In the 1933 movie "Tillie and Gus," Augustus Q. Winterbottom, played by W.C. Fields, is on trial for shooting a man over a game of poker. "I'm a broad-minded man," he tells the judge. "I don't object to nine aces in one deck. But when a man lays down five aces in one hand ... Besides, I know what I dealt him."
Read More . . .In 2006, Congress passed a law meant to rein in the big business of online gambling, but a new investigation finds that nearly a decade later, offshore gaming sites are not only still thriving, but in some cases routing crucial elements of their operations through equipment housed on United States soil.
Read More . . .DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Inc. have been forced to cancel signature live fantasy sports events that were scheduled to take place in Las Vegas this December.
Read More . . .The Philadelphia 76ers and Partypoker have ended what both sides said in 2014 was the first sponsorship deal between an NBA team and an online gambling business.
Read More . . .The NCAA is pulling the plug on daily fantasy sports games.
Read More . . .Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating whether the business model behind daily fantasy sports companies such as DraftKings Inc and FanDuel Inc violates federal law, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Read More . . .In light of the DFS scandal, the question of luck vs. skill will once again emerge and state governments like New Jersey will argue that sports betting should be considered for an exemption since it is as much a game of skill as DFS.
Read More . . .Noted gambling law author I. Nelson Rose puts the legality of daily fantasy sports to the test.
Read More . . .FanDuel is an advertiser of PFT and PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio. Also, NBC Sports has an equity stake in FanDuel.]
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 . . .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.
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