CATrends: ‘Daily Fantasy Sports’

Lawsuits throw the red flag on a number of DFS platforms.

DraftKings Daily Fantasy Sports and Pick6

Allegations: Falsely representing that its fantasy sports contests are legal forms of gambling when they are illegal in California

Roadstarr Motorsports

TINA.org investigated Roadstarr Motorsports as part of its larger investigation into deceptive social media influencer marketing. To learn more, click here.

Boom Fantasy

Allegations: Falsely marketing itself as a fantasy sports platform and representing that its daily fantasy sports contests are legal when they are illegal in several states

BPI Sports

Underdog Fantasy

Allegations: Falsely marketing the platform as an interactive fantasy sports game when it is actually a sports betting website

FanDuel Fantasy

Allegations: Falsely representing that its daily fantasy sports contests are legal forms of gambling when they are illegal in California

Underdog Sports Drafts and Pick’em

Allegations: Falsely representing that its daily fantasy sports contests are legal forms of gambling in California

FloSports, FloWrestling

Streaming service advertises a monthly rate for a wrestling package that has no monthly plan.

DraftKings, FanDuel Spar Over Ad Claim

Self-regulatory body sides with FanDuel.

beIN SPORTS CONNECT

Streaming sports on this app may require you to move around a bit, undercutting claims that you can watch “wherever you are.”

Sleeper

Allegations: Falsely marketing itself as a daily fantasy sports platform and representing that its daily fantasy sports contests are legal when they are actually illegal in California

BPI Sports

BPI Sports, a supplement company, discontinued some of its advertising claims after the claims were challenged by the Council for Responsible Nutrition. The National Advertising Division (NAD) is the advertising…

DraftKings “DOUBLE YOUR CASH” Claims

BioSteel Blue Raspberry Sports Drink

Allegations: Falsely marketing the sports drink as clean, eco-friendly, and good for consumers and the environment when it contains per- and polyfluoralkyl substances, which are synthetic chemicals that are harmful…

PlaySugarHouse Sportsbook

Click here to read the full terms of this “$250 match bonus.” Then here. Then here.

FloSports Subscriptions

Allegations: Failing to adequately disclose the terms of subscriptions

CATrends: Loot Boxes in Video Games

Class-action trend likens purchasing loot boxes in video games to pulling a lever on a slot machine.

Discounts at Columbia Sportswear Outlet Stores

BodyArmor

Sports drink company’s Haterade-fueled ad claims head to FTC for further review.