This Week In Daily: July 24, 2015
Yahoo mistakenly said it has 1.3 million daily fantasy sports players, while FanDuel buys the company that developed its app. Read More
Posted on: July 24, 2015 |
Yahoo: ‘1.3 Million Daily Fantasy Sports Users’ Claim Is A Mistake
Yahoo backed off of its claim of having 1.3 million daily fantasy sports users in its first two weeks of operation, saying it misstated the "user metric." Read More
Posted on: July 23, 2015 |
Yahoo’s Claim Of 1.3 Million Daily Fantasy Sports Users In First Two Weeks Doesn’t Match Reality
CEO Marissa Mayer said Yahoo's daily fantasy sports product attracted 1.3 million users over its first two weeks, a number that does not appear accurate. Read More
Posted on: July 22, 2015 |
Yahoo ‘Guaranteed’ DFS Contest Raises Legal Questions, Angers Some Players
Week two of Yahoo's foray into daily fantasy sports brought with it some controversy and questions about the legality of a $22,000 "guaranteed" contest. Read More
Posted on: July 20, 2015 |
Yahoo Vs. PokerStars In DFS: Can Either Challenge FanDuel, DraftKings For No. 1?
Two massive companies are getting into the daily fantasy sports space -- Yahoo and Amaya Gaming -- and they have advantages that most DFS operators do not. Read More
Posted on: July 16, 2015 |
Yahoo’s DFS Launch Reveals How Mainstream Media Views Daily Fantasy Sports
Yahoo's daily fantasy sports launch brought ample media attention, providing a window into how the mainstream sees the connection between gambling and DFS. Read More
Posted on: July 14, 2015 |
Report: FanDuel Raises $275mm For Billion-Dollar Valuation, Doubling All Investments In DFS Sites
FanDuel will announce a $275 million funding round Tuesday, the New York Times reported, which would double all known investments in daily fantasy sports. Read More
Posted on: July 13, 2015 |
Will Yahoo Daily Fantasy Sports Follow The FanDuel Model, The DraftKings Model, Or Something Else?
As Yahoo officially entered the daily fantasy sports realm this week, the sports and types of contests it might offer later remains an open-ended question. Read More
Posted on: July 11, 2015 |
This Week In Daily: July 10, 2015
Yahoo officially enters the daily fantasy sports fray. And the DFS world is worked up over the terms of service change at DraftKings. Read More
Posted on: July 10, 2015 |
Yahoo DFS, Day 3: Daily Fantasy Sports Appears To Be Unannounced Beta Testing
Yahoo isn't calling its launch of daily fantasy sports a "beta test," but that is likely what it is, as the Internet giant prepares for fantasy football. Read More
Posted on: July 10, 2015 |