A New Jersey lawmaker plans to introduce a bill that would regulate daily fantasy sports in his state, putting a state agency widely considered the toughest gambling regulator in the country in charge of it.
State Sen. Jim Whelan, a former Atlantic City mayor, says he’ll introduce a bill after conferring with the state Gaming Enforcement Division, which would oversee daily fantasy sports play in New Jersey.
Whelan’s draft legislation states that daily fantasy sports is a game of skill and not chance.