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Play the games they love. we reached out to fan duel. we have not gotten a response. new jersey congressman pallone joins me live now. congressman, do we think that the nfl players and staffers and refs are on the take? >> well, that's the issue. i mean, the whole issue really is the integrity of these fantasy sports sites. as you know, i've questioned whether they're even legal because they claim they're not gaming. yet they are gaming. that's clear. one of the reasons that the ncaa has distanced itself from these daily sites is because they say that, in fact, it is gaming. and they don't wan...

And that's one of the things that the ncaa said it is gaming and why they're distancing themselves from the sites and you know that nevada gaming commission said it's also gaming. that's why they now want them regulated in nevada so this idea -- >> well, but now, you could argue in nevada perhaps the opposition stems from the fact that they have, you know, other folks with whom they would like to see people bet their money. >> yeah, but the point, craig, is we don't have a problem. i don't have a problem with sports betting in general. i would like to see it. but, you know, the nfl and sports ...

He would score the tying run on the sacrifice fly. two innings later, murphy with a solo shot. that gave the mets the lead. they would hold on to win this one by a final of 3-2. it will be mets and cubs in the nlcs. the american league championship series starts tonight. first pitch at 8:07. steve gleason taking in thursday night football. first quarter, saints blocking the punt for a touchdown. similar to gleason's blocked punt following katrina in 2006. the saints hand the falcons the first loss of the season. 31-21. another setback for the daily fantasy sites. draft kings and fan duels....

Certain players cost more than others. aaron rodgers costs more than jameis winston. theoretically you have no idea who anyone else is putting on their teams. what if you did know? that's the case here according to sources up until this week employees of the two biggest fantasy sites, fan duel and draft kings, weren't allowed to play on their own site but could play on thesite. last week, draft kings manager ethan haskell managed to win 350 grand on rival fan duel after inadvertently publishing data on the company's blog revealing everyone's lineup before all the games kicked off, sparking con...

Basically their business model requires that they have to have the faith of -- the customers have to have trust in them, that this isn't rigged. so they are scrambling right now to prove that that isn't going on. chuck? >> well, i'm going to move this along a little bit. stephanie, i know you'll be reporting for "nightly news" tonight. and i think the real issue here, there's nobody minding the store. i think that's it. stephanie, thank you very much. i want to bring in a congressman on capitol hill who has decided that maybe these two fantasy sites and this entire industry needs a little fede...