{"id":48328,"date":"2017-04-12T18:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-04-13T01:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=48328"},"modified":"2017-04-12T21:12:47","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T04:12:47","slug":"arkansas-legalizes-dfs-bill-moves-house-floor-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/arkansas-legalizes-dfs-bill-moves-house-floor-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas Legalizes DFS, Bill Moves to House Floor in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arkansas became the 11th state to legalize daily fantasy sports on Monday when Governor Asa Hutchinson signed bill H 2250 into law. The legislation was passed by both chambers of the state legislature by overwhelming majorities.<\/p>\n

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The youthful Arkansas representative Jimmy Gazaway has successfully legalized daily fantasy sports in the state, while admitting he has \u201cnever played in the DraftKings, or the FanDuel, or any of those kinds of things.\u201d (Image: KATV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201c[DFS] is something that\u2019s already occurring, and there\u2019s not really any clear guidance on whether or not it\u2019s legal,\u201d said the bill\u2019s main sponsor, State Representative Jimmy Gazaway (R-Paragould). \u201cThis was just an attempt to make sure that it is legal in the state of Arkansas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wholesome Behavior<\/b><\/h2>\n

While the new law does not regulate DFS<\/a> contests in the usual sense, of establishing checks and balances for operators and consumer protections, it will tax DFS sites at 8 percent on all revenues generated by Arkansas residents.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s not like a casino,\u201d Gazaway reassured the doubters. \u201cIt\u2019s not going to attract all the other negative things that typically go along with that sort of thing. This is a thing that folks do on Sunday afternoon, you know, when they get home from church, and are watching a game.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Gazaway, himself, has said he plays fantasy football but admits he has \u201cnever played in the DraftKings, or the FanDuel, or any of those kinds of things.\u201d<\/p>\n

Texas Ban Handled\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

Meanwhile, in Texas, a bill exempting real-money DFS sites from Texas anti-gambling laws<\/a> is heading to the full Texas House, having been approved 6-1 in House committee.<\/p>\n

in January 2016, Texas AG Ken Paxton deemed DFS contests to be illegal games of chance under Texas law. He said it was \u201cbeyond reasonable dispute that daily fantasy leagues involve an element of chance regarding how a selected player will perform on game day.<\/p>\n

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\u201cPaid daily fantasy sports operators claim they can legally operate as an unregulated house, but none of their arguments square with existing Texas law,\u201d he added. \u201cSimply put, it is prohibited gambling in Texas if you bet on the performance of a participant in a sporting event and the house takes a cut.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Challenging the DA<\/b><\/h2>\n

Legislation by Representative Richard Raymond (D-Laredo) is seeking to challenge that opinion and develop a framework of regulation to license and tax the industry.<\/p>\n

He may have an uphill climb, though, as gambling-related bills are usually given short-shrift in the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n

In all, over 20 state legislatures are considering bills to regulate and\/or legalize DFS. Both Illinois and North Carolina have joined the mix in the past week alone. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Arkansas became the 11th state to legalize daily fantasy sports on Monday when Governor Asa Hutchinson signed bill H 2250 into law. The legislation was passed by both chambers of the state legislature by overwhelming majorities. \u201c[DFS] is something that\u2019s already occurring, and there\u2019s not really any clear guidance on whether or not it\u2019s legal,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":48329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,13,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nArkansas Legalizes DFS, Bill Moves to House Floor in Texas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Arkansas legalizes but doesn\u2019t particularly regulate DFS, while Texas legislation makes progress.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/arkansas-legalizes-dfs-bill-moves-house-floor-texas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" 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