Post by Logan on Jan 28, 2016 2:11:46 GMT -6
Hawaii’s attorney general says daily fantasy sports contests are illegal gambling
Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin issued a formal opinion today that daily fantasy sports contests constitute illegal gambling under state law.
“Gambling generally occurs under Hawaii law when a person stakes or risks something of value upon a game of chance or upon any future contingent event not under the person’s control,” Chin said in a news release. “The technology may have changed, but the vice has not.”
Hawaii is the latest state to declare fantasy sports illegal. New York, Illinois and most recently Texas, have issued similar opinions.
It doesn’t mean that fantasy sports betting will immediately stop in Hawaii.
Read more: www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sports-breaking/hawaii-attorney-general-says-fantasy-sports-constitute-illegal-gambling/
Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin issued a formal opinion today that daily fantasy sports contests constitute illegal gambling under state law.
“Gambling generally occurs under Hawaii law when a person stakes or risks something of value upon a game of chance or upon any future contingent event not under the person’s control,” Chin said in a news release. “The technology may have changed, but the vice has not.”
Hawaii is the latest state to declare fantasy sports illegal. New York, Illinois and most recently Texas, have issued similar opinions.
It doesn’t mean that fantasy sports betting will immediately stop in Hawaii.
Read more: www.staradvertiser.com/sports/sports-breaking/hawaii-attorney-general-says-fantasy-sports-constitute-illegal-gambling/