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Better to be Good than Lucky: Daily Fantasy Users Scores a Big Win in Supreme Court of Illinois

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A global shutdown of live sports has kept the most skilled players off the playing field. Recently, however, “skilled” players of another kind won a significant victory. In Dew-Becker v. Wu, the Supreme Court of Illinois...more

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Fantasy Sports Faces Reality of NY Court Ruling They Are Illegal Gambling

A New York law permitting interactive fantasy sports (IFS) is unconstitutional, an appellate court in the state has ruled, dealing a blow to the multimillion-dollar industry. The state legislature amended the Racing,...more

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New York State Appeals Court Finds Daily Fantasy Sports Law Unconstitutional

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Last week, the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division dealt a blow to a law authorizing daily fantasy sports contests in the state, by ruling the law directly violated the state constitution's prohibition on gambling. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New York’s Authorization of Fantasy Sports Ruled Unconstitutional

On October 26, 2018, Justice Gerald W. Connolly of the New York Supreme Court for Albany County ruled in White v. Cuomo (Index No. 5861-16) that New York’s 2016 authorization of fantasy sports violated the state constitution....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Challenge to Daily Fantasy Sports in New York

A group of New York citizens backed by the anti-gambling group Stop Predatory Gambling has filed a lawsuit against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo challenging the constitutionality of the bill that legalized daily fantasy...more

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Alabama and Tennessee AGs Issue Opinions on Fantasy Sports

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Alabama and Tennessee have become the most recent states to weigh in on the legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS) contests. Last week, the attorneys general of the two states issued opinions declaring such contests to be...more

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