Post by Logan on Jan 16, 2016 22:01:06 GMT -6
OLYMPIA — Playing fantasy sports to win money in Washington is illegal.
That means daily fantasy games like the popular ones run by DraftKings and FanDuel aren’t allowed. It also means informal seasonlong leagues — Sen. Pam Roach, R- Auburn, called them “water cooler fantasy-football” leagues — are banned, too.
That hasn’t stopped people from playing, though. The Fantasy Sports Trade Association estimated, based on a survey, that a little more than 1 million people in Washington played some type of fantasy sports last year. DraftKings and FanDuel are members of the association which advocates for the fantasy-sports industry.
“You can’t police it,” Roach said. “You can’t keep people from doing an office pool.”
Continue reading at www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-lawmakers-aim-to-address-illegal-fantasy-sports/
That means daily fantasy games like the popular ones run by DraftKings and FanDuel aren’t allowed. It also means informal seasonlong leagues — Sen. Pam Roach, R- Auburn, called them “water cooler fantasy-football” leagues — are banned, too.
That hasn’t stopped people from playing, though. The Fantasy Sports Trade Association estimated, based on a survey, that a little more than 1 million people in Washington played some type of fantasy sports last year. DraftKings and FanDuel are members of the association which advocates for the fantasy-sports industry.
“You can’t police it,” Roach said. “You can’t keep people from doing an office pool.”
Continue reading at www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-lawmakers-aim-to-address-illegal-fantasy-sports/