Upcoming NFL Season Could Help Define the Future of the DFS Industry
The busy season for Daily Fantasy Sports is fast approaching, and when the first weekend of the upcoming NFL season commences in early September it could help answer a lot of the questions that still...
View ArticleIntroducing the DraftKings Golf Millionaire Maker
The biggest fantasy golf competition in history is coming to DraftKings this week just in time for the 2015 Open Championship. It’s called the Millionaire Maker and guarantees $3,000,000 in prizes,...
View ArticleIs DFS Heading Towards Day of Reckoning? AKA Regulation
Judging by the current debates and talking points being bandied about by both advocates and opponents, it appears the Daily Fantasy Sports industry is rocketing towards a day of reckoning with...
View ArticleBill Burr gives DFS Advocates a Wake Up Call
As I stated in my last column: “DFS is a game of skill and uses a sweepstakes format, so it’s not gambling. Daily Fantasy Sports is a game of skill and is therefore not gambling.” These are the...
View ArticleIntroducing StockDraft.co
StockDraft.co is one of the newest entrants in the growing daily fantasy market. As the name suggests, it has nothing to do with sports like most sites we discuss around these parts. Instead,...
View ArticleBig News from Yahoo and CBS Sports
Yahoo and CBS Sports are both shaking up things in the daily fantasy space. Last month, Yahoo released a full-featured fantasy site complete with large guaranteed events and coverage of the four major...
View ArticlePokerStars Joins the Fantasy Frenzy with Acquisition of Victiv
Amaya, parent company of PokerStars and Full Tilt, announced today that it has acquired existing daily fantasy site Victiv.com. We had word back in March that Amaya was looking to enter the DFS market...
View ArticleDraftKings Beats PokerStars to the Punch in the UK
DraftKings is now licensed to operate in the United Kingdom. A press release yesterday broke the news that DraftKings.com received its UK gambling license on August 17th. This makes DraftKings the...
View ArticleDFS Rundown: Amaya Enters Fray; DraftKings Receives UK License; Troubled...
In this installment of the DFS Rundown we’ll take a look at Amaya’s entry into DFS. Get you up to speed on a number of recent moves and initiatives made by DraftKings. Provide an update on the payment...
View ArticleDFS Roundup: StarsDraft Goes Live; Michigan MGCB Questions Legality of DFS;...
The Daily Fantasy Sports industry is fast approaching its busy season as the NFL regular season is now just day away. This year looks a little different for the industry, as expectations have never...
View ArticleNFL Week 2 Fantasy Promotions and Big Contests
NFL week 1 is already coming to a close. It’s hard to believe how fast 2015 has gone, but the good news is we have A LOT of great fantasy football action to look forward to. Now that week 1 is wrapping...
View ArticleSo It Begins… NJ Senator Wants Review of DFS Legality
New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. is asking for Congress to review the legality of daily fantasy sports. In a letter addressed to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Frank Pallone asked that...
View ArticleDraftKings and FanDuel Getting into eSports
Both DraftKings and FanDuel will soon be hosting real money fantasy leagues for competitive video games (a.k.a. eSports). DraftKings first announced its intent to get involved in eSports with a blog...
View ArticleFantasy Football Roundup: NFL Week 3
NFL week 3 is underway. It began with a Thursday night game between the Giants and Redskins (Giants: 32 Redskins: 21) and continues with a full slate of Sunday games and then wraps things up with a...
View ArticleA Look at the Best Fantasy MLB Postseason Contests and Promos
With the NFL season already well underway, let’s not forget that a full month of the best MLB action of the year is about to kick off. The baseball postseason schedule is now live as the top teams...
View ArticleFanDuel Launches AlphaDraft for Fantasy eSports
FanDuel sent out an e-mail today announcing its entry to fantasy eSports powered by AlphaDraft’s existing platform. Technically, FanDuel didn’t “launch” AlphaDraft since it has already been live and...
View ArticleFantasy Football Roundup: NFL Week 4
Welcome, fantasy football friends. We’re heading into NFL Week 4 tonight and as usual, I’m back with a roundup post that will discuss the best promotions and biggest competitions happening this...
View ArticleLooking Forward to the 2015-16 Fantasy NHL Season
The 2015-2016 NHL season starts this week and the major daily fantasy hockey sites are gearing up for action. Contests are now open and lineups are being drafted. It always feels a little like you’re...
View ArticleNew Fallout from the DraftKings Data Leak Controversy
We’ve been following the developing DraftKings / FanDuel insider trading controversy over recent days, but so much has already been said that we didn’t have much of value to add to the discussion. The...
View ArticleNFL Week 5 Fantasy Roundup and Promos
NFL Week 5 begins tomorrow with an 8:25 PM ET kickoff between the Colts and Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston. There, the 2-2 Colts will probably start Andrew Luck after missing his presence due to a...
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