Hurdles Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\nLouisiana is one of just nine states in the US where DraftKings and FanDuel do not currently operate at all. In 2016, they were warned by then-attorney general Luther Strange that their activities were illegal. Louisiana is the only state so far that has required a referendum to legalize DFS.<\/p>\n
But more work is needed before DFS operators can return to the Bayou State. Representative Kirk Talbot\u2019s DFS bill contained no guidance on how to regulate and tax the contests — that task will fall to Louisiana’s Gaming Control Board, after which the legislature will vote on it again.<\/p>\n
This means licensed and regulated DFS may not be up and running in the 47 parishes until 2020 and it could be delayed yet further by the lobbying efforts of the state\u2019s video poker industry, which views DFS as a competitive threat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Daily fantasy sports is coming to Louisiana — or most of Louisiana, at least. Voters on Tuesday agreed to legalize the contests in 47 of the state\u2019s 64 parishes. The Louisiana legislature comfortably passed a bill removing the state-level prohibition on DFS contests last year, but the legislation demanded ballot approval on a parish-by-parish basis, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":92114,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,14007,13,61],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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