On Friday, Attorney General Luther Strange announced that both FanDuel and DraftKings have agreed to shut down operations in the state effective May 2.
On April 5, Strange announced that his office had found that daily fantasy sports (DFS) constitute illegal gambling in the state and that his office had sent cease and desist letters to both DraftKings and FanDuel giving them until May 1 to pull out of Alabama.
In a press conference, Strange said that he was pleased that both operators complied with his order and that both FanDuel and DraftKings agreed to block access to their content websites from Alabama IP addresses after the letters were sent. In addition, FanDuel and DraftKings agreed they would process Alabama-based IP user requests to withdraw customer accounts within …