This week’s Inside Gaming addresses the current tempest surrounding daily fantasy sports, reports on the case against the group accused of scamming over $1 million from the Bellagio craps tables, and shares news of a legal development in Wisconsin affecting video poker in the state.
Daily Fantasy Sports Earns Attention of Legislators, Media, Mainstream
It has been quite a turbulent week for daily fantasy sports in general and industry leaders DraftKings and FanDuel in particular.
Picking up on initial reports on forums and news sites devoted to DFS, a story in The New York Times on Monday with the eyebrow-raising headine “Scandal Erupts in Unregulated World of Fantasy Sports” provoked intense scrutiny of the fast-growing industry over subsequent days from many corners.