Texas reached a deal with fantasy sports firm FanDuel by which it will halt paid operations on May 2, the state’s top prosecutor said on Friday, two months after saying such online operations are illegal gambling.
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Johnny Avello, director of race and sports operations for Wynn Las Vegas casino, knows a few things about picking winners.
ESPN has gotten out of an exclusive deal with daily fantasy sports giant DraftKings.
It was a boring game, and watching the replay would be a treatment for insomnia, but Super Bowl 50 will be remembered as a win for Peyton Manning and for producing a record wagering handle in Nevada.
A television commercial for sports book operator William Hill US may not help banished baseball great Pete Rose in his efforts to get in the Hall of Fame.
Super Bowl 50 viewers not only want to watch the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos this weekend, they want the opportunity to wager on the game as well.
Hawaii’s attorney general issued a formal advisory opinion on Wednesday that said daily fantasy sports contests, such as those run by FanDuel and DraftKings, constitute illegal gambling under existing state laws.
Daily fantasy sports games that charge players to compete cannot operate legally in Texas, the state’s attorney general said on Tuesday, making it the latest U.S. state to challenge the legality of such online contests.Online operators’ claims that they can “operate as an unregulated house” do not “square with existing Texas law,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in a statement on his office’s website.
Paid fantasy sports games are illegal in Vermont, a top law enforcement official said on Friday, as the New England state’s legislature took up discussion of a bill that would exempt the popular games from the state’s anti-gambling laws.
Gov. Brian Sandoval wants the state’s Gaming Policy Committee to address daily fantasy sports, an activity that was effectively banned by gaming regulators last fall unless it was offered by licensed company.