Source: https://www.lawinsport.com/topics/articles/item/the-legality-of-daily-fantasy-sports-betting-in-the-us
Timestamp: 2019-04-26 00:19:44+00:00

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Since 1919, when the then-heavily favored Chicago White Sox intentionally lost the World Series, sport gambling and sport betting have been at the forefront of the national sports conversation.1 The event ultimate led to the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (the “Bradley Act”),2 which effectively bans sports gambling in the United States.
However, using an exemption in the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA),3 numerous businesses have created a legal alternative for American sports gambling in the form of daily fantasy sports.
This article examines the background to the daily fantasy betting industry, and describes how the practice is categorized under US law.
Currently, daily fantasy pools exist for professional sports including: PGA competitions, MLB games, NFL games, NBA games, NHL games, NASCAR races, and Mixed Martial Arts matches, Cricket matches, Premier League matches, MLS matches, and World Cup matches.45 Daily fantasy pools also exist for amateur sports, including NCAA Football, and NCAA Basketball.46 The focus on popular American sports is no coincidence. Daily Fantasy was created in light of American laws, for an American audience. However, pools for sports are only limited to operators imaginations, and market interest.
Evan Andrews, “The Black Sox Baseball Scandal, 95 Years Ago,” History.com, https://www.history.com/news/the-black-sox-baseball-scandal-95-years-ago, viewed on 9 June 2015.
Paul Anderson, “No Gambling Allowed: the Ban on Sports Gambling in the United States” 2012 Marquette Sports L. J. 24, (2012), https://law.marquette.edu/assets/sports-law/pdf/2012-conf-gsltr.pdf, viewed on 9 June, 2015.
Ibid at 4; see, 18 U.S.C. §1084; see, 18 U.S.C. §1952.
Ibid at 4; see, 18 U.S.C. §224.
Eric Meer, “The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA): A Bad Bet for the States,” 2 UNLV GAMING L.J. 281, 288 (2012) (citations omitted), https://scholars.law.unlv.edu/glj/vol2/iss2/7/ (viewed on 15, April, 2015).
Ibid at 4, at pg. 25.
Ibid at 2, see § 3702(2).
See, Anastasios Kaburakis, Ryan M. Rodenberg, & John T. Holden, “Inevitable: Sports Gambling, State Regulation, and the Pursuit of Revenue” H BUIS L. REV https://www.hblr.org/2015/01/inevitable-sports-gambling-state-regulation-and-the-pursuit-of-revenue/, (viewed 9 June 2015); 28 U.S.C. § 3703 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/3703, viewed on 9 June 2015.
Dylan Oliver Malagrino, “Off the Board: NCAA v. Christie Challenges Congress to “Move the Line” on the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act” 118 PENN ST. L. REV. 375, 378, https://www.pennstatelawreview.org/118/2/4%20-%20Malagrino%20(final).pdf, viewed on 9 June 2015 (citing NAT’L GAMBLING IMPACT STUDY COMM’N, FINAL REPORT 2-14 (1999) [hereinafter GAMBLING REPORT], available at https://bit.ly/9EZybg).
Brian T. Yeh, Charles Doyle, “Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) and Its Implementing Regulations” Congressional Research Service, 2, 4, (2012), https://www.law.umaryland.edu/marshall/crsreports/crsdocuments/RS22749_04102012.pdf (viewed on 9 June, 2015).
Ibid at 17, see at 4.
Ibid at 17, see at 2.
“Fantasy Sports”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_sport, viewed on, 15 April 2015.
Pras Subramanian, “5 Surprising Stats About Fantasy Sports,” Yahoo Finance, 4 September 2013, https://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/breakout/5-surprising-stats-fantasy-sports-154356461.html (last viewed 12 April, 2015).
See, Humphrey v. Viacom, Case No. 06-2768, (D.N.J. 2007), https://www.internetlibrary.com/pdf/Charles-Humphrey-Viacom-DNJ.pdf (viewed on 14 April, 2015); see also Eric Sinrod, “Fantasy Sports Leagues Participation Is Not Illegal Gambling, Judge Rules,” Findlaw Technology, 3 July, 2007, https://technology.findlaw.com/networking-and-storage/fantasy-sports-leagues-participation-is-not-illegal-gambling.html (viewed on 14 April 2015).
See, “Daily Fantasy Sports”, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_fantasy_sports (viewed on 15 April 2015). These pools can last from one day to a week.
See e.g. Draft Kings, https://www.Draftkings.com (viewed on 15 April 2015).
See, “FanDuel,” https://www.Fanduel.com (no age verification), (last viewed 15 April 2015); but see “Draft Kings” www.draftkings.com (requiring players check box confirming age over 18) (last viewed 15 April 2015).
Adam Satariano, “How Fake Sports Are Turning Man Cave Dwellers Into Millionaires,” Bloomberg Business, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-01-15/the-growing-world-of-moneymaking-fantasy-sports (viewed on April 15, 2015).
See, R.J. White, “Kansas Lawmaker Wants to Legalize Fantasy Sports Leagues,” CBS Sports, 16 February, 2015, https://www.cbssports.com/general/eye-on-sports/25070956/kansas-lawmaker-wants-to-legalize-fantasy-sports-leagues, (viewed on 12 April), 2015; but see, Michelle Ye Hee Lee, “Bill Legalizing Fantasy Sports in Arizona Fails,” AZ Central, https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/2014/03/30/fantasy-sports-supporters-hope-see-game-legalized/7076827/, posted on 31 March, 2015, viewed on, 12 April, 2015.
Seee.g., Peter Amsel “Draft Kings Becomes NASCAR’s Official Fantasy Sports Partner,” Calvin Ayer.com, https://calvinayre.com/2015/05/14/business/draftkings-nascar-official-daily-fantasy-sports-partner/ (viewed on 9 June 2015); see also, Darren Heitner, “DraftKings And Major League Baseball Extend Exclusive Partnership,” Forbes, https://www.forbes.com/sites/darrenheitner/2015/04/02/draftkings-and-major-league-baseball-extend-exclusive-partnership/ (viewed on 9 June 2015).
See e.g. DraftKings, https://www.draftkings.com/contest-lobby, viewed on 9 June 2015; FanDuel, https://www.fanduel.com/about, viewed on 9 June 2015; Stat Clash, https://statclash.com/lobby (Premier League and MLS fantasy pools), viewed on 9 June 2015, FanXT, https://www.fanxt.com/, (various soccer league related pools), viewed on 9 June 2015; Daily Fantasy Cricket, https://www.dailyfantasycricket.com/, viewed on 9 June, 2015.
Brent Schrotenboer, “Leagues See Real Benefits in Daily Fantasy Sports,” USA Today Sports, 1 January 2015, https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2015/01/01/daily-fantasy-sports-gambling-fanduel-draftkings-nba-nfl-mlb-nhl/21165279/ (viewed on 12, April 2015).
See, e.g. Max J Steinberg, “DraftKings Millionaire Maker: Why Correlations are the Key to Winning a Million Dollars,” Daily Fantasy Winners, September 2014, https://dailyfantasywinners.com/fantasy-categories/featured/draftkings-millionaire-maker-correlations-key-winning-million-dollars/, (last viewed, 22 June, 2015); Chris Morris “A Fantasy Sports Fan Bet About to Hit $1 Billion,” CNBC, 15 May 2015, https://www.cnbc.com/id/102676245 (last viewed on 22 June, 2015).

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