Sentences with phrase «long fantasy sports»
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.
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Traditional, season - long fantasy sports are not implicated by the AG's action.
The bill has been changed to no longer exempt season - long fantasy sports from a state tax as lawmakers edge toward a possible resolution on allowing companies like FanDuel and DraftKings to operate in the state.
Lawmakers in recent days have agreed to provisions on regulating fantasy sports operations, approving revenue for education and requiring a fee for season - long fantasy sports.
«Our contests are no less legal than season long fantasy sports, which the Attorney General has repeatedly conceded are legal.
In 1991, former Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth concluded that certain forms of season - long fantasy sports probably would be illegal under Florida law.
Second, the Attorney General's argument for season - long fantasy sports being legal does not hold water — if season - long fantasy is legal, than daily fantasy is legal, and vice-versa.
Not exact matches
Daily fantasy sports, a turbocharged version of the season - long game, has boomed over the past decade.
The short - term fantasy sports platform will face off against New York's Attorney General in an hour - long meeting Wednesday.
The company has long struggled to overcome two big challenges: the industrywide drop in display advertising that has traditionally been its primary revenue source and the distraction inherent in trying to excel at many different things, from news and fantasy sports to web searches and email.
Pretlow, a Democrat from Westchester County, had long been planning a hearing on the daily fantasy sites, whose users create teams of real players (subject to a salary cap) in a variety of sports and either win or lose contests based on the real performance of the athletes on fictional teams.
The head of the small but influential state Conservative Party, Mike Long, wants state lawmakers to slow down on any moves to legalize daily fantasy sports in New York.
After fantasy sports operators DraftKings and FanDuel announced they would no longer operate in New York following a legal dispute with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, some lawmakers now are talking of regulating the activity in the budget and gain some revenue in the process.
Many people think of RPGs as hundred hour long fantasy epics, but if you strip out the genre and leave the various systems sports games aren't too far off.