The daily fantasy sports debate is back in Illinois.
Nearly a decade after Illinois officials tried — and failed — to clamp down on the popular sports lineup-building contests that some critics decry as illegal gambling, state regulators set their sights last month on one of the most popular apps operating in a long-standing legal gray area.
The Illinois Gaming Board sent a cease-and-desist letter to PrizePicks just days ahead of the Super Bowl, declaring that some of the Atlanta-based company’s daily fantasy contests “constitute illegal gambling in violation of Illinois law” and could draw fines. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul also urged them “to cease unlicensed sports betting.”
