NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Taking Bets in the State

Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by oh_sigh on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @07:37PM (#10543868)

Isn't the difference that sports betting is a game of skill and not pure chance like the lottery?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by JonFish85 on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @08:03PM (#10544025)

How does that make it not gambling, outside of the midnight rider on the port security bill? Wagering money on a game is gambling.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by brianwawok on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @08:29PM (#10544184)

see poker. which is sometimes not gambling. but sometimes it is.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by fletchowns on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @10:12PM (#10544603)

What about when a player gets injured? Isn't that pure chance?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by oh_sigh on Thursday November 12, 2015 @06:51PM (#10557054)

Sure, but every player at a given position probably has an equal chance of being injured, so the real differentiator is skill in choosing the right players.

[ Parent | on HN ]