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Online Gaming News
Dan's DFS picks for NFL Week 9
5 Nov 2015
Dan just missed out on cashing in last week's Millionaire Maker, so this week he's changing his strategy, including picking fantasy studs like Odell Beckham Jr. and Rob Gronkowski.
This Week in Gambling: Russia says "nyet" to online gambling
4 Nov 2015
This Week in Gambling, J Todd discusses a proposed bill in Russia that aims to block payments to online gambling sites. Plus, Internet gambling issues fester in the U.S. as the real-money daily fantasy sports industry smolders.
FantasyBet to launch in the UK
3 Nov 2015
The daily fantasy sports site was awarded a UK pool betting license and will target the high growth in DFS games that have become popular in the UK and throughout Europe.
This Week in Gambling: Does a "Black Friday" loom for fantasy sports?
29 Oct 2015
This Week in Gambling, the consequences of the daily fantasy sports "insider information" scandal intensify as an FBI investigation develops an ominous plot twist. J Todd also discusses the online gambling vote taken off the table in Pennsylvania.
Dan's DFS picks for NFL Week 8
29 Oct 2015
After a big Week 7 and his second cash of the season in the DraftKings Millionaire Maker, Dan is banking on Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco to lead the way in Week 8.
Chaffetz avoids fantasy sports as he seeks Web gambling ban
29 Oct 2015
The Republican representative from Utah is pursuing a federal ban on Internet gambling that is aimed largely at online poker, but would keep the current exemptions for fantasy sports and horse racing.
Daily fantasy sports group forms regulatory agency
29 Oct 2015
The Fantasy Sports Control agency, formed by the Fantasy Sports Trade Association and chaired by a former Secretary of Labor, will create an independent self-regulation system for the industry.
FSTA appoints former US Secretary of Labor Harris chairman of new agency
29 Oct 2015
The Fantasy Sports Trade Association will form the Fantasy Sports Control Agency, an independent regulatory agency, with Seth D. Harris at the helm.
Aftershocks rattle DFS companies after Nevada Gaming Control Board ruling
28 Oct 2015
The ruling has put the two largest daily fantasy sports companies, each valued at $1.3 billion, in a difficult financial position.
Mass Gaming Commission open meeting on Oct. 29
27 Oct 2015
The meeting will discuss a number of current hot topics in Massachusetts gaming, including daily fantasy sports.
Boyd Gaming not getting on the DFS train
23 Oct 2015
The casino operator's CEO told analysts on Thursday that the company does not have any plans to break into the recently popular, largely unregulated daily fantasy sports industry.
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."
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