{"id":17365,"date":"2015-12-09T14:42:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T22:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/?p=17365"},"modified":"2019-04-16T09:04:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-16T17:04:55","slug":"dfs-attempts-end-run-mississippis-new-showplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/stiffs-and-georges\/dfs-attempts-end-run-mississippis-new-showplace\/","title":{"rendered":"DFS attempts end run; Mississippi’s new showplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daily fantasy sports firms DraftKings<\/strong> and FanDuel<\/strong> took their case to New York State<\/strong> lawmakers yesterday, appearing at a hearing convened by a consortium of Assembly committees. The DFS providers said they’d accept regulation but stopped well short of outlining just what would constitute fair oversight in their mind. Fantasy Sports Trade Association<\/strong> Chairman Peter Schoenke<\/strong>‘s call for \u201cboundaries so these games are fair to everyone.\u201d seems to be as specific as things got.<\/p>\n

\"Pretlow\"<\/a>The one clear, bright line that was drawn was Assembly Racing & Wagering Committee<\/strong> Chairman Gary Pretlow<\/strong>‘s statement that the legality of DFS was the province of the judiciary and that lawmakers were there to find out how<\/em> the industry works. Indeed, they seemed as much in the dark on that matter as the DFS proponents were vague about regulation. The one exception was Assemblyman Dean Murray<\/strong> (R), who plays DFS in his spare time and called it “nothing more than day trading for sports fans.”<\/p>\n

Strangely, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman<\/strong> declined an invitation to speak at the hearing, leaving the “con” argument to be made mainly by anti-gambling groups … hardly a segment you would expect to approve any<\/em> form of DFS. Stop Predatory Gambling<\/strong>‘s Les Bernal<\/strong> was clearly panicked that New York solons were rooting around for a new form of taxable revenue, saying,\u00a0\u201cThis is a \u2018Hail Mary\u2019 investment strategy perpetuated by state government, and it\u2019s wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

* It only took two decades of waiting (bisected by Hurricane Katrina<\/strong>) but D’Iberville<\/strong>, Mississippi<\/strong> finally has its own casino, the Scarlet Pearl Casino<\/strong>, which opens today<\/a>. In addition to 1,350 slot machines, 45 table games and 36 holes of miniature golf, the Scarlet Pearl has its own volcano, just like The Mirage<\/strong>. (Well, sorta.) Congratulations to D’Iberville for sticking it out and finally getting a casino to call its own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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