New amendments to AB2863 hold the hope of progress at last New amendments to California Assembly Bill AB2863 revealed this week show that legislators are still working hard to broker some sort of compromise that will appease tribal groups, cardrooms and other interested parties in the search for intrastate legalisation of online poker. Detailing the latest changes, the usually reliable...
"DFS is a hustle," says spokesman The Buffalo NY-based action group Coalition Against Gambling appears to have been stung into action by the progress in the New York Legislature this week of daily fantasy sport legalisation measures, with spokesman and retired physician Stephen Shafer claiming "DFS is a hustle". Shafer is a persistent critic of DFS, which he claims is...
Illinois Democrat files a new bill classifying DFS as illegal gambling Illinois DFS fans already disappointed by the recent shelving of Rep. Mike Zalewski's proposal to legalise the genre have more bad news to digest this week following the filing on Wednesday of a new House bill declaring daily fantasy sports illegal gambling. Launched by Democrat Rep. Scott Drury the...
Expands executive board with notable expertise WinView, a startup company enabling users to bet for free on real-time sports has raised a further $3.4 million bringing total fund raising to $6.5 million to date. The company, whose main revenue stream lies in advertising, offers a free-to-play fantasy sports betting app sync'd with live TV football games. Closing this Series A...
Second DFS acquisition in six months Seattle-based mobile technology firm SinglePoint Inc. has acquired an interest in daily fantasy sports company DraftFury paid through a combination of SinglePoint's common stock and cash for an undisclosed consideration. "This is a great company with great management and a unique 7-level referral program and an optimized interface which provides a superior gaming experience...
Observers confident that discussion will resume when lawmakers return to the state capital next week Two gambling expansion bills voted down by the Pennsylvanian House last week and including online gambling legalisation could be back on the table for more discussion when lawmakers return from a brief break next week, according to political observers. InfoPowa readers will recall that due...
Sen. John Bonacic follows Pretlow proposal with a Senate bill The New York daily fantasy poker scene has exploded into action over the past week with the introduction in the state House of Rep. Gary Pretlow's legalisation measure and now a companion bill in the Senate revitalised as promised by Sen. John Bonacic. The bills are attracting opposition from the...
With legislation progressing in both the House and the Senate, racetracks want in With daily fantasy sports legislation making progress in both the House and the Senate in New York state the New York racing industry had suddenly taken an interest, proposing that daily fantasy sports in the state be restricted to the racinos and three commercial casinos currently under...
Six arrested for illegal sports betting activity that turned over $13 million in less than a year The New York Daily News reports that six local men were arrested Thursday for conducting an online gambling operation that prosecutors claim generated over $13 million between September 2015 and this week through a Costa Rica-based site identified as Stakestake.com. Brooklyn District Attorney...
Senate Finance Committee advances Bonacic bill S5302 Amidst the drama surrounding the daily fantasy sports debate in both the New York House and the Senate, an important advance on internet poker legalisation occurred almost unnoticed. The Senate Finance Committee quickly and without fuss approved Sen. John Bonacic's legalisation bill S5302 on a 9 vs. 0 vote and sent it to...
