Are Daily Fantasy Sports Tournaments Legal?
By David O. Klein, of Klein Moynihan Turco LLP
People have been playing in online fantasy sports leagues for a long time. When the federal government created a specific carve-out for fantasy sports in the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) in 2006, paid money leagues became legal on a federal level for the first time. However, the ability to collect monetary prizes in paid money leagues was left to the discretion of the individual states.
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