Daily fantasy sports (DFS) has been deliberated in state capitals around the country over the last year and a half, but next month the emerging industry will be taken up in Washington, DC. On May 11, the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade will listen to the pros and […]

Daily fantasy sports (DFS) is making legislative progress in three states and moving closer to establishing a stronger legal foothold in which to stand. Two bills are currently being discussed in Missouri, the Iowa State Senate has motioned to legalize DFS, and a Tennessee State House subcommittee has approved a […]

Sports betting is illegal in the State of New York, but that didn’t stop eight men from operating a gambling ring that is suspected of bringing in millions of dollars in criminal wagers. Among those indicted by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) is Jay “Ghost” Sharon, a self-described […]

The Villanova Wildcats fans deserved that in more ways than one. Following their historic 95-51 rout of Oklahoma, the largest margin of victory ever in a Final Four game in which they covered the spread by 42 points, Nova was due for a nail-biter. On Monday night, the Villanova faithful […]

Daily fantasy sports (DFS) is breeding a supplementary demographic of online gambling addicts, at least that’s according to a new report issued this week by Kaiser Health News (KHN). The California-based non-for-profit healthcare publication concludes that a drastic rise in calls to the state’s problem gambling hotline in 2015 directly […]

The Las Vegas odds on the 2016 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Final Four have up until 6:09 pm ET on Saturday before they become solidified, but there’s little wonder which team will be favored heading into the final three games of March Madness. The last remaining #1 seed, the […]

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is suspending his litigation against DraftKings and FanDuel for operating what he sees as illegal online gambling enterprises until an appeals hearing in September reaches a verdict. In exchange for his delaying of legal action, both daily fantasy sports (DFS) companies have agreed to […]

FIFA, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, is seeking tens of millions of dollars from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in an attempt to repair its damaged organization. On Tuesday, soccer’s governing body filed a “Victim Statement and Request for Restitution” in the US Eastern District Court of […]

The NCAA men’s basketball bracket is complete. Though each team’s goal differs, 68 college programs are vying to survive March Madness according to their own ambitions and potentially reach the Final Four in Houston, Texas. The NCAA tournament officially begins Tuesday with the First Four play-in games, but March Madness […]

  March Madness Selection Sunday is this weekend and the first round of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship tips off a week from today on March 17. With no clear-cut favorite to win the tournament, excitement for this year’s Big Dance is exceptionally high. Daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators […]

Daily fantasy stock market contests are soon to be a real thing, and it doesn’t take a law degree in gambling or finance to know that the impending offering will cause much controversy. Like daily fantasy sports (DFS) provided by industry leaders DraftKings and FanDuel, daily fantasy stock market contests […]

Nevada sportsbooks hauled in $448.2 million in wagers during the month of January for a win of $19.63 million, the most ever bet during the month in the Silver State. The net income falls just short of last January’s $20.3 million record hold. “We are continuing to see the trend […]

The NFL Rush Fantasy website made no secret about its mission of marketing to children during the 2015-2016 football season. Open to US residents between the ages of six and 12 who have obtained parental consent, NFL Rush provides participants with the chance of winning “a great weekly prize of […]

The special FIFA presidential election to elect Sepp Blatter’s replacement and become the head of football’s governing world body will be held this Friday at the Hallenstadion auditorium in Zurich, Switzerland. 209 member nations will come together for the Extraordinary FIFA Congress in the organization’s desperate attempt to restore order […]

Manny Pacquiao didn’t put up much of a fight against Floyd Mayweather during the billed “Fight of the Century” as the welterweight lost by unanimous decision, but this week the Filipino suffered perhaps his most shocking and devastating knockout after he made anti-gay comments in his home country. During an […]

The New Jersey sports betting case goes back to court on Wednesday, but this time instead of three Third Circuit judges there will be 12, as is pursuant to the special “en banc” appeal hearing stipulations. Soon after voters favored a referendum to allow sports betting in 2011, the so-called […]

A Pennsylvania sports betting resolution passed through the state’s House Gaming Oversight Committee this week in nearly unanimous fashion, moving residents in the Keystone State closer to being permitted to legally bet on sporting events. Authored by State Rep. Nick Kotik (D-District 45), HR619 is a resolution that urges the […]