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Last month Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, declared daily fantasy sports a form of illegal gambling in Texas.\u00a0 With this announcement Paxton joins the increasing number of attorney generals (NY, IL, VT) across the nation that have declared war against popular fantasy sports sites like FanDuel and DraftKings.\u00a0 Paxton claims the daily fantasy leagues are 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Last month Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General, declared daily fantasy sports a form of illegal gambling in Texas.\u00a0 With this announcement Paxton joins the increasing number of attorney generals (NY, IL, VT) across the nation that have declared war against popular fantasy sports sites like FanDuel and DraftKings.\u00a0 Paxton claims the daily fantasy leagues are distinct from traditional fantasy leagues where \u201cthere is no house that takes a cut.\u201d\u00a0 Further, Paxtonargues, \u201cTexas law only requires partial chance for something to be gambling; it does not require that chance predominate.\u201d\u00a0 Daily fantasy leagues have countered Paxton\u2019s announcement claiming that fantasy leagues are games of skill, which are authorized in Texas.<\/p>\n