The latest deal between a gambling company and a sports league happened last week when daily fantasy sports provider FanDuel inked a multi-year partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL) and its New Jersey Devils franchise for fantasy sports play and sports betting.
The landmark deal makes the DFS service an official sports betting partner of the professional hockey league and the exclusive official DFS partner.
Company’s first such agreement:
FanDuel’s new partnership agreement with the members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the NHL marks the New York-headquartered fantasy sports provider’s first such agreement in the category of sports betting with an NHL team and gives it in-ic…