Is it legal to join an online fantasy football league for cash prizes.?

Question

I was not sure if was considered some type of gambling, that could be illegal.

Answer 1

Fantasy football was ruled by the Courts to be a game of skill (not luck), and therefore is not considered gambling.

The only 3 legal forms is horse racing, lottery, and fantasy sports.

Answer 2

gotta be legal if it is offered by places like cbs

Answer 3

The website fantasyplanet.com has the following information about the legality of fantasy football cash prizes

The short answer: No, fantasy sports are not considered gambling.

The long answer: The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (HR 4411) specifically exempts fantasy sports games, educational games, or any online contest that "has an outcome that reflects the relative knowledge of the participants, or their skill at physical reaction or physical manipulation (but not chance), and, in the case of a fantasy or simulation sports game, has an outcome that is determined predominantly by accumulated statistical results of sporting events, including any non-participant's individual performances in such sporting events..."

Answer 4

Yes it is legal. Its basically considered the same thing as a raffle.