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| DraftKings nets Premier League partners to support UK
launch in Spring 2016. |
06/02/2016 |
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• DraftKings
already available on iOS and Android App in UK
• FanDuel has applied
for a UK license
• Mondogoal, a soccer-only DFS site, has been
operating in the UK for more than a year
• FantasyUp rescued by
iTEAM
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) company
DraftKings has entered into partnerships with English Premier League football
clubs Arsenal, Liverpool and Watford as part of a move to support its global
expansion into the UK market.
BIn August of last year, DraftKings
secured a licence to launch its services in the UK and had initially planned to
go live in the market by October.
However, in November, DraftKings
confirmed that it was to delay its launch in the UK until early 2016, but did
not disclose the reasons behind this decision.
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Once live in the UK,
DraftKings plans to offer contests on the 11 sports that are currently
available in North America, including football, golf and e-sports.
GWith
DraftKings’ launch in the UK now imminent, the company has entered into
long-term partnerships with three Premier League sides.
Supporters in
the UK and around the world will have the opportunity to win a host of prizes
such as matchday tickets and signed club merchandise, while the company will
have also a presence inside the teams’ stadiums and on each of the
clubs’ digital and social media channels.
In addition, the
DraftKings logo will feature on pitchside LED advertising boards inside
Liverpool’s Anfield home stadium.
Jason Robins, co-founder and
chief executive of DraftKings said: “The reality in the UK is that
DraftKings will bring a totally new experience for sports fans, especially
those of Arsenal, Liverpool and Watford.
“We offer our players the
opportunity to test their skill at fantasy contests with the immediacy of daily
play.
“Our ambition is to bring players as close to the action as
possible, with all the information they need to assemble the best
teams.
“To do that, we are partnering with some of the biggest
names in football here in the UK.”
More Daily Fantasy Sports
News
Feb 4, 2016 - Rhode Island’s attorney general released an
opinion that daily fantasy sports is likely legal under state law. The news
ends a recent run of AGs declaring that DFS is illegal in other
states.
Rhode Island joins Massachusetts and Kansas in coming to the
conclusion that paid-entry fantasy sports contests are legal. DFS is expressly
legal in Nevada, as well, with a gaming license.
FantasyUp announced
that it was closing down in January, with the following note to players:
Feb 2, 2016 - FantasyUp announced that it was closing down in January,
with the following note to players: “Our sincere apologies that we
cannot process withdrawals, as the Company does not have the funds needed to
process the withdrawals to all customers.”
A little more than
two weeks later, players who were owed accounts balances — with no real
recourse other than the courts to try to recover funds — find themselves
in a very different position. iTEAM announced that it was taking over FantasyUp
and relaunching it this week.
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