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BOSTON (AP) — Top daily fantasy sports companies are fiercely rejecting the idea that their rapidly growing industry should be considered gambling in the United States. But FanDuel and DraftKings are OK with that label in the United Kingdom. They're embracing it as a step toward global expansion.
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SEATTLE (AP) — 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. While the sites have opted not
Massachusetts
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman ordered Boston-based DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down in his state on Tuesday, calling both illegal online gambling sites. DraftKings immediately declared its intent to pursue legal response to the Empire State Democrat, according to WBZ News in Boston. Competitor FanDuel in
Maura Healey
STATE HOUSE — Midway into a review of pay-to-play daily fantasy sports, Attorney General Maura Healey said she will leave it to lawmakers to decide whether to continue to permit the relatively novel form of gaming in the state. "What I have said is important is that there needs to
Maura Healey
STATE HOUSE — The free unregulated ride for the burgeoning daily online fantasy sports industry in Massachusetts appears to be coming to an end. Along with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission's announcement that it plans to discuss daily fantasy sports at a public meeting next week, Beacon Hill leaders seemed
Maura Healey
STATE HOUSE — Attorney General Maura Healey has recently touted her direct dealings with fantasy sports site executives and on Monday came out in support of regulating the growing industry. Healey won't need any introduction to the new representative for DraftKings, the Boston-based site that's been aggressively
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A law firm hired by DraftKings to investigate claims an employee used valuable inside information to win a $350,000 second-place prize on a competing daily fantasy sports site contest confirms that it didn't and couldn't have happened. The Boston-based daily fantasy sports
Massachusetts
BOSTON – Rocked by scandal, declared a form of gambling in Nevada, scrutinized by lawmakers and reportedly under state and federal investigation, popular fantasy sports websites like DraftKings and FanDuel might soon face another challenge: a state-run competitor. Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, who also heads the state Lottery, said last week
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