As of July 2017, DraftKings had eight million users. However, the merger was terminated in July 2017- blocked by the Federal Trade Commission to prevent potential monopoly, as the combined company would have controlled 90 percent of the market for daily fantasy sports. In November 2016, FanDuel and DraftKings, the two largest companies in the daily fantasy sports industry, reached an agreement to merge. states consider fantasy sports (including daily fantasy sports) a game of skill, rather than gambling. Since launching in New Jersey, DraftKings has opened mobile sports betting operations in Connecticut, Indiana, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New Hampshire on Decemafter reaching agreement with the New Hampshire Lottery.
The company allows users to enter daily and weekly fantasy sports–related contests and win money based on individual player performances in five major American sports (the MLB, the NHL, the NFL, the NBA and the PGA), Premier League and UEFA Champions League football, NASCAR auto racing, Canadian Football League, the XFL, mixed martial arts (MMA), Boxing, Tennis, All Elite Wrestling (AEW), and WWE.ĭraftKings launched DraftKings Sportsbook in New Jersey. DraftKings is an American daily fantasy sports contest and sports betting company.
