I don’t know if Bill Hinds intended it, but what the cartoon spokesman said actually has some validity. However, if fantasy leagues like DraftKings and FanDual are “games of skill” and not gambling then the same applies to horse racing or dog racing. The fantasy sites and race tracks employ some version of pari-mutuel wagering procedures; all can give “knowledgeable” participants an edge over a player who simply picks at random.`Perhaps I’m giving these companies more credit than due, but I suspect the founders and financial backers of DraftKings and FanDuel had to know that their schemes were likely to be very popular and probably going to get slapped down by revised gambling laws within perhaps two to three years, so they’d best hustle to make their payoff as quickly as possible.
I enjoy their commercials. Every time you watch one, the “free code” changes. While both are being investigated in multiple states, networks continue to show their ads. Makes one wonder.As for the “game of chance,” back in the day I would play the betting cards where you got “points” for winning. Of course, there were numbers to the left of those “points” and to the right were the numbers 00. You pays your price, you takes your chance,
I read in my local paper about the same time that the first stories came out that Jerry Jones and at least one or two other NFL owners were also investors.Also an article in last weeks SI had an article by a CPA who makes 6 figures a year on daily baseball fantasy. He has been a customer of these sites since they started. Claims he does many hours of research before laying down his “bets”
timbob2313I remember an old Tank cartoon just after Jones bought the Cowboys. He was installing bleachers in his office so fans could pay to watch him own.
Alabama Al about 9 years ago
I don’t know if Bill Hinds intended it, but what the cartoon spokesman said actually has some validity. However, if fantasy leagues like DraftKings and FanDual are “games of skill” and not gambling then the same applies to horse racing or dog racing. The fantasy sites and race tracks employ some version of pari-mutuel wagering procedures; all can give “knowledgeable” participants an edge over a player who simply picks at random.`Perhaps I’m giving these companies more credit than due, but I suspect the founders and financial backers of DraftKings and FanDuel had to know that their schemes were likely to be very popular and probably going to get slapped down by revised gambling laws within perhaps two to three years, so they’d best hustle to make their payoff as quickly as possible.
sarah413 Premium Member about 9 years ago
I enjoy their commercials. Every time you watch one, the “free code” changes. While both are being investigated in multiple states, networks continue to show their ads. Makes one wonder.As for the “game of chance,” back in the day I would play the betting cards where you got “points” for winning. Of course, there were numbers to the left of those “points” and to the right were the numbers 00. You pays your price, you takes your chance,
Guilty Bystander about 9 years ago
The spokesman does have a point, but if gambling is a “game of chance,” wouldn’t card counting still be considered “insider information” of sorts?
Godfreydaniel about 9 years ago
W.C. Fields has a card game encounter with a local yokel: “Is this a game of chance?”“Not the way I play, no……..”
timbob2313 Premium Member about 9 years ago
I read in my local paper about the same time that the first stories came out that Jerry Jones and at least one or two other NFL owners were also investors.Also an article in last weeks SI had an article by a CPA who makes 6 figures a year on daily baseball fantasy. He has been a customer of these sites since they started. Claims he does many hours of research before laying down his “bets”
hippogriff about 9 years ago
timbob2313I remember an old Tank cartoon just after Jones bought the Cowboys. He was installing bleachers in his office so fans could pay to watch him own.