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No More Legal Worries? Why FanDuel Changed Its Golf Product To Look More Like DraftKings
By Dustin Gouker on June 9, 2017 08:48 PDT
FanDuel already revamped its fantasy golf offering that it had launched earlier this year. Its legal concerns under the UIGEA seem to have disappeared.
DraftKings Rolls Out New Commercials, Pushes Daily Fantasy Golf Ahead Of The Masters
By Dustin Gouker on March 22, 2017 12:34 PDT
DraftKings is looking to give an added push for its fantasy golf product ahead of The Masters, which starts in three weeks.
FanDuel Tees Off With Fantasy Golf To Compete With DraftKings During PGA Tour Season
By Dustin Gouker on March 13, 2017 11:16 PDT
FanDuel officially went live with its fantasy golf product, allowing it to compete against DraftKings ahead of the major portion of the pro golf season.
PGA Tour Inches Toward More Support Of Daily Fantasy Golf
By Dustin Gouker on February 27, 2017 09:12 PDT
A relationship between a PGA Tour player and DraftKings appears to signal a further softening of the pro golf group's stance toward daily fantasy sports.
FanDuel Is Joining DraftKings With A Daily Fantasy Golf Offering
By Dustin Gouker on January 17, 2017 10:10 PDT
Daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel is launching golf contests in time for The Masters.
New PGA Tour Commissioner Says He Has ‘Open Mind’ On Sports Betting, Daily Fantasy Sports
By Dustin Gouker on January 10, 2017 10:58 PDT
New PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan spoke optimistically about the tour's future relationship with sports betting, saying he has an "open mind" about it.
Fantasy Golf Tees Off Across Pond With PlayON European Tour Deal, DraftKings Launch
By Dustin Gouker on June 29, 2016 07:31 PDT
Daily fantasy golf heads outside of the U.S., as fantasy sports site PlayON does a deal with the European Tour, and DraftKings launches a product.
Is FanDuel CEO Backtracking On Daily Fantasy Sports For Golf?
By Dustin Gouker on September 8, 2015 16:04 PDT
CEO Nigel Eccles said FanDuel may offer fantasy sports contests for golf -- after earlier saying his company would avoid golf -- on a RotoGrinders...
After Explosive 2015 For Daily Fantasy Golf, What Does 2016 Have In Store?
By Zack Hall on August 26, 2015 08:09 PDT
Golf took the world of daily fantasy sports by storm in 2015. What will DraftKings and the rest of the DFS world do for an...
DraftKings Gets Help From Golf Digest, Golf Channel Ahead Of PGA Championship
By Zack Hall on August 13, 2015 04:30 PDT
Daily fantasy sports site DraftKings got an assist from Golf Digest and Golf Channel in selling out its PGA Championship contest.