This is exactly why WI lawmakers need to oppose the legalization of Daily Fantasy Sports. “A new daily fantasy sports game that lets users hone in on a single NFL playoff game has some gambling experts wondering if the contest inches the industry closer to the territory of sports betting that remains illegal in most of the United States.” “Many of the new fantasy sports laws don’t even require states to approve new contests.” “None of these states really thought...
“Problem gamblers – no one knows how many exist or cost to the state. Labour deputy leader Tom Watson derides admission and says his party will ‘ask the questions the government is failing to ask’” https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/05/problem-gamblers-no-one-knows-how-many-exist-or-cost-to-the-state
Here is an excellent insight into how the commercial sports gambling operation works by a gambling insider and why the illegal market grows under a system of legalization: https://www.cdcgamingreports.com/commentaries/its-too-soon-to-start-high-fiving-over-legal-sports-betting/
More than six years after New Jersey voters endorsed legal wagering on football, baseball and other sports events, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that could make sports betting — already a multibillion-dollar illegal industry — legal in the state and elsewhere. Read more here.
Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Daily Fantasy Sports Ruling Every effort has been met with opposition from the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the four major professional sports leagues — Major League Baseball, National Football League, National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League — even as some of the leagues have partnered with daily fantasy sports operations. The Supreme Court will hear an appeal of an August 2016 decision of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in...
From a country with widespread online gambling: The Gambling Commission’s recent survey of 1,000 U.K. students found that 40% of student gamblers are in debt because of #gambling. Another good reason to oppose Daily Fantasy Sports. Read more here.
Daily Fantasy Sports has a fundamentally different relationship to chance than do season-long fantasy sports leagues. Daily Fantasy Sports operates on a per-game basis. Therefore, on any given day an injury, a snowstorm, or a ball bouncing strangely could affect a Daily Fantasy Sports result. In this regard, placing a wager with a Daily Fantasy Sports operator is very similar to placing a bet with a bookmaker. This legislation represents the largest expansion of gambling in Wisconsin’s history as it...
A Brief History of Gambling in Wisconsin Wisconsin’s legalized gambling began with the State sponsored lottery and the Legislature’s approval of dog racing. Soon afterward, the state’s Native American Tribes, which had been operating high stakes bingo parlors, entered casino gaming, having won federal government approval in the courts after Congress passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Gambling flourished, growing exponentially through the 1990s. No one has more than a two hour drive to get to one of Wisconsin’s 22...
LEGISLATIVE MEMORANDUM To: Members, Wisconsin State Senate and Assembly From: Julaine K. Appling, President, Wisconsin Family Action Lorri Pickens, Executive Director, Citizens Against Expanded Gambling Date: September 11, 2017 Re: LRB 2122 – Daily Fantasy Sports Registry, relating to: registration of fantasy contest operators, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty ______________________________________________________________________ We are writing to urge you to not co-sponsor LRB...
Representative Rob Hutton and Senator Fred Risser released proposed legislation for co-sponsorship today (LRB 3211/1) that would cap spending on lottery advertising at $5M annually, as well limiting the scope of advertising with protective measures. The lottery is a regressive tax aimed at the poor. Research shows that the highest per capita sales are sold within the zips codes with the lowest per capita income. Government-sponsored gambling pits government’s interests against the best interests of its people, and preys on...
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