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After Belmont Stakes Deal, It’s Clear DraftKings And FanDuel Have Big Appetite For Event Sponsorships

DraftKings recently signed a deal with the Belmont Stakes, the latest example of a daily fantasy sports site linking itself to a major sporting event. Read More

Posted on: June 4, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker

FanDuel’s Zynga Hires And New Orlando Office: What Does It Mean For DFS?

FanDuel added about 40 employees from Zynga after the social gaming company laid off its entire sports division, according to a recent report. That’s a lot of employees According to Re/code, FanDuel hired 38 employees from the shuttered Zynga Sports 365, a division of the company that developed and ran a free-play fantasy-style NFL game. The division’s […] Read More

Posted on: May 26, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker

DraftKings Continues To Go Where FanDuel Won’t, Signs Deal With NASCAR

DraftKings signed a deal with NASCAR and is starting to offer fantasy contests based on the circuit's races, the daily fantasy sports site announced. Read More

Posted on: May 14, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker

NFL’s Goodell: League Taking “Cautious Approach” to Daily Fantasy Sports

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says his league is “taking a cautious approach” to its relationship with daily fantasy sports, tamping down expectations that the NFL might sign a deal with a DFS site in the near future. Slow your roll Goodell specifically addressed daily fantasy sports for what appears to be the first time, with his […] Read More

Posted on: April 29, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker