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DraftKings brings its daily-fantasy sports empire to esports

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 23, 2015
3 min

Daily fantasy sports are going electronic. DraftKings, one of the top companies in the daily-fantasy market, is expanding to include professional gaming. The site announced this morning that it will take wagers on the League of Legends World Championships starting October 1.

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How to make a killer daily fantasy sports football roster on DraftKings and FanDuel

Posted byby Jason Wilson
September 10, 2015
5 min

Daily fantasy sports have been growing exponentially in the last five years, largely thanks to two sites: FanDuel and DraftKings. In a Fortune report...

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Why real-money game developers need to understand their 3 types of players

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
July 14, 2015
2 min

A developer can tell a lot about a player by how aggressive they are with depositing money -- and whether they'll stick with their game.

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Disney invests $250M in online fantasy sports startup DraftKings, claims report

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
April 3, 2015
1 min

WSJ says deal is sealed, but the companies haven't confirmed yet.

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How fantasy sports site ScoreStreak targets casual football fans

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
September 2, 2014
2 min

The site is hoping that quick leagues and simplified scoring can help it break into the billion dollar fantasy-sports business.

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Daily fantasy sports game startup DraftKings buys rival DraftStreet

Posted byby GamesBeat
July 15, 2014
1 min

Both DraftKings and previously IAC-owned DraftStreet allow people to participate in daily fantasy sports competitions where they can win real cash prizes that range in value from pocket change to $1 million. The services offer fantasy competitions that primarily focus on baseball, football, basketball, and hockey.

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Daily online fantasy sports become real as DraftKings closes $24M round

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
November 26, 2013
2 min

DraftKings has paid $50 million out in 2013 to thousands of winners.

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DraftKings raises $7 million for daily fantasy sports games

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
May 6, 2013
2 min

Only a handful of fantasy sports game companies are raising funding.

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2 min