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The Dark World of Fantasy Sports and Online Gambling

Explore news coverage of the growing furor over daily fantasy sports, along with the investigative series "Wired for Profit."

Explore news coverage of the growing furor over daily fantasy sports, along with the investigative series "Wired for Profit."

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    1. Fantasy Sports Companies Near Settlement With New York State

      DraftKings and FanDuel are close to an agreement with New York’s attorney general over claims that they engaged in false advertising, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

       By Joe Drape

      An electronic advertisement for DraftKings outside Madison Square Garden. The company and its competitor FanDuel are said to be short on cash.
      An electronic advertisement for DraftKings outside Madison Square Garden. The company and its competitor FanDuel are said to be short on cash.
      CreditMark Lennihan/Associated Press

  1. Fantasy Sites DraftKings and FanDuel Stop Taking Bets in New York

    The move on Monday was part of an agreement with the state attorney general’s office, which had accused them of illegal gambling.

     By Joe Drape

    Advertising for daily fantasy sports games was ubiquitous this year, starting with N.F.L. broadcasts last fall and continuing at arenas like Madison Square Garden, above, over the winter.
    CreditKostas Lymperopoulos/Cal Sport Media, via Associated Press

  2. Watch the ‘Frontline’ and Times Documentary on Fantasy Sports and Online Gambling

    Read key findings from the investigative series and watch the film “The Fantasy Sports Gamble.”

     By The New York Times

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    Wired for Profit

  3. Cash Drops and Keystrokes: The Dark Reality of Sports Betting and Daily Fantasy Games

    A 2006 federal law intended to make it more difficult to gamble on the Internet has, by almost any measure, been a spectacular failure.

     By Walt Bogdanich, James Glanz and Agustin Armendariz

    FanDuel employees in the fantasy sports company's offices in New York. FanDuel’s goal was simple: Make the game mobile and make it fast. It is focused on 18-to-35-year-olds.
    CreditMichael Nagle for The New York Times
    Wired for Profit

  4. The Offshore Game of Online Sports Betting

    The story of Pinnacle Sports is a case study in how bookmaking sites, illegal in the United States, manage to operate on American soil.

     By James Glanz, Agustin Armendariz and Walt Bogdanich

    Pinnacle Sports first established its headquarters on the second floor of the Holiday Beach Hotel and Casino in the Caribbean island nation of Curaçao.
    CreditHilary Swift for The New York Times
    Wired for Profit

  5. For Addicts, Fantasy Sites Can Lead to Ruinous Path

    Compulsive gamblers say they have lost thousands after being drawn in by aggressive pitches and promises of quick payouts.

     By Walt Bogdanich and Jacqueline Williams

    Josh Adams said he had lost $20,000 on daily fantasy sports games.
    CreditRaymond McCrea Jones for The New York Times
    Wired For Profit

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  3. Fantasy Sites Are Dealt New Rebuff by Citigroup

    Citigroup said it would begin blocking New Yorkers’ debit and credit card payments at the two largest sites, FanDuel and DraftKings.

    By Walt Bogdanich, James Glanz and Jacqueline Williams

     
  4. TimesVideo

    Trailer of 'The Fantasy Sports Gamble'

    Watch a preview of “The Fantasy Sports Gamble,” a documentary by the PBS series “Frontline” in partnership with The New York Times that airs Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 10/9c on PBS stations and on The New York Times online.

    By FRONTLINE

     
  5. TimesVideo

    Addicted to Daily Fantasy Sports

    A clip from "The Fantasy Sports Gamble," a documentary by the PBS series "Frontline" in partnership with The New York Times that airs Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 10 p.m. Eastern on PBS and on The New York Times.

    By FRONTLINE

     
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  10. New York Wants Fantasy Customers Repaid

    The New York State attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, wants FanDuel and DraftKings to give back the millions of dollars they have made in the state and pay a penalty.

    By Joe Drape

     
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