Since a New York Times story revealed that a DraftKings employee won hundreds of thousands of dollars at rival site FanDuel, politicians at the state and federal level demand to know whether insider trading occurs within the businesses. Both DraftKings and FanDuel suddenly became a ubiquitous presence during commercial breaks of major sporting events, further raising their profile and the interest of politicians. With profits going directly to businessmen rather than government coffers, politicians naturally cried foul. Frank Pallone, a Democrat congressman from Christie's state, wrote a September 14 letter to "request that the Energy and Commerce Committee hold a hearing examining the relationship between professional sports and fantasy sports to review the legal status of fantasy sports and sports betting."