The fantasy sports apps became very important in the US after the US Supreme Court ruled that states were entitled to allow betting on sports. After all, Fantasy Sports apps are the logical place from which to launch sports betting business since they already have tens of millions of young sports-mad users. And FanDuel, owned by Paddy Power-owned Flutter, is one of the two big players on the market in the US, along with DraftKings. Now, The Information is reporting that both businesses are bidding for The Athletic, the fast-growing but cash burning sports new site. The Flutter subsidiary is…

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