“When we looked at fantasy, the concern for the integrity of sports really isn’t presented in the same way”, she said.
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“I played fantasy sports and I know that you can not willy nilly pick a lineup and expect to win”.
“There’s a reason we see FanDuel and DraftKings advertising so frequently during Sunday football and other major sporting events, and why policymakers here and around the country are paying close attention”, Zalewski said.
The creation of a control board wouldn’t fix all of those problems, obviously, and it also wouldn’t affect the continuing investigations, but it would at least show that the industry is aware of the problem and is interested in at least trying to solve it.
The control board plans to have a draft version of standards and rules for the industry to follow in the next three to six months, according to Harris.
The bill would prevent employees of fantasy contest operators, such as FanDuel or DraftKings, from playing in a DFS contest, something the sites already have taken care of by banning employees from doing so.
Morrison isn’t looking to ban the site, rather he wants them “routed” through an existing state casino.
The CEO of FanDuel just released a statement supporting protections for their users, like age and location verification, protection of user information, and mandatory third-party audits.
The trade group representing both daily and season-long fantasy sports companies is hoping to head-off outside regulation by regulating itself. There could be a few rough times ahead for the sites as states begin making their own decisions on their legality, and there’s no guarantee the daily fantasy industry will come through it all intact. Bush was asked whether he thought fantasy sports should be considered gambling and regulated by the federal government.
The key issue is whether the activity is defined as games of skill or of chance. “Everybody likes it, it’s popular”, said Rep. Mike Zalewski, D-Riverside, said in a press conference announcing the fantasy sports bill.
He noted that a Brooklyn Park man won $1 million October 22 playing on FanDuel.
Nevada’s attorney general recently concluded daily fantasy sports companies constitute “sports pools” and “gambling games” and need a gambling license to operate.
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On the role of the state gaming commission, the staff report notes that, under current state law, it has no ability to regulate daily fantasy sports and would require specific action by the state legislature to broaden its oversight.
