Judge mulling fate of daily fantasy sports in New York promises decision “very soon”

The judge considering the fate of daily fantasy sports operators in New York has promised to deliver his verdict “very soon.”

Wednesday saw New York Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez hear Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s representatives offer oral arguments supporting a ban on DFS operators conducting business in the state, while representatives from DraftKings and FanDuel offered counter-arguments for why they should be allowed to conduct business as usual.

Gaming attorney Daniel Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL), who has followed this issue closely, attended the hearing and much of what follows relies on the live tweeting of his furious but capable thumbs.

By and large, the oral arguments didn’t stray from the legal scripts both sides have already documented at length in court filings and media interviews. Mendez stayed quiet throughout most of the legal presentations, offering little indication of which way he was leaning.