DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Says He Hasn’t Heard From NFL Yet Regarding Scandal
Daily Fantasy Sports company DraftKings CEO Jason Robins appeared on Fox Business Network Wednesday insisting an employee did nothing wrong by playing on a competing site and winning $350,000, insisting at the time he made his picks that the employee in question did not have access to insider information.
Robins also told Maria Bartiromo he is yet to hear from the NFL, a partner in DraftKings, regarding the controversy that has made the rounds of most news outlets over the past 48 hours.
DraftKings Debacle Hits All Corners of the Media as NY AG Wants Answers
You know things are bad when MSNBC’s resident nerd (and we mean that in a good way) Chris Hayes devotes a good ten minutes discussing a scandal in Daily Fantasy Sports.
DraftKings Fate Lies With Mass, NY Attorney Generals Amidst Probe, Scandal
Boston-based Daily Fantasy Sports site DraftKings will soon learn its fate as Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey determines whether the company can continue operating in the state.
DraftKings Pulls All Ads From ESPN Amidst Scandal
Following reports that ESPN would scale back on DraftKings sponsorship graphics and language within its programs, DraftKings said it had pulled all of its advertisements from the 24-hour sports network amidst a high profile scandal.
New TMZ Slot Machine Lets Players Become Part of the Action
Over the years, there have been many gambling pioneers who have left their marks on the industry and made Las Vegas what it is today.
Benny Binion.
Bob Stupak.
Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal.
Harvey Levin.
Harvey Levin???
Yes, Harvey Levin, the diminutive gay attorney who hosts two of television's most popular entertainment news programs--"TMZ" and "TMZ Live."
‘Racist’ PR Guru Finds Herself at Center of Daily Fantasy Sports Scandal
Justine Sacco, who was fired from Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp media empire for an offensive Twitter comment about AIDS, has landed a job at Daily Fantasy Sports site FanDuel and once again finds herself in hot water.
Brennan Jr: ‘NY Times So Anti-DFS Since Ex-Editor Not Profiting From It’
Daily Fantasy Sports industry analyst Joe Brennan, Jr. tweeted Tuesday that the New York Times may have a hidden agenda when it comes to their scathing report on a recent scandal at DraftKings.
Breaking News: ESPN Pulling DraftKings Spots in Wake of Scandal
On ESPN's "Outside the Lines," segment Tuesday afternoon, Bob Ley disclosed that the 24-7 sports network would be dropping DraftKings sponsored elements within its programing following allegations of possible insider cheating within the company.
BetPhoenix Announces Special Tuesday, Wednesday Sportsbook, Casino Bonuses
Popular online sportsbook and casino BetPhoenix.ag has announced its new bonuses available for Tuesday and Wednesday deposits (account setups) only.
Raptors, Maple Leafs Sign 4-Year Contract With DraftKings Amidst Scandal
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, owner of the Toronto Raptors and Toronto Maple Leafs, has signed a 4-year promotion deal with Daily Fantasy Sports site DraftKings amidst a massive “insider information” scandal that threatens to take down an entire industry.
McGraw Milhaven: FanDuel and DraftKings a ‘Pyramid Scheme’
550KTRS St. Louis sports radio talk show host McGraw Milhaven is one of many crying foul Tuesday morning in light of a scandal that has rocked the Daily Fantasy Sports world this week.
DraftKings Has No Comment on ‘Insider Info’ Policy as Scandal Boils Over
Leading Daily Fantasy Sports site DraftKings would not comment on their policy and internal controls related to “insider information”, while standing by an employee who won $350,000 at a competing site’s contest finishing second place.
ESPN No Longer Mum on DraftKings Controversy Amidst Partnership Deal
ESPN is the 24/7 sports network but, despite the explosive controversy revolving around a potential insider cheating scandal at Daily Fantasy Sports site DraftKings, the network was slow to react to the news until Tuesday morning.
DFS Staff Knowing Player % Info and Using on Other Site Clearly an Edge
The Twitter Universe is now lighting up with folks blasting the Daily Fantasy Sports industry for not having a better handle on their employees and their ability to, not only gain access to player usage information, but utilizing said data to win big on competing DFS sites.
AP: Transparency Scandal Rocks Daily Fantasy Sports Industry
(Associated Press) - An early release of lineup information in a DraftKings contest is raising questions about the transparency of the burgeoning daily fantasy industry.
Netflix New Series ‘Suburra’ Tells Story of Italian Mafia, Vatican and Gambling
Netflix has commissioned its first original series from Italy, “Suburra”, which tells the story of a “gruelling battle over a seaside town outside of Rome which is to be developed into a gambling paradise.”
Based on the book by Giancarlo De Cataldo and Carlo Bonini, Suburra, the series will comprise of ten episodes that follow release of a full feature film.
DraftKings, FanDuel Ad Blitz Drawing More Scrutiny to DFS Industry
You’ve seen the ads. How could you not have? Even if you don’t watch Football, DraftKings and FanDuel advertisements are popping up all over the boob tube including on 24-hour cable news networks like CNN and HLN (if you can still call the later news).
How Insider Information at Daily Fantasy Sports Sites May Provide Unfair Edge
In DFS911.com’s continuing series entitled Daily Fantasy F***ed, our sister site looks at the potential unfair advantage employees have in collecting data that can assist them with winning competing website contests.
Ex-NBA Commissioner David Stern: ‘Time to Legalize Sports Betting’
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern is following in his replacement’s footsteps by suggesting that sports betting should finally be legalized.
Adam Silver was the first high profile sports executive to make that declaration last year.
SportsBettingChamp.com Owner Sentenced This Week in Nevada
A Las Vegas man and so-called “betting expert” has been sentenced to 18 months behind bars for running an illegal gambling operation while hiding funds from the IRS.
Fantasy eSports and the U.S. Legal Environment
Noted gaming and fantasy sports attorney Jeff Ifrah reports on five critical elements to understand before a fantasy eSports site sets up shop in the United States.
Two Dealers Indicted in Bellagio Cheating Scheme
(Associated Press) - Two former casino dealers and two friends are accused of siphoning more than $1 million off craps tables over two years, using phantom bets at a posh Las Vegas Strip resort.
New Caesars Entertainment Corp CEO Shocked by Lack of Innovation
LAS VEGAS (Associated Press) — New Caesars Entertainment Corp. CEO Mark Frissora said he's been shocked at the casino industry's lack of innovation in appealing to younger would-be gamblers.
"The time is now," he said, speaking Wednesday on a panel at the industry's annual trade show, the Global Gaming Expo, in Las Vegas.
Unsolved Mysteries of Gambling Part 3: Did the Shrink Fake His Own Death?
The date was April 10, 2010, a Sunday--Easter Sunday, in fact.
That morning, rumors started appearing on the Internet, via sports betting posting forums and elsewhere, that a well-known figure in the sports betting world--Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner--had died.
Weitzner, who pretended to be a psychiatrist as his gimmick, created one of the first sports betting portals on the Internet--called The Prescription (www.therx.com)--and then sold it for $2 million and started a competing site, Eye on Gambling (www.eog.com).
G2E Red Carpet Celebrities for Awards Show: We Thought Half of These Were Dead
A star-studded red carpet was to kick off the third annual Casino Entertainment Awards as part of this year’s Global Gaming Expo (G2E), featuring celebrities that looked more like a who’s who of “The Walking Dead” (and we’re not talking the actual cast from that show either).
Bet365 Profits Up 92 Percent With More Growth Anticipated
Private UK betting firm Bet365 has seen its profits skyrocket 92 percent to £410.2m after a 43 per cent rise in sports gamblers.
Bet365’s success comes at a time when rivals Paddy Power and Betfair along with Ladbrokes and Coral are in the process of seeking mergers.
DraftKings Ads Can Now Feature Current NFL Players as Part of Marketing Deal
DraftKings, one of the top two Daily Fantasy Sports sites in the world, will now be able to feature current NFL players in its ads as part of a new marketing deal with the league.
Launched in 2012, the website has managed to raise $300 million in financing this season, much of which has been used for marketing purposes.
RAWA Co-Author Stumbles After Chart Gaffe at Planned Parenthood Witch Hunt
Utah Republican Representative Jason Chaffetz seemingly wouldn’t let Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards get a word in edgewise during a Congressional grilling, which culminated with a irreprehensible error on Chaffetz part, one that he failed to correct but his quivering and lack of words spoke volumes.
Chaffetz is one of the co-authors of Restore Americas Wire Act (RAWA), a piece of legislation that looks to ban most forms of online gambling in the United States.
NRA Could be Next Group Up in Arms Over Online Gambling Prohibition Bill
The right to bear arms could be threatened should the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) be enacted.
Bob Adelmann of the New American suggests this is a very likely possibility.
Two GOP Presidential candidates, Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham, are behind the Internet gambling prohibition bill that is being pushed by GOP mega donor and casino magnate Sheldon Adelson.
Adelmann writes:
BetOnline Players had Most Profitable Weekend in Company’s History
Yet another gambler has beaten up on popular online gambling site BetOnline, this time after hitting a massive parlay over the weekend.
