Tag Archives: Yahoo

UK greenlights Yahoo’s DFS operation
December 5, 2016
Yahoo is finally getting a slice of UK daily fantasy market pie that has been shared by rivals DraftKings and FanDuel. According to Legal Sports Report, the UK Gambling Commission has granted the license of Yahoo, making it the third DFS operator to legally offer their products in UK. Before...
Boston Celtics Star Buys eSports Franchise; ESIC Commish Warns of Organised Crime; Yahoo Ink Deal With ESL
September 1, 2016
Three tales of an eSports flavour including the news that a Boston Celtics star has bought an eSports franchise, a corruption specialist believes organised crime is just around the eSports corner, and Yahoo agrees to a two-year deal with ESL. There was a time when professional sports stars would head...
Delaware DOJ tells daily fantasy sports operators to halt real-money contests
July 8, 2016
Delaware has asked daily fantasy sports operators to stop offering real-money contests in the state after legislators failed to amend laws to explicitly authorize the activity. On Friday, the Delaware Department of Justice announced that it had sent letters to DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo informing them that their real-money DFS...
Yahoo says no more credit card deposits for daily fantasy sports, PayPal okay
March 31, 2016
Internet giant Yahoo has informed users of its daily fantasy sports platform that they can no longer make deposits using their credit cards. On Wednesday, Yahoo users reported received emails from the company saying it would “no longer accept credit card deposits into Yahoo Sports Daily Fantasy accounts.” The new...
Yahoo exit New York daily fantasy market, intro fish-friendly ‘Fair Play’ changes
March 22, 2016
A day after the two leading daily fantasy sports operators exited the New York market, third-ranked site Yahoo has pulled its own DFS offering from the state. Monday saw DraftKings and FanDuel agree to stop offering paid DFS contests to New York players until state pols approve the necessary legislation...
Maryland Live! launch new social casino; Yahoo Games to close Friday the 13th
March 17, 2016
Maryland’s leading brick-and-mortar casino has rolled out a “new & improved” GAN-powered social casino offering. On Wednesday, Maryland Live! officially unveiled its new Live! Social Casino in both website and app (iOS and Android) form, but don’t look for it on Facebook, cuz the casino thinks Mark Zuckerberg already has...