\u201cThis puts the casino right in your telephone and your kids\u2019 telephone,\u201d said Pat Loontjer, who serves as executive director of a group known as Gambling with the Good Life.<\/strong><\/p>\nThat sentiment could be seen in the Nebraska Senate as well. For instance, Senator Ernie Chambers (I-Omaha), who opposes measures that would expand gambling in the state, said that he plans to force as long a debate as possible in order to stall a vote on the measure.<\/p>\n
The Nebraska state constitution bans games of chance. However, Larson and many others believe fantasy sports should be categorized as a game that is predominantly determined by skill, and thus not subject to that ban. Currently, all major daily fantasy operators offer their games in the state in the absence of regulation.<\/p>\n
Over the past year, many states have considered fantasy sports bills that would primarily impact the DFS industry. States such as Arkansas, Delaware, and Pennsylvania passed such legislation last year, and Ostrow says that a total of 19 states have adopted laws designed to regulate daily fantasy contests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lawmakers in Nebraska are debating the merits of a bill that would add new regulations to daily fantasy sports sites, a move that is supported by industry leaders such as DraftKings and FanDuel. The bill, introduced by State Senator Tyson Larson (R-O\u2019Neill), would add regulations to sites that are already openly operating within the state. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":67563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,61,16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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