Daily Fantasy Sports News

With Ontario Sports Betting Near, DFS Operators To Bail Over Regulation

As Ontario readies for commercial sports betting, the province will likely lose most of its daily fantasy sports operators. FanDuel will pull its daily fantasy sports product out of Ontario on Friday because of regulatory issues, company spokesperson Kevin Hennessy confirmed Tuesday. That comes as FanDuel prepares to launch its sportsbook for ON sports betting next week. Following FanDuel’s […] Read More

Posted on: March 30, 2022 | | Pat Evans

NY DFS Is Constitutional After All, Appeals Court Confirms

It is constitutional for NY residents to enter and participate in paid DFS contests, the state’s Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday. The determination comes after years of uncertainty led to a hearing in October. The New York legislature legalized daily fantasy sports in 2016 by calling it a game of skill. That led to two […] Read More

Posted on: March 23, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

FanDuel Pausing Connecticut DFS Until NFL Season For Updates

There is just one daily fantasy sports app available in Connecticut after FanDuel allowed its provisional license to expire Feb. 27. FanDuel confirmed to LSR that its daily fantasy sports contests will not return to Connecticut until closer to the NFL season: “Due to a change in state regulations, FanDuel is no longer able to […] Read More

Posted on: March 10, 2022 | | Matthew Waters

Retail Louisiana Sports Betting Grows With Mobile On The Horizon

A launch for mobile sports betting in Louisiana is still in limbo. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board met Thursday, largely to hear revenue reports and an update on an issue with the DiamondJacks Casino & Resort, which is one of 20 casinos eligible for a sports betting license in the state. Despite no updates at the […] Read More

Posted on: January 21, 2022 | | Pat Evans

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