Will FBI Probe Mean Game Over for Fantasy Sports? (video above): Seth Berenzweig, managing partner at Berenzweig Leonard (berenzweiglaw.com), and Bloomberg's Joshua Brustein discuss probes of online fantasy sports leagues by the FBI and U.S. Justice Department and the extent of charges potentially faced by operators of online fantasy sports sites. They speak on "Bloomberg Markets," on October 15, 2015.
"Online fantasy sports are a multi-billion dollar industry, and fantasy NFL football is by far the most popular fantasy sport." -- Yahoo FinanceBelow: Google Trends - Interest over time, search word trend, worldwide, 2015 (this same trend occurs every year with Fantasy football peaking every year in late August-early September:
fantasy sports=blue line; fantasy football=red line
See also on Domain Mondo:
- Yahoo, Fan Duel, Draft Kings: Fantasy Sports, Daily, Weekly Contests
- YHOO, Q3 2015 Earnings Call LIVE Replay, Oct 20 (video)
- Scott Galloway: Yahoo! $YHOO, Amazon $AMZN, Facebook $FB (video)
- Nevada Says It Will Treat Daily Fantasy Sports Sites as Gambling - NYTimes.com
- Nevada Gaming Control Board Letter re: Daily Fantasy Sports Websites (pdf)
- Colorado casinos want fantasy sports leagues regulated — and taxed - Denver Post
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