Tag Archives: Fantasy Sports

On Wednesday, members of the House Subcommittee for Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade gathered on Capitol Hill to discuss the current direction of the nascent fantasy sports industry.

Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the sports law headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition features the NFL’s ongoing appellate litigation, the latest Penn State abuse allegations, and MLB’s increasing drug suspension issues.

Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the sports law headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition features the Deflategate appeal decision, the NFL concussion settlement, and growing momentum for fantasy sports legislation.

Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the sports law headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition features the latest NFL arbitration ruling, the U.S. women’s soccer dispute, and more.

Last Friday morning a New York state judge ruled that the sites could not offer their contests to state residents while their case against the New York Attorney General was pending. Then in the afternoon, in a stunning reversal of fortune, that ruling was put on hold, permitting the DFS companies to at least temporarily continue to operate in New York. What does it mean for DFS going forward?

Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the sports law headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition features the New York DFS preliminary injunction decision and resulting stay.

Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the Sports Law Headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition recaps the New York DFS oral arguments, several NCAA disciplinary decisions, and FIFA corruption news.

On Thursday, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced the drafting of a number of consumer protection regulations for the new and rapidly evolving daily fantasy sports industry. These regulations, which will take effect “immediately” upon their filing with the Secretary of State on today, will impose certain requirements on DFS businesses offering contests in the state.

In what many predicted to be an inevitability, the daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry’s two leading operators, DraftKings and FanDuel, are taking to the courts to defend the legality of their games. The outcome of the legal proceeding will reverberate nationwide and could have a profound impact on the rapidly-growing DFS marketplace.

Each week The Sports Esquires keep track of the sports law headlines so you don’t have to. This week’s edition focuses on the legality of daily fantasy sports, especially the industry’s New York legal battle.