Alabama Changes Most Recent for DFS Operators

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An industry insider alerted Sports Betting Dime to the changes and a PrizePicks company representative confirmed the Alabama Attorney General Office’s request.

“We are appreciative to the officials at the Alabama Attorney General’s Office who have been incredibly collaborative in ensuring that fantasy enthusiasts in the state of Alabama can access our popular skills-based fantasy contests. We now have an updated product offering in Alabama that has become extremely popular over the past month and look forward to innovating additional entertaining game types in the future,” the PrizePicks representative said.
A spokesperson for the Alabama Attorney General’s Office declined to comment on the issue. The Alabama Attorney General’s Office regulates DFS in the state.

Nicholas Green, general counsel for Underdog Sports, thanked the Attorney General for working with Underdog Sports to make the adjustments and for allowing both peer-to-peer and pick’em single-player fantasy contests in the state.

“We were glad to work with the Alabama Attorney General, who decisively interpreted the state’s daily fantasy sports law as allowing both peer-to-peer and our pick’em single-player fantasy contests. We’ve always maintained a fantasy sports license in the state, which the state has renewed multiple times. We’re continuing to offer pick’em with the Attorney General’s approval, with only relatively minor adjustments. We look forward to continuing to make our pick’em game and future game formats available to Alabamans,” he told SBD.
Currently, users in Alabama can no longer include squares with individual athletes in their selections. Customers must use the combo squares.

An Alabama based Xeet (Twitter) user, @BIGNOAH256, provided SBD with a screen capture of PrizePicks denying an entry without combo picks.

 

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The recent changes to the daily fantasy sports (DFS) regulations in Alabama have been confirmed by a representative from PrizePicks, a popular DFS company. The company expressed gratitude towards the Alabama Attorney General's Office for their collaboration in allowing access to their fantasy contests in the state. They also stated that their updated product offering has gained significant popularity in Alabama over the past month and that they are looking forward to introducing further innovative game types in the future.

Despite the confirmation from PrizePicks, a spokesperson for the Alabama Attorney General's Office declined to comment on this matter. However, it is worth noting that the Attorney General's Office is responsible for regulating DFS in the state.

Underdog Sports, represented by Nicholas Green, the general counsel, praised the Alabama Attorney General for working together to implement the necessary adjustments in order to allow both peer-to-peer and pick'em single-player fantasy contests in Alabama. Green emphasized that Underdog Sports has always maintained a fantasy sports license in the state, which has been renewed several times. He further confirmed that their pick'em game format will continue to be offered in compliance with the Attorney General's approval, with only minor adjustments. Underdog Sports also expressed their excitement in making their pick'em game and future game formats available to DFS players in Alabama.

As a result of the changes, users in Alabama are no longer able to include squares with individual athletes in their selections. Instead, they must use the combo squares option. One user, @BIGNOAH256, provided Sports Betting Dime with a screenshot of PrizePicks denying an entry that did not include combo picks.

Overall, these recent changes to DFS regulations in Alabama reflect the ongoing efforts of the Alabama Attorney General's Office to ensure compliance and offer a safe and enjoyable DFS experience for residents of the state.