Fantasy Sports Industry News

DraftKings Issues Statement About Possible Partnership With NJ Casino

“DraftKings, with the world’s most popular daily fantasy sports platform and nearly 10 million sports-mad customers, is perfectly positioned to succeed in a legal sports betting market."

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/31/2018

DraftKings Seeks Casino Partners for Sports Betting

DraftKings says it has contacted potential casino partners in New Jersey with an eye to offering sports betting if the U.S. Supreme Court legalizes it.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/30/2018

DraftKings to Offer Single Game Daily Fantasy for Major League Baseball

DraftKings has announced it will continue offering single-game Daily Fantasy Sports extending into the upcoming Major League Baseball season.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/27/2018

DraftKings Hires Head of Sportsbook in Anticipation of U.S. Legalized Sports Betting

Daily Fantasy Sports giant DraftKings has announced the hire of Sean Hurley to head up its new sportsbook division.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/27/2018

FundFantasy Simulated Investing Contests Enhances Bonus Structure

With FundFantasy’s presale having been sold out, and their public token sale concluded, the FundFantasy project has made tremendous advancements, and have made some interesting changes to their bonus structure. The new model is simpler and is designed to avoid congestion on the Ethereum network.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/27/2018

DraftKings Sees Opening With Legalized Sports Betting

With its foothold in fantasy sports, DraftKings couldn't bear to sit out another Super Bowl.

Submitted by Guest on, Feb/03/2018

MyDFS Announces Its Cryptocurrency Now Available for Sale

Daily Fantasy Sports site MyDFS is betting blockchain to redefine its games through better transparency. The startup has just put its tokens on sale with a hard cap set at $100 million.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/28/2018

DraftKings to Hire 300 New Employees, Relocate

Daily Fantasy Sports company DraftKings announced Thursday it will be hiring 300 new employees by mid-2019 and relocating its headquarters from near South Station to Boston's Back Bay neighborhood.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/11/2018

Daily Fantasy Sports Industry an Epic Fail in New York State

So much for the Daily Fantasy Sports industry generating all that massive tax revenue for New York State. Turns out it was all a fantasy.

Submitted by Guest on, Jan/10/2018

Daily Fantasy Sports Site to Allow Contests on College Football

The Daily Fantasy Sports website Boom Fantasy has announced it will be offering DFS contests for the College Football bowl season.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/26/2017

Oulala Captures Best DFS Product Award at SBC

Hosted by former footballer Luis Garcia and sports presenter Matt Lorenzo, the event featured a full 28 award categories this year – 11 Operator/Affiliate awards and 17 Supplier awards.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/07/2017

Interview with Founders of DFS App POANG, Ohio Lawmakers Approve Sector

Fuelled by ambition and belief in their novel idea, three young Maltese entrepreneurs quit their full-time jobs to focus on a novel venture: creating a fantasy football app.

Submitted by Guest on, Dec/06/2017

DFS Provider Oulala Partners With Bravio to Target Indian Mobile Market

Oulala, the daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator and B2B provider, will expand its monetised platform via its new partnership with Bravio, initially seeking to penetrate the relatively untapped Indian mobile market networks.

Submitted by Guest on, Nov/29/2017

Betsson Group Partners With Scout Gaming to Provide DFS, Paddy and Hill Want Crown

Betsson Group has joined forces with Scout Gaming to launch its very own Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) platform.

Submitted by Guest on, Nov/27/2017

FanDuel CEO Parts Ways: Former CFO Returns to Take His Place

FanDuel today announced that the Chief Executive Officer, Nigel Eccles, who cofounded the company in 2009 redefining the fantasy sports industry, is leaving the company and stepping down from the Board of Directors to focus on his next venture.

Submitted by Guest on, Nov/20/2017

PA Becomes 4th US State to Legalize Online Poker, DFS Too

Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday signed legislation authorizing a major expansion of gambling in what's already the nation's second-largest commercial casino state, as Pennsylvania government leaders searched for money to plug holes in the state's tattered finances.

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/30/2017

Sigma 2017: The European Fantasy Sports Summit

Sigma 2017 is just around the corner and Gambling911.com will be in Malta to participate. Among the agenda events, the European Fantasy Sports Summit.

Submitted by Guest on, Oct/27/2017

Michigan the Latest State to Look at Regulating Daily Fantasy Sports

Michigan lawmakers want to regulate the fast-growing paid fantasy sports industry while leaving alone traditional private leagues in which money may change hands among friends.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Oct/23/2017

The Industry Eye – Season 3 Episode 1: DFS in Ireland, UK Bookies Play With Fire

Ireland could soon be home to DraftKings.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Oct/13/2017

Can I Play FanDuel From My State This Football Season?

You may be seeing a lot of ads for the Daily Fantasy Sports site FanDuel and asking yourself if it is okay to play there from your state.

Submitted by Guest on, Sep/09/2017

Boom Fantasy Blowing Up the Competition

Site is more than 10 times larger than it was just a year ago

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/28/2017

ESPN Criticized for Fantasy Football Auction That Resembled Slave Auction

The footage of an auctioneer "selling" New York Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. led to some on Twitter to voice their outrage.

Submitted by Guest on, Aug/15/2017

FastPick.com First NJ-Licensed DFS Product Available to Jersey Residents Online

Resorts Digital Gaming, LLC is thrilled to announce their plans to launch the next wave of innovation in Daily Fantasy Sports (“DFS”) at www.FastPick.com.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/18/2017

New Jersey Casino Becomes the First to Offer Daily Fantasy Sports

New Jersey's first casino has become the first in Atlantic City to let customers play daily fantasy sports contests for money.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/17/2017

FanDuel Funding Dries Up, Payments Overdue as Merger Deal Quashed

Companies House records show FanDuel's accounts for the period to 31 December 2015 are overdue as of 30 June.

Submitted by Guest on, Jul/10/2017

Former Taj Mahal to Offer Fantasy Sports When it Reopens as Hard Rock

Documents obtained by Legal Sports Report show that the Taj Mahal new owners intend to offer Fantasy Sports as part of its commitment to entice Millennials.

Submitted by Guest on, Jun/22/2017