PrizePicks Arena, a peer-to-peer game that pits players against each other rather than the house, has launched in Florida and is compliant with state laws.
“This model of games of skill was not subject to scrutiny in Florida,” a spokesperson said. “While we prefer state codification for all fantasy games of skill, rather than the common law, we look forward to working with policymakers to protect the DFS games sports fans across Florida love.” Fellow DFS operator Underdog Fantasy is also reportedly set to offer a similar peer-to-peer game in the Sunshine State. Underdog did not respond to a request for comment.Florida regulators were not into the DFS pick’em-style games that allow players to make prop-like picks and get paid by the operator for hitting a combination of them."This alleged conduct is strictly prohibited in Florida and constitutes criminal activity," FGCC Executive Director Louis Trombetta wrote.
The PrizePicks Arena game, which is more state-compliant, first launched in Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, and Wyoming and has expanded into Arizona and Massachusetts, where it ran into legal operating issues as well. The peer-to-peer game allows users to pick at least two players from different teams. Once more or less statistical selections are made on the players, a user’s entry is placed in a group against other users, and payouts are based on having a perfect team or the most correct selections among the fellow competitors, eliminating the against-the-house issues.
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