It has been announced today that major DFS operator DraftKings has launched in the UK. This long awaited launch, which was originally scheduled for October 2015, follows the announcement of three Premier League clubs as partners earlier this week. Deals were agreed with Arsenal, Watford and Liverpool which will ensure the operator has exposure at these clubs and will be …
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Following the decision last week by Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin that daily fantasy sports constitute gambling, Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Keith Kaneshiro has demanded that two fantasy sports sites stop taking bets from Honolulu residents. Alongside Utah, Hawaii is the only other US state which does not allow some form of legalised gambling. In a letter on Monday of this week …
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It has been announced that daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has bagged itself deals with three Premier League clubs including Liverpool, Arsenal and Watford. DraftKings had been set to launch in the UK in late 2015 but this was delayed until early 2016, with a further detailed announcement expected in the very near future. The company has been fighting legal battles …
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Mondogoal is a Boston-based company which has crossed the Atlantic to become the largest DFS platform in Europe. It has partnerships already in place with an impressive list of clubs including Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham, Valencia, Roma and Barcelona and it’s showing no signs of slowing down. Over £1 million has already been won on the platform in which players are able …
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Fanaments, the only multi-sport fantasy provider in Europe, has recently completed its development of B2B and white label solutions. At the upcoming ICE Totally Gaming convention, the Maltese firm, which also has a UK licence, is looking to engage with suitable operators and lotteries to endorse its premium product. Fanaments offers NBA basketball, MMA and PGA golf playing options, in addition to …
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It has been revealed that fantasy football operator Mondogoal has signed its latest partnership with Sports Interactive. As the studio behind the world famous and adored Football Manager, this deal is a big bit of business for Mondogoal in that Sports Interactive will now offer its customer base the opportunity to play its daily fantasy football games. In addition Mondogoal …
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Mark Cuban has invested in daily fantasy sports start-up Fantasy Labs inc. The company was founded in 2015 by Peter Jennings and Jonathan Bales. They are both professional DFS players and DraftKings analysts. Jennings was the winner of DraftKings first $1 million (£703,000) tournament, whilst Bales has won hundreds of thousands in DFS winnings. Bales said of Cuban’s investment: “Mr. Cuban’s …
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DraftKings today has officially filed its brief with the Supreme Court of New York State, opposing Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman ’Cease & Desist” injunction preventing state-wide players from participating in fantasy sports games. In brief the DFS operator argues that New York laws are the “same today as it has been for more than seven years” of which DFS …
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Digital media owner Yahoo Inc is reported to have become implicated in the ongoing DFS industry investigation by New York Attorney General Eric T Schneiderman. US news sources report that Yahoo’s DFS operations have been served a subpoena by the AG’s office to terminate services in New York State. The media owner, which had re-released its fantasy sports product in …
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DraftKings and FanDuel have been dealt another regulatory blow in the US after New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent the two Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) operators cease-and-desist letters demanding that they stop ‘illegally accepting wagers in New York State’. Schneiderman’s actions come after his office conducted a one-month investigation into DFS which concluded that the daily contests are essentially …
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