Concept. But as daily Fantasy Sports have grown in popularity so have questions about the legality. Thats spurred protest. Most players lose money. A study by sports Business Journal found in the first half of 2015, 91 of baseballs daily fantasy player profits were won by 1. 3 of users. The attorneys general of six states call it gambling or illegal under state laws. Investors like the Dallas Mavericks owner mark cuban say it is a game of skill. We know Fantasy Sports and daily fantasy arent gambling. Period. End of story. Comcast and nbc universal, the Parent Company that produce it is program own a stake in fan duel. Are daily Fantasy Sports skill or gambling . Timothy fong is from the ucla Gambling Studies Program and rick ca are, ro is a sports attorney. Thank you for being here. Is it a game of skill or gambling . Its a game of skill based on my prior history. In the 60s i would send draft picks in the mail to friends. We would play a forerunner of fantasy and frankly 5 of the ent
Weekend. To some of the fans the winner of the real game isnt as important as the outcome of the fantasy games where prizes can be more than a million dollars. Our daily Fantasy Sports just a game or gambling . Thats the cover story. Draft kings and fan duel is largest sites have spent more than 200 million on ads promising big paufs. Users compete trying to pick the best player for the virtual team. The winner is determined by the player stat that is day and a cash prize is awarded. Nearly 57 Million People in the United States and canada play Fantasy Sports. Up nearly 90 since 2008. Professional sports leagues and Big Companies invested in the concept. But as daily Fantasy Sports have grown in popularity so have questions about the legality. Thats spurred protest. Most players lose money. A study by sports Business Journal found in the first half of 2015, 91 of baseballs daily fantasy player profits were won by 1. 3 of users. The attorneys general of six states call it gambling or il
Now, becky quick. More than 150 Million People around the world are expected to watch the broncos and the panthers in the super bowl this weekend. To some of the fans the winner of the real game isnt as important as the outcome of the fantasy games where prizes can be more than a million dollars. Our daily Fantasy Sports just a game or gambling . Thats the cover story. Draft kings and fan duel is largest sites have spent more than 200 million on ads promising big paufs. Users compete trying to pick the best player for the virtual team. The winner is determined by the player stat that is day and a cash prize is awarded. Nearly 57 Million People in the United States and canada play Fantasy Sports. Up nearly 90 since 2008. Professional sports leagues and Big Companies invested in the concept. But as daily Fantasy Sports have grown in popularity so have questions about the legality. Most players lose money. A study by sports Business Journal found in the first half of 2015, 91 of baseballs
Every time. Good evening. We begin with the worldwide reaction today to a dangerous move in syria. Chemicals, dead lly gas loaded onto weapons near an airfield there. One drop could kill within minutes. So, World Leaders are mobilizing tonight, deciding what theyre going to do. And abcs Senior Foreign Affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz takes us inside that story. Reporter today, hillary clinton, overseas, trying to tind some dip mroep matic way to end this increasingly dangerous conflict. 20 months of fighting, 40,000 lives lost. And now the chilling possibility of an air attack with deadly nerve agents. There is no question that we remain very concerned that the regime might very well consider the use of chemical weapons. Reporter a senior u. S. Official saying that over the weekend, the Syrian Military loaded components of the nerve gas sarin into bombs on or near syrian airfields. They have not loaded the bombs onto aircraft, but the threat remains. Once these chemicals are poured
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