DraftKings looking to the EU: From the: Wall Street Journal Chris Kirkham “We looked at what allowed us to become successful in the U.S., and one of the key factors was that we came into a marketplace where there was already a strong culture of fantasy sports,” Mr. Haas said. More than 90% of players on DraftKings today are from … Read More
Daily Fantasy Sports Now Regulated in Md. to Ensure Fairness, Protect Consumers
Regulations Don’t Apply to Casual, Season-Long Fantasy Sports Games January 12, 2017 With daily fantasy sports games drawing in hundreds of thousands of Marylanders, regulations took effect Monday, January 2, to help ensure the games are fair and that winners pay appropriate Maryland taxes. “Daily online fantasy sports games have a significant presence in Maryland,” Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot said. … Read More
Adam Schefter turns daily-fantasy obsession into NBA sideline gig on ESPN
By Matt Bonesteel November 30 at 10:15 AM Every so often, ESPN will have its NBA personalities do a college basketball game and vice versa, a stunt that probably doesn’t attract much in the way of added viewership but is a nice change of pace during long seasons. But Adam Schefter is taking that idea to the next level: The … Read More
Coming soon: A president with experience in the business of sports
By Bob Hohler on November 10, 2016 President-elect Donald J. Trump, who will arrive at the White House with more experience in the business of sports than any of his predecessors, could exercise his power to shape the future of American athletics. A three-sport high school star who in the 1960s drew interest from the Red Sox, Trump will … Read More
Students compete and keep in touch through fantasy football
By Nathan Albrinck on November 7, 2016 On any given Sunday at Dartmouth, the television room in the Collis Center is swarming with two things: New England Patriots fans and fantasy football players. While the Patriots fans celebrate Tom Brady’s most recent superhuman accomplishment, the fantasy football players manically check their lineups for injuries, scrounge for players on the … Read More
Massachusetts Study Panel Meets To Explore Regulatory Paths For DFS, Online Gambling
By Steve Ruddock on November 2, 2016 On Monday, the Massachusetts Special Commission on Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming and Daily Fantasy Sports met for the first time. The existence of the panel is a result of a daily fantasy sports bill the legislature passed in August. The bill legalized daily fantasy sports in Massachusetts, using the regulations crafted … Read More
76ers lab chooses a fantasy sport site as first startup
By Jonathan Takiff October 24, 2016 While the Sixers Innovation Lab wasn’t supposed to be up and running at the Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex in Camden until March, the lab’s newly named managing director Seth Berger has already spotted a new venture he couldn’t resist helping. “One of the young men behind it — Dylan Elder, a Georgetown University student … Read More
Ex-inmate’s ‘second chance’ includes $300K fantasy football win
By Jeff Barker October 17, 2016 Eddie Rybolt often contemplates the wild swings of his life — the homeless years, the addictions and prison time and, finally, how his luck one day turned on a dime. Or rather a quarter. Paroled after serving three years on an attempted robbery conviction, Rybolt parlayed a 25-cent fantasy football wager into $300,000, … Read More
Lawmaker eyes bill protecting daily fantasy sports in Texas
By Matt Wiggins September 9, 2016 AUSTIN – Thursday marked the first game of the NFL season, and for millions of Americans, that means fantasy football. As beer joints across Texas become draft central, fantasy football fans are once again dreaming of championships — and in some cases, big bucks. For the fantasy team owner whose office pool isn’t enough, … Read More
Daily fantasy sports competitors ready for business in New York
Just in time for football, five competitors have temporary permits, others are in line. By Rick Karlin September 7, 2016 With the NFL season kicking off Thursday, New Yorkers for the first time will be able to legally play fantasy sports games online, with five companies receiving temporary licenses since the business was made legal in August. At the … Read More