Iowa gambling regulators recently hit DraftKings, and several other operators, with fines and warnings for failing to properly maintain legally mandated self-exclusion lists. But the big-time national sports betting operator and its fellow self-exclusion slackers suffered only a slap on the wrist for their failure to comply with Iowa rules and regulations. DraftKings' Iowa trouble…
DraftKings has recently confirmed that it has joined the International Betting Integrity Association (IBIA). It's a move that will significantly enhance the operator's ability to monitor international betting markets for the kinds of anomalies that suggest potential match-fixing and point shaving activities. The IBIA operates in markets across the globe and is considered to be…
DraftKings is upping its connections with professional sports as it signs on as the official sports betting partner of Wrigley Field. It's another sign of American professional sports leagues' complete capitulation to regulated sports betting. Under the terms of the deal, DraftKings is to take the mantle of "the official sports betting and daily fantasy…
DraftKings is getting into the swing of regulated U.S. sports betting by launching a nationwide NFL pick 'em that features a $1 million grand prize. It's a move designed to normalize sports betting in the US market by competing with more established pick 'ems like the Super Contest at the Westgate in Las Vegas. Here's…
DraftKings is feeling the love from Wall Street investors since its stock went public and, despite posting losses of nearly $69 million in Q1, its stock just keeps rising. The little daily fantasy sports company (that was never interested in sports betting, remember?) is now poised to become a permanent and dominant force in the…
DraftKings is set to become the first publicly traded sportsbook in US history today when its stocks go public on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The little daily fantasy sports operation that once eschewed any notion that it was involved in sports betting is now poised to dominate the burgeoning US sports wagering market and make…
Remember back at the height of the daily fantasy sports blitz in the United States when you couldn't go two minutes without running into a DraftKings or FanDuel advertisement? And do you also remember how both those companies swore up and and down that they weren't sports betting companies and were just simple operators of…
DraftKings recently signed a deal making them the official daily fantasy sports partner of the National Football League (NFL). It's a deal that does plenty to boost the legitimacy of DFF provider and further blurs the once solid line between professional football and gambling. (Though the NFL does not currently classify daily fantasy sports as…
Earlier this week DraftKings inked a deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) to become one of their Authorized Gaming Operators. It's a deal that both gives DraftKings access to MLB's official data feed and shows how far the fraught relationship between professional sports and the sports betting world has become since regulated sports wagering was…
DraftKings' is launching a new product called Flash Draft that allows players to draft a new team while game play is still underway. If you're thinking that this sounds a lot like in-play wagering products that are already a mainstay of sports betting operators across the planet, you're probably right. Flash Draft contests are set…
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