Friday, October 16, 2015

State scrutiny of daily fantasy sports grows

FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2015 file photo, Jason Robins, center, CEO of DraftKings website, speaks on a panel at the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas. Nevada regulators have ordered daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down, saying they can't operate in the state without a gambling license. The state's Gaming Control Board issued a notice Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, saying the sites must stop offering their contests to Nevada residents effective immediately. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)LAS VEGAS (AP) — As more states scrutinize the daily fantasy sports industry, the office of Nevada's attorney general said it used DraftKings' own words and online images as evidence the sites qualify as gambling.


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