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The chairs of the Senate and Assembly wagering committees said they are preparing final legislation that they hope will lead to the legalization of daily fantasy sports contests in New York.
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Last month, Nevada's Gaming Control Board ruled that daily fantasy sports operators (including Yahoo and all the smaller players too) are gambling operators and that, as such, they must obtain gambling licenses to continue offering paid contests in the state.
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«It is my opinion that the daily fantasy sports contests offered by FanDuel and DraftKings clearly constitute gambling,» AG Madigan wrote in a Dec. 23 memo.
In an April 5, 2016 media release, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said «paid daily fantasy sports contests are in fact illegal gambling under Alabama law.&raquIn an April 5, 2016 media release, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said «paid daily fantasy sports contests are in fact illegal gambling under Alabama law.&raquin fact illegal gambling under Alabama law.»
Daily fantasy sports had already been banned in Arizona, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana and Washington, making Nevada the sixth state to prohibit the increasing popular contests.
Pretlow, a Democrat from Westchester County, had long been planning a hearing on the daily fantasy sites, whose users create teams of real players (subject to a salary cap) in a variety of sports and either win or lose contests based on the real performance of the athletes on fictional teams.
Gambling powers — from Malaysia, Las Vegas, Yonkers and even Hamburg — are engaged in a furious and expensive last - minute campaign at the state Capitol on whether to legalize daily fantasy sports contests and online poker wagering.
The daily fantasy sports industry today turned to two retired NFL quarterbacks — Hall of Famer Jim Kelly and Vinny Testaverde — to make a last - minute pitch to ensure the popular contests are legalized in New York.