Daily fantasy sports

Draft Kings had to put some accounts on ice last month after hackers breached users’ funds through a ‘credential surfing attack.’Photo: Sean M. Haffey (Getty Images)New details about a hack from last month show that tens of thousands of users happily gambling away on DraftKings may have had their personal information stolen thanks to account info purchased off the sports gambling site. In a letter dated Dec. 16 that was apparently sent to users that was first-reported by BleepingComputer, the company said 67,995 people…

The Delhi High Court Thursday sought the stand of Google on a lawsuit by an online gaming app against the search engine giant's policy to allow only daily fantasy sports (DFS) and rummy games applications on its app store Google Play while excluding all other games involving real money.Justice Prathiba M Singh asked Google to file its response to the plea, seeking interim relief, and observed the issue of maintainability of the lawsuit before the intellectual property rights (IRP) division of the high court required…

Disney has had to justify its ownership of ESPN to some investors, but apparently the massive media corporation is planning to use the brand as a vehicle for a sports betting app.Photo: TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP (Getty Images)Disney’s doing more than expanding its increasingly voluminous empire into all aspects of media, it’s now thinking of getting into the gambling game. Strap some beers to your Mickey Mouse ears hat and start chugging, because nothing says “Disney” like a debilitating sports gambling addiction.Bloomberg…