The Zeitgeist
Key Takeaways
  • A decision in the New York daily fantasy sports case can come as soon as this week.
  • A group of PokerStars players plan to protest proposed changes to the company’s player reward program by staging a boycott of the site this week.
  • Paysafe Group Plc (formerly Optimal Payments), operator of the NETELLER and Skrill brands, announced further details of the data breach it announced last month.

New York Daily Fantasy Sports Ruling

An expected decision by a New York court that will affect the operation of daily fantasy sports in the state (and possibly beyond) has not yet come.

After hearing hours of testimony from the New York State Attorney General’s office and representatives from FanDuel and DraftKings, Judge Manuel J. Mendez left the daily fantasy sports industry and the general public waiting.