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Daily fantasy sports is coming back to Alabama.

More than three years after DFS was declared to be illegal gambling by the state’s attorney general, companies like DraftKings and FanDuel are getting ready to re-enter the market.

The Governor's Task Force on Illegal Gambling The Task Force was established by executive order on December 30, 2008. Its mission is to promote and support 'uniform statewide enforcement of Alabama’s anti-gambling laws and to carry out the Alabama Constitution’s strong public policy against lottery schemes and illegal gambling.' Report: Alabama has second lowest per capita state, local tax collections. NAALC to hold public union event in Madison. All posts tagged 'illegal gambling'. (WAFF) - One person was arrested in an illegal gambling raid at Wild Bill’s Bar and Grill Friday afternoon. 52-year-old William Hines of Madison was arrested, and released on bond. The Madison Police Department along with the Huntsville/Madison County/Morgan County/City of Madison Strategic Counterdrug Task Force (STAC) executed. “In Alabama, sports gambling is already against the law, and the court ruling does not alter that fact.” That ban also remains in effect at the few places in the state where other types of gambling are permitted, such as Atmore’s Wind Creek Casino, owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The leader of an interdenominational organization that lobbies the Alabama legislature on behalf of the Christian community issued a stern warning on Tuesday: “Illegal gambling.

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Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill into law, as first reported by Bloomberg Tax. That came after the legislature passed the bill in May. Bills had failed to reach the finish line in each of the past three years.

But this year was different, as bills passed both chambers by overwhelming margins.

DFS operators stopped taking customers in the state in 2016 after the attorney general opinion, and have not returned since.

Neither DraftKings nor FanDuel could offer a timeline for a return to Alabama other their intent to do so. FantasyDraft also indicated it would return to Alabama when able.

A FanDuel spokesperson offered this statement, however:

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We are excited to bring FanDuel Daily Fantasy Sports to the great people of Alabama. We would like to thank Rep. Kyle South, who fought tirelessly to bring fantasy sports back to Alabama. We also are grateful for the support from Speaker McCutcheon, Sen. Del Marsh, and Sen. Tom Whatley. We are working hard to bring our fantasy sports products to Alabama residents and we will have more details very soon.

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It’s the second state that has recently reversed course on fantasy sports. Last month, Iowa enacted a sports betting billthat also legalized DFS. All daily fantasy sports companies have stayed out of Iowa because of how existing laws were written, not because of any action taken against DFS.

Once both those states go live — along with most of Louisiana — the number of states that do not have DFS will be reduced to just six:

  • Arizona
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Nevada
  • Washington

Interestingly, both DraftKings and FanDuel have both added sports gambling to their portfolio of offerings in the past year.

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Several states still have negative opinions regarding paid-entry fantasy sports — including Texas, Illinois and Florida — with no new DFS law to make them entirely moot. DraftKings, FanDuel and most other operators still serve all three states.