The companies denied the charges,
arguing fantasy sports games are games of skill, not chance.
Not exact matches
Schneiderman last year filed a legal challenge to major
fantasy sports operators,
arguing the companies in New York act as «games of chance» — outlawed under the state's Constitution.
Should
fantasy sports be allowed, the bill would resolve a legal battle started last year by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who
argued the service is essentially a game of chance, outlawed by the constitution.
Judge Manuel Mendez heard arguments from both Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office as well as lawyers for
fantasy sports companies as the state seeks to block their activities in New York,
arguing they are providing a form of illegal gambling.