Florida Cracks Down on DFS, Gives PrizePicks, Underdog, & Betr Ultimatum
Underdog, PrizePicks, and Betr have 30 days to get out of Florida, according to a letter sent to the three companies by the Florida Gaming Control Commission.
Underdog has told RotoGrinders that they plan on complying with the order and will leave Florida March 1st. Calls to the other two companies were not returned as of publication.
This order comes on the heels of cease and desist letters originally sent to the three companies back in September.
The most recent letter noted that the companies have all claimed to be operating within the confines of the law and that they “will seek a judicial decree to that effect,” but that until the courts decide, they will not be allowed to operate in Florida. Doing so will risk further legal action from the state, according to the letter, which was penned by the commission’s executive director, Louis Trombetta.
The original cease and desist letters laid out Florida law in plain language: “Under Florida law, betting or wagering on the result of contests of skill, such as sports betting, including fantasy sports betting, is strictly prohibited.”
All three companies all run pick’em style daily fantasy sports games, where people can pick More or Less based on athletes’ statistical projections and put them together for different payouts.
No letters have been sent to DraftKings or FanDuel, two other companies that offer daily fantasy contests.
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