The facts
OperatorDataForce, LLC, based in Depoe Bay, Oregon
Contest typesSeason-long fantasy football only; the operator's own footer states it offers no daily fantasy and no sports betting
Entry fees (as of July 2026)Eight contest levels from $20 to $3,000 per league, plus a per-entry regulatory fee
What the regulatory fee is forThe operator attributes it to state fantasy-sports regulation, audits, taxes and licence fees
Legal modelPaid-entry fantasy contests under the fantasy sports carve-out in the federal Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, plus state fantasy contest law where it applies
State eligibilityNo state eligibility or exclusion list could be read from the operator's published pages as of 2026-07-30
Minimum age18+ per the operator's own terms
Strengths
- Season-long only, which sidesteps the pick'em style contests that are drawing most of the current regulator attention
- Actively maintained: the operator posted product updates in May 2026 and its site carries a 2026 copyright and version number
- Unusually transparent about the per-entry regulatory fee and what it claims the money covers, where most operators bury it
- High-stakes leagues are genuinely available, which is rare outside a handful of long-running fantasy sites
Watch outs
- This is the caveat that held the listing back: DataForce publishes no state eligibility or exclusion list that can be read from its public pages, so you cannot confirm your state is permitted before you register. Its legal-restrictions page returned no enumerated states. Ask the operator directly before paying an entry fee
- Entry fees reach $3,000 per league, and paid fantasy entries are generally not refundable once a contest fills
- There is a separate per-entry regulatory fee on top of the advertised entry fee, so the advertised price is not the total
- This is a very small operator with a public consumer email address for support, not a large company with a support organisation behind it. Set expectations accordingly for disputes
- Being season-long does not by itself make paid entry legal in every state; several states restrict or license paid fantasy contests regardless of format
Who it is for
Serious season-long fantasy football players who already know their own state's rules on paid fantasy contests and want higher stakes than the mainstream apps offer.