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Online Gaming News
Dan's DFS picks for NFL Week 7
22 Oct 2015
Casino City's Dan Podheiser targets Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer and Rams tailback Todd Gurley this week in his daily fantasy sports contests.
GeoComply USA announces launch of "Solus" solution for DFS industry
22 Oct 2015
Solus is a suite of services specifically designed for the daily fantasy sports sector, providing geolocation and anti-fraud solutions.
This Week in Gambling: Fantasy sports draws unwanted attention
22 Oct 2015
This Week in Gambling, the fallout from the "cheating scandal" at DraftKings is becoming very serious, very quickly, as unwanted attention from state and federal governments could spell big trouble for the daily fantasy sports industry. Plus, J Todd dives into gambling news from the state of New Jersey.
U.S. Attorney behind Black Friday investigating daily fantasy sports
21 Oct 2015
Preet Bharara, who led the effort to shut down the U.S. online gambling industry in April 2011, is now investigating the legality of the daily fantasy sports industry.
A statement from MGC chairman Steve Crosby regarding online fantasy sports
21 Oct 2015
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman Steve Crosby has announced that the Commission will begin to determine and discuss its views on the popular DFS industry at its next meeting on Oct. 29.
Perspectives Weekly: The Sky Bet affiliate screw, part 2
20 Oct 2015
J Todd has some more strong words for Sky Bet's new affiliate terms and conditions, which reduce commissions to 5% for affiliates who refer five or fewer new depositing players each month. He also discusses New Jersey's continued attempts to regulate sports betting and gives an update on the unfolding daily fantasy sports industry's drama.
Despite ban, DraftKings operated in Nevada over the weekend
20 Oct 2015
While DraftKings has said it would abide by Nevada's ruling and advised Nevada customers that their accounts would be locked, many Nevada players were still able to participate in the company's contests.
Amaya-owned DFS site StarsDraft to pull out of all but four U.S. states
19 Oct 2015
The daily fantasy sports site will continue to operate in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Kansas and Maryland.
Daily fantasy sports: Use promo code ILLEGAL BETTING
19 Oct 2015
John L. Smith reviews Bill Ordine's book "Fantasy Sports, Real Money," which goes to press next week, in the context of the evolving drama of the DFS industry.
Nevada AG: DraftKings executive called DFS 'almost identical to a casino'
19 Oct 2015
The attorney general's office cited a comment that DraftKings CEO Jason Robins left on Reddit three years ago in its decision that daily fantasy sports constitutes sports betting must be licensed as such.
DraftKings, FanDuel block Nevada players' access to sites
19 Oct 2015
The Nevada Gaming Control board earlier this week ruled that daily fantasy sports constitutes gambling, and therefore DFS sites require a gaming license to operate in Nevada.
Nevada gaming regulators demand daily fantasy sports sites apply for license
16 Oct 2015
The state Gaming Control Board said DFS sites can apply for a Nevada gaming license, but until then are not allowed to operate legally in the state.
Dan's DFS picks for NFL Week 6
15 Oct 2015
Casino City's Dan Podheiser predicts the Lions will bounce back this week against the Bears, and is relying on quarterback Matthew Stafford to lead his fantasy team to profits.
Amaya exec calls for more regulation of daily fantasy sports
15 Oct 2015
The Montreal-based company, which owns online poker giant PokerStars and recently acquired DFS site StarsDraft, says the DFS industry's self-regulation practices "have fallen short."
This Week in Gambling: Another cheating scandal rocks industry
15 Oct 2015
J Todd recaps the continuing daily fantasy sports soap opera and also reports on a Bovada Casino player hitting a slot machine jackpot worth more than $103,000.
APCW Perspectives Weekly: The Sky Bet affiliate screw
14 Oct 2015
J Todd reports on news from Affiliate Hub, who manages the "partner" program for Sky Betting, which announced retroactive changes to its terms and conditions, scaling back commissions in some cases to just 5%. Also, all hell has broken loose in the fantasy sports arena, and it's not the attention our industry needs.
Boston law office files class-action suit against DraftKings
14 Oct 2015
Bailey & Glasser, LLP has filed suit on behalf of a Massachusetts resident against popular DFS site DraftKings, alleging that the deposit-matching bonus it advertises is illusory.
Top 10 takeaways from the DraftKings data leak
12 Oct 2015
An "insider information" scandal rocked the daily fantasy sports industry last week, and Casino City's Dan Podheiser examines the things that can be learned from it.
Titus calls for hearings on legality of daily fantasy sports
9 Oct 2015
Nevada Representative Dina Titus says she is concerned that daily fantasy sports falls afoul of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.
Class-action lawsuit filed against DraftKings, FanDuel
9 Oct 2015
DraftKings has responded with an e-mail sent directly to all of its players, signed by its three co-founders.
Dan's DFS picks for NFL Week 5
8 Oct 2015
Casino City's Dan Podheiser highlights players you should be targeting in your large field tournaments in Week 5.
FanDuel releases statement to press
7 Oct 2015
In light of the recent news stories regarding a DraftKings employee's recent wins on FanDuel, FanDuel has released the following statement.
European Super League launches on Mirror Fantasy iTeam
7 Oct 2015
The fantasy football mobile app lets players pick their European Super League team from players from Europe's top clubs.
DraftKings employee wins $350,000 on FanDuel, prompting DFS insider information concerns
6 Oct 2015
A scandal in the daily fantasy sports (DFS) world has raised questions about whether or not the industry, currently unregulated, needs some form of government oversight.
Top 10 observations from G2E
5 Oct 2015
From daily fantasy sports to bingo, the gaming industry tackled every topic under the sun last week at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas.
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