Maura Healey won’t act to shut down fantasy sites like DraftKings and FanDuel
Massachusetts’ attorney general won’t move to block daily fantasy sports games like FanDuel and DraftKings, despite calls by state political leaders for a ruling on the legality of those popular games, The Boston Globe reported.
Maura Healey said instead she will continue an ongoing review of the industry, focusing on the consumer protection issues raised by the games.
Despite persistent questioning during her first extensive interview on the subject, Healey refused to say whether the industry’s system of entry fees and cash payouts is legal under the state’s laws; in fact, she acknowledged that it is arguably illegal but would not take a position one way or the other.
“Massachusetts has not directly addressed the question of fantasy sports in our current laws,’’ Healey said.
Healey said the burden of clarifying fantasy sports’ legality in Massachusetts could fall back onto state lawmakers, according to the Globe.
Read the full Globe story here.
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