Download or read book A Short Treatise on Fantasy Sports and the Law written by Marc Edelman and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: America is in the midst of a “fantasy sports revolution” that is changing the way sports fans interact with one another. With more than 30 million Americans playing fantasy sports, today's sports fans spend as much time predicting the performance of professional athletes as Wall Street investors spend predicting stocks and bonds. This article explains how U.S. law regulates the emerging fantasy sports industry. Part I of this article provides an overview of the history of fantasy sports leagues. Part II explores the fantasy sports industry today. Part III explains how U.S. laws apply to fantasy sports host sites. Part IV discusses how U.S. laws apply to fantasy sports participants. Finally, Part V applies U.S. laws to businesses that provide ancillary services to fantasy sports host sites and participants.