ESPN Pulls Fantasy-Sponsored Segments

GAME OVER

Updated Apr. 13, 2017 6:36PM EDT / Published Oct. 06, 2015 2:47PM EDT

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ESPN announced Tuesday that it would no longer air sponsored content for DraftKings and FanDuel, two fantasy-sports websites embroiled in an insider trading controversy but would still run ads for the companies. The New York Times reported Monday that a DraftKings employee confessed to inadvertently releasing data before the the third week of National Football League games, a move considered similar to insider trading in the stock market. The midlevel employee managed to win $350,000 at rival site FanDuel that same week. The company said Tuesday that it conducted a thorough investigation and allege that the employee did not have an unfair advantage.

Correction 10/6/15 3:23 PM: The article previously stated that ESPN would stop airing ads.

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ESPN Pulls Fantasy-Sponsored Segments

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