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This prohibition directly bars a defined class of individuals from participating in contests tied to their sport, with no exception stated.
Interpretive note: The excerpt lists both ineligibility to participate and a strict prohibition on entering; the canonical claim captures the prohibition as the primary proposition and notes ineligibility in omitted_material.
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 →If you fall within the listed categories, you are strictly prohibited from entering DraftKings contests in the sport with which you are associated.
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"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.Excerpt from DraftKings's Terms of Use
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This prohibition directly bars a defined class of individuals from participating in contests tied to their sport, with no exception stated.
If you fall within the listed categories, you are strictly prohibited from entering DraftKings contests in the sport with which you are associated.
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