At no time should players open or use any mobile gambling app while at work.” It was as part of that monitoring that the NFL learned of the players using the apps at work in violation of NFL rules. ![]() ![]() We have confirmed that some states monitor/audit FanDuel and the other gambling apps to ensure that the companies are in compliance with state law. The email continued, “During the NFL’s investigations we have learned that these apps (like FanDuel) are highly sensitive and very sophisticated at tracking, among other things, user location to be sure that the people using the app are not ‘prohibited gamblers’ and/or that the person using the app is in a location where they are allowed to place bets on the app. The NFL’s original news release about the suspensions did not detail how the league first discovered that players were in violation of the policy, and the players association’s email to agents provided further clarification: “These recent violations involved players placing bets using mobile apps on their phone while at work or while traveling with their teams.” ![]() The NFL on April 21 announced indefinite suspensions of three players for betting on NFL games, and two others were suspended six games each for betting on non-NFL games at an NFL facility.
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