Following the passage of the UIGE Act, the interactive casual games provider announced that it would continue to operate business as usual in its FUN Games and FUN Sports divisions.
The legislation includes a specific allowance for fantasy sports contests, such as those offered by FUN Sports, and permits online competitions in games of skill, such as those offered by FUN Games, to continue in the US states in which they have always been legal. Skill games have always been legal in the states in which FUN Games operates.
“The Internet Gambling bill is a neutral or positive development for FUN Technologies,” said Lorne Abony, CEO, FUN Technologies. “The reality is that skill gaming is in the same position it was in before the bill: it is legal in the majority of U.S. states. The bill does not change the definition of gambling or the legality of skill games and fantasy contests. FUN has been committed from its inception to operate its business in complete compliance with U.S. regulations and will continue to do so.”
Earlier this week, rumours that skill games could also fall under the US ban circulated on the internet as the argument that offfering games of skill makes the games legal, it\’s the same that poker groups have made, but the activity is still viewed as gambling.
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