NY daily fantasy sports sites ban leads to barrage of angry, funny tweets
A New York judge blocked daily fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings from doing business in the state on Friday.
The injunction was sought after by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who has called daily fantasy sports sites to be illegal gambling based on chance and not skill.
To say New Yorkers who enjoy playing DFS were irate would be an understatement.
Here's a round-up of what people on Twitter had to say about the ruling and Schneiderman's role in shutting down DFS.
My immediate reaction to the DFS ban in New York: pic.twitter.com/qneZbZy837
— Hobie Dunn (@hjdasufan1) December 11, 2015
Yes, please protect me from DFS and weed while the lottery, alcohol and prescription drugs w terrible side effects are legal #MovingToCanada
— Sammy Reid (@ImEVpositive) December 11, 2015
Top two stories in NY local news tonight will be 1) Shutting down DFS cuz it requires no skills to play. 2)Winning lottery numbers. #DFS
— Ben Almquist (@citadelchief) December 11, 2015
Let's all go buy lottery tickets and bet some horses yayyyy #NewYork #DFS absolute joke.
— Matt Galante (@Galante118DFS) December 11, 2015
To any NY #DFS players looking to move, Lansing, MI has homes for sale for the price of a year or two rent in NYC: https://t.co/nzD7rQTzd9
— Josh Moore (@4for4_Josh) December 11, 2015
Sad day in NY for #DFS. I'm leaving NY @FanDuel @DraftKings @YahooFantasy #Banned ??????
— Mak (@Hollawood24) December 11, 2015
New York State is a joke. Can't stop drug trafficking so let's stop #DFS #Priorities #Greed #BuzzKillington
— Aj Sutter (@AjSutter) December 11, 2015
@AGSchneiderman how much fatter are your pockets today after attacking and shutting down #DFS?
— Peter Bracero (@Nous_Life) December 11, 2015
All I want for Christmas is dfs in ny @OfficialSanta
— brian jodoin (@brianjodoin) December 11, 2015
@AGSchneiderman thanks for ruining Sundays! We shall defeat you in 2018.
— greg (@Greg664466) December 11, 2015
@AGSchneiderman You are literally one of the most despicable human beings that's ever walked the Earth. This is a disgrace to all Americans.
— Nik Robbins (@MichaelscarnDFS) December 11, 2015
