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Re:Beyond Chance? The Persistence of Performance in Online P... by exelius on Wednesday April 08, 2015 @02:38PM (#9342841)
I've had my own questions about "DFS". I really don't understand how it's a game of skill, or how it's significantly different than Vegas-style sports book betting. I've been in too many office fantasy football pools only to end up in second place behind the 19 year old intern who drafted her players based on how attractive they were and didn't touch her roster all season. Every week is a toss-up.

Furthermore, I'm equally doubtful that the NFL and the NFLPA are ok with companies making billions in profit off of the NFL's games and individual players' performances. I think that if anything kills DFS, it will be this. Sports leagues can't be associated with gambling in any way, but the teams and players involved also have to protect their brands.

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Re:Beyond Chance? The Persistence of Performance in Online P... by swanson on Wednesday April 08, 2015 @02:54PM (#9342967)
It's a game of skill much in the same way as poker. Experienced players will beat inexperienced players over the long-run. There are certain elements of randomness/luck (as with poker, sometimes you just get bad cards) - but DFS proponents would argue that identifying under-valued players and predicting performance to be a skill.

Surprisingly, the NBA and MLB have an official DFS partnership - as do individual teams in both the NFL and NHL. Some individual players also have "endorsed" certain sites.

Full list of DFS partnerships: http://www.legalsportsreport.com/dfs-sponsorship-tracker/

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Re:Beyond Chance? The Persistence of Performance in Online P... by chrismcb on Thursday April 09, 2015 @04:44AM (#9346370)
It is fairly well accepted that fantasy leagues has increased the nfl fan base. I think nfl is just fine with fantasy other than maybe they also want a piece of the pie. Over the next decade expect the major sports to be more involved with betting, whether it is pure betting or indirectly thru a fantasy league
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