Kentucky Daily Fantasy Sports
All major fantasy sports sites and pick ‘em apps operate in Kentucky due to the prevailing interpretation of local gambling laws favoring DFS contests.
Lawmakers have considered multiple bills to legalize and regulate DFS contests in Kentucky, mostly via provisions tacked onto bills primarily focusing on sports betting.
The urge to regulate DFS contests in Kentucky has tapered off since the state legalized sports betting, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing for fans.
The current status quo allows operators of all types, including one-day DFS operators and fantasy pick ‘em apps, to serve Kentucky residents.
Kentucky Fantasy Sports Apps
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Kentucky fantasy sports sites operate in a legal gray area because the state has not passed legislation to regulate or explicitly authorize DFS contests.
Nonetheless, even name-brand operators like FanDuel and Underdog Fantasy accept Kentucky residents. However, they operate without state oversight, so players should play DFS online with reputable, well-known operators exclusively. Here are BettingUSA’s recommended fantasy sites:
Legal Kentucky DFS Sites
Players can find many types of DFS contests online in Kentucky, but the most popular fantasy apps offer two main categories of games:
- One-Day DFS Leagues: Use your virtual salary allotment to draft a lineup of players competing in upcoming games and earn fantasy points based on their real-world results. Outscore the competition for cash prizes.
- Fantasy Pick ‘Em Contests: Make over/under predictions on specific athletes’ projected stat totals. Will your team’s QB pass for more than or less than 275.5 yards? Will your guard rack up more than or less than 10.5 rebounds?
Fantasy Pick ‘Em Apps in Kentucky
Numerous pick ‘em fantasy apps are available in Kentucky for players 18 and above.
The best Kentucky pick ‘em apps allow players to make over/under predictions on two or more athletes in exchange for fixed payouts ranging from 2x to upwards of 100x, depending on the number of predictions included in players’ lineups.
Unlike many other states, Kentucky does not take an official position on fantasy pick ‘em contests.
While regulators in some other states have ordered fantasy sports apps to cease offering pick ‘em contests, this has not happened in Kentucky.
Kentucky Fantasy Sports Laws
Over the years, the Kentucky legislature has seen multiple fantasy sports bills come and go, but none received enough votes to become law.
The first Kentucky fantasy sports bill appeared in 2017 when lawmakers introduced HB 414. The bill made it to a full House vote and received a favorable vote of 37-36, but that was short of the 40 votes required to send it to the Senate for consideration.
If successful, HB 414 would have been an excellent bill for the daily fantasy industry. It sought initial licensing and annual renewal fees of just $5,000 and established a tax rate of 6%.
Furthermore, if the tax bill for the year was more than $5,000, the initial registration or annual renewal fee could be used to offset the taxes due.
After the Supreme Court overturned PASPA in 2018, subsequent DFS legalization efforts materialized as parts of broader bills seeking to legalize online casinos, poker, and sports betting in Kentucky.
Several of the later attempts included:
- HB 175 (2023): Would have legalized and regulated fantasy sports, online poker, and sports betting (introduced in the House but died shortly after arrival)
- HB 106 (2023): Would have legalized daily fantasy sports, online poker, and sports wagering (introduced in the House and died shortly thereafter with no action)
- HB 606 (2022): Would have legalized daily fantasy sports, online poker, and sports wagering (passed a House vote but died in the Senate)
Most Kentucky lawmakers seem comfortable with the idea of legalization. However, all past DFS legalization bills died due to disagreements over other parts of the bills concerning sports betting and online poker.
Since Kentucky legalized sports betting, lawmakers seem less interested in passing legislation to regulate DFS contests.
Kentucky Fantasy Sports FAQ
Wes Burns has more than a decade’s worth of experience as a writer, researcher and analyst in the legal gambling industry and is co-founder of BettingUSA.com. As a former professional online poker player, Wes approaches his work from the viewpoint of players.