Fantasy Betting Apps
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We explained the basic principle of fantasy sports above and in essence it really is that simple. There are fantasy sports leagues for many different sports, with the most popular being US football, baseball, basketball and soccer.
Regardless of the sport involved, the concept is the same; you have to create a team of players which scores points based on those players performances in actual matches.
There are rules about how you go about picking players and how points are scored, and these rules do vary depending on what league you’re playing in and what the relevant sport is.
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Baseball players will obviously earn points in a very different way to soccer players. Baseball players will earn points for things like hitting home runs while soccer players will earn points for things like scoring goals or creating assists.
In terms of the rules for picking players, these will usually include things like only being able to pick a certain amount of players from one single team and having to pick players in different positions.
Often, players are assigned hypothetical values for the purposes of the league and you have to create your team within a fixed budget. Once you have assembled your team, it’s then a matter of seeing how it performs against other teams.
What just happened? Android users will soon be able to access real-money gambling and betting apps on the Google Play Store, rather than having to sideload them, following a change in policy. Currently, such applications are only available in four countries worldwide, but they will be expanding to 15 more locations, including America.
Right now, only Android users in the UK, Brazil, Ireland, and France can access real-money gambling apps on the Play Store. According to 9to5Google, this will change on March 1 when they’ll be permitted in 15 new locations: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Spain, Sweden, and the United States.
Fantasy Football Betting Apps
UK Play Store gambling apps
The types of apps allowed on the store vary from country to country. They cover casino games, lotteries, sports betting, and daily fantasy sports. When they come to the US, what is and isn’t allowed will be decided on a per-state basis.
9To5Google published the list of state-by-state limitations:
- Online casino games (permitted in Delaware, Nevada (poker only), New Jersey, and Pennsylvania)
- Sports betting (permitted in Colorado, District of Columbia (governmental operators only), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Montana (governmental operators only), Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon (governmental operators only), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and West Virginia)
- Lotteries (state-run operators or affiliated contracted operators only in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Virginia)
- Depending on the state, daily fantasy sports may be regulated as gambling in the US, and all daily fantasy sports apps published in the United States are subject to the Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) Apps requirements below.
Developers wishing to release a gambling app on the store will have to go through a stringent application process ensuring they comply with each countries’ laws. They must be “an approved governmental operator” and hold a valid gambling license for each country or state/territory in which the app is distributed.
Additionally, apps must be rated “Adult Only,” be free to download, and not use the Google In-app Billing system.
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