"Every state has some version of the statutes New York used,” according to lawyer Kelly H. Kolb.“What the New York attorney general has done is, perhaps, to have given private lawyers a road map to file suit.”

In November 2015, Schneiderman issued cease-and-desist letters to daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel, accusing the companies of operating a gambling enterprise that is illegal under New York law.