A study led by a professor at Kansas State University has concluded that daily fantasy sports (DFS) is not a simple game of chance, but requires a great amount of skill.

The study, which will be published in the Journal of Sports Science, urges Kansas legislators to not classify DFS as gambling. The decision could also spill over into other states that are looking into creating better definition of what is and what isn’t considered gambling.

The study points out that, “Whether or not individuals in a state can participate in daily fantasy sports has a massive economic and societal impact.

This paper determines that daily fantasy sports are not games of chance.” It goes further, stating, “Unskilled participants never win at DFS. With extremely high probability, all DFS winners have skill.”

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