ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Bookmaker William Hill has settled its lawsuit alleging that rival FanDuel copied its “how to bet” guide virtually word for word.
William Hill CEO Joe Asher won’t say how much his company is receiving.
But he says some of the money will fund creative writing programs at New Jersey universities, as well as programs to treat problem gambling.
William Hill filed a copyright infringement suit in October.
It produced its guide in June when it began offering sports betting at Monmouth Park Racetrack.
The lawsuit claims FanDuel circulated a virtually identical guide at the Meadowlands Racetrack a month later, citing numerous examples of passages reproduced in the FanDuel guide, including a page in which FanDuel neglected to remove William Hill’s name from text it included in its own guide.
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