The cold war brewing between casino/gaming operators in Nevada and daily fantasy sports is warming up. Those with gaming interests have been increasingly vocal lately about their displeasure that DFS has been allowed to operate in an unregulated environment.
This week, at least one daily fantasy insider is returning fire.
Asked about the possibility of regulation in DFS, FantasyHub CEO Andrew Busa didn’t hold back in an email to DFT, saving his most pointed comments for Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate who has long opposed online gaming:
If we were to be regulated like casinos and have extra taxes there should be tax collectors at every golf course with a bag for the social wagering on holes in a round.
This is just a move by Sheldon Adelson to shut down the industry as he adamantly believes online gaming will be the end of brick-and-mortar casinos. But he is just a sad old man with too much money and too many small worries. His political contributions are proof of that.
I hope the DFS ties to the (professional sports) leagues will overcome anything Sheldon tries to do.