The two largest daily fantasy sports operators acknowledged Wednesday that New York State was vital to the future of their businesses and said they would pursue all legal options to remain in operation there despite a demand by the state attorney general that they stop accepting bets from state residents because their games constituted illegal gambling under state law.
“We’re a legal game,” said Nigel Eccles, the chief executive officer of one of the companies, New York-based FanDuel. “We feel the A.G.’s office has taken the very extreme and very sudden position that New Yorkers are not capable of making their own decisions when it comes to playing fantasy sports.