioned by WTA, including WTA 125K Series
• World Team Tennis (WTT)
• World Tennis (formerly known as International Tennis Federation (ITF)) – International and domestic events sanctioned by World Tennis, including Grand Slam events and country v. country (professional or national team leagues and events only; semi‐professional leagues and events excluded)

Track and Field

• European Athletics Championships
• Grand Slam Track
• NCAA Track and Field
• World Athletics (WA) – Only the following: 

- World Athletics Championships

- World Athletics Continental Tour

- World Athletics Indoor Tour

Volleyball

• Athletes Unlimited Volleyball
• AVP Pro Beach Volleyball
• Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) - International and domestic volleyball and beach volleyball events sanctioned or organized by the FIVB or FIVB member federations (professional or national team leagues and events only; semi‐professional leagues and events excluded)
• Korean Volleyball Federation (KOVO)
• Major League Volleyball (MLV) (formerly known as Pro Volleyball Federation)
• NCAA Volleyball

Water Polo

• NCAA Water Polo

Wrestling

• NCAA Men’s Wrestling

Events Requested (on or after April 26, 2022) and NOT Approved

This list is not a comprehensive list of Sporting Events on which wagers may not be placed in Tennessee; it only lists Sporting Events for which entities have sought wagering approval and been denied by the SWC.

• NBA Draft Lotteries
• NHL Draft Lottery
• Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest
• Northwoods League Baseball
• SlapFight Championship, Power Slap, and slap fighting events
• United Soccer League (USL) ‐ League Two
• NBA All‐Star Weekend Player Draft

- 1st Starter to be picked in the All‐Star Game Draft

- 1st Reserve to be picked in the All‐Star Game Draft

• Jake Paul vs Tommy Fury boxing match, February 26, 2023, Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
• The 2023 Boston Marathon
• The Netflix Cup
• All-Ireland Senior Championship Event - Gaelic Football & Hurling
• NFL Hall of Fame Inductees
• Six Kings Slam Tennis Tournament
• The Golf Channel Games
• Fanatics Flag Football Classic

If a date or year is listed in connection with a Sporting Event, it means the listed year or date was requested by an entity to be considered an approved Sporting Event and that other years or dates were not requested. It does not indicate that similar events in other years or on other dates have been approved or denied..