DFS Archive

Last year this time, allegations of unfair conduct among daily fantasy sports employees drew the scrutiny of state and federal authorities across the United States. Just as the stigma was wearing off, and regulatory bodies began seeing DFS betting in a positive light, DraftKings is once more embroiled in controversy over possible collusion between...

House politicians in Pennsylvania made it abundantly clear yesterday that they have no desire to see gambling expanded throughout the state via the installment of slot machines at bars, taverns or volunteer fire houses. With that particular amendment dejected, the House immediately approved the combination of the daily fantasy sports bill with an amendment to...

Pennsylvania is considered by many experts to be the next most likely state to join Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey by passing an internet gambling bill. When Rep. John Payne introduced HB 649 last year, hopes were high that 2016 would see its passage. Now, after 5 months of stagnation, some are questioning whether the bill stalled...

The drama surrounding daily fantasy sports in the US continues this week as Alabama residents prepare for DFS sites DraftKings and FanDuel to cease acceptance of players in the state by end of day today. In the meantime, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam officially legalized the online betting activity when he signed a DFS bill last...

The legality of daily fantasy sports has been the subject of immense scrutiny across many US states since late last year, but it may get a huge boost before the day is over. Or it may not. It all depends on the decision of Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe, who has until midnight to either...

For years, advocates of online poker have argued that the game should be perfectly legal due to it’s being a ‘game of skill’. The majority of lawmakers in the US have failed to agree, maintaining its legal categorization as “gambling”. Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) has been declared a game of skill (although that may...

The question of legality surrounding daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites in the US was raised right about the same time major operators like DraftKings and FanDuel hit the world wide web several years back. Five states (Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, Washington) immediately declared the activity illegal, and operators responded by denying access to players...

Google Play has always maintained that real money gambling applications cannot be downloaded to Android devices in the United States through its service. Over the weekend, the application distributor apparently altered its opinion of what constitutes mobile gambling, deciding to allow Android users to download two Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) apps in the US....