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Congress putting daily fantasy sports games under scrutiny

Congress on Wednesday launched a fact-finding mission into the loosely regulated world of fantasy sports games — a multibillion-dollar business that seemingly advertised everywhere during the pro football season.

Fantasy sports sites allowed to operate in New York during appeal

Leading daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings will be allowed to keep operating in New York while they battle the state’s attorney general, who wants them shut down there, an appeals court confirmed on Monday.

NY court gives DraftKings, FanDuel temporary reprieve to operate

A New York State appeals court judge on Friday temporarily suspended an order that would have required daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings to stop operating in the state.

Casino group to study ‘rational alternative’ to US sports betting laws

The gaming industry’s largest trade group said Wednesday it will spend 2016 determining if “a rational alternative” exists to the nation’s current sports wagering laws, which legally allows the activity to take place in just four states.

FanDuel, DraftKings prepared to take New York’s ban on bets to court

Daily fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings are prepared to fight in court against New York state’s top prosecutor, who said that they were running illegal gambling operations and ordered them to stop taking bets in the state.