New York attorney general has opened an inquiry into FanDuel and DraftKings
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has opened an investigation into daily fantasy-sports betting websites DraftKings and FanDuel, after reports emerged that employees at both companies had...
View ArticleDraftKings pull advertising from ESPN after possible insider trading accusations
If you are into fantasy football, odds are you have heard of DraftKings. After this past weekend, you may have heard of the fantasy football giants for a different reason. The higher brass at the...
View ArticleDraft Kings and FanDuel face New York state investigation into cheating scandal
A scandal over the alleged misuse of inside information in the daily fantasy sports industry has now caught the eye of state regulators. The New York attorney general is opening an inquiry into...
View ArticleDraftKings employees reportedly won nearly $6 million playing daily fantasy...
View photo. (Stephan Savoia/AP) Scandal has hit the daily-fantasy-sports world, and now ESPN is reporting that DraftKings employees are making roughly $6 million playing on rival FanDuel's site. The...
View ArticleESPN Pulls DraftKings Sponsored Ads in Wake of Insider Trading Controversy
ESPN has pulled sponsored content for DraftKings from its programs in the wake of allegations of insider trading at the fantasy sports company. The move will remove sponsorship and graphic billboards...
View ArticleESPN cuts DraftKings content amid insider trading scandal
LAS VEGAS — ESPN is cutting sponsored DraftKings content from within shows but continues broadcasting commercials from the...
View ArticleESPN cuts sponsored daily fantasy sports elements from shows
LAS VEGAS — ESPN is cutting sponsored DraftKings content from within shows but continues broadcasting commercials from...
View ArticleESPN cuts sponsored DraftKings content from shows
ESPN is cutting sponsored DraftKings content from within shows but continues broadcasting commercials from the daily fantasy sports site. That's according to ESPN Outside the Lines host Bob Ley, who...
View ArticleDraftKings, FanDuel Permanently Ban Employees From Playing Daily Fantasy
The two largest daily fantasy sports websites permanently banned their employees Wednesday from participating in fantasy contests for money, two days after a scandal erupted within the industry. The...
View ArticleDraftKings CEO explains why daily fantasy sports are not a form of gambling
Jason Robins, CEO of the daily fantasy site DraftKings, appeared on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" on Wednesday to address the swirling rumors and reports of insider trading between DraftKings and FanDuel....
View ArticleDraftKings, FanDuel Ban Employees From Daily Sports Betting After Insider...
DraftKings and FanDuel permanently banned their employees from betting on any daily fantasy sports sites for money on Wednesday. The ban comes in the wake of the New York Attorney General office’s...
View ArticleDraftKings Scandal Means Fewer Horrible DraftKings-Sponsored Ads
Some good news: ESPN is temporarily removing a lot (if not all) of that annoying sponsored content for DraftKings following a scandal that's moved members of Congress to question the legality of the...
View ArticleWatch 'The Daily Show' Tackle 'Dishonest' Daily Fantasy Leagues
After spending the past few years rumbling to record profits like an unregulated Devonta Freeman, it appears the good times are coming to an end for daily fantasy sites like DraftKings and FanDuel....
View ArticleESPN Enterprise Journalism – October 15, 2015 (ESPN Inc)
(Source: ESPN Inc) Daily Fantasy Sports: Joes vs. Pros Outside the Lines (Sunday, 9 a.m. ET, ESPN2) PREVIEW It's hard to miss the ads, especially on a football Sunday. With enticements to win tens of...
View ArticleQ&A: A look at how daily fantasy sports websites operate
LAS VEGAS — Daily fantasy sports websites including DraftKings and FanDuel have been ordered to shut down in Nevada after regulators said they can't operate without a gambling license. The companies,...
View ArticleThere Won’t Be Any Annoying Daily Fantasy Sports Ads During March Madness
Count your blessings, college hoops fans. As of Tuesday, the NCAA has barred daily fantasy sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel from advertising during the 2016 March Madness tournament. (YES, YES,...
View ArticleDaily fantasy sports and cheating allegations, a quick Q&A
Cheating allegations rocked the daily fantasy sports industry this week and as scrutiny mounts, a largely self-aimed spotlight has grown blindingly bright on DraftKings and FanDuel, which have flooded...
View ArticleDraftKings, FanDuel could soon see more extensive regulations
The fantasy sports world is in turmoil this week after allegations of what amounts to insider trading at both DraftKings and FanDuel, two dominant sites for daily fantasy gaming. And things aren't...
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