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Old 10-15-2015, 06:56 PM
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DFS done in the Silver State...

http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/oct...y-fantasy-spo/
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Old 10-16-2015, 04:57 AM
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He gloats.

One word to describe Nevada. Chutzpah. Embrace the Federal law that permits sports betting only in Vegas while ignoring the federal law that deems DFS as a game of skill and not gambling. And talk about biting the hand that feeds you DFS has brought in millions in revenue to casinios by holding live championship tournements there and untold millions in additional revenue by those DFS players who migrate to Vegas sportsbooks weekly to follow their teams. But in the no publcity is bad publicity dept, DFS had its biggest week ever last week.
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Old 10-16-2015, 11:48 AM
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He gloats.

One word to describe Nevada. Chutzpah. Embrace the Federal law that permits sports betting only in Vegas while ignoring the federal law that deems DFS as a game of skill and not gambling. And talk about biting the hand that feeds you DFS has brought in millions in revenue to casinios by holding live championship tournements there and untold millions in additional revenue by those DFS players who migrate to Vegas sportsbooks weekly to follow their teams. But in the no publcity is bad publicity dept, DFS had its biggest week ever last week.
Chutzpah is a good thing....
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Old 10-16-2015, 12:03 PM
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Chutzpah is a good thing....
I guess you are right about that
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Old 10-18-2015, 09:22 PM
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ITS JUST ALL ABOUT MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY,MONEY AND.........MONEY!

it will get get done cause everybody loves money!
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Old 10-21-2015, 02:46 PM
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http://espn.go.com/chalk/story/_/id/...ionship-events

oh, please, ncaa. quit with the holier than thou bs. you make money off free players, supported by gambling dollars.
own it.
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Old 10-21-2015, 04:47 PM
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not illegal to gamble, illegal to take action ...right ?
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