Daily fantasy sports rivals DraftKings and FanDuel to merge (Yahoo Sports)

Daily fantasy sports rivals DraftKings and FanDuel have agreed to merge after months of speculation and increasing regulatory scrutiny. Some view the online games - in which players pick teams of real life athletes and vie for cash and other prizes based on how those athletes do in actual games -as amounting to illegal sports betting. For now, they'll retain their respective headquarters - DraftKings in Boston and FanDuel in New York -- and keep separate brand names, operations and game platforms.