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Users have no contractual basis to recover any payment made to DraftKings, regardless of the circumstances.
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.
View change record →Users cannot obtain a refund for any payment made to DraftKings.
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If our mobile application fails to conform to any applicable warranty, you may notify Apple and Apple will refund the purchase price of the mobile application to you.
we do not provide price protection or refunds in the event of a price drop or promotional offering.
We reserve the right to issue refunds, credits, or discounts at our sole discretion. If we issue a refund, credit, or discount, we are under no obligation to issue the same or similar refund in the future...
"All payments are final. No refunds will be issued.Excerpt from DraftKings's Terms of Use
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Users have no contractual basis to recover any payment made to DraftKings, regardless of the circumstances.
Users cannot obtain a refund for any payment made to DraftKings.
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