FRANKFORT, Ky. – With a 24-13 vote of approval from the Senate on Wednesday, Kentucky is on the verge of seeing changes in laws for sports betting, horse racing, prediction markets, and fantasy sports from one bill. Introduced by Representative Michael Meredith, Kentucky House Bill … Read more
The best DraftKings plays for their Thanksgiving NFL showdown contests are to captain Keenan Allen in the early game and Rico Dowdle in the afternoon game, while fading Jaylen Waddle in the nightcap. For full-slate classic Thanksgiving DFS contests, some of the best plays are … Read more
Underdog Fantasy and PrizePicks made their official returns to Florida on Monday with new Pick ‘Em style games. Both daily fantasy sports operators launched their new peer-to-peer platforms where players go against each other instead of the house. Florida regulators sent cease-and-desist letters to PrizePicks … Read more
North Carolina sports betting launches at noon on Monday, March 11. Eight sportsbooks are licensed with the North Carolina State Lottery Commission, while other internationally-licensed sportsbooks accept NC players and offer bigger bonuses. Bovada offers a 50% match up to $1,000 on your first deposit … Read more
Underdog Sports is the name that sticks out amongst the eight North Carolina sports betting operators announced on Thursday. Their North Carolina license marks the first attempt for Underdog Fantasy to also offer a regulated sportsbook. North Carolina online sports betting launches at 12 p.m. … Read more
The California Attorney General’s office will issue an opinion on the legality of Daily Fantasy Sports in CA because of a request put in by Senator Scott Wilk. Wilk’s request asks Karim Kentfield to review the legality of all DFS, including tournament and pick ‘em-style … Read more
North Carolina’s proposed sports betting rules may limit Pick ‘Em style daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests. There are currently no rules or regulations for DFS in the state, but the initial sports betting rules proposed Tuesday appear to target those styles of fantasy contests. January … Read more
Michigan will ban PrizePicks, Underdog, and other daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators that offer over/under props on individual player performance. The move comes one day after New York approved new DFS rules that ban the same Pick ‘Em style propositional bets. The DFS changes do … Read more
The growing daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry expects to surpass $44.87 billion by 2030. 2022 had a valued fantasy sports market size of $24.39 billion. Research cited growing popularity of sports leagues, niche sports leagues like badminton and volleyball, and fan engagement as key growth … Read more
Three daily fantasy sports operators received cease-and-desist letters in Florida. The companies are accused of offering illegal bets and promoting an illegal lottery. Florida is cracking down on season-long fantasy contests in addition to the controversial prop-betting offered by the daily fantasy operators. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. … Read more
Michigan regulators proposed regulations to ban daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests that resemble sports betting. The regulations target DFS operators such as PrizePicks and Boom, who offer “proposition selection” on individual player performances. Underdog and other DFS operators argue they’re legal fantasy sports and not … Read more
A daily fantasy sports operator Underdog Fantasy released a statement following recent scrutiny from pick’em style games. Underdog Founder and Co-CEO Jeremy Levine said that “FanDuel and DraftKings are scared of competition” and blame them for Underdog falling under attack. Levine claims that Underdog abides … Read more
