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Boyd Gaming CEO: Daily Fantasy Sports Is ‘Gambling At Its Core’

The growing chorus of casinos that are on the record saying that daily fantasy sports is gambling got a new member this week: Boyd Gaming CEO Keith Smith. CEO says DFS is gambling, should be regulated Boyd was speaking Thursday during the Q2 earnings call for Boyd, which owns casino properties in Nevada and around the United […] Read More

Posted on: July 24, 2015 | | Dustin Gouker

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 | | Dustin Gouker

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 | | Dustin Gouker

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 | | Dustin Gouker

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 | | Dustin Gouker

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 | | Dustin Gouker

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 | | Dustin Gouker

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 | | Dustin Gouker

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 | | Dustin Gouker