{"id":32853,"date":"2015-11-19T14:08:16","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T22:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=32853"},"modified":"2015-11-19T14:09:41","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T22:09:41","slug":"new-york-dfs-bill-aims-to-rescue-draftkings-and-fanduel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-dfs-bill-aims-to-rescue-draftkings-and-fanduel\/","title":{"rendered":"New York DFS Bill Aims to Rescue DraftKings and FanDuel"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_32855\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32855\" data-style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/images1.jpeg\" alt=\"Senator Michael Ranzenhofer introduces New York DFS bill\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/images1.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/images1-142x80.jpeg 142w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/images1-166x93.jpeg 166w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-32855\"class=\"text-description\">Senator Michael Ranzenhofer, whose bill aims to classify DFS as a game of skill. He accuses the state of \u201coverregulation.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p2\">A new New York gambling bill introduced this week by Senator Michael Ranzenhofer (R-Erie County) seeks to classify daily fantasy sports as a game of skill, thus exempting the activity from the state\u2019s prohibition of gambling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The bill, filed on Monday, appears to be in direct response to the cease and desist letters sent to DFS market leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/draftkings-employee-cleared-in-daily-fantasy-sports-cheating-scandal\" target=\"_blank\">DraftKings<\/a> and FanDuel last week by New York AG Eric Schneiderman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The AG has said that the two companies\u2019 operations in the state constitute \u201cillegal gambling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">DraftKings and FanDuel quickly launched separate lawsuits against Schneiderman seeking to protect their New York business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">DraftKing\u2019s filed a \u201cpetition and complaint\u201d against the AG, which aimed to stop him from, according to the filing, \u201ccarrying out his threat to banish from this State a lawful industry beloved by hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">A New York judge on Monday denied DraftKings and FanDuel\u2019s joint request for a temporary restraining order that would have prevented any action being taken against them before the matter could be settled in the courts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The AG acted swiftly and on Tuesday filed for an injunction to shut down the two operators.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>DFS Carve-out<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\">Into this legal maelstrom steps Senator Ranzenhofer, who believes DFS should be granted a legal carve out from New York\u2019s gambling prohibition, just as the racetracks and new casino operators have been. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cTime and time again, New York has stood in the way, whether by over-regulation or outright banning, of activities that are legal and enjoyed in most states across the country,\u201d complained Ranzenhofer. \u201cThis bill further protects the rights of businesses and individuals who wish to engage in this type of commerce in the state of New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">His bill seeks to amend New York\u2019s definition of a \u201ccontest of chance\u201d as one that:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"main-blockquote\">\n<p class=\"p2\"><strong><i>\u2026shall not include participation in any fantasy or simulation in any fantasy or simulation sports game or educational game or contest in which (if the game or contest involves a team or teams) no fantasy or simulation sports team is based on the current membership of an actual team that is a member of an amateur or professional sports organizations\u2026<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><b>Casino Lobby<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\">The AG\u2019s office dismissed the bill as little more than a lobbyist\u2019s stunt. \u201cDraftKings and FanDuel have hired a fleet of lobbyists to convince the Legislature to legalize their gambling operations,\u201d said AG spokesman Damien LaVera. \u201cHow does that square with these companies\u2019 insistence that their sites are presently legal?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">However, an article in the New York Post suggests that Schneiderman, himself, may not be immune to the influence of lobbyists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">According to the Post, New York\u2019s casino interests have contributed over $150,000 to his campaign funds since 2010.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">The casinos themselves are unable to offer sports betting and are incensed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/dfs-could-be-banned-by-doj-by-end-of-year\" target=\"_blank\">DFS<\/a> companies are permitted to operate in the state with, until now, complete impunity.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new New York gambling bill introduced this week by Senator Michael Ranzenhofer (R-Erie County) seeks to classify daily fantasy sports as a game of skill, thus exempting the activity from the state\u2019s prohibition of gambling. The bill, filed on Monday, appears to be in direct response to the cease and desist letters sent to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":32855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New York DFS Bill Aims to Rescue DraftKings and FanDuel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"New York gambling bill wants carve out for DFS as \u201cgame of skill\u201d\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-dfs-bill-aims-to-rescue-draftkings-and-fanduel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"New York DFS Bill Aims to Rescue DraftKings and FanDuel\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"New York gambling bill wants carve out for DFS as \u201cgame of skill\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-dfs-bill-aims-to-rescue-draftkings-and-fanduel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-11-19T22:08:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-11-19T22:09:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/images1.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"300\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"168\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Casino.org Staff Writer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Casino.org Staff Writer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-dfs-bill-aims-to-rescue-draftkings-and-fanduel\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-dfs-bill-aims-to-rescue-draftkings-and-fanduel\/\",\"name\":\"New York DFS Bill Aims to Rescue DraftKings and FanDuel\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-dfs-bill-aims-to-rescue-draftkings-and-fanduel\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-dfs-bill-aims-to-rescue-draftkings-and-fanduel\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/images1.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-11-19T22:08:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-11-19T22:09:41+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77\"},\"description\":\"New York gambling bill wants carve out for DFS as \u201cgame of skill\u201d\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-dfs-bill-aims-to-rescue-draftkings-and-fanduel\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-dfs-bill-aims-to-rescue-draftkings-and-fanduel\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-dfs-bill-aims-to-rescue-draftkings-and-fanduel\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/images1.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/images1.jpeg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"caption\":\"Senator Michael Ranzenhofer, whose bill aims to classify DFS as a game of skill. 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