The US Major League Baseball authorities support daily fantasy sports; however they took a stance announcing that its players are restricted from taking part real money DFS activities.
Despite the restriction, players may secure endorsement or promotional deals in the industry. Playing for prizes could trigger the anti-gambling Rule 21 according to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, even though DFS involves skill rather than chance excluding it from the category of “gambling”.
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sharpe
04/12/15, 09:04:33 PM
I've not heard yet for any professional baseball players involved in such an activity, but maybe it's just me. MLB have their strict rules and I hope that players...
I've not heard yet for any professional baseball players involved in such an activity, but maybe it's just me. MLB have their strict rules and I hope that players will follow them. The professional MLB players are all ready rich enough but every man is ready to do stupid things when huge amounts of money are involved.
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