DraftKings, FanDuel Facing Lawsuit for Fraud, Negligence, False Advertising

October 9, 2015   ·   Scott Polacek   ·   Jump to comments

According to Darren Rovell of ESPN.com, a class-action lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Manhattan "accusing DraftKings and FanDuel of negligence, fraud and false advertising."
Kentucky resident Adam Johnson filed the case Thursday after it was revealed the two companies allowed employees to enter contests on the other's site for the cash prizes available. Johnson reportedly deposited $100 in a DraftKings account.
Rovell noted the suit alleges that "DraftKings performs analytics to determine winning strategies, return on investment of certain strategies and even how lineups on FanDuel would do if they were entered into DraftKings contests."
Both DraftKings and FanDuel are named as defendants, although representatives from the two companies said they have no comment on the litigation.
Massachusetts attorney Michael McCann added more context in a piece for Sports Illustrated. "According to Johnson, DraftKings employees have won 'at least $6 million' playing F...

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