The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office is slamming the brakes on daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators who offer parlay-style pick 'ems to their customers. Earlier this week the AG sent out cease and desist orders to ten Massachusetts-facing DFS operators ordering them stop offering the controversial product to their customer ASAP. It's the latest blow to…
Life just keeps getting harder for daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators who offer player props in their portfolio of services. Late last week, Arkansas became the latest state to crack down on the popular, but mostly not legal, player props when its Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) sent cease and desist orders to Underdog…
DraftKings is pulling its Pick6 daily fantasy sports (DFS) product from the Maryland market after officials at the Maryland Lottery and Gaming reversed their opinion on the game's legality. DFS pick 'ems are an increasingly popular, and extremely controversial, new game that critics say pushes the boundary between traditional sports betting and DFS. In Maryland,…
Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS), and their very popular pick 'em products, are sports betting. That's the opinion Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares declares in a recently released legal opinion that could have far-reaching consequences for DFS operators who have been pushing the limits of their market with sports betting-like products. Miyares does not mince words…
Locker, a privately funded daily fantasy sports (DFS) startup, is pushing the frontier of DFS play into new territory with a new free-to-play app. The company's DFS model combines elements of prediction, with elements of the popular trivia game HQ trivia. It's a bold move for market share that could attract the attention of gaming…
The California Attorney General's Office is launching a new investigation into the legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS) in the Golden State. AG Rob Benta, at the behest of State Sen. Scott Wilk (R) will be taking on the question of whether or not DFS sites are operating legally as games of skill or in…
Colorado appears to be the latest state to propose regulations to help clear the increasingly blurred line between regulated sports betting and daily fantasy sports (DFS) prop pick 'ems. In this case, the Colorado Division of Gaming is focusing on the fact that, unlike traditional DFS products, prop pick 'ems pit players against the house…
Gaming regulators in Michigan are moving forward with a ban on the increasingly popular player prop pick 'ems found on daily fantasy sports (DFS)sites. The move comes as multiple states are banning the games, which lawmakers say are a form of unregulated sports betting, not DFS. The Michigan Gaming Control Board formally introduced the ban…
While regulated sports betting is busy conquering the US gambling market, a beef between rival daily fantasy sports operators is heating up. The battle started with The latest salvo in the DFS war comes from Underdog Fantasy CEO Jeremy Levine in the form of an open letter accusing DraftKings and FanDuel accusing them, among other…
Betr Holdings is expanding its product portfolio with the launch of Betr Picks, a daily fantasy sports (DFS) site. Betr Picks is set to launch across 24 states and will, like all Betr products, benefit greatly from its association with Youtube sensation and part owner, Jake Paul. Betr Picks is aimed at capturing the attention…
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