In this Gambling Insider article, Marc Zwillinger breaks down the landscape and legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS) in California after the state’s attorney general declared both DFS and Pick’em games illegal. While every other court that’s considered whether the contests are chance vs skill has said that DFS is a contest between participants, California AG Rob Bonta issued the opinion that fantasy games are instead wagers on what’s happening on the field.
Marc explained that the future of DFS will depend on the different types of games and operators, although he believes that they aren’t going anywhere.
“I think DFS is here to stay. All the studies and all the court cases are on the side of traditional DFS,” Marc said. “I think the sweepstakes and Pick’ems are on much more uncertain ground…What we also know for sure is that some forms of legalized sports betting and non-gambling contests are here to stay in the US, no question about it. ”
