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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.
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if Partner needs to disable or limit such access as a result of security concerns or other exigent circumstances, Partner will promptly notify Plaid and will work in good faith with Plaid to resume such access as soon as possible
The audio stream speed shall not exceed two times real time; exceeding use may be limited, and Customers may encounter a 429 "Too Many Requests" error message, as described in the documentation.
"Providers must ensure that their customers are not commonly generating the same or substantively similar lineups as an output of the tools.Excerpt from DraftKings's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “Providers must ensure that their customers are not commonly generating the same or substantively similar lineups as an output of the tools.”
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