DraftKings, Inc. stated on November 24, 2015 that it hired a regulatory risk and compliance firm to review the company’s control policies. DraftKings and its competitor, FanDuel, Inc., are the leading companies in the daily fantasy sports (DFS) betting industry.
In late-September 2015, news broke of an insider trading scandal involving both DraftKings and FanDuel. A DraftKings employee used inside data to win $350,000 on FanDuel’s website. Since then, the two companies have been served with dozens of federal lawsuits, which have alleged claims ranging …
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