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Sportradar Strikes U.S. Gambling Deal With Sportech

Sportradar, a global sports data company that has partnerships with the NBA, MLB, NHL and NFL, has teamed up with U.K.-based betting house Sportech to deliver commercial sports betting solutions in the U.S. The deal, which comes less than a month after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states could make their own decisions on […]

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FanDuel Goes All-In on Gambling With Paddy Power Betfair

Daily fantasy sports site FanDuel is being taken over by U.K.-based betting house Paddy Power Betfair, a deal that will give one of Europe’s largest bookmaking companies access to the U.S. market in a new era of legalized sports gambling. Paddy Power Betfair agreed to pay $158 million for 61% of FanDuel. It will up […]

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WNBA Tips Off in New Era of Legalized Gambling

The Wings and the Mercury will tip off the 2018 WNBA season tonight in the same week that the U.S. Supreme Court moved to legalize sports gambling. And what happens with the WNBA might indicate what a deeper integration of sports and betting might look like in America. On Thursday, the WNBA and FanDuel extended […]

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FanDuel Launches NASCAR DFS Game In Murky Legal Waters

FanDuel has announced the launch of a new daily fantasy NASCAR game even though, under current law, the product’s legality is murky or even dubious. The NASCAR DFS game — which chief rival DraftKings has been operating since 2015 — launches on Tuesday with a free contest for this Sunday’s race at Talladega. The 2006 […]

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