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In the eyes of the state of New York, daily fantasy sports contests are not gambling. The final ruling in a New York DFS lawsuit that has created doubt about the games’ legality in the state is over.
The NY Court of Appeals released its decision on Tuesday. Although it was close, the ruling upholding a 2016 law means New Yorkers on DFS platforms can continue to play the games for real money.
The final word on the New York DFS lawsuit
The seven-member court issued its 58-page majority opinion this morning, overturning a lower court’s ruling falls under the provisions of that 2013 amendment. Poker, slots, and table games are all part of that framework.
The bill is simply adding online platforms on servers located at the state’s commercial casinos to the list of places where those games can be played. While those bills might not become law this year, it seems a strong likelihood for the near future.
Unless the legislature takes another action in the future to repeal the current law, playing DFS for money in New York is now indisputably legal. It only took the better part of six years to reach that conclusion.
