Tag: legislation
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Fantasy Sports And Daily Fantasy Sports: What You Need to Know
Fantasy Sports And Daily Fantasy Sports: What You Need to Know Fantasy sports (FS) are games played by sports fans and enthusiasts against one and other. The games are generally played online and with apps by players building virtual teams with real players. Results are based on the performance of those players. Choosing a “fantasy”…
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Sports Gambling May Soon Be Legal Outside Las Vegas
Sports betting and gambling may soon be legal outside of Las Vegas perhaps by next year in states like New Jersey from all indications. NBA commissioner Adam Silver to former MLB commish Fay Vincent are making statements indicating they are betting on this sea of change happening in the near future even though an ongoing…
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Current State Of The Thriving Fantasy Sports Industry
Fantasy sports growth in North America during 2016 increased to around 57.4 million mostly young male players according to new research by Ipsos Public Affairs in Canada on behalf of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association (FSTA) located in New York. Since the study covering both traditional and daily fantasy began in 2013, the boom in…
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Legal Gambling In the United States Is Coming or Is It?
Legal Gambling In the United States Is Coming or Is It? When I think about gambling three topics come to mind, illegal March Madness pools, legalized marijuana and the crazy notion that the jury is still out on global warming facts. There are well-funded groups in the U.S. opposed to legal sports betting, weed rights…