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Lawmakers in Maine looking at regulating Daily Fantasy Sports industry

August 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Fantasy Sports, Maine

A number of states including Nevada and New York put the Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) industry under close scrutiny after state attorneys came down on DFS providers such as DraftKings and FanDuel stating that the...

New York daily fantasy sports bill signed by Governor Cuomo

Sadonna Price

August 4, 2016

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

On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law that legalizes the daily fantasy sports industry within the state of New York. Such operators as DraftKings and FanDuel can now offer their services in...

DFS betting regulations proposed by Maryland comptroller

Sadonna Price

July 15, 2016

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

Across the United States, legislators are taking a look at daily fantasy sports betting. While some states are ruling the activity as an illegal one, others are putting regulations in place to be able to take a...

Delaware DOJ requests DFS operators stop services within the state

Sadonna Price

July 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Delaware, Fantasy Sports

It has been some time since a state in the US has decided to rule against daily fantasy sports contests. For a while, it seemed that almost every week a different state was coming forward to declare the activit...

Playtech premieres Virtual Tennis game

Adam Morgan

July 2, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Newest casino games, Technology, Game manufacturers, Fantasy Sports

Online gaming software innovator Playtech has released what it has dubbed “the industry’s most graphically advanced leading virtual sports product” with its Virtual Tennis game. Due to be made available via ...

Pittsburgh airport “very interested” in video slot legislation

Adam Morgan

June 27, 2016

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

In Pennsylvania, the boss for Pittsburgh International Airport has stated that she is “very interested” in proposed legislation that would legalize online gambling and permit the eastern state’s airports and of...

Online betting inches closer in Pennsylvania

Kim M

June 23, 2016

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

A short time after a plan to allow video gaming terminals (VGT) in bars crashed and burned in the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday, a proposal to make online gambling legal and allow the machines in the state’s ...

New York legislature reaches deal with daily fantasy sports sites

Sadonna Price

June 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, New York

Back in November of last year, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman decided to send cease and desist orders to FanDuel and DraftKings, essentially stopping daily fantasy sports contests from running in t...

Colorado And Missouri sign new bills making Daily Fantasy Sports legal

Renee Kingsley

June 16, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Colorado, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, Missouri

Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operators such as FanDuel and DraftKings have faced growing opposition is a number of states who have pushed to ban DFS operators on the basis that the DFS games are based on chance a...

Committee to vote on DFS bill in Pennsylvania; FanDuel and DraftKings reach deal in NY

Kim M

June 10, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Fantasy Sports, New York, Pennsylvania

The Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act (HB 2150) was filed by Pennsylvania State Rep. George Dunbar on Thursday and a vote on the measure has been scheduled by the House Gaming Oversight Committee for June ...

US Fantasy Sports gets approval from Nevada Gaming Board to merge DFS with pari-mutuel wagering

Renee Kingsley

June 9, 2016

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

Nevada banned Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operators from offering DFS contests towards the end of 2015 on the basis that these real money games were similar to online gambling and hence required a license to ope...

Daily Fantasy Sports bill in Illinois put on hold due to vote-buying allegations

Renee Kingsley

May 31, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Illinois, Licensing

Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operators were optimistic about getting an Illinois DFS bill passed but legislators decided to put the bill on hold after allegations were made regarding a-cash-for-votes scheme. T...

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board releases report on DFS industry

Sadonna Price

May 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Pennsylvania

Many states across the US are taking an inside look at the daily fantasy sports industry. Some states begin by ruling the contests as illegal gambling activity while others have passed legislation to regulate t...

Fantasy sports regulations approved by Illinois Senate panel

Kim M

May 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Illinois

So that concerns may be addressed originating from a state opinion that calls the kind of betting activity that takes place on daily fantasy sports websites illegal, regulations were approved during an executiv...

FanDuel auditors release annual report and confirm company’s future uncertain

Renee Kingsley

May 17, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Idaho, Licensing, Nevada, New York

FanDuel along with DraftKings, are two of the biggest Daily Fantasy Sports providers in the United States and dominate the majority of the DFS market. The Scottish based company was founded in 2009 and since th...

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Lawmakers in Maine looking at regulating Daily Fantasy Sports industry

New York daily fantasy sports bill signed by Governor Cuomo

DFS betting regulations proposed by Maryland comptroller

Delaware DOJ requests DFS operators stop services within the state

Playtech premieres Virtual Tennis game

Pittsburgh airport “very interested” in video slot legislation

Online betting inches closer in Pennsylvania

New York legislature reaches deal with daily fantasy sports sites

Colorado And Missouri sign new bills making Daily Fantasy Sports legal

Committee to vote on DFS bill in Pennsylvania; FanDuel and DraftKings reach deal in NY

US Fantasy Sports gets approval from Nevada Gaming Board to merge DFS with pari-mutuel wagering

Daily Fantasy Sports bill in Illinois put on hold due to vote-buying allegations

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board releases report on DFS industry

Fantasy sports regulations approved by Illinois Senate panel

FanDuel auditors release annual report and confirm company’s future uncertain

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