New York awards 5 temporary permits to DFS operators; what’s New Jersey’s next step?

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Legal, regulated daily fantasy sports have arrived in New York. Yesterday, the state’s gaming commission awarded temporary permits to DraftKings, FanDuel, Yahoo, FantasyDraft and Draft.

“As the newly enacted law requires, the commission regulates all aspects of interactive fantasy sports, including ensuring the operators put important consumer protections in place,” Gaming Commission Executive Director Robert Williams said in a statement. “While the commission continues work on formal regulations for these games, these temporary permits get companies up and running in New York State while assuring resident players that safeguards are in place.”


Legal Sports Report took a look at what New Jersey’s third attempt to legalize sports betting might look like.

Another potential outcome of the Aug. 9 ruling could involve lobbying the federal government to amend or repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.

That’s something American Gaming Association president Geoff Freeman recently spoke about. The AGA will formally lobby Congress on this very issue beginning early next year.

Both approaches would take place at the federal level and would likely have federal implications.

There is also an alternative, state-based approach for New Jersey — or perhaps more aptly, for other states with different gambling and regulatory environments. That could involve finding wiggle room within the Third Circuit’s most recent ruling to somehow still offer sports betting, namely in the form of informal wagers on sporting events between friends.


An editorial published by The Press of Atlantic City said New Jersey bungled their chance at legal sports betting.

New Jersey could have had legal sports gambling, offering betting on games just as Las Vegas does. That would have provided substantial revenue to the casino industry and state government.

But New Jersey politicians threw away the possibility, prompting scathing criticism from then-casino owner Donald Trump. Two decades later, subsequent state politicians have been desperately struggling to enable the legal sports betting previously rejected.

In vain. This month, the full 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated the state’s Hail Mary pass of not enforcing the federal ban on sports betting. Let this be the end of state time and money spent trying to fix this particular past mistake.


American Gaming Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman remains firm in his prediction on legalize sports.


An article published by Online Casino Reports questions whether or not drone racing betting will be the next eSports betting.

eSports’ rise to fame was fast and attracted both fans and sponsors in no time. This is the same with drone racing, which could mean that punters will be able to bet on the sport in the near future. Major sports and entertainment investment firms are putting a lot of money into the drone league and even NFL team owner Stephen Ross hosted an event at Miami Dolphins Stadium earlier this year.