A year ago, fantasy sports was rapidly building into a multi-billion dollar US business with huge global potential. Now it's fighting to survive amid objections that the industry is essentially unregulated gambling.
Business
Jun 16, 2016
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In the hours since I first sat down to write this piece, my laptop tells me the National Basketball Association has had to deny that it threatened to cancel its 2017 All-Star Game over a new anti-LGBT law in North Carolina ...
Internet
Apr 15, 2016
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Start-up Unikrn on Tuesday announced a fresh round of funding that valued the e-sports wagering company at $40 million.
Business
Jun 30, 2015
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Fantasy sports were once just a fun way for diehard fans to express their love of the game together with other zealots, without actually getting out on the field themselves.
Business
Jun 28, 2015
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(Phys.org) —Along with Neymar, Ronaldo and Messi, the world's best soccer referees are heading to Brazil for the World Cup.
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2014
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Professional athletes in the National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball can reap very large financial rewards, especially if their performance peaks during their "contract year," or the last season before an ...
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2014
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Competitiveness amongst NBA teams is more constant throughout seasons than during the ACB basketball league (Spain), which also falls after every Olympic Games. According to a study from the University of Las Palmas de Gran ...
Mathematics
Aug 13, 2012
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Basketball fans in Cleveland may disagree, but two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Lebron James' decision to play with a higher-profile Miami Heat team and all-star teammates shows sound marketing and career-management acumen, ...
Economics & Business
Jan 17, 2012
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The National Basketball Association is initiating new social media guidelines for its players, banning the use of web sites like Twitter and Facebook during games.
Internet
Oct 1, 2009
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When major sports leagues and events shut down or were postponed earlier this year, the move was a powerful message for many that the COVID-19 pandemic needed to be taken seriously—even these bastions of social life around ...
Social Sciences
Jul 3, 2020
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