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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Sports gambling prevalent on college campuses, even among students under 21

Brendan Galvin October 4, 2023
The rise of online sports gambling has been impossible to ignore. Massachusetts legalized the practice for those over 21 years old last March and is now counted among the 30 states and territories that allow for betting via mobile platforms.
Sophia Flissler /  DFP Staff

Minority Report: Mobile sports betting — a most dangerous game

Lincoln Son Currie February 23, 2022
That is how all sports betting should be — a few fun, insignificant wagers made on vacation. If you win, great. If you lose, oh well. 
Sarah Case speaks at The Boston Foundation’s Hack.Diversity Fall Celebration Oct. 24. PHOTO BY JENNA MANTO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Hack.Diversity celebrates inaugural year, encourages diversity in tech

Eduard Miska October 30, 2017

With music blaring and liquor flowing, distinguished venture capitalists, philanthropists and company executives came out Wednesday to support diversity in Boston’s tech community. Hack.Diversity,...

Instant Replay: Fan warfare

Instant Replay: Fan warfare

Sophia Lipp March 21, 2017

In light of the recent destruction of many March Madness brackets (thanks, Villanova), I want to shed some light on one component of new sports media that seems to be dominating the sports world: the...

Sunset Cantina and many other Boston businesses have promotion for this year's NCAA March Madness Tournament, looking to profit off of the annual college basketball tournament frenzy. PHOTO BY BRIANNA BURNS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

How Boston businesses are capitalizing on March Madness

Jon Ollom March 20, 2017

Every March, colleges, businesses and basketball fans are whipped into a frenzy, filling out brackets with their eyes glued to any screen they can find in order to watch the annual NCAA Men's Division...

Beginning July 1, those wishing to play fantasy sports must be at least 21 due to a new regulation issued Friday by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. ILLUSTRATION BY BRITTANY CHANG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Attorney General Maura Healey announces fantasy sports regulations

Paige Smith March 30, 2016

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced stricter rules regarding the Daily Fantasy Sports industry on Friday, according to the updated regulations. Initially proposed in November 2015,...

Fish and Chipps: Here’s what’s wrong with daily fantasy sports

Fish and Chipps: Here’s what’s wrong with daily fantasy sports

Isaac Chipps March 22, 2016

Sitting in my room on a Sunday in October, I turned on my computer and typed in the URL I had managed to evade for the past three months: www.draftkings.com. I'm not a gambler. I’ve never been...

The United States Attorney General and the Gaming Commission seek to regulate online fantasy sports gambling website DraftKings. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY PAIGE TWOMBLY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Attorney General investigates fantasy sports

Weihua Li November 19, 2015

Following conversation about whether or not fantasy sports industries qualify as gambling, the office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is conducting an investigation on DraftKings and FanDuel.   DraftKings...

Attorney General Maura Healey is evaluating the legality of DraftKings, a website that awards cash prizes for playing daily fantasy sports. PHOTO COURTESY ANDREW DUPONT/FLICKR

Legality of fantasy sports website DraftKings questioned

Michael Joscelyn September 24, 2015

Though the daily fantasy sports empire has dramatically increased its presence around the country, Boston has a hometown connection to the industry through local provider DraftKings. Despite the popularity...

Indirect Kick: Fantasy sports in America, a cult

Indirect Kick: Fantasy sports in America, a cult

Dan Shulman September 8, 2015

This summer, I worked a part-time job at the New England Patriots Pro Shop. One night in August, I was asked to help restock the back warehouse. My boss told me to go grab two other employees to help...

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