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Fantasy Sports F***ed: Is FanDuel Providing Sharks a Tool to Devour Fish

DFS911.com’s Nick Albano presents the most recent installment of the site’s uber popular series “Daily Fantasy F***ed”, a detailing of how DFS players stand to get screwed over in an otherwise unregulated industry.

Submitted by Payton on, Oct/11/2015

Chicago Area Gambling Raid Results in 13 Arrests: Luxury Cars Seized

12 men and one woman were arrested or ticketed Thursday and charged as part of a what authorities deemed to be an illegal gambling operation run from a Naperville strip mall.

Naperville is a suburb of Chicago, Illinois.

Illinois State Police and agents of the DuPage Metropolitan Enforcement Group (MEG) assisted Naperville police in "a five-month-long investigation into an illegal gambling ring".

Police confiscated approximately $25,000 during the raid.  They also seized a 2015 Lamborghini Huracan, a 2014 E63 AMG Mercedes and a 2011 Porsche Panamera.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Oct/10/2015

DraftKings Ads Return to ESPN After a Few Days Absence

That lasted about as long as U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s boycott of Fox News. 

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Oct/09/2015

DTZ Ukraine Confirms Speaking Engagement at Game On

Kyiv, Ukraine - DTZ Ukraine, a global leader in property services, has become one of the speakers of the Game ON Conference, which will be held on 13-14 October in Kyiv.

Submitted by Press Release on, Oct/08/2015

Bizarre Twist in DFS Saga: FanDuel NY Registration Just Days Before Big Win

DFS911.com is reporting Wednesday that leading Daily Fantasy Sports company FanDuel only registered with the State of New York Division of Corporations September 25, just days before a DraftKings employee won $350,000 on their website.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Oct/08/2015

New York AG Regarding DraftKings Scandal: ‘Looking at Illegality or Fraud’

DraftKings and FanDuel are scrambling to reassure customers and prosecutors in the wake of a scandal compared to insider trading.

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Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Oct/08/2015

Esteemed Gambling Attorney and NJ Sports Betting: ‘Court Wrong Again’

Nelson Rose recently wrote a piece detailing why he believes the Court of Appeal was incorrect in ruling that New Jersey could not regulate sports betting in the state.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Oct/08/2015

Sporting News: DFS Scandal Blur Goodell, NFL Line Between Fantasy and Gambling

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke at the owners’ meetings Wednesday, addressing the recent scandal concerning Daily Fantasy Sports.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Oct/07/2015

Borgata Wants Phil Ivey Suit Dismissed

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Associated Press) - An Atlantic City casino locked in a legal battle with poker pro Phil Ivey over an alleged card cheating scam is seeking to have the famous gambler's lawsuit dismissed.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Oct/07/2015

DraftKings CEO Jason Robins Says He Hasn’t Heard From NFL Yet Regarding Scandal

Daily Fantasy Sports company DraftKings CEO Jason Robins appeared on Fox Business Network Wednesday insisting an employee did nothing wrong by playing on a competing site and winning $350,000, insisting at the time he made his picks that the employee in question did not have access to insider information.

Robins also told Maria Bartiromo he is yet to hear from the NFL, a partner in DraftKings, regarding the controversy that has made the rounds of most news outlets over the past 48 hours.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Oct/07/2015

DraftKings Debacle Hits All Corners of the Media as NY AG Wants Answers

You know things are bad when MSNBC’s resident nerd (and we mean that in a good way) Chris Hayes devotes a good ten minutes discussing a scandal in Daily Fantasy Sports. 

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Oct/07/2015

DraftKings Fate Lies With Mass, NY Attorney Generals Amidst Probe, Scandal

Boston-based Daily Fantasy Sports site DraftKings will soon learn its fate as Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey determines whether the company can continue operating in the state.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Oct/06/2015

DraftKings Pulls All Ads From ESPN Amidst Scandal

Following reports that ESPN would scale back on DraftKings sponsorship graphics and language within its programs, DraftKings said it had pulled all of its advertisements from the 24-hour sports network amidst a high profile scandal.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Oct/06/2015

New TMZ Slot Machine Lets Players Become Part of the Action

Over the years, there have been many gambling pioneers who have left their marks on the industry and made Las Vegas what it is today.

Benny Binion.

Bob Stupak.

Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal.

Harvey Levin.

Harvey Levin???

Yes, Harvey Levin, the diminutive gay attorney who hosts two of television's most popular entertainment news programs--"TMZ" and "TMZ Live."

Submitted by Thomas Somach on, Oct/06/2015

‘Racist’ PR Guru Finds Herself at Center of Daily Fantasy Sports Scandal

Justine Sacco, who was fired from Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveCorp media empire for an offensive Twitter comment about AIDS, has landed a job at Daily Fantasy Sports site FanDuel and once again finds herself in hot water.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Oct/06/2015

Brennan Jr: ‘NY Times So Anti-DFS Since Ex-Editor Not Profiting From It’

Daily Fantasy Sports industry analyst Joe Brennan, Jr. tweeted Tuesday that the New York Times may have a hidden agenda when it comes to their scathing report on a recent scandal at DraftKings.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Oct/06/2015

Breaking News: ESPN Pulling DraftKings Spots in Wake of Scandal

On ESPN's "Outside the Lines," segment Tuesday afternoon, Bob Ley disclosed that the 24-7 sports network would be dropping DraftKings sponsored elements within its programing following allegations of possible insider cheating within the company.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Oct/06/2015

BetPhoenix Announces Special Tuesday, Wednesday Sportsbook, Casino Bonuses

Popular online sportsbook and casino BetPhoenix.ag has announced its new bonuses available for Tuesday and Wednesday deposits (account setups) only.

Submitted by Payton on, Oct/06/2015

Raptors, Maple Leafs Sign 4-Year Contract With DraftKings Amidst Scandal

Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, owner of the Toronto Raptors and Toronto Maple Leafs, has signed a 4-year promotion deal with Daily Fantasy Sports site DraftKings amidst a massive “insider information” scandal that threatens to take down an entire industry.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Oct/06/2015

McGraw Milhaven: FanDuel and DraftKings a ‘Pyramid Scheme’

550KTRS St. Louis sports radio talk show host McGraw Milhaven is one of many crying foul Tuesday morning in light of a scandal that has rocked the Daily Fantasy Sports world this week.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Oct/06/2015

DraftKings Has No Comment on ‘Insider Info’ Policy as Scandal Boils Over

Leading Daily Fantasy Sports site DraftKings would not comment on their policy and internal controls related to “insider information”, while standing by an employee who won $350,000 at a competing site’s contest finishing second place. 

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Oct/06/2015

ESPN No Longer Mum on DraftKings Controversy Amidst Partnership Deal

ESPN is the 24/7 sports network but, despite the explosive controversy revolving around a potential insider cheating scandal at Daily Fantasy Sports site DraftKings, the network was slow to react to the news until Tuesday morning.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Oct/05/2015

DFS Staff Knowing Player % Info and Using on Other Site Clearly an Edge

The Twitter Universe is now lighting up with folks blasting the Daily Fantasy Sports industry for not having a better handle on their employees and their ability to, not only gain access to player usage information, but utilizing said data to win big on competing DFS sites.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Oct/05/2015

AP: Transparency Scandal Rocks Daily Fantasy Sports Industry

(Associated Press) - An early release of lineup information in a DraftKings contest is raising questions about the transparency of the burgeoning daily fantasy industry.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Oct/05/2015

Netflix New Series ‘Suburra’ Tells Story of Italian Mafia, Vatican and Gambling

Netflix has commissioned its first original series from Italy, “Suburra”, which tells the story of a “gruelling battle over a seaside town outside of Rome which is to be developed into a gambling paradise.”

Based on the book by Giancarlo De Cataldo and Carlo Bonini, Suburra, the series will comprise of ten episodes that follow release of a full feature film.

Submitted by Jordan Bach on, Oct/05/2015

DraftKings, FanDuel Ad Blitz Drawing More Scrutiny to DFS Industry

You’ve seen the ads.  How could you not have?  Even if you don’t watch Football, DraftKings and FanDuel advertisements are popping up all over the boob tube including on 24-hour cable news networks like CNN and HLN (if you can still call the later news).

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Oct/05/2015

How Insider Information at Daily Fantasy Sports Sites May Provide Unfair Edge

In DFS911.com’s continuing series entitled Daily Fantasy F***ed, our sister site looks at the potential unfair advantage employees have in collecting data that can assist them with winning competing website contests.

Submitted by Payton on, Oct/04/2015

Ex-NBA Commissioner David Stern: ‘Time to Legalize Sports Betting’

Former NBA Commissioner David Stern is following in his replacement’s footsteps by suggesting that sports betting should finally be legalized.

Adam Silver was the first high profile sports executive to make that declaration last year. 

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Oct/04/2015

SportsBettingChamp.com Owner Sentenced This Week in Nevada

A Las Vegas man and so-called “betting expert” has been sentenced to 18 months behind bars for running an illegal gambling operation while hiding funds from the IRS.

Submitted by Gilbert Horowitz on, Oct/03/2015

Fantasy eSports and the U.S. Legal Environment

Noted gaming and fantasy sports attorney Jeff Ifrah reports on five critical elements to understand before a fantasy eSports site sets up shop in the United States.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Oct/02/2015

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