The $70 billion fantasy football market may be adding Florida to what is anticipated to be a growing list of states that are examining their respective gambling laws, and determining that the activity is a game of skill rather than one of chance.
It is estimated that 57 million people will participate in fantasy sports this year. Fantasy sports leagues and now daily fantasy sports (DFS) have taken sports betting into the stratosphere, and the industry continues to grow. With only week one of the NFL’s 2015 season having been played, advertising from fantasy football industry leaders and rivals, FanDuel and DraftKings, promising big payouts to players have already inundated television and radio markets with banners such as DraftKings “Millionaire Maker – Turn $20 into $2 Mill…