“Traditional leagues at ESPN and elsewhere received their legal clearance from the 2006 Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which was designed mainly to stop internet poker. It included an important ‘carve out’ for fantasy football. Meanwhile, most state laws define fantasy football as skill-based propositions, which keeps them legal. ‘Part of the problem with entrepreneurial endeavors on the internet is that some people push the envelope and some cross the line,’ said Las Vegas-based attorney Tony Cabot. ‘Until there’s some sort of enforcement action on some level, I think you’ll see them keep pushing that line out further and further.'”
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