State politicians circle DraftKings, anticipate new regulations
- Oct 22, 2015
The unregulated ride for the burgeoning daily online fantasy sports industry in Massachusetts appears to be coming to an end.
Read More . . .The unregulated ride for the burgeoning daily online fantasy sports industry in Massachusetts appears to be coming to an end.
Read More . . .A Pennsylvania House Committee is today (Wednesday) set to vote on legislation that could eventually lead to regulation of online gaming activities in the US state.
Read More . . .With fantasy sports betting under increasing scrutiny across the nation, an Illinois lawmaker says he's poised to file legislation that would regulate the online industry.
Read More . . .Online gaming company Amaya Inc. is limiting the availability of its daily fantasy sports betting south of the border in the face of regulatory concerns raised in some U.S. states
Read More . . .Pennsylvania representative Nick Kotik has introduced new draft legislation in an effort to legalise sports betting in licensed casinos in the US state.
Read More . . .The daily fantasy sports website DraftKings accepted entries into its contests for the weekend, apparently defying an order from the Nevada Gaming Control Board to quit operating immediately within the state.
Read More . . .Nevada regulators on Thursday banned providers of daily fantasy sports, a booming but controversial industry that many argue is akin to gambling, from operating in the state until and unless they are licensed to do so.
Read More . . .in June 2012 was remarkable for two reasons: The bag contained $350,000 in cash, proceeds from an illegal Internet gambling ring; and the woman who took it was a New York real estate developer and prominent gay rights activist who has donated nearly a quarter of a million dollars to political candidates and causes.
Read More . . .The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are probing whether the business model of daily fantasy-sports operators violates federal law, according to people familiar with the matter.
Read More . . .A US federal appeals court has granted a request from New Jersey for a rehearing of a case to legalise sports betting in the state.
Read More . . .The US Department of Justice (DoJ) and the FBI are in the early stages of investigating daily fantasy sports operators, according to the Wall Street Journal newspaper.
Read More . . .With Gov. Wolf and the Republican-controlled legislature locked in a months-long budget stalemate, there is one area in which they might be able to agree: expanding gambling options to increase state revenues.
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