DraftKings Settles Class Action Lawsuit for $8 Million Settlement is a hybrid payment whose lion’s share is in-game currency Two Fair Households It wasn’t too long ago that DraftKings and FanDuel, the biggest names in the fantasy sports league business, were set to merge. But the downfall of the deal is implied in the description of the companies – they were the biggest players in the field, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) didn’t want them to get together. But in a certain sense, the two companies got married anyway: They both experienced the same, or similar, legal woes brought on by their elevated position on the fantasy sports heap.