By Jerome García

Business

FanDuel Inks Multi-Year Partnership with Turner Sports

October 16, 2020

FanDuel is now the exclusive sportsbook partner for the NBA programming on Turner Sports and the Bleacher report. FanDuel Enters into a Multi-Year Agreement with Turner Sports The sportsbook and daily fantasy betting leader FanDuel Group announced a multi-year partnership deal with Turner Sports. Under a deal inked yesterday, FanDuel became the exclusive sportsbook partner […]

By Julie Moraine

Sports

DFS Weekend Chaos as Data Outage Leaves Players on the Dark

October 14, 2020

Fans of daily fantasy sports (DFS) had a weekend to forget, as an outage in the data turned all participants blind as to what was happening and who standed where in the ranking. The issue with Stats Perform significantly disrupted contests across multiple platforms and caused players to vent their frustration. Delays in Scoring Delays […]

By Fiona Simmons

Business

FanDuel Launches Its Mobile Sports Book App in Iowa

September 4, 2020

FanDuel announced Thursday it launched its FanDuel sports book app in Iowa, making the state the seventh US regulated jurisdiction to feature its state-of-the-art app and online experience. In partnership with Boyd Gaming, the sports betting brand owned by Flutter Entertainment is bringing its industry-leading mobile app and platform to Iowa, to provide unique sports […]

By Jerome García

Business

FanDuel Now official PGA Tour Betting Partner

September 1, 2020

Following a new multi-year partnership between FanDuel and the PGA TOUR, FanDuel is now an official betting partner for the TOUR. Under the agreement, FanDuel will have the right to use logos and advertise within the TOUR media and its partner platforms. A Multi-Year Partnership Signed by FanDuel and the PGA Tour Monday, August 31, […]

By Fiona Simmons

Sports

DraftKings & FanDuel May Face Millions in Excise Tax Annually

August 15, 2020

A major shake-up for the daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry is looming after the decision by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that the entry fees for the competitions must be subjected to federal excise tax, threatening to affect large DFS and sports book operators such as DraftKings and FanDuel. An internal memorandum from the Office […]

By Fiona Simmons

Business

FanDuel Signs Strategic Partnership Deal with The Ringer

July 24, 2020

Daily fantasy and sports book provider FanDuel announced Thursday it entered into a strategic partnership with The Ringer. The multifaceted deal with the sports and culture website that has been recently acquired by Spotify will be focused around sports betting. The Ringer’s Exclusive Fantasy and Sports Book Under the terms of the deal, FanDuel has […]

By Jerome García

Business

FanDuel Strengthens Ties with Sportradar for NFL Data

June 17, 2020

The long-term partnership between FanDuel and Sportradar has been further extended. Under the recent partnership level up, FanDuel will now have access to official NFL data by Sportradar. FanDuel Now Has Access to NFL Data Through Renewed Sportradar Partnership Daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel has extended its partnership with sports data and content provider Sportradar. […]

By Fiona Simmons

Legal

DraftKings Seeking Early Entry to the Illinois Sports Betting Market

May 26, 2020

DraftKings is actively exploring ways to go around the time-out period legislators in Illinois imposed on it last year, when state legislature passed SB690 to legalize sports betting. An update on the website of the Illinois Gaming Board, the state gambling regulator, shows a certain company, Crown IL Gaming LLC, owned by Boston-based DraftKings, has […]

By Julie Moraine

Business

Sports Betting in Colorado Went Live as Planned, Waiting for Sport to Restart to Show Its Hand

May 2, 2020

Last week the long-awaited launch of sports betting in Colorado became official, after the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission put all efforts, including holding special meetings to approve new licenses, to meet its predefined schedule date May 1. DraftKings and FanDuel Among the First Sports betting in the state became legal November 2019, when the […]

By Julie Moraine

Business

Flutter Entertainment: Shareholders Approved the Combination with TSG

April 22, 2020

The merger between Flutter Entertainment and The Stars Group /TSG/ has moved one step closer to completion Tuesday, after the Irish-based company held its Extraordinary General Meeting during which its shareholders approved the deal. Merger Still On Track The combination between both companies will create a gaming giant with more than 10 million customers worldwide, […]