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US Rep. for Vegas Strip wants Congress to look at daily fantasy sports legality

October 12, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, U.S.A., Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Nevada

US Representative Dina Titus of Nevada wants a congressional hearing to explore the legalities of daily fantasy sports (DFS). In a letter to the chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Thursda...

US Attorney investigating DFS operators

Kim M

October 11, 2015

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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...

Sports bet advertising in Australia under scrutiny

Lars Jones

October 11, 2015

Australia, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, Indepth / Featured Articles, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Sports betting companies are competing for the Australian betting dollar, which by some estimates surpassed $20 billion last year. Prime time television commercials, social media buys, website pop-ups, and radi...

DraftKings and FanDuel named in suit

Kim M

October 9, 2015

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A class action lawsuit that includes seven claims against FanDuel and DraftKings has been filed in a Manhattan federal court on Thursday. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York filing,...

DraftKings is legal says Massachusetts AG Healey

Kim M

October 9, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Sports betting, Online Gambling News, Fantasy Sports, Massachusetts

Criminal inquiries into DraftKings Inc., the Boston-based fantasy sports website won’t be pursued by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey, according to a statement the AG made during a Political Happy Ho...

“Scandal” rocks the Daily Fantasy Sports industry

Kim M

October 7, 2015

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In what will no doubt be considered a watershed moment for the unregulated online multibillion-dollar daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry, employees from DraftKings and FanDuel have been barred from entering DF...

Former NBA commissioner says it’s time to legalize sports betting at federal level

Lars Jones

October 3, 2015

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Thursday night former National Basketball Association commissioner, David Stern minced no words in stating that it is time to legalize sports betting in the United States - just as has been suggested by his suc...

Sports Betting will now be permitted in Sikkim, India

Renee Kingsley

October 2, 2015

India, Licenses, Asian Casino News, Sports betting

India has one of the largest underground sports betting markets in the world and the sport generating the most illegal wagering is cricket, which is considered the "second biggest religion" in India by some. ...

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

Kim M

October 1, 2015

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...

Sale of Stan James Online to Unibet Group finalized

Kim M

September 30, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Online Poker, Mobile gaming, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, United Kingdom

Unibet Group Plc has finalized the purchase of online gambling business, Stan James Group Plc after having satisfied the contractual requirements of the GBP 19 million sale today. The Stan James Group Plc wi...

Massachusetts AG to review DraftKings

Kim M

September 23, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, NFL, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, MLB, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, Massachusetts

An abundance of radio and television ads on Boston’s airwaves from Boston-based DraftKings, that has received investments from Fox Sports, MLB, the NHL and Major League Soccer, may have precipitated a review by...

New Jersey congressmen pushes for reexamination of sports betting

Kim M

September 22, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, NFL, Gaming Law & Legislation, World Casino News, MLB, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

A congressman involved in the effort to bring Las Vegas style sports betting to New Jersey said on Monday that the recent hike in fantasy sports offerings promising players big payouts may help to refocus atten...

Response from sports leagues in appeal in N.J. sports betting case requested

Kim M

September 16, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Sports betting, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Jersey

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have given the NCAA and four major professional sports leagues until September 29 to formally respond in a case regarding New Jersey’s ongoing legal battle over bringing La...

Vegas looks to recover after a brutal NFL opening weekend

TJ Gill

September 14, 2015

U.S.A., Las Vegas, NFL, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting

According to many Vegas insiders and experts, Nevada sportsbooks were hit hard by the betting public as the NFL’s opening weekend games concluded with a Dallas Cowboys victory over the New York Giants 28-27 on ...

Daily fantasy sports could burst into the limelight this season

Kim M

September 13, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, NFL, Gaming Law & Legislation, Sports betting, Fantasy Sports, Licensing

With an estimated 57 million people participating in fantasy sports this year, the leagues and now daily fantasy sports (DFS) have taken sports betting into the stratosphere, and leading the industry in daily’s...

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US Rep. for Vegas Strip wants Congress to look at daily fantasy sports legality

US Attorney investigating DFS operators

Sports bet advertising in Australia under scrutiny

DraftKings and FanDuel named in suit

DraftKings is legal says Massachusetts AG Healey

“Scandal” rocks the Daily Fantasy Sports industry

Former NBA commissioner says it’s time to legalize sports betting at federal level

Sports Betting will now be permitted in Sikkim, India

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

Sale of Stan James Online to Unibet Group finalized

Massachusetts AG to review DraftKings

New Jersey congressmen pushes for reexamination of sports betting

Response from sports leagues in appeal in N.J. sports betting case requested

Vegas looks to recover after a brutal NFL opening weekend

Daily fantasy sports could burst into the limelight this season

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DraftKings Sued Over Account Closures and Withheld Funds

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