Fantasy sports hearing likely, GOP chairman says

[TD's & Beer]

A House Republican chairman said on Thursday that he is likely to call a hearing on the new fantasy sports sites that critics say are skirting gambling laws.

"My sense is that we will do a hearing," said Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.), the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. "There’s a lot of things on our front burner right now, but I think this is an issue that we ought to take a look at.”

http://thehill.com/policy/technology...hearing-likely (http://thehill.com/policy/technology/254082-gop-chairman-fantasy-sports-hearing-likely)

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It's not sports betting, try calling your bookie to make a fantasy bet you idiots

[Godfather]

Glad we've solved all the real problems.

[SteelerFanInStl]

The government needs to keep their noses out of things that aren't hurting anyone. There are casinos all over the country. Why are they wasting tax payers money investigating this?

Fantasy sports is a game of skill, just like poker. Both should be legal. It's not gambling.

[ALLD]

Sounds like a congressman lost a lot of money.

[zulater]

It is a crock of shit that online poker and blackjack are banned but these weekly FF sties are not. Not that the douchebag Republican is looking out for the interests of the online poker or blackjack site. But hopefully his inquiry will have the unintended "consequence" of loosening up the laws for all gambling equally.

BTW, gambling isn't a victim-less crime. But in a free society you have to allow the weak the ability to destroy themselves. Because people with self control should have access to their whims.

[TD's & Beer]

It was a Democrat that started all this...a greedy Guido that wants a piece of the gambling pie for his state's pockets, most likely.


New Jersey Congressman Wants Review Of Daily Fantasy Sports

Rep. Frank Pallone says "murky" legal landscape around the fast-growing industry merits scrutiny.

Rep. Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) noticed the ubiquitous ads, and now wants Congress to review the legality of daily fantasy -- and the involvement of professional sports leagues and teams with the budding industry.

Pallone, the ranking Democrat on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, called on committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) to hold hearings on daily fantasy sports, which have become lucrative outgrowth of traditional fantasy gaming.

“Despite how mainstream these sites have become, the legal landscape governing these activities remains murky and should be reviewed”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-pallone-daily-fantasy-sports-hearings_55f734b5e4b00e2cd5e7a03b

[NCSteeler]

All of these sites are defacto gambling sites, BUT how the hell does that differ from state lotteries, church raffles/bingo or any other shit that is gambling but gets a pass.

[BnG_Hevn]

All of these sites are defacto gambling sites, BUT how the hell does that differ from state lotteries, church raffles/bingo or any other shit that is gambling but gets a pass.

The answer to that question is extremely simple. Money. The amount of money generated is the question, not the act itself.

If you hear people winning hundreds of dollars, they wouldn't give it a second thought. But since you're talking thousands, hundreds of thousands and millions, that does get their attention.

[TD's & Beer]

this is not "sports gambling"....you're not betting on the outcomes of games, just fantasy points from fantasy lineups - that's why call it FANTASY

and you are playing against other average Joes, so any attempt to say it will affect the outcome of games is ridiculous

[Count Steeler]

Fantasy football, I believe, is the saving grace for Goodell. I think FF is the driving force of the rising interest in the NFL. Goodell got lucky to ride it's coattails. Cause, whenever Goodell is called on to actually improve/manage the league, he is nothing but a screw up.