"Virtual Sport" was almost banned

Familiar with the Internet, sports fans have probably heard about web resources, allowing for a small fee to create virtual teams from real players. On the basis of statistical data on the achievements of each athlete at the end of the game season, the best team is selected from the set of created teams, and its owner receives a reward.

Not so long ago, this sports idyll nearly destroyed the Humphrey proceedings against Viacom , in which the plaintiff accused CBS Corporation, CBS Television Network, SportsLine.com, Walt Disney Company, ESPN, Hearst, Vulcan, Vulcan Sports Media and The Sporting News in violation of the law on gambling. Calling the fee for creating a new virtual team a bet, and the system itself a gambling game, the accused party tried to fine the organizers of this kind of entertainment for a tidy sum. Fortunately, the judge found nothing illegal in the activities of online sports sites.