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51 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 361 (2018-2019)
A Game of Skill Or Chance: Why Texas Should Legalize Daily Fantasy Sports

handle is hein.journals/text51 and id is 385 raw text is: A GAME OF SKILL OR CHANCE? WHY TEXAS SHOULD LEGALIZE DAILY FANTASY SPORTS Marc Dib* I. GETTING THE BALL ROLLING .................................. 361 II. LEARNING THE FUNDAMENTALS .................... ........ 363 A. Daily Fantasy Sports Enters the Game..................... 364 B. Home Court Advantage: Texas's Stance on Gambling................ 365 C. Rejected! Legal Issues Involving Daily Fantasy Sports............... 368 1. Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act.................. 369 2. Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act...................... 369 D. One on One: Texas v. Daily Fantasy Sports .. ................ 370 1. Texas Attorney General on DFS............ ........ 371 2. FanDuel and DraftKings Respond........... ....... 372 3. The Legislature's Response to Daily Fantasy Sports............ 373 m DOWN BUT NOT OUT ............................... ...... 375 A. Skill Versus Chance ............................. 375 B. States That Have Legalized Daily Fantasy Sports...... ..... 379 C. States That Consider Daily Fantasy Sports Illegal...................... 380 D. Regulating DFS.......................... ........ 381 1. Minimum Age Requirements. ................. ...... 381 2. Licensing Fees.............................. 382 3. Preventing Gambling Addiction ................... 383 IV. HERE'S THE GAME PLAN..................... ............. 384 V. AND THAT'STHEGAME! ....................................... 387 I. GETTING THE BALL ROLLING There are some things that government should not do - and taking away our right to play fantasy football is one of the things government should not do.I * J. D. Candidate, Texas Tech School of Law, 2019; B.A. Political Science, Texas Tech University, 2016. This comment is dedicated in loving memory of my grandmother, Olivia Sanchez. To my family and friends, thank you for your unwavering support-I am truly grateful to have each of you in my life. Finally, to everyone who helped me through the comment writing pmcess, your hard work is greatly appreciated. 1. Bob Sechler, Bill Would Make Daily Fantasy Sports Leagues Legal in Texas, AUSTIN AM. STATESMAN (Apr. 3, 2017, 12:01 AM), http://www.mystatesman.com/business/bill-would-makc-daily- fantasy-sports-leagues-legal-texas/viT7R6BYTUmakhHC5NnWCJ/ (providing a statement by Texas Representative Richard Pefia Raymond). 361

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