“you must be at least nineteen (19) years of age if you are physically located in Nebraska or Alabama or twenty-one (21) years of age if you are physically located in Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, or Virginia.”
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Users in these states face elevated minimum age requirements beyond the baseline 18-year threshold, and failing to meet them disqualifies participation.
Interpretive note: The canonical claim merges two parallel age-threshold rules for different state groups; both are directly stated and of equal standing, so both are included in the single claim as a paired proposition rather than independent effects.
If you are physically located in any of the named states, you must meet the elevated minimum age requirement for that state to be eligible to use DraftKings.
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Users in these states face elevated minimum age requirements beyond the baseline 18-year threshold, and failing to meet them disqualifies participation.
If you are physically located in any of the named states, you must meet the elevated minimum age requirement for that state to be eligible to use DraftKings.
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