Texas lawmakers consider declaring fantasy sports legal
A year after Texas' attorney general questioned whether fantasy sports are legal, state lawmakers are considering proclaiming that they are.
In a non-binding opinion in January 2016, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton equated paid fantasy sports sites to online gambling, which is illegal.
But one fantasy football-playing Democrat in the Legislature has filed a measure that he says would protect Texans who play the online games from repercussion. The measure will be considered in a hearing on Monday, and a Republican has filed a similar bill in the Senate.
The proposal by state Rep. Richard Peña Raymond, D-Laredo, would classify fantasy sports as games of skill, not of chance. Eight members of the Texas House — including Raymond — have signed on to the bill as authors or co-authors of House Bill 1457.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2017/04/03/bill-would-clarify-legality-fantasy-sports-receive-first-hearing/
