House Committee Hears From Fantasy Sports Leaders
The following article can be found in its original form in Courthouse News:
Courthouse News: Tim Ryan, May 11, 2016
WASHINGTON (CN) - Members of Congress on Wednesday struggled with whether to treat daily fantasy sports sites as gambling, while representatives of the multi-billion dollar industry urged lawmakers to leave regulation to the states.
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The following article can be found in its original form in the New York Post:
New York Post: Alex Kaganovsky, May 20, 2016
Read moreThis Week In Sports Law: Federal Fantasy Hearing, NFL Concussion Cash, Miami's Soccer Struggle
The following article can be found in its original form at this link from Forbes:
Forbes: Darren Heitner, May 15, 2016
Congress Makes It Clear That It Does Not Understand Fantasy Sports
On May 11, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce met with individuals representing a broad spectrum of the fantasy sports industry as well as those on behalf of companies seeking to provide services to improve on the integrity of games.
Read moreThe Small Businesses of Fantasy Sports in Washington DC at Fantasy Sports Congressional Hearing: May 11, 2016
SBFSTA president Dave Gerczak and Fantasy Football Players Championship co-founder Alex Kaganovsky are interviewed about their work in educating Congress in Washington last week.
Read moreSports Sunday Digs Deeper into Missouri DFS Bill
On Sunday, May 15th, Brendan Wiese, host of Sports Sunday on the Big 550 KTRS ABC News Radio interviewed Legal Sports Report's Dustin Gouker.
Read moreGroup urging Nixon to veto fantasy sports measure
The following article can be found in its original form at this link from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Kurt Erickson, May 17, 2016
JEFFERSON CITY • A proposal to regulate and tax fantasy sports in Missouri is under attack by smaller companies who say it favors the two behemoths of the industry: FanDuel and DraftKings.
Read moreMissouri fantasy sports bill will create duopoly
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May 13, 2016 312-961-2467
Missouri fantasy sports bill will create duopoly
Small fantasy sports businesses implore Gov. Nixon to veto bill
NEW YORK - Small fantasy sports businesses today denounced legislation that is on Governor Nixon’s desk saying that it will wipe out competition by decimating dozens of small fantasy sports businesses working in Missouri and create an unintended duopoly.
Small fantasy sports businesses implore Gov. Nixon to veto bill
Read moreSmall Fantasy Sports Businesses Appeal to Congress For Regulatory Protection
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May 11, 2016 312-961-2467
Small Fantasy Sports Businesses Appeal to Congress
For Regulatory Protection
“We are not FanDuel and DraftKings, this is David vs Goliath,”
Alex Kaganovsky, Co-Founder of
Small Business of Fantasy Sports Trade Association (SBFSTA)
WASHINGTON -As state legislatures across the country have begun to regulate fantasy sports operators, hundreds of Mom and Pop companies involved in that industry today appealed to Congress to help keep their doors open. At issue are onerous fees and other regulations that effectively push small companies out of business.
Read moreWitness List Set For Fantasy Sports Congressional Hearing; No FanDuel Or DraftKings
The following article can be found in its original form at this link from the Legal Sports Report:
Legal Sports Report: Dustin Gouker, May 6, 2016
Most of the witness list for a Congressional hearing looking into the daily fantasy sports industry is now set.
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