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But fantasy games (FanDuel/DraftKings) is legal and they use realistic outcomes of real sports statistics?

Posted by: aleksthegreat on Apr 14, 16:15 in response to DTravel's post IIRC Congress basically laughed and then said "Not a...

I know online poker is still being fought for in the US (NJ + NV may be legal, I'm not sure - would have to look into it)

HSX to offer real money betting/investing/FanDuel style at some point? {nm} aleksthegreat Apr 14, 14:12

Yes, here are some links RazorHawk Apr 14, 14:51

Thank you, it seems there was a lot of talk 5 years ago...What about now or the near future? What's the state of HSX+Real Money Bets? {nm} aleksthegreat Apr 14, 15:34

IIRC Congress basically laughed and then said "Not a chance". {nm} DTravel Apr 14, 15:42

But fantasy games (FanDuel/DraftKings) is legal and they use realistic outcomes of real sports statistics? aleksthegreat Apr 14, 16:15

the difference is betting on sports actually promotes the event and increases attendance. The studios were afraid betting on movies would Moviesnob Apr 14, 17:24

Well, you can always host the server outside USA and allow money to be played ;) (nm) mattep74 Apr 15, 11:22

Actually Congress was onboard and one month away from final approval when the MPAA woke up and objected (link) RazorHawk Apr 14, 16:44

Okay, so Congress did not laugh but did say "not a chance" after Hollywood waved a lot of green paper at them. {nm} DTravel Apr 14, 17:47

Not really.... RazorHawk Apr 15, 11:26

CX stocks RazorHawk Apr 15, 11:28

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