June 24, 2015 This week, industry leader FanDuel announced that it has agreed to exclusive multi-year partnerships with 13 individual National Basketball Association (“NBA”) franchises. This announcement follows FanDuel’s announcement from the fall of 2014 regarding its exclusive 4-year deal with the NBA itself, in which the NBA gained an equity stake in the company, […]
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Daily Fantasy Sports Growth Pushes Leagues to Regulate Players The rapid evolution of fantasy sports from casual season-long recreation to high-stakes daily Internet games has given U.S. professional sports another source of revenue as well as a headache in determining player-participation policies. Over the last year, all four major U.S. sports leagues signed sponsorship deals
December 2, 2014 Despite the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey’s injunction against the State of New Jersey concerning its sports gambling laws (or lack thereof), Monmouth Park has announced plans to soon allow for fantasy sports betting at its racetrack. Although it is currently unclear how New Jersey’s fight to
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November 13, 2014 Daily Fantasy Sports Games: Out of the Penalty Box in the USA? As analyzed numerous times on this blog, the legality of fantasy sports contests that require an entry fee to play, and that pay out cash prizes to winners, varies state by state, and can be considered illegal gambling in certain
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