DraftKings and FanDuel Agree with NCAA to Suspend Amateur and College Sports Contests
No more March Madness: DraftKings and FanDuel have actually agreed to suspend the offering of DFS contests on NCAA games.
Whilst the 2016 Men’s NCAA nationwide Championship ended in spellbinding drama yesterday and Kris Jenkins’ sizzling, match-winning shot in the last micro-second regarding the blew our tiny small minds, this really is most likely the a year ago ever that fans will be able to ramp up the enjoyment of March Madness through DFS contests.
Both DraftKings and FanDuel have voluntarily agreed this week to close the drafts on college-level and sports that are amateur. This follows what a FanDuel spokesperson described as ‘months of productive conversations’ with the NCAA, also state legislators, during which both organizations heard their issues about the impact of fantasy recreations on college-level and amateur athletics.
Both Indiana and Virginia, which this season became the first states to regulate DFS in the US, included provisions within their legislation that the contests should not be based on college tournaments.
‘It is obvious that this is an issue that things to a variety of constituencies and we feel that the path that is best forward is to suspend offering these contests pending resolution on the issue within state legislatures,’ stated FanDuel.
‘We supported all of these efforts, and going forward we shall earnestly help bills containing the same provisions. Read more →
