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The legislation comes after Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a legal challenge against major fantasy sports operators in New York, charging they were running games of chance, illegal under the state's constitution.
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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.
It was a major threat to the future of the exploding daily fantasy sports industry, and it led a number of smaller daily fantasy sports operators, who were not sent any letter from Schneiderman, to promptly cease business in New York.
With lobbyists working in dozens of states, the efforts by leading daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators — most notably DraftKings and FanDuel — to clarify the legal status of their game have resulted in some successes across the country.
State lawmakers in June approved legislation that regulates and legalizes fantasy sports in New York after Attorney General Eric Schneiderman challenged the legality of the activity, forcing major operators to suspend business in the state.
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.
«As the newly enacted law requires, the Commission regulates all aspects of interactive fantasy sports, including ensuring the operators put important consumer protections in place,» said Commission Executive Director Robert Williams.
Garcia, 54 years old, is a partner at a Manhattan law firm and leads an advisory board for fantasy - sports operator FanDuel, which is facing intense legal scrutiny nationwide — including in New York.
Mr. Garcia, 54 years old, is a partner at a Manhattan law firm and leads an advisory board for fantasy - sports operator FanDuel, which is facing intense legal scrutiny nationwide, including in New York.
DraftKings, FanDuel and three other daily fantasy sports operators were cleared to resume business in New York yesterday, just in time for the approaching NFL season and Major League Baseball playoffs.
After fantasy sports operators DraftKings and FanDuel announced they would no longer operate in New York following a legal dispute with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, some lawmakers now are talking of regulating the activity in the budget and gain some revenue in the process.
But, as online sports wagering is regulated in Australia, the legal environment for daily fantasy sports operators here has been far less complex.