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DraftKings and FanDuel are two of the largest online fantasy sportsbooks globally. Together they have roughly 14 million users and comprise 95% of the fantasy sports market. If that wasn’t enough, both sites now offer sportsbooks for online sports betting. As more states legalize online sports wagers, competition between the two platforms could get fierce. […]
Land based casino and gambling powerhouse Caesars has teamed with online fantasy football/sportsbook company DraftKings. The deal was announced earlier today. “Caesars’ agreement with DraftKings, their first multi-state partnership, brings together the established leaders in gaming, daily fantasy sports and sports betting to provide customers more options,” said Mark Frissora, President and CEO of Caesars […]
A month ago, we reported how FanDuel partnered with Paddy Power Sportsbook (in a partial buyout) in order to offer users a sports betting option. Now, the other major U.S. facing fantasy sports provider, DraftKings, has secured a gaming partner to help power their push into the sports betting world. That partner is known as […]
After the recent merger of Paddy Power BetFair and fantasy sports company FanDuel, everyone is looking to the other largest supplier of fantasy sports services, DraftKings. They want to know what their big move will be in order to enter the budding sports betting market in the USA. The CEO of DraftKings has recently stated […]
DraftKings is a very well known operator of a daily fantasy sports website and app. Their specialty is offering games of chance and skill with regards to popular sporting events. So, it came as no surprise that they have just hired Sean Hurley, a head bookmaker, formerly of Amelco UK Ltd. They are putting Hurley […]
DraftKings and rival FanDuel the two leading operators of daily fantasy sports have called off their planned merger, said the two on Thursday. It brings an abrupt end to this deal that the majority has looked at as the best way moving forward for the two companies, but one that also drew much scrutiny and […]
FanDuel and DraftKings are coming under siege. Now it is not just attorneys general and lawmakers in different states trying to determine the legality of the daily online contests. With the NFL’s Oakland Raiders receiving the official clearance to move to Las Vegas and March Madness currently bringing the discussion of sports betting to the […]
DraftKings the operator of Daily Fantasy Sports announced on Thursday that it ended a round of funding by raising $153 million with venture capital company Revolution Growth that Ted Leonsis co-founded. Leonsis is the owner of the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards. The funding includes some new investors said Jason Robins the CEO at DraftKings. […]
In the continuing saga of FanDuel and DraftKings, the two largest and most well known Daily Fantasy Sports sites, CEO of DraftKings Jason Robins admitted last May during a conference call that some of the company’s contests were not in compliance with federal law, according to a report released by ESPN. The minutes of that […]
The Attorney General of New York has filed an enforcement action that details what he said was violations committed by DraftKings and FanDuel the powerhouses of Daily Fantasy Sports. Both of the companies have been ordered to stop taking bets from people living in New York state. In the same case, a court in New […]