Friday, October 16, 2015

Editor's Pick: Fantasy Sports: Socializing Betting


Quinten Plummer
Oct 16, 2015 8:48 AM PT
It passes through the channels of federal laws, spills across state lines and even bleeds into the protected realm of college sports. The multibillion-dollar industry that is fantasy sports has stood up to legal challenges so far, but the surging sector still battles problems with perception and faces questions about its future. Allegations of insider trading recently aren't the only issue. [More...]

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