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NY attorney general seeks halt to daily fantasy sports in state

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A DraftKings logo is displayed on a board inside of the DFS Players Conference in New York November 13, …

(Reuters) - New York State's top prosecutor on Tuesday filed for a temporary injunction that would shut down daily fantasy sports leaders DraftKings and FanDuel in the state in a latest blow to the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar industry.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in legal documents filed in a Manhattan trial court that the games are illegal gambling, no different from poker or blackjack.

New York has more daily fantasy sports players than any other U.