[Rinnwald]

...skirting gambling laws...

What that always means is that they are following gambling laws.

Like when you "skirt traffic laws" by going the speed limit.

[Wolfie]

If is gambling, and ingeniously legal. When sports books are legalized nationwide, Fantasy gambling will all but disappear.

[gusty]

I would not say they are skirting federal gambling laws, I would just state that they are violating them. Fantasy sports has been classified as games of skill. Where one selects a team of players and competes against others for prizes. The skill comes from being the best evaluator of talent, thus your team wins. However, these fantasy games are based on full seasons, not one day. For example, you pick David Ortiz over Alex Rodriquez, and over the year one performs better than the other, it is a reflection of ones skill as an analyst. If you pick Arod over David Ortiz for what they will do on Thursday Aug 23, than you have entered the world of gambling. There is no skill involved, it is pure game of chance. These fantasy game companies are engaging in the later, not the former. These companies are bookmaking operations masquerading as fantasy sports. The only way these companies can come into compliance would be by dropping the day by day play, and just use full season results.