The agreement reserves to DraftKings sole and absolute discretion the authority to withhold or revoke prizes, require additional releases as conditions of payout, deny participation in head-to-head contests, and invalidate contest results. Account termination may occur without prior notice.
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This provision authorizes DraftKings to withhold prizes, require release of claims as a condition of payment, and terminate accounts without advance notice, with decisions described as final and binding. The breadth of sole discretion authority over prize withholding and account standing creates material financial exposure for users.
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 new high-severity provision grants DraftKings broad unilateral power to withhold prizes, require additional legal releases as a condition of payment, and deny contest participation without stated justification.
View full change record →Under these terms, DraftKings may withhold prize payouts, require users to sign additional releases before receiving winnings, and suspend or terminate accounts without prior notice at its sole discretion. The agreement states that DraftKings decisions are final and binding in all respects.
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Compare across platforms →"DraftKings may, in its sole and absolute discretion, require an Authorized Account Holder to execute a separate release of claims similar to the one listed above in this Paragraph as a condition of being awarded any prize or receiving any payout. DraftKings reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to deny any contestant the ability to participate in head-to-head contests for any reason whatsoever. Further, DraftKings may, in its sole and absolute discretion, invalidate any head-to-head contest result for the purposes of preventing abusive and/or any unfair or potentially unlawful activity, or in the event that there is a risk of any such abusive, illegal, or unfair activity.Excerpt from DraftKings's Terms of Use
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This provision authorizes DraftKings to withhold prizes, require release of claims as a condition of payment, and terminate accounts without advance notice, with decisions described as final and binding. The breadth of sole discretion authority over prize withholding and account standing creates material financial exposure for users.
Under these terms, DraftKings may withhold prize payouts, require users to sign additional releases before receiving winnings, and suspend or terminate accounts without prior notice at its sole discretion. The agreement states that DraftKings decisions are final and binding in all respects.
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