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As of March 2026, participation in daily fantasy sports (DFS) in the United States was allowed, to varying degrees, in ** states. The **** states that had yet to allow DFS were *.

Fantasy sports in the U.S. experienced a watershed moment in October 2006, when the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act was passed into U.S. federal law. This statute recognized fantasy sports as a game of skill rather than luck. As a result, fantasy sports were no longer classified by the federal government as a form of gambling. Since then, the market size of the fantasy sports industry in the U.S. has surpassed ** billion U.S. dollars.

Why are daily fantasy sports banned in some U.S. states?

In contrast to traditional fantasy sports, such as season-long fantasy football, the DFS format allows its players to compete for money and pick new squads on a day-by-day basis. For some state legislative bodies, this has created legal ambiguity, as the skill of predicting long-term trends, often associated with traditional fantasy sports, has been seen as lacking in daily fantasy sports. The **** states that had not yet allowed DFS had done so because they believed it resembled sports betting more than traditional fantasy sports, which has created conflicts with each state’s strict gambling laws. Regardless of these legal issues, fantasy sports have taken root in the U.S., with around ** adults having engaged in fantasy sports as of 2025.

What are the leading U.S. fantasy sports platforms?

Two of the leading platforms at the forefront of U.S. fantasy sports are DraftKings and FanDuel. Since its founding in 2012, DraftKings’ global revenue has grown beyond the *** billion U.S. dollar mark, and the monthly unique users worldwide of DraftKings °ù±ð²¹³¦³ó±ð»åÌý**** million in 2025.