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re: I mean, how hard was it to tell that Draftkings and Fanduel were a scam?

Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:00 am to
Posted by aVatiger
Water
Member since Jan 2006
27967 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:00 am to
I'm starting a committee to end their terrible commercials. I only watch TV on Sunday besides LSU football and it's unbearable.
Posted by East Coast Band
Member since Nov 2010
66950 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:07 am to
Amen.
Posted by Knight of Old
New Hampshire
Member since Jul 2007
12596 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:13 am to
This paradigm is the ultimate antithesis to team sports.

The gamblers are taking over and could give two shits about how a team performs.
Posted by Yewkindewit
Near Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Apr 2012
21624 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:25 am to
Show us the money DrSteve! Love to see proof of that $5 to $5000 net....
Posted by MrSmith
Member since Sep 2009
8319 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:31 am to
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6 grand came on a single $5 bet. Rough. (thank you Mayfield and Fournette that week) 
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
466336 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:34 am to
one guy from company A using proprietary data from company A to play on company B's program is not a scam

i get that there is an advantage based on the data that he had at his disposal, but that's not a scam or "insider trading"
Posted by The Third Leg
Idiot Out Wandering Around
Member since May 2014
11896 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:40 am to
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Blah, blah, government regulation needed, blah, Congressional investigation, big money, missed tax revenue, blah, blah, government regulation, need regulation, blah, blah. Typical Lib BS (courtesy of the NYT no less) that can't stand some people having fun.

So now the liberals are the fun haters?
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
44168 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:44 am to
hypocrisy=


NFL is opposed to legal gambling, but Jerry Jones & Robert Kraft are owners of Draft Kings. And just struck a three year deal with the NFL and Draft Kings in London where sports betting is legal.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
With populists, expect populism
Member since Jan 2004
466336 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:44 am to
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So now the liberals are the fun haters?

there are plenty of liberal-progressive belief systems that sap fun out of stuff
Posted by DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Member since May 2011
19467 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:46 am to
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NFL is "opposed" to legal gambling
Posted by GeeOH
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2013
13376 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:46 am to
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'm trying to figure out how the Feds haven't step in to shut them down.


That's what all of this is about. Start creating scandals and soon congress will take up motions on taxing this unregulated industry. It's their own fault. The parade all of these clowns talking about their weekly winnings.

Book it!
Posted by SoFla Tideroller
South Florida
Member since Apr 2010
39121 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:47 am to
So now the liberals are the fun haters?

Always have been:

Helmet laws
Smoking ordinances
Soft drink size regulations
PC attacks on school mascot names


The list goes on and on.
Posted by Thib-a-doe Tiger
Member since Nov 2012
36573 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:50 am to
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I've made 10 grand with my group of friends since football season started on FanDuel, by all means, feel bad for us saps.

6 grand came on a single $5 bet. Rough. (thank you Mayfield and Fournette that week)





You think I could get that $8 million check from my uncle's executor in Nigeria direct deposited there? Seems like a sure fire plan to grow my windfall even more
Posted by OleBallCoach
Member since Nov 2007
1022 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:51 am to
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Posted by The Third Leg
Idiot Out Wandering Around
Member since May 2014
11896 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:52 am to
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there are plenty of liberal-progressive belief systems that sap fun out of stuff

If you want a project for the day, why don't you do a little research on which party has taken the tougher stance on policing vice crime?
Posted by Dead End
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2013
21237 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:53 am to
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That's what all of this is about. Start creating scandals and soon congress will take up motions on taxing this unregulated industry. It's their own fault. The parade all of these clowns talking about their weekly winnings.

Book it!


Bingo.
Posted by fightin tigers
Downtown Prairieville
Member since Mar 2008
76403 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 7:57 am to
These sites are like a casino, I have never heard of someone losing money.
Posted by biglego
San Francisco
Member since Nov 2007
83161 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:00 am to
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've only won about $150. But my co-workers friend won $1 million

I know several people who have made millions. I won $50K last week.
Posted by The Third Leg
Idiot Out Wandering Around
Member since May 2014
11896 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:00 am to
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Helmet laws Smoking ordinances Soft drink size regulations PC attacks on school mascot names

1. This saves money by limiting the number of instances in which the taxpayer foots the bill for a vegetable that wanted to pop wheelies on his crotch rocket

2. I am a smoker, and people who smoke indoors should be executed

3. Soft drink regulations? This never happened -- Let me give you a chance to take a stab at which type of states most commonly have bans on Sunday sales of alcohol.

4. the mascot changes have all been voluntary.
Posted by USAF Hart
My House
Member since Jun 2011
10273 posts
Posted on 10/6/15 at 8:02 am to
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can you explain how each site works, how you choose your players and are you limited and how you win money?


I've never played on Draft Kings but I would assume it's essentially the same on there as it is on FanDuel.

So essentially FanDuel is a weekly fantasy football (or daily baseball, hockey, basketball) fantasy sports betting site. There are a few freerolls, and then there are tournaments, 50/50's, head to heads, etc. that you can enter into. Obviously the larger the tournament buy in, the less people in, which could essentially increase your chances of winning. However, the $1/$2 tournaments are the ones that most people buy into and they really pay out well.

Most if not all competitions are on a bankroll, and it varies usually between $50K and $65K. Your top end players (Gronkowski, Aaron Rodgers, Brady, Julio Jones, etc.) will cost anywhere from $8800 to $10500. So obviously you can't stack your entire lineup full of elite players. You have the following positions to fill:

QB
RB
RB
WR
WR
WR
TE
K
DEF
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