Daily fantasy sports and whether or not it's legal has become a major issue in the US and the executive director of the Michigan Gaming Control Board, Rick Kalm, has also weighed in on the issue saying that real-money DFS operations are illegal under state gambling laws.
The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act comes into play with this issue as it gives individual states the freedom to decide.
Should Kalm's opinion be supported by Michigan legislators and the state Attorney General, the state could become the sixth state, including Washington, Iowa, Louisiana, Arizona and Montana, to deem DFS illegal.
Leading operators DraftKings and FanDuel are heavily active in legal states and have cooperated in blocking residents in illegal states.
Kansas regulators were in a similar situation this year but the AG argued that DFS is skill based and should not be categorized as gambling making it now legal in the state.
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sharpe
09/07/15, 07:09:53 PM
In most of the US states the sports betting are still illegal and I was amazed that the DFS betting has so much more freedom there. The only good news for the players...
In most of the US states the sports betting are still illegal and I was amazed that the DFS betting has so much more freedom there. The only good news for the players here is the fact that the every individual state will have to decide for himself if DFS will be banned or not so there still be an option for the hardcore players to place their bets when they travel to another state.
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