In what seems like a non-stop onslaught against the DFS industry, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday issued an advisory opinion saying it’s likely that a Texas court would find daily fantasy sports contests offered by companies like DraftKings and FanDuel are “prohibited gambling in Texas,” becoming the latest state attorney general to question the […]
An assailment of epic proportion against the DFS industry continued yesterday with the NY AG telling DraftKings and FanDuel that they are not welcome in NY and to cease and desist offering the product to NY State residents. Both DraftKings and FanDuel responded to AG Schneiderman’s pronouncement with personal attacks on the AG alluding to […]
Outspoken Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones sees no issues with DFS and his investment in DraftKings. “From my perspective, anything that follows the rules, that causes and creates more interest and more fan participation, I’m really for,” Jones said to ESPN. “So I’m a supporter and that’s the rules that we’ll test — is put […]
Hopefully, for their sake, Draftkings was slow off the line to shut down Nevada based IP addresses. It would be foolish for them to continue to accept Nevada customers and face the wrath of the Gaming Control Board and the enforcement division. DraftKings Continues to Operate in Nevada – The New York Times.
The onslaught continues in the multi-pronged attack against the DFS industry. It was only a matter of time that the rumblings from the Las Vegas based gaming industry worked their way up to the FBI and DOJ. This does not bode well for the DFS industry. Stay tuned. More to come… DOJ, FBI Begin Investigation […]