NY Assemblyman: ‘AG has Gone Way Over Line With Daily Fantasy Sports Probe’

In an interview with the Associated Press, New York Republican Assemblyman Dean Murray said of his state’s Democratic Attorney General Eric Schneiderman: "He's gone way over the line" with the fantasy sports probe.

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FanDuel, DraftKings OK With Gambling Label in UK

BOSTON (Associated Press) — Top daily fantasy sports companies are fiercely rejecting the idea that their rapidly growing industry should be considered gambling in the United States.

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Bookies Hit Hard by Buckeyes, Spartans Covers

Two of the most wagered on sides, the Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan State Spartans, came through with flying colors Saturday, thus handing the bookies some big losses in Week 11.

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FanDuel Stops Taking Money From New York Residents

FanDuel says it has stopped accepting money from New York residents following that state’s Attorney General demand to cease taking bets there.

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FanDuel Going After New York Attorney General Hard: Nets Back Company

The world’s largest Daily Fantasy Sports company, FanDuel, has come out swinging against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s assertion that Daily Fantasy Sports is illegal gambling in disguise.  He has ordered both FanDuel and DraftKings to cease taking bets from New York residents.  As of late Thursday, both continue to do so.  

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Patchwork of Laws Poses Legal Quicksand for DraftKings, Other DFS Sites

SEATTLE (Associated Press) — The New York attorney general's decision that daily fantasy sports betting sites FanDuel and DraftKings are illegal gambling operations in his state is a blow to the companies, but the multibillion-dollar industry could have more legal headaches yet to come.

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American Gaming Association and FBI Team Up to Help Catch Some Bad Guys

The American Gaming Association, high off its chest pumping move to have powerhouse Daily Fantasy Sports companies kicked out of Nevada, has announced a joint collaboration with the FBI to go after illegal gambling operators.

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eSports Gambling Industry Launches Preemptive Strike in Wake of Regulatory Fears

eSports gambling site Unikrn has developed a “Code of Compliance” as it relates to preventing match fixing and cheating.

The news comes just weeks after an insider trading scandal erupted within the Daily Fantasy Sports industry.

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Bookie Beat Down: The Houston Cougars

The Houston Cougars continue to roll in the ACC West with an 8-0 record.  For the bookies, there is little relief when it comes to the spread with the Cougars 6-2 Against The Spread (ATS).

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NFL Players File Class Action Case Against DFS Site FanDuel

Washington Redskins player Pierre Garcon is leading a class action lawsuit for the NFL players against leading Daily Fantasy Sports website FanDuel. 

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Unsolved Mysteries of Gambling Part 5: Where in the World is WSEX’s Jay Cohen?

Where is Jay Cohen?

Internet sports betting's biggest bandit has seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth, ever since the online sportsbook he co-founded, World Sports Exchange, went belly up in 2013 and stiffed hundreds of customers out of thousands of dollars.

His whereabouts and what happened to him are questions pondered by many of those who were stiffed, and are the subject of the latest installment in Gambling 911's continuing series, "Unsolved Mysteries of Gambling."

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72-Year-Old Bookie Heading to Prison, Admits ‘Enforcer’ Role

A 72-year-old Cheektowaga, New York man has confessed to threating a local gambler with physical violence if he didn’t make good on a debt.

The FBI got involved after the gambler, Thi C. Nguyen, approached them about the threats made by Eric Battistoni.

“He would testify that the tone of that conversation indicated violence would be used to settle the debt,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Anthony M. Bruce said of the unidentified gambler.

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17 People Tied to Illegal Offshore Sports Betting Ring Indicted

A Queens grand Jury has indicted 17 people from three states in connection to the operation of an illegal sports betting ring.

Those charged reside in New York, California and Nevada.  Some of those named in the indictment were still being sought.  Fourteen people, including three people from New York state, are in custody. Authorities say the remaining three are still being sought.

The illegal sports betting site was operated out of Panama City, Panama using the domain name 365Action.com.

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Clemson has managed to go 7-0 Straight Up while easing some of the pain with a 4-3 record Against The Spread.  The Panthers are providing the dagger to the heart of local bookies with a 6-0 Straight Up record while covering in all but one.

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Dolphins-Patriots Daily Fantasy NFL Picks, Betting Odds

Gambling911.com has your Dolphins-Patriots Daily Fantasy NFL picks and betting odds for Thursday night’s game. The Patriots open as a -7.5 home favorite.  The total was high at 51

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Bookies Worst Nightmare: Utes, Falcons, Panthers

Heading into this weekend’s football slate, bookies worried most about covers by the Utah Utes in College Football and the Atlanta Falcons in the NFL.

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NCAA Says ‘No Thank You’ to DraftKings and FanDuel Ads

There won’t be any DraftKings or FanDuel commercials airing during any of the upcoming NCAA events.  That’s music to the ears of those who have grown tired of the market saturation during NFL and College Football games.

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76ers End Partnership Deal With PartyPoker Amidst DFS Scandal

The Philadelphia 76ers have cut their ties with PartyPoker following a scandal that erupted two weeks ago within the Daily Fantasy Sports sector. 

It remains to be seen whether this will cause a domino effect in the professional sports arena with many of the franchises entered into partnerships with DFS firms DraftKings and FanDuel.

While PartyPoker does not offer a Daily Fantasy Sports platform, the sports leagues have come under fire of late for deals that seemingly embrace gambling. 

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Former Mass Attorney General Brought on as Advisor by DraftKings

Draftkings, one of the leading Daily Fantasy Sports sites, is looking to fight fire with fire so to speak.

With news that the current Massachusetts Attorney General has launched an investigation into the Boston-based company, DraftKings has hired former Attorney General Martha Coakley as an adviser.

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Mass AG Says Regulation of Daily Fantasy Sports Sector Necessary

BOSTON — (Associated Press) - Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says there’s little question that fantasy sports websites need to be regulated to protect consumers.

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FanDuel Announces Petition Drive: ‘Let Us Play’

One of the leading Daily Fantasy Sports sites, FanDuel, has come out swinging against legislatures who say what it and other DFS sites are doing is simply another form of illegal online gambling.

The petition drive notes:

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