--- description: Five popular fantasy sports companies are now allowed to resume operations in New York, the state’s Gaming Commission announced Monday. title: 5 Fantasy Sports Companies May Now Operate in New York image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6245aeec76cdf660/6988a33897cdffb1b36ad873/fantasy-sports-operate-new-york-gaming-commission.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [fantasy sports](/tag/fantasy-sports/) ## fantasy sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 5 Fantasy Sports Companies May Now Operate in New York  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 22, 2016 7:55 PM CUT  The FanDuel Inc. app and DraftKings Inc. website are arranged for a photograph in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 5, 2015. The FanDuel Inc. app and DraftKings Inc. website are arranged for a photograph in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 5, 2015.Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 22, 2016 7:55 PM CUT Five popular fantasy sports companies [are now allowed to resume operations](https://www.gaming.ny.gov/pdf/08.22.16.IFSTempPermits.pdf "undefined") in New York, the state’s Gaming Commission announced Monday. The New York State Gaming Commission, which regulates such online games, said it has issued temporary permits to DraftKings, FanDuel, Yahoo, FantasyDraft and Draft. The approvals come after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo [legalized](http://time.com/4438629/new-york-fantasy-sports-law/ "undefined") interactive fantasy sports in the state earlier this month. “As the newly enacted law requires, the Commission regulates all aspects of interactive fantasy sports, including ensuring the operators put important consumer protections in place,” Commission Executive Director Robert Williams said in a statement. “While the Commission continues work on formal regulations for these games, these temporary permits get companies up and running in New York State while assuring resident players that safeguards are in place.” **Read More:** [**_Meet Tech Startups’ Political Mastermind_**](http://time.com/4413522/bradley-tusk-ventures-uber/ "undefined") The industry, which Cuomo [said](https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-signs-legislation-legalize-and-regulate-fantasy-sports-new-york-state "undefined") previously operated with “no supervision and no protections for players,” is expected to generate about $4 million in revenue to fund state education aid, officials said. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4461975/fantasy-sports-new-york-gaming-commission/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4461975/fantasy-sports-new-york-gaming-commission/"},"headline":"5 Fantasy Sports Companies May Now Operate in New York","datePublished":"2016-08-22T19:55:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T10:03:30.706Z","description":"DraftKings, FanDuel, Yahoo, FantasyDraft and Draft now have permits","url":"https://time.com/4461975/fantasy-sports-new-york-gaming-commission/","keywords":["fantasy sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6245aeec76cdf660/6988a33897cdffb1b36ad873/fantasy-sports-operate-new-york-gaming-commission.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6245aeec76cdf660/6988a33897cdffb1b36ad873/fantasy-sports-operate-new-york-gaming-commission.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"DraftKings Inc. 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