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01-20-2014 , 09:15 PM

underdog27

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Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 247

Is there any chance that Europe players can play on DraftDay?

07-17-2014 , 01:31 PM

fightnwin

journeyman

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 227

Not at the moment, but they are looking into it. E-mailed them

09-15-2014 , 06:38 PM

azod11

newbie

Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 27

If they don't, try the smaller sites...may have better luck

09-21-2014 , 04:39 AM

fightnwin

journeyman

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 227

Which sites would that be? And any reviews?

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11-23-2014 , 07:52 PM

ImLostOnRiver

centurion

Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 128

I wish this was available outside USA/Canada too.

12-07-2014 , 04:51 AM

I'm a Sick Man

centurion

Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 141

I don't understand why they don't open their service to european customers. I'm from Poland, and I would love to deposit money and play on your site.

12-10-2014 , 07:49 AM

fightnwin

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Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 227

I guess they want to be careful in regards to the whole gambling vs. skill game issue. Although it seems to me it's pretty obvious it's a skill game.
Doesn't seem to me they should have a lot of problems in europe, I mean we can already play the season fantasy sports on yahoo, fox and the like

12-10-2014 , 04:52 PM

Jean

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,585

Quote:

Originally Posted by fightnwin

Doesn't seem to me they should have a lot of problems in europe, I mean we can already play the season fantasy sports on yahoo, fox and the like

I'd like to know too where non US/Canadian players can play real-money fantasy football. You mention Yahoo, but I understand their "pro leagues" are restricted to US residents.

12-11-2014 , 04:52 AM

fightnwin

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Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 227

Can very well be, that is also kinda weird. I guess I just don't see a difference between a free league and for actual money.

12-11-2014 , 09:07 AM

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Jean

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Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,585

The same as playing play money or real money poker?

12-11-2014 , 01:05 PM

#11

fightnwin

journeyman

Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 227

so? Why is one so different from the other? Just because one is fake and the other real? Lolololol

12-13-2014 , 03:35 PM

#12

BluffMyNuts

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Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 13,211

The same reason US residents can play on Poker Stars play tables but not real money tables.

12-13-2014 , 08:20 PM

#13

Jean

old hand

Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,585

There's no law that prevents companies from offering fantasy sports gambling to, say, UK customers. Are you saying that to circumvent UIGEA US-based fantasy companies have to restrict to US customers? That'd be weird.

On the same note, is there any chance that PS might start offering fantasy sports any time soon? Sounds like a logical next step after casino and sports betting.

02-05-2015 , 08:16 PM

#14

StrippersNBlow

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Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 263

Anyone found a site for Euros yet?

02-10-2015 , 07:38 AM

#15

alkaatch

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Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 359

No and I was trying pretty hard. Maybe for some countries like UK, but not for EU players in general.

07-19-2015 , 11:10 AM

#16

Jean

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Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,585

FFPC claim (email) UK players are welcome. They only do season-long, not DFS though. Any reason why they they would allow players from pretty much any country, while DFS operators don't?

07-25-2015 , 05:49 AM

#17

Mihkel05

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Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 4,835

Are there massive legal issues to opening to European players?

07-26-2015 , 04:11 AM

#18

fightnwin

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Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 227

I guess the operators seem to think so. Which is weird because I don't think there are a lot of countries know what it even is.

07-27-2015 , 07:23 AM

#19

alkaatch

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Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 359

Its considered gambling in Europe - so high taxation, complicated regulation etc. Doing this bussines in US is much easier. And normal sport betting is legal in EU, so there might not be such high demand for DFS like in US where it supplements sport betting for many people.

07-28-2015 , 03:37 AM

#20

fightnwin

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Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 227

you do realize that countries have their own regulations. They just can't have a monopoly in order

09-28-2015 , 08:25 PM

#21

a priori

newbie

Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 39

I can't believe that Draftkings have Ed Norton in their commercials and he isn't even appearing in it. But the can't be open to the whole world. Shame.

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