Sentences with phrase «fantasy sports contests»

A number of issues became very clear in court: first, the outcome of fantasy sports contests are determined by skill, not chance.

A national anti-gambling group is looking at litigation to try to reverse a new law legalizing daily fantasy sports contests in New York.

The chairs of the Senate and Assembly wagering committees said they are preparing final legislation that they hope will lead to the legalization of daily fantasy sports contests in New York.

At the federal level, no law has explicitly made fantasy sports contests illegal; the most recent relevant legislation, the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, left fantasy sports out of it.

«It is my opinion that the daily fantasy sports contests offered by FanDuel and DraftKings clearly constitute gambling,» AG Madigan wrote in a Dec. 23 memo.

«Maryland law specifically exempts fantasy sports contests from its gambling laws,» noted a 2014 legal opinion letter sent to FanDuel.

The Senate bill, introduced by Chairman John Bonacic of that chamber's Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee, would not apply to season - long fantasy sports contests where the entry fee is paid before the season starts.

«Bearing in mind that interactive fantasy sports contests of any variety have the potential to produce unfair advantages for certain players, target minors and increase compulsive play, this bill seeks to regulate all forms of interactive fantasy sports — paid and free, and daily and season - long,» Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow wrote in his sponsor's memo.

Armen Keteyian reports on the hugely popular fantasy sports contests that more and more legal authorities are calling gambling.

It's also likely that there will be agreement on expanding gambling to permit daily fantasy sports contests to be available to New Yorkers, and for restaurants and bars to sell alcohol starting at 10 am on Sunday mornings.

In some states the requirement is quite lax, like in Kansas, where a fantasy sports contest most only prove that it involves more skill than chance — a low bar.

In an April 5, 2016 media release, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said «paid daily fantasy sports contests are in fact illegal gambling under Alabama law.»

«The Legislature has amended the law to legalize daily fantasy sports contests, a law that will be my job to enforce and defend,» Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a press release issued Saturday.

It's also likely that there will be agreement on expanding gambling to permit daily fantasy sports contests to be available to New Yorkers, and for restaurants and bars to sell alcohol starting at 10 a.m. on Sunday mornings.

Gambling powers — from Malaysia, Las Vegas, Yonkers and even Hamburg — are engaged in a furious and expensive last - minute campaign at the state Capitol on whether to legalize daily fantasy sports contests and online poker wagering.

It's also likely there will be agreement on expanding gambling to permit daily fantasy sports contests to be available to New Yorkers, and for restaurants and bars to sell alcohol starting at 10 a.m. on Sundays.

60 Minutes Sports, Season 2016, Episode 2: 60 MINUTES SPORTS covers the life of Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, the debate between daily fantasy sports contests and gambling, along with the rising popularity of extreme skiing.