DraftKings has argued that daily fantasy sports are no more games of chance than dog shows or spelling bees after filing an appeal against the New York court which ruled that such contests should not be allowed in the state. Having been popular in New York for the best part of ten years, fantasy sports […]
A day of high drama in New York ended with leading fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings earning a reprieve to allow limited contests to resume in the state. The twist came after a New York Supreme Court judge had earlier handed down a ruling to stop the companies from doing business, but a final […]
The legal battle over whether fantasy sports should be allowed in New York has continued this week amid reports that Yahoo has also been issued with a subpoena and that DraftKings CEO Jason Robins has admitted that his site is not always in compliance with the laws. Market leaders DraftKings and FanDuel were told to […]
Major fantasy sports betting sites DraftKings and FanDuel have suffered a joint setback after being told to stop accepting money from players in New York. The order has come from Eric T. Schneiderman, the attorney general of New York state, and represents a massive blow to the industry as other states continue to scrutinise whether […]
