Esports bet pays off for daily fantasy sports during the pandemic
Esports was probably not on the original list of things that will keep daily fantasy sports sites profitable in 2020, but the meteoric success...
How DraftKings CEO sees the future of daily fantasy sports and esports betting
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins has been through a lot. He cofounded his daily fantasy sports company in 2012, and he had to pitch scores...
MyDFS bets on blockchain to redefine daily fantasy sports games
The number of people playing daily fantasy sports games has been skyrocketing over the last few years. According to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, there are...
FTC moves to block DraftKings and FanDuel fantasy sports merger
The Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general in California and the District of Columbia said they will file a complaint to block the merger...
RotoQL raises $1.2 million to level the field in daily fantasy sports
RotoQL is announcing today that it has raised $1.2 million in seed funding to solve a very practical problem for the millions of people...
FlowPlay launches All Star Daily Fantasy as alternative to social sports gambling
Daily fantasy sports have created a lot of controversy. Since the winnings come in real money, some states are calling it illegal gambling. But...
Daily fantasy sports outlook: No profits, lots of uncertainty, and dying unicorns
The daily fantasy sports market rose dramatically in the past few years with the rise of DraftKings and FanDuel. But in 2015, regulators closed...
FanDuel shuts down Florida game studio and lays off 55
FanDuel, the embattled daily fantasy sports company, has shut a game development studio in Orlando and laid off 55 people. The layoffs come at...
NY AG and Draftkings attorney David Boies square off over alleged illegal daily fantasy sports betting
The big legal guns are slugging it out in the media over whether daily fantasy sports betting on sites such as Draftkings and FanDuel...
Daily fantasy esports site Vulcun ceases operations in Nevada as a ‘precaution’
Nevada’s ruling that daily fantasy sports is gambling has implications that reach beyond football and traditional athletics. Daily fantasy esports company Vulcun, which runs...