September 16,2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ , Not worried about ISIS, jobs, immigration, Veterans or taxes Democrat Frank Pallone is concerned that Fantasy Football leagues are undermining the moral fabric of western society.
Pallone called on Congress to investigate fantasy sports websites that have thus far evaded restrictions on online gambling. Pallone has cited FanDuel and DraftKings as particularly prominent daily fantasy sites. In a recent letter to Fred Upton Chair of the House Energy and Commerce committee “Anyone who watched a game this weekend was inundated by commercials for fantasy sports websites, and it’s only the first week of the NFL season,” he said in a statement Monday. “These sites are enormously popular, arguably central to the fans’ experience, and professional leagues are seeing the enormous profits as a result. Despite how mainstream these sites have become, though, the legal landscape governing these activities remains murky and should be reviewed.” (https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/sites/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/hearing%20request%20Fantasy%20Sport%20Sept14.2015.pdf )
Pallone also conjured concerns that players might use fantasy sports to bet on games. “Team involvement in daily fantasy sports also raises questions of whether players or league personnel, who may be able to affect the outcome of a game, should be allowed to participate in daily fantasy sports,” he wrote in a September 14 letter to his GOP counterparts on the committee. “Given the professional sports leagues professional players [sic] deep involvement with fantasy sports, this Committee, as the committee with jurisdiction over professional sports and gambling, should examine the relationship between fantasy sports and gambling and the relationships between professional sports leagues, teams, players, and fantasy sports operators.” (https://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/sites/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/hearing%20request%20Fantasy%20Sport%20Sept14.2015.pdf)
