There were exemptions for fantasy sports made under the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act. Basically, it's legal to 'gamble' on fantasy sports given the

There were exemptions for fantasy sports made under the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act. Basically, it's legal to 'gamble' on fantasy sports given the following conditions: 1. The prizes offered are established ahead of time (fixed prize pool, most sites implement this by capping the number of entries - and covering any overlay if not enough people enter) 2. The scoring is based on statistical results in multiple-real world games (none of the DFS sites allow you to 'bet' on a single games - the players must come from a pool of at least two NFL games) 3. Can't make "traditional bets" (spread, over/under) (And less revelant to most people, you can't play fantasy for money if you are an member of the team - i.e. athletes can't 'bet' on themselves)