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California’s law lawyer Rob Bonta on Thursday released a legal statement indicating daily online fantasy sports platforms in the state are now illegal.
Bonta’s 33-page opinion says fantasy sports platforms are illegal because they involve betting on sports. It seems to only apply to daily fantasy sports, but not season-long fantasy sports leagues.
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“Like traditional sports dating, daily fantasy sports games make participants the opportunity to win or lose money based on the outcome of sporting events played by third party athletes,” the statement said.
“Just because the operator doesn’t bet on the players doesn’t mean the players are not betting against each other.”
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Sports games have been illegal in California, but fantasy sports have been a legal gray area. But online fantasy sports platforms have operated in the state for more than a dozen years, and the product has generated billions of dollars during that time.
In a state election in 2022, voters rejected overwhelming a measure to legalize online sports betting. Then in 2023, the GOP State Lawmaker Scott Wilk sent a letter to the State Ministry of Justice and requested a legal opinion on daily fantasy sports.
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Now this opinion is released and it can cause disruption to the state’s fantasy sports industry.
