In the most recent legal development in regards to the daily fantasy industry, the Kraft Group was named along with a long list of other prominent sports organizations and financial institutions. According to a sports law expert Michael McCann in his Sports Illustrated column, two Florida daily fantasy users, Antonio Gomez and John Gerecs, e-filed a class action suit naming DraftKings, FanDuel along with notable parties such as the NBA, MLS, Turner Sports and Visa.

It’s a sprawling group of defendants, marking the first time that, for example, Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been tied to daily fantasy-related litigation. Kraft, through his company, is an investor in DraftKings, as is Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (whose company that he co-owns with the New York Yankees, Legends Hospitality, was also named).

The reason why the Kraft Group is named in the suit stems from where Gomez and Gerecs are filing from. Florida state laws have a wider interpretation of what constitutes “illegal gambling.” And as attorney Ervin Gonzalez indicated, the state’s laws also even prohibits wagering even on “contests of skill.” The main reason explaining the Kraft Group’s involvement pertains to the Illegal Gambling Business Act, which extends even to those who “own all or part of” the business. The suit alleges that the defendants are in violation of the IGBA.

Since the Kraft Group is an investor in a daily fantasy company, it’s named in the suit. If it became a class action suit, the parties named as defendants (including multiple major American sports leagues) would have to pay damages to users.

Jonathan Kraft has previously called for the regulation of daily fantasy sports. And earlier this week, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey unveiled her proposed regulation of the hitherto unregulated industry.

Here’s an amended copy of the suit, via docs obtained by Legal Sports Report.

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