DraftKings can close or suspend your account at any time without telling you first, immediately cutting off your access to the platform and any funds or entries associated with your account.
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Because DraftKings can terminate accounts without notice and the no-refund policy applies to deposits, account termination could result in loss of access to funds held in your account, at least until a withdrawal or complaint process is completed.
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 →This removal is significant because the provision's termination authority was replaced with the more detailed 'Sole Discretion Prize Withholding and Account Termination' provision, narrowing focus to prize-related actions rather than general account suspension.
View full change record →Without any prior notice requirement, your account and access to your funds could be suspended immediately, requiring you to go through the complaint or withdrawal process to recover any balance, which the terms state will be honored within specified business day windows in certain states.
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If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal data without parental consent, we remove such data and terminate the child's account (except where we are required to retain all or a portion of such data for compliance purposes).
Where required by law, which may include in the Province of Québec, we will provide you with written notice of the suspension or deactivation of your account, including the reasons which led us to take such action.
we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
"In addition to any other legal or equitable remedy, DraftKings may, without prior notice, immediately revoke any or all of your rights granted hereunder or suspend your account. In such event, you will immediately cease all access to and use of the DraftKings Website. DraftKings may revoke any password(s) and/or account identification issued to you and deny you access to and use of the Website. Any such action shall not affect any rights and obligations arising prior thereto.Excerpt from DraftKings's Terms of Use
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Unilateral account termination without notice provisions in consumer financial account contexts may interact with state-level consumer protection statutes and, where applicable, state fantasy sports regulations that require operators to protect player funds.
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Because DraftKings can terminate accounts without notice and the no-refund policy applies to deposits, account termination could result in loss of access to funds held in your account, at least until a withdrawal or complaint process is completed.
Without any prior notice requirement, your account and access to your funds could be suspended immediately, requiring you to go through the complaint or withdrawal process to recover any balance, which the terms state will be honored within specified business day windows in certain states.
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