--- description: The league says it would've violated policy on gambling title: NFL Cancels Inaugural Fantasy Football Convention image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd359dc2bc35e3434/69885344e53aba12ae4de0a6/tony-romo1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Football](/tag/football/) ## Football Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # NFL Spikes Fantasy Football Convention by [Josh Sanburn](/author/josh-sanburn/) ## Josh Sanburn Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2015 4:16 PM CUT  Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo looks on during an NFL football organized team activity, May 27, 2015, in Irving, Texas. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo looks on during an NFL football organized team activity, May 27, 2015, in Irving, Texas.Brandon Wade—AP by [Josh Sanburn](/author/josh-sanburn/) ## Josh Sanburn Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 6, 2015 4:16 PM CUT The NFL has halted an inaugural fantasy football convention headed by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo because it would have been held in a Las Vegas casino. The National Fantasy Football Convention scheduled for July was set to be held in the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and planned to include more than 100 NFL players. But on Friday, Fox Sports [reported](http://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/tony-romo-dallas-cowboys-fantasy-football-convention-las-vegas-in-danger-nfl-rules-060515 "undefined") that the event would be canceled because of rules prohibiting ties between the NFL and casinos even though no gambling would’ve taken place. Romo, who was scheduled to lead the event, said on Twitter that he was disappointed with the decision. > [](https://twitter.com/tonyromo/status/607034185132478464) NFL policy states that players “may not participate in promotional activities or other appearances in connection with events that are held at or sponsored by casinos.” **MORE** [The Case for Sports Gambling in America](http://time.com/3741836/the-case-for-sports-gambling-in-america/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3911661/nfl-fantasy-footbal-convention-canceled-tony-romo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3911661/nfl-fantasy-footbal-convention-canceled-tony-romo/"},"headline":"NFL Spikes Fantasy Football Convention","datePublished":"2015-06-06T16:16:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:58:44.592Z","description":"The league says it would've violated policy on gambling","url":"https://time.com/3911661/nfl-fantasy-footbal-convention-canceled-tony-romo/","keywords":["Football","Sports topic","NFL","gambling","Las Vegas","casinos"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd359dc2bc35e3434/69885344e53aba12ae4de0a6/tony-romo1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Josh Sanburn","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/josh-sanburn/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd359dc2bc35e3434/69885344e53aba12ae4de0a6/tony-romo1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tony Romo dallas cowboys","caption":"Tony Romo dallas cowboys","creditText":"Brandon Wade—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/football/","name":"Football"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3911661/nfl-fantasy-footbal-convention-canceled-tony-romo/","name":"NFL Spikes Fantasy Football Convention"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Tom Brady Suspended Four Games in Connection With Deflategate","description":"The NFL announced Monday that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been suspended four games for his role in the Deflategate controversy. 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