![]() Orrick recently assisted the fantasy sports industry to lobby for passage of legislation legalizing companies in New York, one of the nation’s largest fantasy sports markets.įanDuel and DraftKings abandoned the Nevada market in October when regulators and Attorney General Adam Laxalt issued an opinion that daily fantasy sports is a form of gambling and that game operators are required to be licensed.Īfter the opinion was issued, FanDuel and DraftKings, who say daily fantasy sports is a game of skill and not chance and thus not gambling, voluntarily agreed not to allow Nevada players to participate in their games. Scott Ward, a public policy attorney with the Washington-based Orrick law firm, is expected to address the committee Tuesday on proposed legislation establishing a framework for regulating daily fantasy sports in the state. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)įanDuel and DraftKings, the largest daily fantasy sports operators in the country, are angling to return to the Nevada market and a representative will make a presentation to the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee next week. ![]() Small Business Fantasy Sports Trade Association Executive Director Steve Brubaker, right, accompanied by MGM Resorts International Executive Vice President John McManus, testifies about daily fantasy sports on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
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