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The clause establishes operational authority for DraftKings to unilaterally terminate contest participation based on a broad range of triggering conditions, including technical failures and security incidents. This authority applies regardless of user notification, allowing the platform to manage contests without requirement to communicate changes in advance.
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' contest participation remains subject to cancellation or suspension at DraftKings' discretion upon occurrence of specified conditions, and users may not receive advance notification of such actions. The terms do not establish user remedies or compensation procedures in the event of contest cancellation under this clause.
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"DraftKings reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the contests (or any portion thereof) should virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or other causes corrupt administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper operation of the contest (or any portion thereof) warrant doing so. Notification of such changes may be provided by DraftKings to its customers but will not be required.— Excerpt from DraftKings's DraftKings Terms of Use
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The clause establishes operational authority for DraftKings to unilaterally terminate contest participation based on a broad range of triggering conditions, including technical failures and security incidents. This authority applies regardless of user notification, allowing the platform to manage contests without requirement to communicate changes in advance.
Users' contest participation remains subject to cancellation or suspension at DraftKings' discretion upon occurrence of specified conditions, and users may not receive advance notification of such actions. The terms do not establish user remedies or compensation procedures in the event of contest cancellation under this clause.
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