Tag Archives: Jeffrey Haas

DraftKings expands banking options in the UK

SBC News DraftKings expands banking options in the UK

DraftKings, the world’s leading Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) platform, is expanding its payment options in the United Kingdom through a partnership with Paysafe, a leading global payment provider. DraftKings’ UK customers can now fund their accounts with debit and credit cards. Through this agreement, Paysafe, a FTSE 250 company, will be the exclusive debit and credit card processor for DraftKings UK. Paysafe’s expertise in payment …

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Variety is the spice of life – DraftKings adds new leagues

SBC News Variety is the spice of life - DraftKings adds new leagues

Daily fantasy sports platform DraftKings has announced the introduction of two new football leagues, extending its global product offering to the UEFA Europa League and Liga Mexicana. DraftKings launched its UEFA Europa League football contests to coincide with partner club Liverpool FC’s fixture against Manchester United last night. In addition to the Premier League, UEFA Champions League and Major League Soccer …

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NMi partners with DraftKings to ensure technical standards compliance

SBC News NMi partners with DraftKings to ensure technical standards compliance

Gaming and IT specialised testing laboratory NMi has today announced that a partnership has been agreed with DFS operator DraftKings. The agreement will see NMi carry out the operator’s compliance testing in the UK. NMi, which has over 40 years experience in testing and auditing, will be testing and certifying the full range of DraftKings fantasy sports contests on desktop and mobile platforms …

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DraftKings delays UK launch to early 2016

SBC News DraftKings delays UK launch to early 2016

DraftKings Inc has delayed its planned product launch for the UK fantasy sports market, pushing back its release to “early next year”. The US based fantasy sports operator, confirmed the delay this morning via the release of a short statement. Having gained a UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) licence in August, DraftKings had earmarked the release of dedicated UK DFS product …

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iGaming North America hosts closed session for regulators & policy makers

SBC News iGaming North America hosts closed session for regulators & policy makers

A closed session for government regulators, lottery officials and public policy makers – “Balancing the Needs of Consumers, Governments and Licensed Operators in a Regulated Framework” – will be taking place at the iGaming North America conference on the 14th April 2015 at 9.30am.  The optimal goals of iGaming regulation are to protect consumers and generate valuable tax revenues and jobs. But …

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