NEW YORK — Entries at daily fantasy sports site FanDuel's NFL contests have fallen sharply since New York's attorney general declared the games to be illegal gambling in the state and the company stopped taking money from New Yorkers.
FanDuel received $23.6 million in entries overall for its National Football League contests over the weekend, down 17 percent from two weeks earlier, according to data from daily fantasy sports industry tracker Super Lobby. Professional football is the most popular sport for daily fantasy contests.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has asked a court to shutter FanDuel and top competitor DraftKings in the state, saying that daily fantasy sports gaming "is nothing more than a rebranding of sports betting.