How daily fantasy sports sites allow unfair play

By Kai Ryssdal
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DraftKings and its rival FanDuel have been under scrutiny after accusations surfaced of employees participating in the contests with insider information. Kai Ryssdal
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DraftKings and its rival FanDuel have been under scrutiny after accusations surfaced of employees participating in the contests with insider information. Kai Ryssdal

How daily fantasy sports sites allow unfair play

By Kai Ryssdal
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If you’ve caught even a glimpse of a professional sporting event the past six months or so you probably seen ads for the daily fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings.

To say they’ve become popular is an understatement — as is saying they’ve become controversial.

Jay Kang writes about daily fantasy sports and the inner workings of it in this coming weekend’s New York Times magazine.