spencercassidy
Re:Game of Thrones Deadpool
on Thursday April 11, 2019 @08:30PM (#19640743)
Season 8 GoT starts this Sunday. Think you know who will be dead, alive or a white walker? Put your fan IQ to the test and join us in our 'Deadpool' that we created for fun for GoT fans alike.
Your feedback, ideas, suggestions are appreciated and welcomed! Feel free to share in the comment section.
Thanks!
Re:Launch HN: Balto (YC W19) – Fantasy Sports People Bet On
on Thursday February 21, 2019 @06:47PM (#19221780)
It's definitely a challenging space with the law. However, we're confident with the direction things are moving state by state --but it'll certainly take time and run its course through complexities.
Re:Launch HN: Balto (YC W19) – Fantasy Sports People Bet On
on Thursday February 21, 2019 @05:48PM (#19221309)
Love hearing this! The name originated from a Siberian husky and sled dog (Balto) who led his team on the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome to stop the deadly diphtheria epidemic. Given one of our challenges is a 'survival pool' we thought it was fitting as you must be the 'leader of the pack' during the long race to win/survive the challenge.
Re:Launch HN: Balto (YC W19) – Fantasy Sports People Bet On
on Thursday February 21, 2019 @05:41PM (#19221248)
+1 to the comment below. Last May, the United States Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that a 25-year-old federal law that prohibited sports betting outside Nevada is unconstitutional - allowing states to pass their own laws either allowing or prohibiting betting on professional and college sports. Here's a link discussing this as well as new states that have opened up to sports betting: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2019/02/21/state-sta...
Launch HN: Balto (YC W19) – Fantasy Sports People Bet On
Hi everyone! We’re Spencer, Nick, and Joel, co-founders of Balto (https://www.playbalto.com). We develop tools for users to organize fantasy sports games that people bet on. Yes, we said it, betting! March Madness brackets, NFL survivor pools, PGA pickems and more.With laws changing, sports gambling is becoming a reality in all states. Last year, 60M brackets were filled out with over $10B...