NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Taking Bets in the State

Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by fletchowns on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @07:30PM (#10543834)

> What possible benefit to New Yorkers is there to not allow them to take bets, if things like state lotteries are still legal?

Just because the state lottery is legal doesn't mean anybody can go and create their own lottery. Notice how you see "no purchase necessary" on every single promotional event where you can win something?

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Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by oh_sigh on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @07:37PM (#10543868)

Isn't the difference that sports betting is a game of skill and not pure chance like the lottery?

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Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by JonFish85 on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @08:03PM (#10544025)

How does that make it not gambling, outside of the midnight rider on the port security bill? Wagering money on a game is gambling.

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Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by brianwawok on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @08:29PM (#10544184)

see poker. which is sometimes not gambling. but sometimes it is.

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Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by fletchowns on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @10:12PM (#10544603)

What about when a player gets injured? Isn't that pure chance?

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Re:NY Attorney General Tells Daily Fantasy Sports to Stop Ta... by oh_sigh on Thursday November 12, 2015 @06:51PM (#10557054)

Sure, but every player at a given position probably has an equal chance of being injured, so the real differentiator is skill in choosing the right players.

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