A grown man sits on the couch hours upon hours, watching to see how his lineup is doing. The night games are coming, and he needs a zero from Rob Gronkowski, then maybe he can win some money. For the whole game, Gronkowski is contained. All of a sudden, he breaks a huge touchdown. The man loses and wins nothing.

This is just a hypothetical situation that could apply to all daily fantasy players, but is it gambling? The Attorney General of New York State ruled that FanDuel and DraftKings are illegal gambling websites in New York.

The problem with daily fantasy sports being declared gambling is that betting on sports is only legal in the city of Las Vegas. This means people would have to travel to Vegas in order to play daily fantasy sports.

For those not aware, FanDuel and DraftKings are daily fantasy sports sites where players set a lineup based on salaries under the salary cap and enter contests with real money. If they place in a certain range, the players can earn money. If not, they lose all money entered.

“My parents and I play some DraftKings which is the same thing as FanDuel,” one junior said. “I would say we win about 50 percent of the time. I definitely think it’s a game of skill, just like season long. You have to find hidden gem players. The players who don’t cost a lot of salary, but have potential.”

The debate of gambling over skill, is the most recurring debate at this time. It raises the question of the legality of sports gambling.

“I do think daily fantasy sports is gambling,” senior Nick Mansour said. “But I don’t think that is what it should be about because there really is no argument to say that it isn’t. The question is should sports gambling be legal or not.”

Recent scandals with employees profiting from games do not help the corruption speculation.

“These companies were fraudulently claiming not to be gambling sites,” Mansour said. “People should be able to gamble legally, but companies that prey on their customers and steal from them in weighted games need to be shut down, and those companies are DraftKings & FanDuel.”