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Backing for disputed games

Boost for FanDuel as New York allows fantasy sports

Nigel Eccles
FanDuel and its fantasy sports games rivals are close to winning a key legal battle in the US. READ MORE

Warning issued to legislators

FanDuel will quit New York without new law, says Eccles

Nigel Eccles at Dynamic Earth
FanDuel is threatening to quit New York unless policymakers vote to allow its daily fantasy sports games to operate in the state. 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

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

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

Another setback for games firm

Huge blow as FanDuel banned from operating in New York

Fantasy sports games firm FanDuel and its main rival DraftKings have been told by the New York State Attorney General that they are operating illegally and must cease all operations immediately. READ MORE

As Lesley Eccles addresses Holyrood...

FanDuel boss calls for state regulation of fantasy games

Nigel Eccles at Dynamic Earth
FanDuel chief executive Nigel Eccles has joined those calling for regulation of the fantasy sports business. READ MORE

Tensions rise over fantasy sports games

Nevada orders FanDuel to shut down in gambling row

Nigel Eccles at Dynamic Earth
Regulators in Nevada have ordered daily fantasy sports sites, including FanDuel and DraftKings, to shut down their operations in the state unless they obtain a gambling licence. Nevada’s Gaming ControlRead More

Dispute heading for Federal court

FanDuel facing law suit as ‘insider trading’ row escalates

Lesley Eccles
Fantasy games firm FanDuel is being sued in the US as the scandal over leaked information that has engulfed the sector in the past week shows no sign of receding. A KentuckyRead More

Latest dispute surrounding Edinburgh firm

FanDuel drawn into fantasy sports ‘insider trading’ row

Nigel Eccles at Dynamic Earth
Fantasy sports company FanDuel is being drawn into a dispute in the US over allegations of "insider trading". READ MORE