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Massachusetts to ban fantasy sports for people under 21

November 19, 2015 creative attorney, college-sports, draft, over-the-past, picture-taken, ratings-agency, schneiderman, scrutiny-over, under-the-age, york

Massachusetts would prohibit people under the age of 21 from playing paid fantasy sports games under a proposed set of regulations for the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar industry laid out on Thursday by state Attorney General Maura Healey. The proposals would also ban fantasy competitions based on college sports, prohibit promotions of paid fantasy sports on high school and college campuses and bar professional athletes, agents and others connected to pro sports from taking part in paid fantasy contests related to their sports. The fantasy sports business, led by DraftKings and FanDuel, has drawn increasing regulatory scrutiny over the past few weeks with state regulatory officials debating whether the paid daily games are gambling.

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Matchmaking seen as potential game changer in online job search market

November 19, 2015 admin approach, career, college-sports, compatibility, dating-website, draft, experts-say, internet, pairing-couples, picture-taken, schneiderman, the-approach

By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Just as social media changed how people find love and marriage, with research showing about 22 percent of U.S. couples now meet online, an Internet dating website is betting its matchmaking techniques will help people find the perfect job. In March 2016, eHarmony plans to launch Elevated Careers, an online employment service that will put the compatibility matching techniques it has used in pairing couples to the test in the career market.