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Cricket-themed Apne11.com launched into Indian daily fantasy sports market

June 14, 2019

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In India and legendary former cricket player, Kapil Dev (pictured), reportedly attended a special ceremony on Wednesday afternoon to help premiere the new daily fantasy sports website at Apne11.com. Celebrit...

Daily fantasy sports now legal in Alabama

Marie Kelley

June 10, 2019

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The state of Alabama is welcoming back daily fantasy sports (DFS) with open arms. Legislation was passed recently and signed by Governor, Kay Ivey, legalizing DFS over three years after the activity was deemed ...

Better Collective A/S inks deal to gradually acquire RotoGrinders.com parent

Adam Morgan

May 30, 2019

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Danish betting analytics publisher, Better Collective A/S (BC), is set to significantly increase its presence in the growing American iGaming market after announcing a deal to gradually acquire local online spo...

Fanduel Group inks exclusive fuboTV integration agreement

Adam Morgan

May 25, 2019

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Less than a month after inking an agreement that has seen its mobile wagering app integrate a range of live streams from Sportradar AG, daily fantasy sports and sportsbetting firm FanDuel Group has reportedly s...

DraftKings Incorporated stake for The Walt Disney Company

Adam Morgan

May 21, 2019

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Despite its perceived long-standing antagonism towards gambling, it would reportedly seem that The Walt Disney Company now controls a stake in daily fantasy sports and online sportsbetting firm, DraftKings Inco...

Iowa Governor signs sportsbetting legalization measure into law

Adam Morgan

May 15, 2019

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The Republican Governor for Iowa, Kim Reynolds (pictured), reportedly put her signature to a piece of legislation on Monday that will see the state allow sportsbetting to be conducted online and via its collect...

Digitain selects daily fantasy sports innovations from Scout Gaming Group AB

Adam Morgan

May 7, 2019

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Swedish daily fantasy sports and pool betting technologies innovator, Scout Gaming Group AB, has announced the inking of a deal that is to see its products made available to multi-channel sportsbetting and casi...

Texas House provides initial approval of daily fantasy sports legislation

Marie Kelley

May 6, 2019

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Initial approval was given last week regarding legislation to legalize daily fantasy sports in the state of Texas. The House voted in favor of the measure 116-27, agreeing that daily fantasy sports is a game of...

Iowa State Senate approves land-based and online sportsbetting legislation

Adam Morgan

April 22, 2019

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Last week reportedly saw the Iowa State Senate pass a piece of proposed legislation that would legalize land-based and online sportsbetting and allow residents of ‘The Hawkeye State’ to wager on the outcomes of...

Daily fantasy sports move for Delta Corp Limited

Adam Morgan

March 6, 2019

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Indian gaming and hospitality firm, Delta Corp Limited, has announced that it has signed a deal that is to see it spend approximately $2.28 million in order to acquire a 15.52% stake in its home nation’s second...

Caesars Entertainment Corporation inks DraftKings Incorporated alliance

Adam Morgan

February 26, 2019

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American land-based casino operator Caesars Entertainment Corporation has announced the signing of a multi-year arrangement that is set to see it provide daily fantasy sports and sportsbetting firm DraftKings I...

Kentucky moves a step closer to legalized sportsbetting

Adam Morgan

February 22, 2019

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In the southern American state of Kentucky, proposed legislation that would legalize some forms of sportsbetting as well as daily fantasy sports and online poker has reportedly successfully cleared its first hu...

Swush.com heralds Danish success for Holdet.dk

Adam Morgan

February 20, 2019

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Danish fantasy sports operator, Swush.com, has announced that interest in last summer’s 2018 FIFA World Cup helped to push local interactions with its soccer-themed Holdet.dk online social game beyond all expec...

The Walt Disney Company to maintain sportsbetting antipathy

Adam Morgan

February 11, 2019

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In the United States, the boss for The Walt Disney Company has reportedly announced that his firm will not be getting involved in the nation’s nascent sportsbetting industry because to do so would run counter t...

European expansion for Polish bookmaker STS

Adam Morgan

February 11, 2019

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Polish sportsbook operator, Star-Typ Sport (STS), has reportedly announced that it intends to launch online operations in eleven European jurisdictions utilizing a platform from gambling and sportsbetting techn...