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New York asks DFS operators for proof of fund segregation

February 6, 2017

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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, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fantasy Sports

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

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

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

NBA Commissioner with 30 years on the seat now supports regulated sports betting

Kim M

September 21, 2016

Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Conferences / Trade Shows, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports

In keeping with his assertion last September that legal sports betting in the U.S. is “inevitable,” former NBA Commissioner David Stern plans to speak at a gambling conference in Las Vegas next week in a show o...

Daily fantasy sports giants have discussed potential merger

Adam Morgan

September 14, 2016

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

Daily fantasy sports contest provider DraftKings Incorporated has reportedly held periodic merger talks with one of its largest competitors over the past 18 months although no deal is imminent. According to ...

Texas Representative considers filing DFS measure

Sadonna Price

September 11, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Texas

The state of Texas may soon be the next in the US to create regulations in regards to the daily fantasy sports industry. Representative Richard Pena Raymond stated late last week that he plans on filing a bill ...

Sports betting world to gather in London next week for Betting on Sports 2016

Lars Jones

September 6, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, United Kingdom

In past years, the Betting on Sports conference has attracted sportsbook operators from the UK, Central and Eastern Europe, US, Canada, Africa, Asia, and Australia. This year's event is shaping up to be no diff...

DraftKings raises $153 million from new investors

Adam Morgan

September 6, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, Fantasy Sports

In advance of this week’s start of the next instalment of the National Football League (NFL), daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has secured $153 million in new funding from a number of investors. Acco...

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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

NBA Commissioner with 30 years on the seat now supports regulated sports betting

Daily fantasy sports giants have discussed potential merger

Texas Representative considers filing DFS measure

Sports betting world to gather in London next week for Betting on Sports 2016

DraftKings raises $153 million from new investors

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