Georgia May Be Next to Boot Daily Fantasy Sports Sites

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Associated Press
Published on:
Nov/16/2015
Georgia May Be Next to Boot Daily Fantasy Sports Sites

ATLANTA (Associated Press) - Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens says his office is investigating whether daily fantasy sports violate state law.

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Olens recently told the Augusta Chronicle that the issue is pending in his office.

Olens' statement comes after New York ordered two of the industry's largest companies to stop accepting bets last week because the state said the websites constituted illegal gambling.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a cease-and-desist order last week to FanDuel and DraftKings, two companies that let users assemble teams of professional athletes and win money based on their statistical performances in real-life games.

The companies argue that their contests require more skill than luck, and therefore aren't gambling. They also cite an exemption for fantasy sports in a 2006 federal law.

The state says the exemption doesn't supersede Georgia's gambling law.

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