Legal Opinion
Daniels v. Fanduel, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 7, 2018No. 17-3051PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Easterbrook, Circuit Judge.
*673FanDuel and DraftKings conduct online fantasy-sports games. A participant pays an entry fee and selects a roster, subject to a budget cap that prevents every entrant from picking only the best players. Results from real sports contests determine how each entrant's squads did-so, for example, a touchdown on the field yields points for the fantasy teams that include the player. The participants whose fantasy squads do best win cash.
Plaintiffs in this suit under Indiana law are former college football players whose names, pictures, and on-field statistics have been…
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- Gionfriddo v. Major League BaseballCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
- Samuel Keller v. Electronic Arts Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
- Michael Davis v. Electronic Arts Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
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