Captured before automated identity checks (Oct 14, 2026): accurate as of its capture on Sep 13, 2026; our capture on Oct 14, 2026 found the same text, but its identity was not checked by them.
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“All payments are final. No refunds will be issued.”
“Professional or amateur athletes, sports agents, coaches, team owners, team employees, referees or league officials, and their immediate family members, are not eligible to participate in, and are strictly prohibited from entering, any DraftKings contests in the sport in which they are associated.”
“Using automated means (including but not limited to scripts and third-party tools) to interact with the Website in any way (this includes, but is not limited to: creating a contest, entering a contest, withdrawing from a contest, creating a lineup, and editing a lineup).”
“If any deposit is charged back any winnings generated from DraftKings contests shall be invalidated, forfeited and deducted from your Account balance. In addition, the amount of the initial deposit will be invalidated, forfeited and deducted from the Account balance.”
“Colluding with any other individual(s) or engaging in any type of syndicate play.”
“DraftKings reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time and without notice, and it is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use for any changes. If you continue to use the Services after we change the Terms of Use, you accept all changes.”
DraftKings sets out who can use its platform, what conduct is prohibited, and what happens to your money. All payments are final with no refunds, and if you charge back any deposit, DraftKings will forfeit all associated winnings. The terms can be changed at any time without notice, and any disputes must be resolved in Massachusetts courts without a jury.
DraftKings' Terms of Use establish the conditions under which users may access and participate in its fantasy sports contests, including eligibility requirements based on age, geographic location, and professional affiliation. The document imposes a no-refunds policy on all payments and a chargeback consequence that invalidates and forfeits any associated contest winnings. Users are broadly prohibited from automated platform interactions, collusion, and syndicate play, and are bound by a mandatory exclusive forum in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, with a mutual jury-trial waiver. DraftKings reserves the right to amend the Terms at any time without notice, with continued use constituting acceptance.
Users must meet age thresholds — at least 18 by default, 19 in Nebraska and Alabama, or 21 in Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Virginia — and must be physically located in an eligible U.S. state, excluding Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and certain Louisiana parishes. All payments are final, and a chargeback on any deposit causes DraftKings to invalidate and deduct all contest winnings from the account. Athletes, coaches, team staff, officials, sports agents, and their immediate family members are barred from entering contests associated with their sport. Any user who believes they may fall into a restricted category — by location, age, or professional affiliation — should confirm their eligibility before depositing funds, as DraftKings establishes no refund mechanism for ineligible participants.
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“All payments are final. No refunds will be issued.”
“Professional or amateur athletes, sports agents, coaches, team owners, team employees, referees or league officials, and their immediate family members, are not eligible to participate in, and are strictly prohibited from entering, any DraftKings contests in the sport in which …”
“Using automated means (including but not limited to scripts and third-party tools) to interact with the Website in any way (this includes, but is not limited to: creating a contest, entering a contest, withdrawing from a contest, creating a lineup, …”
“If any deposit is charged back any winnings generated from DraftKings contests shall be invalidated, forfeited and deducted from your Account balance. In addition, the amount of the initial deposit will be invalidated, forfeited and deducted from the Account balance.”
“Colluding with any other individual(s) or engaging in any type of syndicate play.”
“DraftKings reserves the right to amend these Terms of Use at any time and without notice, and it is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use for any changes. If you continue to use the Services after we change …”
“you must be at least nineteen (19) years of age if you are physically located in Nebraska or Alabama or twenty-one (21) years of age if you are physically located in Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, or Virginia.”
“entrants...agree to indemnify, release and to hold harmless DraftKings, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates and agents...from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to injuries, damages, or losses to persons and property...”
“The exclusive jurisdiction and venue for proceedings involving any and all disputes...shall be the courts of competent jurisdiction sitting within Suffolk County, Massachusetts...the parties hereby waive any argument that any such court does not have personal jurisdiction or that the …”
“Legal residents physically located in any of the fifty (50) states and Washington, DC, excluding Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington and any parish in Louisiana...are eligible to open an account and participate in contests.”
“you and DraftKings waive any and all rights to trial by jury with respect to any Claims.”
“You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age to open an account, participate in contests, or win prizes offered by the Website.”
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