What The First DraftKings Sportsbook With SBTech Looks Like
DraftKings has launched its first sportsbook on the SBTech platform in what could offer a preview of its eventual product in the US. Read More
Posted on: September 4, 2020 |
Louisiana DFS Launch Delayed Until Well Into NFL Season
Any optimism that daily fantasy sports could launch in Louisiana by the start of the NFL season is now gone. In fact, it now looks like DFS operators like FanDuel and DraftKings will miss more than half of the 2020 season in the Pelican State. Louisiana is now on track to launch daily fantasy sports […] Read More
Posted on: September 2, 2020 |
Louisiana Likely To Have DFS By NFL Season After Governor Signs Tax Bill
Louisiana's governor signed a tax bill for Louisiana daily fantasy sports, setting up DFS sites such as DraftKings and FanDuel to operate by NFL season. Read More
Posted on: July 14, 2020 |
Opinion: Clarity Long Overdue On US Sports Betting Laws
This is an opinion article representing the views of the author and not necessarily those of Legal Sports Report: We are now more than two years on from the Supreme Court‘s landmark decision in Murphy. The legal sports gambling industry took off; what began as a small handful of states quickly has become nearly 20 states […] Read More
Posted on: June 19, 2020 |
LSR Q+A: Nigel Eccles On DraftKings Stock, FanDuel Suit, And Cost Of A US Sportsbook
FanDuel co-founder and former CEO Nigel Eccles tells LSR why the winners and losers of the US betting market have already been decided. Read More
Posted on: June 9, 2020 |
Who Dat? Louisiana Sports Betting Bills Head To Senate Floor
Two Louisiana sports betting bills to put a referendum on the November ballot advanced through the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Read More
Posted on: May 5, 2020 |
Finally An End To Years Of Madness In The Illinois DFS Saga
The state Supreme Court decision reversing part of the attorney general’s Illinois DFS opinion comes after the state legalized sports betting last year. Read More
Posted on: April 24, 2020 |
Surprise Amendments Throw Kentucky Sports Betting Prospects Into Question
A flurry of 11 mostly detrimental amendments to Kentucky's sports betting bill were proposed on the House floor Tuesday, surprising even the legislation's author. Read More
Posted on: February 12, 2020 |
Strike Two For New York Daily Fantasy Sports: Court Rules 2016 Law Is Unconstitutional
The future of regulated daily fantasy sports is very much in jeopardy in New York. The NY Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a decision from Acting Justice Gerald W. Connolly, who previously ruled DFS is unconstitutional in the state. In his 2018 decision, Connolly held that the state unlawfully expanded gambling in 2016 by classifying […] Read More
Posted on: February 6, 2020 |
DraftKings Strips Bachelor Contestant Of Million-Dollar Fantasy Win
DraftKings has removed former Bachelor contestant Jade Roper Tolbert as the winner of a daily fantasy sports contest where the top prize was a million-dollars. Read More
Posted on: January 25, 2020 |