Legislators ask if fantasy betting is skill or chance

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Purveyors of daily fantasy sports gaming made their pitch for minimal regulations for the fast-growing industry before a panel of California lawmakers on Wednesday, arguing that the online sports matchups are a harmless outlet for fans and purely based on skill, not chance.
“These are games of skill, skill that rewards knowledge of sports,” said Griffin Finan, an attorney for DraftKings, one of the nation’s two largest operators, along with FanDu