Fantasy Sports

Reports: DOJ orders FBI to investigate DraftKings, FanDuel

Lars Jones
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Las Vegas, Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation, Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey
The daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry is under siege from all quarters. Wednesday the Wall Street Journal, quoting anonymous sources, reported that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI are investigati...

UIGEA author steaming at DFS

Kim M
Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation
Fantasy sites FanDuel and DraftKings' use of  2006 federal money processing legislation as the lone validation for their legitimacy is “sheer chutzpah” according a former U.S. congressman who co-sponsored the l...

US Attorney investigating DFS operators

Kim M
Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Florida, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation
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Whether or not operators of daily fantasy sports (DFS) are violating the Illegal Gambling Business Act (IGBA) is a question for a grand jury, which has been convened by the US Attorney’s office in Tampa, Florid...

U.S. casinos want a piece of the fast-growing fantasy sports pie

Kim M
Gaming Law & Legislation, NFL, Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, MLB, Gaming Industry News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, Nevada, New Jersey
This year’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E), the industry’s biggest trade show that began last week in Las Vegas is all abuzz with talk of fantasy sports, the business that’s gowning exponentially, but whose action re...