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Daily fantasy operators DraftKings and FanDuel are preparing for an important NFL season by introducing new game features and community guidelines while at the same time working to resume operations in New York, one of their most important states.With four weeks remaining before a defining NFL season for the daily fantasy industry, neither DraftKings nor FanDuel has been granted a temporary permit from the New York State Gaming Commission. The two industry leaders submitted their applications shortly after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation Aug. 3, clarifying the legality of fantasy sports in the state and establishing regulations.But as of Tuesday morning, the process had not been completed.The gaming commission is reviewing the applications from six daily fantasy operators, including DraftKings and FanDuel. Applicants must pay a $50,000 licensing fee and provide 23 required exhibits to the gaming commission. Some applications are hundreds of pages long, according to Lee Park, gaming commission director of communication. Park added that staff is working nonstop to complete the permit process and the timetable is completely dependent on quality of materials provided by the applicants.In addition to DraftKings and FanDuel, daily fantasy operators FantasyDraft, NextGen Fantasy Football Evolution, Draft and Yahoo! have applied for temporary permits with the New York State Gaming Commission.The NFL season is by far the most lucrative for fantasy operators, and after voluntarily leaving the New York market this spring as part of a settlement with state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, DraftKings and FanDuel are eager to return.In the meantime, DraftKings on Tuesday launched enhanced game features that allow players to create private, customizable leagues and compete against friends and chosen opponents.Weve created a private version of our site for people and their friends, DraftKings co-founder Paul Liberman said. Its your customized version of DraftKings.Liberman said the features werent designed to attract traditional season-long leagues. Rather, after receiving consistent feedback from customers wanting an easier way to play against friends, Libermans team set out to create the platform, while injecting some of the popular social aspects of season-long leagues into DraftKings version of the game.FanDuel also has introduced similar features, including a players bill of rights.Last week, DraftKings published new community guidelines that aim to discourage correlated group play and the acts of selling and buying completed lineups from services. The guidelines are the result of DraftKings Game Integrity and Ethics team that was formed in January.Last year, the companies came under criticism from inside and outside the community about not offering a level playing field. DraftKings hopes the new guidelines help address player concerns about any gray-area game integrity and ethical behaviors.The guidelines include examples of acceptable and unacceptable behaviors.For example, Any use of pre-built lineups purchased from third-party websites or engaging in the sale of such lineups is deemed unacceptable by the company. However, using lineup construction tools from third-party fantasy sports websites to build your lineup, is acceptable.I think the community reaction [to the new guidelines] has been mostly positive, said Dan Back, a popular podcast personality on industry forum Rotogrinders and a respected voice in the community. You will always have skeptics, but I also think there has to be a modicum of trust by the players that DraftKings is doing [its] best to ensure fair play is happening on the site. 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BALTIMORE -- Although the Boston Red Sox are the highest-scoring team in the majors, theyve relied heavily on their pitching to put together a momentum-changing winning streak.David Price allowed four hits before a rainstorm stopped play for good after six innings, and the Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory.Jackie Bradley Jr. homered and drove in four runs for the Red Sox, who swept the two-game series to climb past the Orioles into second place in the AL East.Boston had lost 13 of 20 before sweeping three from Arizona, topping Cleveland in a makeup game and twice casting aside Baltimore.Our starters have set the tone in this stretch, manager John Farrell said.Price (11-8) was cruising until a driving storm stopped play, and the game was finally called after a delay of 1 hour, 17 minutes.Price struck out four and walked none to earn his second victory in seven starts since July 10. The only run he allowed came on a second-inning homer by Chris Davis.Well go as far as the starters take us, and weve thrown the ball well as a group, the left-hander said.Boston outscored the Orioles 13-4 in the two games.We didnt pitch particularly well in certain spots, manager Buck Showalter conceded.The Orioles 39-19 home record is the best in the AL, but theyre 2-4 against Boston at Camden Yards. Baltimore, which had been in first or second place since opening day, dropped behind Toronto and the Red Sox.I mean its so close, the separation between the teams, Davis said. The important part is to keep going. There is still plenty of time left to regroup and get back on track.Baltimore rookie Dylan Bundy (6-4) entered with three straight wins and a 2.93 ERA, but the right-hander yielded five runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings.I threw some good pitches and they still hit them, Bundy said. So, its just one of those nights. Just got to learn from iit and get better from here.ddddddddddddOrioles nemesis Mookie Betts went 2 for 3 with a walk and scored three runs. Betts is batting .440 with eight homers, 19 runs scored and 17 RBI in 12 games against Baltimore this season.The game turned in the third inning with the score tied at 1. Bundy awkwardly toppled off the mound chasing a grounder to the right side and appeared to twist his right ankle. He declared himself OK after taking a few warmup pitches, and play resumed with two outs and the bases empty.Bundy issued a two-out walk to Betts on a 3-2 count, and Bradley followed with a drive that cleared the wall in center field.Sandy Leon hit a two-run shot in the fifth and Bradley doubled in two runs in the sixth against Tyler Wright.MILESTONEFarrell picked up his 313th win as Red Sox manager, moving past Ralph Houk for sole possession of ninth place in club history. Eddie Kasko ranks eighth with 345 wins.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez showed no lingering effects from the left hamstring tightness that forced him to leave Tuesdays game. At this point, were planning on him starting on Sunday, Farrell said. ... RHP Steven Wright (right shoulder strain) will have a bullpen session Saturday before coming off the DL on Tuesday.Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (shoulder soreness) remains on course to start Saturday after being pushed back from Wednesday, Showalter said. ... OF Joey Rickard (thumb ligament) will be in a splint for 2/3 more weeks before starting baseball activities.UP NEXTRed Sox: RHP Clay Buchholz (4-9, 5.66) makes his 14th start of the season Thursday afternoon in the opener of a four-game series in Detroit.Orioles: RHP Kevin Gausman (3-10, 4.04) heads to the mound to help launch a four-game series against the visiting Houston Astros. ' ' '