Daily fantasy sports are like poker. There is an element of skill in each, and you&#x27;ll see the same skilled players win consistently.<p>However, based on my anecdotal evidence of being a fantasy football player (but not DFS, admittedly) and having formerly spent lots of time in online poker rooms, poker involves more skill than DFS. In poker you &quot;play the player, not the hand.&quot; But in DFS, there is no equivalent. So I would argue poker, a game classified as gambling, involves more skill than DFS.<p>--<p>There is also this article about games of skill. While not completely related, I find it interesting that casinos are trying to find games that people think they are more skilled at than the average joe, and can therefore think they can win. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;29&#x2F;403094845&#x2F;casinos-switch-out-slot-machines-for-games-of-skill" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2015&#x2F;04&#x2F;29&#x2F;403094845&#x2F;casinos-switch-out-s...</a>