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Yahoo a target in New York daily fantasy sports probe

Nov 17 (Reuters) - A probe by the New York attorney general into the fast-growing, multibillion dollar daily fantasy sports industry has expanded to include Yahoo Inc, the online media company, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Yahoo, which operates a daily fantasy sports site, was issued a subpoena by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, the person said. A Yahoo spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment. The widening probe comes as Schneiderman earlier on Tuesday filed for a temporary injunction to shut down daily fantasy sports leaders DraftKings and FanDuel in the state. (Reporting by Suzanne Barlyn; Editing by Sandra Maler)