FanDuel joins tech lobby group; inventor creates in-game daily fantasy sports system

Daily fantasy sports site FanDuel has signed up to become a part of the Internet Association, a trade group currently inhabited by technology firms like Google, Facebook, and Twitter.

FanDuel CEO Nigel Eccles commented on the company’s inclusion into the Internet Association, saying that it was an important step for the company to be recognized in the same league as its new contemporaries. Eccles added that being part of the Internet Association gives FanDuel the platform to “participate and engage on important policy issues affecting Internet companies.”

The Internet Association President Michael Beckerman welcomed FanDuel and referred daily fantasy sports site as a “great asset” that can help push the group’s mission of advocating for “pro-Internet policies that foster economic growth and empower users.”

In other daily fantasy sports news, 83-year old Barry Mindes, the brains behind the world’s first live-game sports betting system used in Las Vegas casinos has put together a new technology that would allow live in-game offerings for the daily fantasy sports community.