Daily Fantasy Sports News

Opinion: How Blurred Are Lines Between DFS, Sports Betting?

Robin Thicke has largely disappeared from the public spotlight. (Beyond a few lawsuits, at least …) The lines between fantasy sports and sports betting, however, continue to be blurred in today’s environment. Back in 2014 when daily fantasy sports first became a part of the American sports ethos, many people noted the similarities between daily fantasy […] Read More

Posted on: October 26, 2021 | | John Holden

Opinion: Reflecting On UIGEA At Its 15-Year Anniversary

We reached this week the 15th anniversary of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA.) in the United States. In the last 15 years, a lot has changed in the world of online gambling. We now have not only legal online sports betting available in more than 20 states, but growing numbers of states are […] Read More

Posted on: October 15, 2021 | | John Holden

Underdog Fantasy Acquires Sports Betting Platform For Wagering Push

Underdog Fantasy plans to launch sports betting products by the 2022 NFL season following the platform acquisition announced Tuesday. Read More

Posted on: September 8, 2021 | | Brad Allen

Arizona DFS Is Live: What You Need To Know Before Playing

A lot of attention is on the Grand Canyon State‘s sports betting launch, but that’s about two weeks away. Arizona DFS, on the other hand, starts today. The largest daily fantasy sports operators, DraftKings and FanDuel, are both live on Day 1. It would be a mistake not to be, considering this is the first […] Read More

Posted on: August 27, 2021 | | Matthew Waters

DraftKings Halts Oregon DFS Amid Questions From Sportsbook Talks

DraftKings will no longer accept DFS entries from Oregon as of Monday, according to multiple emails sent to customers. The change seems to stem from negotiations to switch the Oregon Lottery‘s sports betting platform to the DraftKings Sportsbook platform. The Lottery appears to have brought those negotiations back a few years, though, when it called […] Read More

Posted on: July 26, 2021 | | Matthew Waters

Lengthy Louisiana DFS Saga Nears End WIth DraftKings License

Louisiana DFS has its first operator as the LA Gaming Control Board approved DraftKings last week. The DraftKings approval wraps up a long Louisiana daily fantasy sports process that started in 2018 when voters in 47 of the state’s 64 parishes voted to approve it. The license is for three years. “As DraftKings continues our nationwide […] Read More

Posted on: July 19, 2021 | | Pat Evans

Why DraftKings Is Being Sued For Patent Infringement

Toronto-based Engine Media filed a copyright lawsuit against DraftKings on Wednesday for infringing two sports betting patents. Read More

Posted on: July 8, 2021 | | Brad Allen

Opinion: Official League Data Back With Vengeance in Florida DFS Bill

A new DFS bill in Florida demands some closer scrutiny on official league data. While much of the gambling world has focused its attention on the pending compact between the State of Florida and the Seminole Tribe, a fantasy sports bill was placed on the Agenda for the legislature’s special session. While fantasy sports have become […] Read More

Posted on: May 14, 2021 | | John Holden

Louisiana Sports Betting Tax Legislation Gets The Ball Rolling

The Louisiana sports betting legislative process to finish what state voters started is under way. Last week, the House Ways and Means Committee gave a nod of approval to a substitute bill from Rep. John Stefanski for his HB 628, a crucial piece to enact sports betting in Louisiana. The bill became HB 697 with the […] Read More

Posted on: April 28, 2021 | | Pat Evans