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Unlike most traditional, season-long fantasy sports sites, which make most of their money from administrative fees and advertising, FanDuel and DraftKings take a cut of every bet. That is what bookies do, and it is illegal in New York. ”
Daily fantasy sports is much closer to online poker than it is to traditional fantasy sports. ”
Abandoned homes become magnets for vandalism and crime. They drag down the property values of neighboring homes. ”
When I was in the Senate, I worked to pass Women's Health and Wellness Act, which bars insurance companies from discriminating against the health care needs of women. ”
The Supreme Court should follow settled precedent and allow states like New York to manage our own labor relations to achieve labor peace and government efficiency and to continue our long tradition of support for workers. ”
In 1980, a young Senator Al Gore held the first Congressional hearings on global warming. ”
When the trust between the police and the communities they serve breaks down, everyone is at risk. ”
Anyone who believes in the essential role government can play in improving people's lives must also be the toughest critics of those who abuse the public trust. ”
New Yorkers must be able to trust the men and women of the NYPD. They must come forward to report crimes. And they must come forward as witnesses. ”
Our investigation has found that, unlike traditional fantasy sports, daily fantasy sports companies are engaged in illegal gambling under New York law, causing the same kinds of social and economic harms as other forms of illegal gambling and misleading New York consumers. ”