Gambling, licensing laws could affect fantasy leagues
Submitted on September 15, 2003 - 12:00am.
Vince Blaser - Summer 2003
Fantasy sports games have avoided the courtroom so far, but companies must make sure their games are skill-based and give consideration to the professional athletes' licensing rights, an expert attorney said.
“We might advise clients to set up their fantasy leagues in such a way that the skill of the fantasy player is more likely to dictate the outcome of the game, therefore protecting them from any challenge by a state of a lottery law violation,” said Bill Heberer, an attorney for the law firm Hall Dickler Kent Goldstein & Wood in New York.
Heberer has worked for the Fantasy Sports Trade Association and many of its members in an effort to avoid legal trouble with the setup of their fantasy leagues.
“We might advise clients to set up their fantasy leagues in such a way that the skill of the fantasy player is more likely to dictate the outcome of the game, therefore protecting them from any challenge by a state of a lottery law violation,” said Bill Heberer, an attorney for the law firm Hall Dickler Kent Goldstein & Wood in New York.
Heberer has worked for the Fantasy Sports Trade Association and many of its members in an effort to avoid legal trouble with the setup of their fantasy leagues.
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