{"id":93071,"date":"2018-11-20T11:35:04","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T19:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=93071"},"modified":"2018-11-20T11:35:04","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T19:35:04","slug":"new-york-gaming-commission-stops-regulating-illegal-dfs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/new-york-gaming-commission-stops-regulating-illegal-dfs\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Gaming Commission Stops Regulating \u2018Illegal\u2019 Daily Fantasy Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) has quietly discontinued its regulatory oversight of daily fantasy sports sites operating in the state.<\/p>\n

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Just what is going on with daily fantasy sports in New York? Anti-gambling groups have inadvertently created a situation where sites are free to operate but they cannot be regulated, or taxed as gambling. (Image: NPR)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Buffalo News<\/em> on Monday spotted that the NYSGC had removed all references to the DFS industry from its website. A spokesman for the regulator later confirmed that because of a recent court ruling<\/a> on the legality of DFS in the state, it no longer had a role in regulating the contests, leading the newspaper to declare New York had \u201cbecome the Wild West for the daily fantasy sports industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

In late October, the New York State Supreme Court ruled that DFS contests were illegal gambling under the state constitution and could not be defined as games of skill. In doing so, the court essentially overturned a 2016 law signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo that legalized and regulated the contests.<\/p>\n

The industry is expected to remain unregulated at the very least until the state appeals against the ruling, as is expected to do — but that can\u2019t happen until next month.<\/p>\n

Unintended Consequences<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The case had been brought by a cluster of anti-gambling gambling groups<\/a>, who argued that DFS could only be legalized by a public referendum to change the constitution.<\/p>\n

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The judge agreed with the groups that DFS was unconstitutional, but it can hardly have been their intention to create a situation where sites would be permitted to continue to operate as before, just minus checks and balances — and taxes — at the height of the NFL season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

But that\u2019s exactly what happened. Confusingly, Acting Supreme Court Justice Gerald Connolly shot down the legislature\u2019s effort to legalize DFS but let stand the part of it that dropped any criminal penalties against operators. He also ruled lawmakers had been within their rights to exempt DFS from New York\u2019s gambling law.<\/p>\n

Essentially, DFS is illegal in New York, but offering it has been decriminalized, and while it remains illegal it cannot be licensed or taxed.<\/p>\n

No Man\u2019s Land<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cThe decision makes clear that the New York legislature\u2019s decision to exclude fantasy contests from the definition of illegal gambling cannot be challenged in court. Accordingly, we will continue to offer fantasy sports to New Yorkers,” FanDuel said in a statement Monday.<\/p>\n

We also believe in the benefits of regulation and will cooperate with efforts to permanently restore regulatory oversight,\u201d FanDuel added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Lawyer for the anti-gambling groups Cornelius Murray told The Buffalo News <\/em>his clients were considering a number of options but admitted it was all a little confusing at the moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in that proverbial no-man\u2019s land for the time being. I think the dust will settle, but it\u2019s kind of a vague, difficult-to-describe period right now,” he observed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) has quietly discontinued its regulatory oversight of daily fantasy sports sites operating in the state. The Buffalo News on Monday spotted that the NYSGC had removed all references to the DFS industry from its website. 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