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Fantasy sports sites sue to keep doors open in NY

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FanDuel stops taking new deposits in New York

November 13, 2015 publisher after-the-state, attorney, companies-filed, fantasy-sports, games, jason-robins, ordered-the-two, state-court, two-companies, york

NEW YORK, Nov 13 (Reuters) – Daily fantasy sports site FanDuel said it has stopped taking new deposits in New York after the state’s attorney general declared the games to be illegal gambling. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent daily fantasy sports market leaders FanDuel and DraftKings cease and desist letters earlier this week, demanding that they stop taking money from players in the state. Both companies filed lawsuits in New York state court earlier on Friday to contest the order

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South African, Norwegian e-commerce rivals bury hatchet in Brazil battle

November 14, 2014 publisher brazil, competition, david-dolan, fiercest, norway, recent-years, schibsted, some-emerging, such-as-brazil, the-fiercest, two-companies

By David Dolan and Balazs Koranyi JOHANNESBURG/OSLO (Reuters) – Two of the fiercest rivals in online classifieds, South Africa’s Naspers and Norway’s Schibsted, said they would team up in some emerging markets, including fast-growing Brazil where they have battled each other for years.