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| Judge rules fantasy sports companies must cease operating in New York | Judge rules fantasy sports companies must cease operating in New York |
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| A New York judge on Friday ruled that daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings must cease operating in the state for now, in what could be a crippling blow to the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar industry. | A New York judge on Friday ruled that daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings must cease operating in the state for now, in what could be a crippling blow to the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar industry. |
| New York supreme court justice Manuel Mendez granted an injunction sought by the state’s attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, after hearing arguments last month over whether daily fantasy sports games amounted to illegal games of chance or lawful ones involving skill. | New York supreme court justice Manuel Mendez granted an injunction sought by the state’s attorney general, Eric Schneiderman, after hearing arguments last month over whether daily fantasy sports games amounted to illegal games of chance or lawful ones involving skill. |
| A lawyer for DraftKings said the company would immediately be filing for a stay of the decision and plans to appeal the ruling. | A lawyer for DraftKings said the company would immediately be filing for a stay of the decision and plans to appeal the ruling. |
| Related: Nevada bans DraftKings and FanDuel as unlicensed gambling sites | Related: Nevada bans DraftKings and FanDuel as unlicensed gambling sites |
| The ruling comes amid nationwide scrutiny at the state and federal level as to whether the games amount to gambling. It has the potential to ripple throughout the country, as eight other states have gambling laws similar to New York’s, according to DraftKings. | The ruling comes amid nationwide scrutiny at the state and federal level as to whether the games amount to gambling. It has the potential to ripple throughout the country, as eight other states have gambling laws similar to New York’s, according to DraftKings. |
| But FanDuel and DraftKings, the privately held leaders of the fantasy sports industry which both boast billion-dollar valuations, may have painted targets on their own backs with aggressive advertising at the start of the National Football League season that promised large winnings. | |
| FanDuel has said it planned to pay out $2bn in cash prizes this year. | FanDuel has said it planned to pay out $2bn in cash prizes this year. |