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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 […]
One way or another, there are going to have to be some significant decisions made over sports wagering in America in the coming months. The rise of fantasy sports betting has brought the issue to a head and gambling in the US will be changed forever, whether you accept that the service provided by these […]
The fantasy sports industry has reacted to mounting scrutiny by announcing plans to create an external control board. Pressure has been growing on such businesses, with calls for them to be monitored more closely after a recent scandal when one DraftKings employee won $350,000 on rival site FanDuel. The incident sparked fears about the future […]
