We’re becoming inured to seeing online ads that are targeted to our locations, our browsing histories, and maybe even our offline shopping behavior, but is there a difference between advertising home theater systems to someone who has been searching for 80″ TVs and advertising online gambling services to people you’ve identified as having problems with gambling? [More]
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Updated Gambling Code Of Conduct Calls For Casinos To Explain The Odds To Guests
By 8.4.17
Your next trip to the craps table in Las Vegas could come with a bit more explanation after the American Gaming Association called on casino operator to better promote responsible gambling. [More]
Will NFL Fans Be Able To Gamble At Las Vegas Raiders’ Games?
By 5.23.17
You can bet on just about anything in Las Vegas casinos and sportsbooks, but could you soon be making wagers inside the future home of the NFL’s Oakland Las Vegas Raiders? [More]
Decision-Making Robot Defeats Four Human Poker Pros, Now Looking For A Real Job
By 2.1.17
We usually deploy robots and artificial intelligence in jobs that humans find repetitive or unfulfilling, like factory tasks, big box store customer service, telemarketing, and mall security. But now there’s a robot that wants to take away a job that seems enjoyable: pro poker player. [More]
Thinking Of Gambling On The Election? You Can’t In Vegas
By 11.4.16
The election is next week and while some might argue it’s a sporting event — the rounds of debate sparring, the marathon-like campaign stops — it’s not. So, if you were planning on betting for one side or the other, you might want to think again: Vegas doesn’t want your bet. [More]
Woman Believes She Won $43M On Slot Machine, Casino Disagrees
By 11.3.16
Imagine you just won $43 million on a lucky spin at the slot machine. Now picture someone telling you actually, you’ll be going home with nothing but a sad story about the time you thought you hit it big. That’s what happened to one New York City woman who claims a casino cheated her out of some major winnings. [More]
Just In Time For Football, New York Changes Law To Legalize DraftKings, FanDuel
By 8.3.16
The nearly year-long legal battle between the state of New York and daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites DraftKings and FanDuel has all but come to an anticlimactic end today, with Governor Andrew “Not the one from TV” Cuomo putting his name to a new law that explicitly legalize certain DFS contests within the Empire State. [More]
DraftKings, FanDuel Stop Doing Business In New York State
By 3.21.16
In the middle of their courtroom fight with New York state over the legality of daily fantasy sports [DFS] contests, both DraftKings and FanDuel have agreed to stop doing business with Empire State residents. [More]
Groups Ask NFL To Shut Down Its Pre-Teen Fantasy Football Program
By 2.24.16
While daily fantasy sports [DFS] sites like FanDuel and DraftKings are in the spotlight over whether or not they violate state anti-gambling laws, those sites are intended only for adults. But the NFL also runs a fantasy football site that is targeted directly at youngsters, which some consumer advocates say is just prepping these kids for a life of wagering money on sports. [More]
Citi Now Blocking DraftKings, FanDuel Transactions In New York State
By 2.5.16
With the legality of daily fantasy sports [DFS] sites like DraftKings and FanDuel currently tied up in legal limbo for New York residents, Citigroup confirmed today that it is now blocking its customers in the state from transacting any business with either site. [More]
Payment Processor Reportedly Cutting Ties With DraftKings, FanDuel Amid Gambling Disputes
By 1.29.16
UPDATE: In a statement to Consumerist, an attorney representing DraftKings denies the NY Times report. [More]
Illinois Attorney General Says DraftKings, FanDuel Are Illegal Gambling Sites
By 12.23.15
While daily fantasy sports (DFS) sites DraftKings and FanDuel are hanging on to their hundreds of thousands of paying New York state customers by a legal thread, the high-profile operations are coming under scrutiny in the Central time zone, with the Illinois attorney general opining that DFS sites constitute illegal gambling under state law. [More]
DraftKings Tries To Make Its Case That Daily Fantasy Sports Are Not Gambling
By 11.24.15
A week after New York state sued DraftKings, alleging that the daily fantasy sports (DFS) site is an illegal gambling operation, DraftKings has filed a brief with the court to make its argument that DFS isn’t gambling at all. [More]
Massachusetts Proposes New Regulations For DraftKings, FanDuel
By 11.19.15
While New York and Nevada have joined the ranks of states barring residents from playing daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and Fan Duel, DraftKings’ home state of Massachusetts is demonstrating more flexibility, proposing new regulations that would still allow the sites to operate in the state. [More]
New York State Adds Yahoo To Inquiry Into Daily Fantasy Sports Sites
By 11.18.15
Four months after Yahoo announced it would offer sports fans the opportunity to make money by betting on professional athletes’ performances, the company became the latest target in a New York state investigation into the business practices of the currently unregulated multi-million dollar online daily fantasy sports industry. [More]
New York State Sues DraftKings & FanDuel Over Alleged Gambling, False Advertising
By 11.17.15
One week after concluding that, according to New York state law, daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel are unlicensed gambling operations, the state has filed lawsuits against both companies, seeking to stop them from offering their service to New Yorkers. [More]
DraftKings & FanDuel Are Exempt From Online Gambling Laws Because Pro Sports Wanted It That Way
By 11.16.15
Daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel are basically everywhere lately. Not only are the ads for both companies a constant during every sports broadcast of any kind, but also there’s constantly news about FBI investigations, states trying to shut them down, or even John Oliver roasts. [More]
John Oliver Has Rewritten Those DraftKings & FanDuel Ads For You
By 11.16.15
With daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel in a high-profile legal battle with New York state over whether they are a form of unlicensed gambling or games of skill, HBO’s John Oliver has released his own version of the sites’ infamous “anyone can win” ads. [More]
