DraftKings Still Offering Play In New York Despite AG's Warning

Fantasy sports operator DraftKings is still operating in New York despite receiving a cease-and-desist letter from New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, nystateofpolitics.com reports.

A protest by players of fantasy sports was held Nov. 13 outside the office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who announced a daily fantasy sports ban in the state.
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More than 300 fantasy sports fans crowded the sidewalk outside of the New York AG's lower Manhattan office near Wall Street to protest the new ban.
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Cindy Capitani

11/18/2015 5:00 p.m.

An emergency hearing is planned next week and DraftKings said the company was assured no action would be taken until then, the article says. DraftKing's email to its players was Tweeted Nov. 17 and indicated play would continue in New York as always.

The AG’s office is trying to shut down both DraftKings and FanDuel, stating they run forms of online gambling, which is illegal in New York, according to the article. Both firms want their day in court.

For the full story see nystateofpolitics.com.

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