The heat is being turned up on daily fantasy sports leagues.
A day after a Wall Street Journal report said the Department of Justice and the FBI are in the “preliminary stage” of a probe into whether DraftKings and FanDuel have violated federal laws, the Nevada Gaming Control Board banned the websites from operating in the Silver State.
According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the board issued an order saying the sites must apply for a Nevada gaming license to operate. The board issued a “cease and desist” order that bans the sites in the state unless they obtain a license first.
Operators violating the order face felony fines and 10 years in prison.
Regulators said the sites can apply for licenses. “Since offering (daily fantasy sports) in Nevada is illegal without the appropriate license, all unlicensed activities must cease and desist from the date of this notice,” their decision said.
Entry fees on DraftKings range from 25 cents to more than $5,000. Some prizes top $1 million.
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Draft-Kings and FanDuel say the sites provide games of skill and not of chance and are therefore protected by the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act established in 2006, which has language protecting fantasy sports.
The games are legal in 45 states.
As for the DOJ and FBI probe, a prominent Florida attorney who has represented many gaming clients said one need look no further than the case against the World Triathlon Corporation (Ironman) to understand the potential impact of a federal inquiry.
In May, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that Ironman had agreed to forfeit over $2.7 million in lottery proceeds to the government after the company illegally charged athletes to enter into a lottery for a chance to compete in the Ironman competition in Hawaii.
“If it was just a state law violation, (the Ironman defendants) would have been looking at maybe 30 days in jail and a fine,” said Marc Dunbar, a partner in the Government Relations Practice Group for the Florida firm, Jones Walker. “Instead, they had to forfeit millions. The federal government has the ability to take away an entire brand.”
At issue is whether Draft-Kings and FanDuel — which charge customers an entry fee to draft fantasy sports teams to compete against other customers’ fantasy squads for a chance at big prize money — have violated federal laws in any way. The DOJ and FBI probe, which was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, is looking into the business model of these companies. FBI agents from the Boston field office are also talking with DraftKings customers to inquire about their experiences with the company, according to the Wall Street Journal report.
Dunbar said that once the feds get involved, potential wrongdoers have that much more to fear due to the resources available to prosecutors to build a case.
“The question is whether these companies are operating legally or illegally. The federal authorities need only find one instance of a violation of a state gambling statute, before they dive into the federal statutes,” said Dunbar. “The federal authorities have greater resources, the federal penalites are stronger. They have witnesses and can develop a deep, fact-based complaint. That is the peril.”
In 2006, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed to regulate online gambling, but the legislation excluded fantasy sports because they were deemed skill games.
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/feds-probe-fantasy-sites-entire-brand-article-1.2399018 
Government hates competition in stealing from its populace. So does the casino industry. 
Didn't they already go to court over this and win? I thought that was why it was still legal and online poker was not - which is bullshit by the way. Poker is a skill game as well.
But allowing their employees to play DFS while having information that the general public does not isn't something that should happen.
Hope it stays legal. Shit is a lot of fun.
poker is not a game of skill. poker is a game of money managment.
when will people ever understand this. if your good at money mangement you will be good at poker, as wel you will be a good trader.
the reason poker is not a game of skill is also very simple to understand. lets says i am dealt with 4 aces instantly. i will win the game no matter what. what kind of skill did i use to get these cards?
answer no skill at all. pure luck that the carddealer dealt me the first 4 aces.
now i can chose go all in, or wait out to lure people in adding money into the honeypot. but that is the skill of moneymanagment.
The government couldn't wait to get their hands in this.
Land of the free my ass!
"now i can chose [sic] go all in, or wait to lure people in adding money in the honeypot. but that is the skill of moneymanagment [sic]"
Semantics. That's like saying Pete Rose wasn't a skillful hitter - he just had the skill of great hand/eye coordination.
redeye2000 - poker is not a game of skill. poker is a game of money managment.It's not skill!
when will people ever understand this. if your good at money mangement you will be good at poker, as wel you will be a good trader.
the reason poker is not a game of skill is also very simple to understand. lets says i am dealt with 4 aces instantly. i will win the game no matter what. what kind of skill did i use to get these cards?
answer no skill at all. pure luck that the carddealer dealt me the first 4 aces.
now i can chose go all in, or wait out to lure people in adding money into the honeypot. but that is the skill of moneymanagment.
It's just skill (of money management)!
The guys that win multiple world series of poker bracelets are simply the luckiest guys in the world.
They should probably just play the lottery. It takes way less time out of your day and you don't have to travel to the event.
TryhardNobody -Thistorubu -redeye2000 - poker is not a game of skill. poker is a game of money managment.It's not skill!
when will people ever understand this. if your good at money mangement you will be good at poker, as wel you will be a good trader.
the reason poker is not a game of skill is also very simple to understand. lets says i am dealt with 4 aces instantly. i will win the game no matter what. what kind of skill did i use to get these cards?
answer no skill at all. pure luck that the carddealer dealt me the first 4 aces.
now i can chose go all in, or wait out to lure people in adding money into the honeypot. but that is the skill of moneymanagment.
It's just skill (of money management)!
Lol
torubu -redeye2000 - poker is not a game of skill. poker is a game of money managment.It's not skill!
when will people ever understand this. if your good at money mangement you will be good at poker, as wel you will be a good trader.
the reason poker is not a game of skill is also very simple to understand. lets says i am dealt with 4 aces instantly. i will win the game no matter what. what kind of skill did i use to get these cards?
answer no skill at all. pure luck that the carddealer dealt me the first 4 aces.
now i can chose go all in, or wait out to lure people in adding money into the honeypot. but that is the skill of moneymanagment.
It's just skill (of money management)!
yes so the game itself is a game of luck.
skillset of moneymanagement is what makes the difference and that takes skill. but has nothing to do with poker itself.
poker itself is a game of luck. plain and simple.
Stu Ungar wasn't known for his great money management skills.
redeye2000 -You can't say it's not skill, then say it's skill. You're not making any sense.torubu -redeye2000 - poker is not a game of skill. poker is a game of money managment.It's not skill!
when will people ever understand this. if your good at money mangement you will be good at poker, as wel you will be a good trader.
the reason poker is not a game of skill is also very simple to understand. lets says i am dealt with 4 aces instantly. i will win the game no matter what. what kind of skill did i use to get these cards?
answer no skill at all. pure luck that the carddealer dealt me the first 4 aces.
now i can chose go all in, or wait out to lure people in adding money into the honeypot. but that is the skill of moneymanagment.
It's just skill (of money management)!
yes so the game itself is a game of luck.
skillset of moneymanagement is what makes the difference and that takes skill. but has nothing to do with poker itself.
poker itself is a game of luck. plain and simple.
Devil_ - Stu Ungar wasn't known for his great money management skills.Or cocaine management.
....soooooo withdraw my $11.28 Fanduel balance to PayPal....... and done.
But yet you can go drop $100 on scratch off lottery tickets whenever you want.
Such bullshit.
Sagiv Lapkin -
"This is my neighborhood. You and your friends should show me some respect. You should let me wet my beak a little"
- Nevada Gaming Control Board
here is blood in the water, and there will be a feeding frenzy with a lot of hands out. A lot of Senators will have to get greased to get the Feds to back off.
redeye2000 - poker is not a game of skill. poker is a game of money managment.
when will people ever understand this. if your good at money mangement you will be good at poker, as wel you will be a good trader.
the reason poker is not a game of skill is also very simple to understand. lets says i am dealt with 4 aces instantly. i will win the game no matter what. what kind of skill did i use to get these cards?
answer no skill at all. pure luck that the carddealer dealt me the first 4 aces.
now i can chose go all in, or wait out to lure people in adding money into the honeypot. but that is the skill of moneymanagment.
Dumbest post. Wrong in so many ways.
If it gets rid of all those horrible ass commercials then I say shut them the fuck down. Annoying ass mfers
Hired Gun - If it gets rid of all those horrible ass commercials then I say shut them the fuck down. Annoying ass mfersVtfu.
Yes i play ff for $2 amongst friends. No my life doesnt revolve around it and this bs get rich quick scheme that fan duel and draftkings lead you to believe
If they move forward with getting their Nevada gaming license, would they then be able to operate like a typical sportsbook along with the fantasy side of their business?