Fantasy sports are among the most popular games on the internet. Although they predated the internet's inception, the internet enabled their explosive growth and they have become as much a staple of sports as the actual events. Fantasy sports are permitted at the federal level pursuant to an exemption, as long as they are based on skill, meet certain other criteria, and are not otherwise prohibited at the state level. For example, certain states do not permit consideration to be paid for contests of skill, so most fantasy sports operators have always avoided those states. As another example, some fantasy operators avoided other states because of their narrow definition of a game of skill.
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