Are Daily Fantasy Sports Tournaments Legal?

Nov 1, 2013

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.   Legality of Online Fantasy Sp
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