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There was a specific exemption in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that allowed for "skill-based" fantasy sports. See 1,e,ix (or ctrl+f "fantasy"
by mikeyouse 11y ago
There was a specific exemption in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act that allowed for "skill-based" fantasy sports.
See 1,e,ix (or ctrl+f "fantasy"):
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5362 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/31/5362
Fantasy betting is explicitly legal as long as it's skill-based, not dependent on a spread, and not dependent on a single game.
- chuinard 11y agoAnd this isn't the same law the 1 days are using? Are you suggesting that DK and FD will end up doing season long paid sports and everyone will be OK with it?
- mikeyouse 11y agoIf they did season-long paid sports, everyone would have to be okay with it since they'd be explicitly legal.. ESPN / Yahoo / CBS all have leagues without issue. I don't think DK/FD can afford to do the season-long versions without significant layoffs and restructuring, they're set up like European gambling houses in terms of staffing and advertising, neither of which are as useful for season-long versions.
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