National Indian Gaming Association Conference Chairman Victor Rocha gently prodded. Representatives from the two biggest sports betting companies in the U.S. deftly deflected. The parrying went on for nearly an hour Monday at the NIGA Mid-Year Conference in Temecula, Calif., and the end result was that, to be cliche, actions do speak louder than words.

DraftKings SVP of Business Development Jeremy Elbaum and FanDuel SVP of Business Development Jonathan Edson chose their words carefully, but the words almost didn’t matter.