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StarsDraft To Stop Offering Real-Money Daily Fantasy Sports In All But Four U.S. States

The daily fantasy site operated by Amaya, parent company of PokerStars, announces plans to withdraw real-money games from all but three states in the U.S.. Read More

Posted on: October 19, 2015 | | Chris Grove

Despite Order From Regulators, DraftKings Not Fully Blocking Daily Fantasy Sports Play From Nevada

A test by LSR reveals that Nevada players can still easily access contests on DraftKings, raising questions about the ability of DFS to block banned states. Read More

Posted on: October 17, 2015 | | Chris Grove

Fantasy Sports Data Leak Fallout: New York State Inquiry; DraftKings Pulls ESPN Advertising

The daily fantasy sports data leak story picked up momentum on Tuesday, with ESPN and DraftKings putting their marketing relationship on a temporary hiatus. Read More

Posted on: October 6, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker

Amaya Calls For State Governments To Regulate Daily Fantasy Sports In Wake Of DraftKings Leak

Amaya Gaming -- the parent company of PokerStars and daily fantasy sports site StarsDraft -- called for regulation of the DFS industry in the wake of the data leak crisis. Read More

Posted on: October 6, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker

This Week in Daily Fantasy Sports: Sept. 4, 2015

Daily fantasy sports faces an uncertain future in Michigan. And PokerStars' DFS platform, StarsDraft, officially goes live. Read More

Posted on: September 4, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker

It’s Official: PokerStars Enters The Daily Fantasy Sports Space, Victiv Relaunches As StarsDraft

PokerStars and Amaya are now formally in the daily fantasy sports business following the official relaunching of recently-acquired Victiv as StarsDraft. Read More

Posted on: September 3, 2015 | | Chris Grove

PokerStars Really Is Averse To DFS Overlay As Victiv Rolls Out NFL Contests

Daily fantasy sports site Victiv -- acquired by Amaya as PokerStars' DFS platform -- recently revealed its NFL contests in advance of its StarsDraft rebrand. Read More

Posted on: August 31, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker

Fantasy Aces Nears Completion Of DraftTeam Takeover, Eyes Big Final Quarter

Daily fantasy sports operator Fantasy Aces is close to completing a takeover of DraftTeam, and will try to parlay that into a more secure position in the DFS industry. Read More

Posted on: August 27, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker

After Explosive 2015 For Daily Fantasy Golf, What Does 2016 Have In Store?

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 encore? Read More

Posted on: August 26, 2015 | | Zack Hall

Victiv CEO Says StarsDraft Integration With PokerStars Has Goal Of NFL Week 1

The StarsDraft daily fantasy sports platform should soon be integrated into the PokerStars client, according to the CEO of the DFS site acquired by Amaya. Read More

Posted on: August 14, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker