FanDuel has changed its terms to allow it to suspend or close accounts over harassment of sports participants, officials or coaches. It highlighted the change in a 24 June email to users; the WTA and ITF said they are discussing further industry action on betting-related abuse.
The revised terms give FanDuel a stated basis to suspend or terminate customers for harassing sports participants.
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The NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and MLS, alongside their players’ associations, urged US state regulators to permanently exclude bettors who make violent threats or engage in abusive harassment on regulated platforms. Their joint letter also proposes information-sharing between operators and regulators to prevent excluded users from opening accounts elsewhere.
The NCAA asked Kalshi to explain its integrity controls, treatment of excluded customers and willingness to report concerns and assist investigations. It also asked whether Kalshi would bar markets resembling prop bets, which the NCAA said could increase integrity risks and player intimidation; Kalshi said it was reviewing the requests and adjusting website language.
Sports betting supporters accounted for almost half of the $25m that independent political committees spent on Georgia’s elections this year. Win for America, whose funders include DraftKings and FanDuel, provided funding to two political committees in the state.
A Michigan court allowed Kalshi to block sports event contracts for accounts linked to Michigan addresses instead of requiring full geofencing, while the temporary pause remains in place. The order bars Kalshi from offering or advertising the contracts in the state as litigation continues; a hearing is scheduled for Monday, when the two-week pause is due to end.
The NFL, MLB, MLS, NBA and NHL and their players’ associations have asked state regulators to impose permanent betting bans for threats or harassment. The proposal covers conduct targeting athletes, coaches, officials and their families.
The NFL, MLB, MLS, NBA and NHL, together with their respective players' associations, have asked gambling regulators in 35 states and Washington, D.C., to impose permanent betting bans on people found to have threatened or harassed athletes, coaches, officials, team personnel and their families. The request was made in a letter sent on 15 September, according to the groups, which described an escalating threat of betting-related harassment and violent threats.