A Florida federal class action has been the most recent lawsuit to join the blitz against daily fantasy sports (DFS) websites, FanDuel and DraftKings. Specifically, the Florida case, originally filed on October 15, 2015, alleged that the DFS sites permitted certain users, known as “shark bettors,” to unfairly run complex computer programs and algorithms, which utilize “elaborate statistical modeling and automated tools that can manage hundreds of entries at once and identify the weakest opponents.”
On October 16, 2015, the plaintiffs amended the original complaint…
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