eSports operator Vulcun exits Nevada
Daily fantasy eSports site will no longer offer contests to Silver State players following regulatorâs ruling last week
eSports operator Vulcun has withdrawn from the Nevada market after the state gaming regulator ruled that daily fantasy sports was gambling and required operators to apply for a sports betting license. [private]
Vulcun, which uses the daily fantasy sports model to offer contests on eSports events, posted a message on its website saying residents in Nevada can no longer take part in real-money tournaments.
The news comes after the Nevada Gaming Control Board released the findings of its investigation into how daily fantasy sports sits within state gaming law.
The regulator ruled that DFS was effectively sports betting, and required all operators to pull down the shutters on their sites and apply for a license if they wished to continue offering games to players.
The ruling came just days after the DraftKings data leak scandal engulfed the whole daily fantasy sports sector, leading to growing calls for the industry to be regulated.
States such as Pennsylvania, California, Delaware and Illinois have all confirmed their own probes into the industry and whether it should be licensed and regulated.
DraftKings, FanDuel and Vulcun are among a raft of operators to have withdrawn from the Silver State, with Amaya Gaming taking the decision to block its StarsDraft brand from all but four US states.