Schneiderman said in the DraftKings complaint that nearly 90 percent of
daily fantasy sports players lost money in 2013 and 2014, citing the company's data.
New York has more
daily fantasy sports players than any other U.S. state, according to Eilers Research, so being forced to shut down there could cripple the companies.
Lawyers for the defendants have insisted that
daily fantasy sports players do control or influence the outcome of the contests, since they select their own lineup.
He issued the two companies cease - and - desist letters in New York, which has the most
daily fantasy sports players of any state, according to Eilers Research.
Not exact matches
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.
Most of those viewers, like most of the
players, fall into the
daily fantasy sports sweet spot demographic of 21 - to 34 - year - old males.
Daily fantasy sports, where
players draft a roster of football
players to compete for points in a single - day worth of games, were acknowledged by Virginia lawmakers as a game of skill vs. pure chance, a key difference that allows sites to avoid a federal ban on online gambling.
In January, Paxton said
daily fantasy sports games that charge
players to compete can not operate legally in Texas, joining other states in challenging the legality of such online contests.
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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.
It's game on for
players of
daily fantasy sports in New York — and just in time for football season.
«
Daily fantasy sports have proven to be popular in New York, but until now have operated with no supervision and no protections for
players,» Cuomo said in a statement.
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