DraftKings updated its Terms of Use on July 1, 2026 to clarify scope and jurisdictional requirements. The terms now explicitly exclude other DraftKings services (sportsbook, igaming, horse racing, Pick6, Predictions, Social) from coverage, add Illinois to the list of states requiring age 21, prohibit VPN use while playing, and authorize DraftKings to transfer account funds across its affiliated platforms to meet regulatory or operational requirements. A prior grandfather provision allowing 18-year-olds in Virginia who opened accounts before July 1, 2025 was removed.
Consumers: If you use a VPN to play daily fantasy on DraftKings, you are violating the terms.
Consumers: DraftKings can move your money between its daily fantasy, sportsbook, igaming, and other platforms as it deems necessary without asking you first each time.
Consumers: Illinois residents under 21 cannot legally use DraftKings daily fantasy.
Consumers: If you are 18 or 19 in Virginia and opened an account before July 1, 2025, you can no longer play under the terms effective July 1, 2026.
The updated terms establish that daily fantasy terms apply only to fantasy sports contests and explicitly exclude other DraftKings services like sportsbook, igaming, and horse racing. Illinois residents now face a minimum age requirement of 21 to open accounts and participate in contests, while the prior exception allowing 18-year-olds in Virginia who opened accounts before July 1, 2025 no longer applies. The terms now prohibit use of VPNs or attempts to disguise physical location while using the platform, treating such use as a terms violation. Additionally, DraftKings has reserved authority to transfer account funds across its affiliated platforms to meet regulatory or operational requirements without requiring advance notice for each transfer.
→ If you are located in Illinois and under 21, you cannot open or maintain a DraftKings daily fantasy account.
→ If you are located in Virginia, are between 18-20 years old, and opened an account before July 1, 2025, review your account status; the prior grandfather exception no longer applies as of July 1, 2026.
→ If you use a VPN to access DraftKings, disable it; using VPN is now explicitly prohibited and treated as a breach of terms.
Users are explicitly prohibited from using VPN or disguising physical location; violation is treated as breach of terms.
DraftKings authorized to transfer account funds across affiliated platforms without per-transaction advance notice.
Illinois added to list of states requiring minimum age 21; prior terms did not specify age requirement for Illinois.
This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
DraftKings revised its terms to clarify jurisdictional scope, strengthen location-verification enforcement, and establish framework for cross-platform fund transfers. The addition of Illinois to age-21 states reflects state regulatory requirements; removal of the Virginia grandfather clause …
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