Fantasy sports opinions
OPINION: DraftKings and FanDuel: Fantasy cronyism is now reality
What’s ironic is that, once upon a time, DraftKings and FanDuel faced the same political attacks they are now waging on their competitors. They received them from competing gambling interests that did not want them in the marketplace. Fortunately, the free market prevailed, and DraftKings and FanDuel began growing and prospering after state legislatures rejected these undue attacks.
03/18/2024
OPINION: Gambling Industry Wants to Make Fantasy Sports Leagues Illegal
The online gambling industry in this country spent years and years fighting the powerful Las Vegas casinos to make online sports betting legal in the states… But now the kings of the hill in the online sports betting world are using the same flawed logic to argue that popular sports fantasy league wagering should be illegal.
01/30/2024
OPINION: The Game of Fair Play: More Competition in Sports Gaming Please
So why would FanDuel and DraftKings, self-styled disruptors who helped modernize gaming laws, suddenly crusade against innovation? The motive is transparent: money and power. As a legal duopoly on sports betting, they have every incentive to smother rivals and dominate the market
01/24/2024
OPINION: In fantasy sports the players on the field aren’t the only skilled players
Fantasy sports is an industry that’s growing like almost no other. It’s estimated to be a $28 billion market in 2023 and set to grow to more than $50 billion by 2028. Nearly 20% of Americans age 18+ participate in fantasy sports. 20%!
12/04/2023
OPINION: The North Carolina Lottery Commission just can’t pick ‘em
Nearly two decades ago Congress passed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act to regulate online gambling. The Act made clear that fantasy sports meeting certain requirements, games of skill, and legal intrastate and intertribal gaming were all excluded.
11/02/2023
OPINION: Will Priester: From Salary Cap to Pick'em - The Evolution of DFS
“As FanDuel and DraftKings have invested more into sportsbooks, PrizePicks and Underdog have been able to give the players the best alternative: a time-saving way to play DFS.” — RotoGrinders
08/21/2023