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Mississippi becomes twelfth state to legalize daily fantasy sports

March 15, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Fantasy Sports, Mississippi

In the United States, Mississippi has become the twelfth state to legalize daily fantasy sports after Republican governor Phil Bryant signed legislation into law on Monday authorizing the online games. Known...

Florida tribe says two pending gambling bills may violate federal laws

Renee Kingsley

March 2, 2017

Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Brick-n-Mortar Poker Rooms, Florida, Fantasy Sports

The Seminole tribe of Florida has made clear its objections to two pending gambling bills in the state, saying that they fear that SB 8 and PCB TGC 17-01 were in possible violation of US federal laws. SB 8 was...

Daily fantasy sports bill passed by House in Mississippi

Sadonna Price

February 12, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Lottery, Fantasy Sports, Mississippi

The Mississippi House reviewed two gambling bills on Thursday with only one earning the vote to move forward. The state has seen a daily fantasy sports bill move on to the Senate while a bill involving a state ...

Pennsylvania budget proposal contains $250 million in “gaming expansion” revenues

Adam Morgan

February 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online Gambling News, Taxation, Fantasy Sports, Pennsylvania

The long-running debate on whether to legalize online casinos and daily fantasy sports wagering in Pennsylvania took an unexpected turn yesterday after governor Tom Wolf revealed that his budget proposal for th...

Iowa lawmakers to again consider legalizing fantasy sports wagering

Adam Morgan

February 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Iowa

In Iowa, state legislators are reportedly preparing legislation that could legalize fantasy sports wagering such as that offered by providers including DraftKings and FanDuel as soon as this year. According ...

New York asks DFS operators for proof of fund segregation

Alex Lanter

February 6, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Bankruptcy, New York

Daily Fantasy Sports operators in New York were asked by the State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) to provide evidence of segregation of player funds from the funds they use to operate their businesses. The requests ...

Daily fantasy sports regulations officially take effect in Maryland

Sadonna Price

January 5, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Maryland

With the start of 2017, the regulations proposed in July of 2016 for daily fantasy sports in Maryland are now in effect. The State Comptroller Peter Franchot (pictured) announced this week that the regulations ...

DFS operators remain on even keel after planned merger announcement

Sadonna Price

November 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Earlier in November it was announced that top daily fantasy sports operators, FanDuel and DraftKings, would become one with a merger of the two companies. As the planned merger will soon come to fruition, both ...

DraftKings And FanDuel proposed merger to take place in second half of 2017

Renee Kingsley

November 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fantasy Sports, Massachusetts, New York

DraftKings and FanDuel are two of the biggest Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operators in the United States and control a major portion of the market share for the multi-billion DFS industry. The two DFS operators ...

With potential merger on the horizon, FanDuel and DraftKings raking in big numbers each week during NFL season

Sadonna Price

November 6, 2016

U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Fantasy Sports

Despite having faced numerous obstacles in the United States this year, daily fantasy sports operators DraftKings and FanDuel are doing quite well this NFL season. The National Football League season provides t...

Atlantis Gaming Corporation cites 2009 NIGC opinion in order to launch DFS site

Sadonna Price

October 25, 2016

Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports

On October 17th, the Atlantis Gaming Corporation sent out a press release announcing they were preparing a new online gaming network that included daily fantasy sports. In the release, it stated that the networ...

Congressman announces intention to introduce new federal gambling legislation

Adam Morgan

October 24, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, U.S.A., Online gambling regulation, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports

A senior member of the United States House Of Representatives has announced that he intends to introduce comprehensive legislation next year that will update a trio of federal gambling laws including the 24-yea...

With only days remaining Pennsylvania online gambling progress remains up in the air

Kim M

October 23, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Fantasy Sports, Pennsylvania

It is still anybody’s guess as to whether or not the fate of online gambling in Pennsylvania will be decided when the Senate meets this coming week. Prior to the state Senate breaking for its summer recess, ...

USFantasy increases sportsbook presence in Nevada after new locations added

Sadonna Price

October 17, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Nevada

Last week, USFantasy announced new locations where punters in Nevada can place wagers on a pari-mutuel form of fantasy sports betting, unique to the brand. In the beginning, as the NFL season began, USFantas...

Ohio Senator now focusing on daily fantasy sports

Sadonna Price

October 2, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Ohio

It seems every state in the US is looking at daily fantasy sports betting in some form or fashion within the past few months. Since last year, DFS contests have taken center stage with some states choosing to c...

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Mississippi becomes twelfth state to legalize daily fantasy sports

Florida tribe says two pending gambling bills may violate federal laws

Daily fantasy sports bill passed by House in Mississippi

Pennsylvania budget proposal contains $250 million in “gaming expansion” revenues

Iowa lawmakers to again consider legalizing fantasy sports wagering

New York asks DFS operators for proof of fund segregation

Daily fantasy sports regulations officially take effect in Maryland

DFS operators remain on even keel after planned merger announcement

DraftKings And FanDuel proposed merger to take place in second half of 2017

With potential merger on the horizon, FanDuel and DraftKings raking in big numbers each week during NFL season

Atlantis Gaming Corporation cites 2009 NIGC opinion in order to launch DFS site

Congressman announces intention to introduce new federal gambling legislation

With only days remaining Pennsylvania online gambling progress remains up in the air

USFantasy increases sportsbook presence in Nevada after new locations added

Ohio Senator now focusing on daily fantasy sports

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