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This is what happens when things are left unregulated. A few greedy people in the industry want everything for themselves. I still don’t understand how a few handful of people win most of the money. I have heard of an edge, but that’s more than a slight edge. Even in Vegas the casinos only have a small edge. WTF. Some people are going to be looking for jobs if fantasy goes down.

That fact that there was no mention of season long fantasy in the NGCB notice makes me think this all about protecting the special interests of the casinos. How many of their residents play in pay season long leagues on CBS or with their friends? Are these people all in violation of the law now? What in their analysis differentiates dfs from season long? Seems to me the NGCB shouldn’t be a legal arm of the casinos. I’m sure an investigation of their practices could produce quite a bit of illegal and corrupt material.

On a side note, yes Draftkings, apparently “This is the fantasy football season that could change it all.” THANKS ASSHOLES.

As long as no one is taking a “rake” all Fantasy games played amongst friends is legal.

On a side note, yes Draftkings, apparently “This is the fantasy football season that could change it all.” THANKS ASSHOLES.

Just because you get some crumbs doesn’t mean the game isn’t rigged. There are players collecting massive prizes and you are happy with your crumbs. If you play often enough you realize how hard it is to place at the top of tournaments on a consistent basis no matter how much homework you do, but somehow some people have no problem doing it. I guess we all just need to build better line ups.

To recap:

The game’s not rigged.
Yes, the game is rigged, but you are a fool if you think that it affects you.
We need the sharks and scripting in order for the not rigged rigged game to succeed.
The scripted sharks win 90% of the money, but you have a 50/50 chance of winning some of it too.
If the scripted sharks who win 90% of the money in the not rigged rigged gane stopped playing, your chances at winning would decrease.

Big enough for me.

Only part you left out is, there would be nothing left to win. They might win 90% of the money but without the money they put in what is left to win? Take away the sharks and their scripting and how big do you think the prize pools would be?

It would be perfectly fine for those people who play cash games

And the rest be damned? You think they make more money on the large pool GPP’s or the $1 H2H’s?

@tonytone1908 said…

Exactly, people seem to think that governments are made up of perfect angels rather than the most corrupt criminals you’ll find anywhere. I’d rather have ESPN, NFL, NBA, MLB, etc making sure fd and dk are treating customers fairly rather than some corrupt criminals with guns.

Makes no sense in this case and has no place here. The other side could easily argue that if you vote conservative, the moral right will shut everything down that is deemed immoral, in their view, such as drinking, smoking, gambling, while they engage in this same activity behind closed doors outside the public’s view.

And the rest be damned? You think they make more money on the large pool GPP’s or the $1 H2H’s?

And the rest be damned? You think they make more money on the large pool GPP’s or the $1 H2H’s?

A few people have touched on this, but this is a direct result of FD & DK running the most obnoxious advertising campaign in the history of media. I would guess many people who’ve never played DFS now hate the industry simply based off those advertisements.

I just watched Senator Bob Menedez on OTL on ESPN. He doesn’t want to shut down DFS. He said his goal was to make sure the consumer is using a fair product and regulations may be necessary to ensure that. Oh, and FD and DK refused to come on air to answer questions.

Which means his goal is to maximize revenue for the government (or his state), while businesses prefer to avoid paying fees/taxes associated with the like that can be 20%+ of their bottom line.

pretty sure the sites are happy to BREAK EVEN on the BIG GPPS, cash game = bread and butter.

I just watched Senator Bob Menedez on OTL on ESPN. He doesn’t want to shut down DFS. He said his goal was to make sure the consumer is using a fair product and regulations may be necessary to ensure that. Oh, and FD and DK refused to come on air to answer questions.

Just because you get some crumbs doesn’t mean the game isn’t rigged. There are players collecting massive prizes and you are happy with your crumbs. If you play often enough you realize how hard it is to place at the top of tournaments on a consistent basis no matter how much homework you do, but somehow some people have no problem doing it. I guess we all just need to build better line ups.

Which means his goal is to maximize revenue for the government (or his state), while businesses prefer to avoid paying fees/taxes associated with the like that can be 20%+ of their bottom line.

Would you prefer these sites to do whatever they want with no oversight whatsoever ?