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NBA MLB Robert Kraft Jerry Jones among those named in DFS la

The controversy surrounding the legality of Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) reached another milestone Saturday as a new lawsuit filed in Florida named approximately 50 companies and individuals who haveinvested in Marshawn Lynch T Shirts DFS companies or facilitated its gaming.

,the 132-page complaint named the National Basketball A sociation, Major League Baseball Ventures, National Hockey League Ventures and Major League Soccer as defendants in the case.

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The Kraft Group (owned L.J. Collier Jerseys by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft), Legends Hospitality (co-owned by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and the New York Yankees)and MSG Sports and Entertainment (owned by New York Knicks owner James Dolan)Turner Sports, Time Warner, NBC Seattle Seahawks Home Office Sports Comcast Ventures, 21stCentury Fox andFox Sports Interactive MediaVisa, MasterCard and American Expre sJ.P. Morgan, Capital One Bank, Google Capital, Piton Capital and Scottish Investment BankPayPal, Paysafe and Vantiv (payment proce sors)DraftKings, FanDuel and Jason Robins

The prosecutors Kenny Easley Jerseys claim that DFS gaming companiesDraftKings and FanDuel have engaged in illegal gambling and deceptive practicesand that the investors failed to realizethey were partnering with Brandon Shell Jerseys illegal gambling operations.

The lawsuit comes just days after the New York state attorney general ordered DFS industry leadersDraftKings and FanDuelto cease operations within the state, ruling that contests offered by the companiesconstitute illegal gambling under New Yorklaw.

Both companies are expected tochallenge the attorney general's decision in court. The daily fantasy sports industry has long contended thatcontests are a game of skill and, therefore, were Jamal Adams Jerseys exempt froma 2006 federal law against onlinewagering.

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