On October 17th, the Atlantis Gaming Corporation sent out a press release announcing they were preparing a new online gaming network that included daily fantasy sports. In the release, it stated that the network had been approved by two federal agencies and would be live sometime in early 2017. However, the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) announced they had not provided such approval. Now, the company is citing a 2009 legal opinion of the commission as a way to state the network was approved.
In the press release, the Atlantis Gaming Corporation claimed they would be launching the first ‘federally approved online betting and DFS platform’ and are currently the only legal platform online for daily fantasy sports, online poker and other casino games.
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