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.
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.
The updated terms operationally restrict how users can access the platform (VPN prohibition), change age eligibility requirements for two states (adding Illinois, removing Virginia grandfather), and establish that DraftKings can move user funds across its multiple business lines without explicit per-transaction authorization. These changes affect account access enforcement, user eligibility, and fund custody practices.
→ 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.
→ If you continue to use a VPN while accessing the Services after July 1, 2026, your account may be suspended or terminated for violating the terms.
→ If you are an eligible Virginia user aged 18-19 who opened your account before July 1, 2025 and take no action, you will no longer be authorized to participate in contests under the updated terms.
→ Account funds may be transferred across DraftKings platforms without advance notice; you will not receive individual authorization requests for each transfer.
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
If you use a VPN to play daily fantasy on DraftKings, you are violating the terms.
DraftKings can move your money between its daily fantasy, sportsbook, igaming, and other platforms as it deems necessary without asking you first each time.
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Track changes →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 creates compliance consistency. The VPN prohibition appears designed to prevent circumvention of location-based access controls and age verification. The cross-platform fund transfer authorization may implicate state gaming regulators and state money-transmission oversight, depending on how funds are treated (player funds vs. company funds). Organizations relying on DraftKings data integrations should assess whether fund transfers across platforms create new compliance documentation or audit requirements under their existing vendor agreements.
State gaming regulators (Illinois, Virginia, Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Alabama); FTC Act Section 5 (unfair/deceptive practices); state attorney general offices (age verification enforcement); potential money-transmission regulation depending on fund transfer implementation.
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