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Congress Putting Daily Fantasy Sports Games Under Scrutiny
Congress Putting Daily Fantasy Sports Games Under Scrutiny
Congress Putting Daily Fantasy Sports Games Under Scrutiny
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is conducting a fact-finding mission into the loosely regulated world of fantasy sports games — a multibillion-dollar business that seemingly advertised everywhere during the pro football season. Lawmakers at a House hearing Wednesday are exploring whether safeguards are needed to protect players in daily fantasy leagues...
DraftKings Covers Tab for Rival That Abruptly Closed
DraftKings Covers Tab for Rival That Abruptly Closed
DraftKings Covers Tab for Rival That Abruptly Closed
BOSTON (AP) — DraftKings is picking up the tab for a rival daily fantasy sports company that left customers and charities hanging after abruptly shutting down. The Boston-based company says FantasyHub players that transfer their accounts to DraftKings will have access to their full balance for withdrawal. ...
Fantasy Sports Companies Defend Embattled Industry
Fantasy Sports Companies Defend Embattled Industry
Fantasy Sports Companies Defend Embattled Industry
BOSTON (AP) — Daily fantasy sports companies say their industry remains viable despite a rocky start to 2016. The industry's top two companies have taken recent hits to their businesses, including this week's disclosure that ESPN and DraftKings ended an exclusive advertising deal and FanDuel was laying off 55 workers in its Florida office...
DraftKings and FanDuel Get Partial Court Victory
NEW YORK (AP) — A rare legal win for DraftKings and FanDuel. An appeals court in New York says the daily fantasy sports sites can continue operating in the state while they appeal a judge's order that they halt play. The decision by the appeals court in Manhattan comes a month after one of the judges on the panel stayed a lower court's forcing the companies to stop doing business...
Legal Issues Over Fantasy Sports Sites
Legal Issues Over Fantasy Sports Sites
Legal Issues Over Fantasy Sports Sites
LAS VEGAS (AP) — There has been a lot of scrutiny given lately to daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel. But what about the fantasy sports sites online that last an entire season — like those operated by CBS Sports and Yahoo Sports...
NFL Star Sues Fanduel Daily Fantasy Website
NFL Star Sues Fanduel Daily Fantasy Website
NFL Star Sues Fanduel Daily Fantasy Website
WASHINGTON (AP) — This should be an interesting one. NFL star Pierre Garcon has filed a class-action lawsuit against the popular daily fantasy sports website FanDuel. The suit from Garcon claims the site of profits off his name and likeness without permission...
NCAA Pulls Plug on Daily Fantasy Sports Leagues
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA says it will no longer play ball with those running daily fantasy sports games. The collegiate sports governing body has written letters to both DraftKings and FanDuel. The letter says it will cancel all future meetings with the companies — and ban advertising from the two websites during NCAA title events like its men's basketball tournament...