DraftKings Sues Philadelphia Over Consumer Protection Subpoena

DraftKings has filed a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia in an attempt to stop officials from enforcing a subpoena and a consumer protection ordinance issued earlier this year. The case was lodged on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, according to SBC Americas.

Court filings show DraftKings is challenging the validity of the city's actions, though the full scope of what the ordinance covers, and exactly what the subpoena demands, has not been detailed publicly. The dispute pits one of the biggest names in US online betting against a major city government over how much oversight and information local authorities can compel from a national operator.

For now the matter is in the hands of the federal court, and there is no word yet on when a ruling might come or how it could affect DraftKings' operations in Pennsylvania or elsewhere.