Deck 40: Application and Ethics: Fantasy Sports legal Gambling?

Question 1

SportsMaster operates a daily fantasy sports Web site.The state of Texas orders SportsMaster to stop accepting "bets" from Texas residents.In the best interest of its owners and its games' participants,SportsMaster may arguably have an ethical duty to​

A)challenge the order.
B)comply with order.
C)defy the order.
D)any of the choices.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Copa Mundo Fantasy Sports League involves soccer games in which the participants compile imaginary teams consisting of real athletes.These games would be considered gambling in a state that finds the outcome of a game is determined​

A)unpredictably by factors outside the participants' control.
B)more than 50 percent by the participants' skill.
C)at the end of a full professional season.
D)almost entirely by the participants' judgment.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Fantasy sports leagues are exempt from a federal statute that prohibits unlawful Internet gambling if the outcomes reflect the knowledge and skill of the participants and the performance of the athletes in real sporting events.Daily fantasy sports games may not meet this definition because the effect on the result of a participant's skill is decreased,and the effect of luck is increased,by​

A)the short duration of the fantasy games.
B)the amount of the payout in an individual game.
C)the number of participants in a given game.
D)the size of the entry fee to play a fantasy game.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

International Fantasy Sports League involves Olympic games in which the participants compile imaginary teams consisting of real athletes.The League offers free entry for its participants.In most states,these games would not be considered gambling because they lack the element of​

A)consideration.
B)reward.
C)chance.
D)excitement.