SportsHub Technologies Acquires MFL10s Business From MyFantasyLeague
January 03 2018 - 8:10AM
Business Wire
Acquisition Reinforces SportsHub
Technologies’ Fantasy Sports Strategy and Builds on Acquisitions of
LeagueSafe, National Fantasy Championships and WhatIfSports
As part of its ongoing commitment to build and grow fantasy
sports products enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of sports fans
every day, SportsHub Technologies, LLC (“SportsHub”) has announced
today that it has acquired the MFL10s line of business (“MFL10s”)
from MyFantasyLeague.
The acquisition marks the sixth transaction completed for
SportsHub, which purchased CDM Sports and Sports Technologies in
2016. It followed these initial deals with the acquisitions of
LeagueSafe, National Fantasy Championships and WhatIfSports in
2017. This latest move strengthens SportsHub’s product portfolio
with MFL10’s innovative best ball draft-only leagues and will be
integrated into SportsHub’s high stakes business unit.
“The regulatory environment for the fantasy sports industry has
changed drastically over the course of the past two seasons,” said
Founder and CEO Rob Phythian. “Games like MFL10s are now required
to be licensed in many states, and the cost and requirements of
compliance have become burdensome and prohibitive for companies
with limited resources. With our integrated platform that manages
user identity, gaming compliance, and global wallet, we have the
scale and expertise to add properties like MFL10 to our growing
portfolio.”
SportsHub will continue to grow through both organic growth and
M&A and anticipates several additional announcements in the
future. “SportsHub will be a great home for MFL10s,” said Mike
Hall, President of MyFantasyLeague. “SportsHub is fully compliant
and licensed in all states that require a license. They have a
growing user base and list of game offerings and are committed to
keeping the MFL10s game format in 2018 and beyond. This will allow
all MFL10s customers to continue enjoying MFL10s without a
disruption in service.”
About SportsHub Technologies
SportsHub Technologies was founded in 2015 by a team of veteran
fantasy sports industry insiders including Rob Phythian, a former
member of the Fantasy Sports Trade Association Board of Directors
and a member of the Fantasy Sports Hall of Fame. SportsHub owns and
operates real money gaming sites and is on a mission to level the
playing field for daily fantasy sports fans. In addition, SportsHub
specializes in helping sports media companies develop strategies,
products and innovative solutions to drive deep customer engagement
with highly interactive games and mobile applications. For more
information, please visit www.SportsHubTech.com.
About MyFantasyLeague
MyFantasyLeague.com was founded in 1994 by the late Kevin
Austin, and continues to build on his vision of offering the most
customizable Fantasy Football League Hosting service for
commissioners that require a high level of flexibility and customer
service for their private leagues. MFL specializes in features that
cater to dynasty leagues and other complex league formats, and also
offers free mock drafts and free best ball style draft only league
hosting throughout the year. In addition, MFL offers an Open
Developer’s API that enables and encourages independent third party
developers to build tools and add-ons for its commissioner
platform.
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