Since news of the alleged insider trading scandal broke in October 2015, daily fantasy sports (DFS) industry leaders DraftKings, Inc. and FanDuel, Inc. have been served with dozens of proposed federal class actions. The cases are consumer-based actions filed in jurisdictions throughout the country by former and current users of the companies’ DFS betting websites.
On January 25, 2016, Oregon joined the mix, with a class action filed by named plaintiff Brandon Peck.
Peck claims DFS wagering violates Oregon state law, which defines illegal gambling as any contest in which a player wagers “something of value upon the outcome of a contest of chance or a future contingent [event] not under the control or influence of the person.” The complaint attempts to represent any plaintiff who, while operating through an Oregon internet address, used the websites and lost money in the last three years.