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BOSTON — There is "some urgency" for the Legislature to weigh in on the legality and regulation of daily fantasy sports and online gaming, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission concluded in a white paper on the relatively-new form of sports wagering. "Right now, it appears to us that the
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BOSTON – Daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel voiced support Thursday for Massachusetts' approach to regulating their controversial industry as states across the country weigh greater restrictions or outright bans on the games played for money. Speaking before the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Zakary Cutler, director of product management for
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Maura Healey
BOSTON — Individuals under the age of 21 would be prohibited from playing the relatively new form of sports wagering known as daily fantasy sports, under regulations outlined Thursday morning by Attorney General Maura Healey. The regulations would also ban fantasy sports games in Massachusetts that are based on NCAA college
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel said Tuesday it's temporarily suspending entry in paid contests for New York players, while the state attorney general sued to halt what he considers illegal gambling by both FanDuel and Boston-based DraftKings. FanDuel said the move follows its failed
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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.
Maura Healey
BOSTON – In the wake of the New York attorney general's cease and desist order shutting down daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel in that neighboring state, Gov. Charlie Baker and Attorney General Maura Healey appear to be at odds over whether playing daily fantasy sports is
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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
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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
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