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Suspension applies while law clarified

FanDuel stops taking payments in New York

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FanDuel and Draftkings, the leading players in the fantasy sports industry, will stop taking bets in New York state, the second-largest market for daily games. READ MORE

As talks with regulators continue...

FanDuel agrees to halt payments in Texas

Lesley Eccles
Fantasy sports games firm FanDuel has agreed to stop taking payments for games in Texas, two months after the state's top prosecutor said such online operations are illegal gambling. READ MORE

Founder says consumer protection required

FanDuel chief Eccles: fantasy sports ‘will be regulated’

Nigel Eccles
FanDuel co-founder Nigel Eccles says regulation of the fantasy sports games sector is "going to happen" and the firm has been planning for it for two or three years. READ MORE

Blow to fantasy sports games firm

FanDuel ‘may have lost unicorn status’ in legal battle

Nigel Eccles
Fantasy sports games firm FanDuel may have lost its "unicorn" status in the on-going legal battle which has seen it banned from operating in a number of states. READ MORE

AG accused of 'smear tactics'

FanDuel makes further court bid to allow it to operate

Nigel Eccles
Daily fantasy sports websites DraftKings and FanDuel have asked the State Supreme Court Appellate Division in Manhattan to allow them to continue operating in New York while the legal processRead More

Court to rule on banning order

FanDuel verdict due as NY attorney general orders return of stakes

Lesley Eccles at parliament
New York state attorney general Eric Schneiderman has demanded the daily fantasy sports giants FanDuel and DraftKings pay back all of the money New Yorkers have lost to them. READ MORE

Another setback for Edinburgh firm

Illinois joins list of states banning FanDuel fantasy games

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Fantasy sports firms FanDuel and DraftKings have been handed a pre-Christmas setback after another US state ruled that their activities are illegal gambling. READ MORE

Supreme Court judge hears appeal

FanDuel suffers court setback over fantasy games

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Daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings failed yesterday to persuade a New York judge overturn an order banning them from operating in the state. READ MORE

More problems for gaming firm

Revealed: Florida fantasy games players sue FanDuel

Lesley Eccles
A new lawsuit has been filed in Florida against 50 companies and individuals involved with FanDuel and DraftKings, the two biggest operators in daily fantasy sports games. READ MORE

Gambling fight stepped up in US

FanDuel hires lawyer to fight New York state ban on games

Lesley Eccles
Daily fantasy sports sites DraftKings and FanDuel have filed law suits against the New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman seeking an injunction against his order banning their activities in theRead More