US Fantasy Sports News

March 24, 2022

New York’s Highest Court Legalizes Daily Fantasy Sports

July 31, 2021

Red Sox Names DraftKings As Official Daily Fantasy Sports Partner

The Boston Red Sox and DraftKings have announced a new deal making the Boston-based operator the official Daily Fantasy Sports provider of the MLB team. The agreement announced by DraftKings […]

July 28, 2021

DraftKings Shuts Down DFS in Oregon Amid Sports Betting Talks

DraftKings has abruptly shuttered its paid Daily Fantasy Sports contests in Oregon in the wake of the company’s ongoing bid to take over the state’s sports betting. The Boston-based operator […]

July 19, 2021

DraftKings Obtains Louisiana DFS License

The Louisiana Gaming Control Board on Thursday awarded the first daily fantasy operator license to DraftKings, allowing it to operate in the approved parishes. However, rival FanDuel failed to obtain […]

May 8, 2021

FanDuel Inks Exclusive Sports Betting, DFS Deal With The Ringer

FanDuel Group and The Ringer have announced a year-long sports betting and Daily Fantasy Sports partnership that will run exclusively through February 2022. The Ringer is a sports and pop […]

April 9, 2021

DraftKings Continues Acquisition Spree with Another Company, Blue Ribbon

DraftKings opened this week with another international acquisition with the purchase of Blue Ribbon Software Ltd, an Israeli company. Blue Ribbon, a Tel Aviv-based global jackpot and gamification company, offers […]

March 25, 2021

Bally’s Corporation Completes Acquisition of Monkey Knife Fight

Bally’s Corporation announced the completion of a deal to acquire Monkey Knife Fight, the third-largest daily fantasy sports operator in North America. According to the news release issued Tuesday, the […]

January 28, 2021

Bally’s Corporation to Acquire MKF

Bally’s Corporation announced on Monday that it has acquired Monkey Knife Fight (MKF), for up to $90 million in stock. The acquisition of the third-largest daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator […]

December 7, 2020

Flutter Acquires 37% More Stakes of FanDuel in $4.2bn Deal

Flutter Entertainment Plc announced Thursday to buy the remaining 37% stake owned by Fastball in FanDuel Group for $4.2 billion. However, the conditional agreement is subject to approval by Flutter […]

October 30, 2020

Global Online Gambling Market to Reach $66.99 Billion by 2025

The global online gambling market was valued at a whopping $44.3 billion in 2019 and is projected to grow by a further 7.13% by 2025. The recent trend represents a […]