For any company even remotely associated with daily fantasy sports sites, it is high time to read the fine print and make sure the process] is above board.
The New York State attorney general has expanded his investigation into daily sports sites and sent a subpoena to online media company Yahoo, according to the New York Times.
The move comes a week after the attorney general’s office issued letters to fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings demanding that they stop their games in New York.
A state court on Monday denied the two companies’ requests for temporary restraining orders but scheduled a hearing for next Wednesday, when the injunction is expected to be considered, the Times said.
On that front, the PR battle has begun.
DraftKings, which is based in Boston, said it would continue to take entries for customers in New York.
“We believe the attorney general’s view of this issue is based on an incomplete understanding of the facts about how our business operates and a fundamental misinterpretation and misapplication of the law,” DraftKings said in a statement.
For its part, FanDuel said that it would temporarily prevent New York customers from playing.
“We maintain, unequivocally, that FanDuel has always complied with state and federal law,” the company said in a statement. “We look forward to vindicating our position in court next week.”
Yahoo, which expanded from season-long fantasy sports into daily games in July, said on its site that it was continuing to take bets from New York users.
“Yahoo does not comment on legal matters,” a spokesman said in a statement. “We are monitoring industry trends and events closely and believe that we offer a lawful product for our Daily Fantasy Sports users.”
Stay tuned.
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