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Why Daily Fantasy Players Are Suing MLB Over Sign Stealing

The electronic sign-stealing scandal in Major League Baseball is now the subject of multiple federal lawsuits.

DraftKings contestant Kristopher Olson recently filed a 52-page complaint that directly links the cheating scandal to consumer rights. Olson argues that MLB, the Houston Astros and the Boston Red Sox engaged in unlawful business practices at the expense of himself and other daily fantasy sports contestants. Olson aims for his lawsuit, which will be tried in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and presided over by Judge Jed Rakoff, to become certified as class action.