'We're going to battle and we're going to win,' Charchian said in his remarks at the January 2016 FSTA conference in Dallas.
Fantasy Sports Trade Association president Paul Charchian estimated that it would be a multiyear process. But the way in which each state moved forward afterward reveals how fractured the landscape can be when archaic laws enacted as far back as a century ago are put face-to-face with innovative, tech-driven fantasy contests of today.Ī state-by-state march toward legal acceptance probably will be long and bumpy. Since October 2015, several states have labeled DFS as a form of illegal gambling. The setbacks have been headline-grabbing, however. Most of the proposed laws emphasize consumer protection and are viewed favorably by DFS operators. With lobbyists working in dozens of states, the efforts by leading daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators - most notably DraftKings and FanDuel - to clarify the legal status of their game have resulted in some successes across the country.Īccording to the Wall Street Journal and Legal Sports Report, about 20 states already have pending legislation that would largely permit fantasy sports of the daily variety.
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