The Attorney General of California declared the daily fantasy game illegal in a long-awaited opinion on Thursday afternoon, although the decision was returned from the village Gavin Newsome as well as the sports betting industry back with push.
Sportsbooks has long argued that daily fantasy games – which selects the roster of athletes is either included in a pickom style or draft – there are skill games rather than a chance game, and therefore it should not be considered gambling.
California AG Rob Bonta ruled on Thursday that they gamble “because they are involved in betting on sports events.” Sports gambling is already prohibited in California, which is the most populous state in the country.
Daily fantasy sportsbooks have raked billions of dollars legally in California for more than 10 years, and do not plan to prevent operations in the state for at least some time.
Representatives of draftings and underdog fantasy told ESPN that it would continue to offer fictional competitions in California. A Fanduel spokesman also told ESPN that the company looks further to look forward to talk with the Attorney General’s office through our next stages. “
A spokesperson of the newsom told KCRA 3 of Sacramento that the Governor disagreeed with Bonta’s opinion.
The spokesman said, “In his independent capacity, the Attorney General released this opinion – not in the Governor’s office,” the spokesperson said. “While the Governor does not agree with the result, he welcomes a creative passage in collaboration with all stakeholders.”
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