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inside asian gaming september 2016 66 Gambling and the law O n 4 August 2016, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill legalizing Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) in the state of New York. Senate Bill 8153 was the result of massive lobbying by FanDuel and Draft Kings but some small amount of the credit has to go to Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey. Christie, as you may remember, completely killed any discussion of DFS in presidential politics with one comment during the Republican Primary Debates How Daily Fantasy Sports is beating the buzzer By Prof. I. Nelson Rose Less than a year after the Daily Fantasy Sports phenomenon looked like it was on shaky legal ground, it has made a stunning recovery with legislation passed in seven states and counting. Professor I Nelson Rose is recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on gambling law and is a consultant and expert witness for governments and industry. His latest books, Gaming Law in a Nutshell , Internet Gaming Law and Gaming Law: Cases and Materials , are available through his website, www.gamblingandthelaw.com. on 28 October 2015. Christie did not win the GOP nomination; nor will he ever be president. But he did switch the debate over DFS away from what actions should be taken by the federal government back to discussions among state legislators, where it belongs. And then there was former Florida Governor Jeb Bush. When asked in the Debate about the dangers that DFS create and what the federal government should do about them, Jeb answered by discussing his own fantasy football team! (It’s undefeated