Vermont DFS bill awaits Governor’s signature

Vermont is now just a signature away from becoming the latest state to legalize daily fantasy sports.

Law360 reported that Vermont lawmakers have approved on Friday a bill to regulate daily fantasy sports contest in the Green Mountain state despite the earlier opposition of the Vermont Attorney General’s office.

It would be recalled that Attorney General John Treadwell told legislators that daily fantasy sports violate Vermont’s gambling laws and that the state has very strict, long-standing limitations on gambling.

The state House of Representatives and Senate, however, brushed aside Treadwell’s comments when both chambers reconciled their two versions of the bill last weekend.