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Tag Archives: fantasy sports
FanDuel (by HubDub) is launched exclusively thru TechCrunch UK, which is, of course, upbeat on its future. Here’s a more critical take.
HubDub is a huge success in term of Internet popularity (pageviews, time spent on the site, etc.). However, HubDub has no business model, other than trying to get bought up by some bigger fish. Which is why Nigel Eccles and … Continue reading
Posted in Betting, Business & Economic Models, Entrepreneurship, Internet Marketing - Internet Commerce, Internet Strategy, Regulations
Tagged baseball, Betting, business models, FaceBook, FanDuel, fantasy baseball, fantasy football, fantasy leagues, fantasy sports, football, HubDub, Internet Marketing, Internet Strategy, marketing strategy, Nigel Eccles, social betting, social games, social gaming, TechCrunch UK, Twitter, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, Unlawful Internet Gaming Act of 2006
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Playing fantasy sports is not gambling. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act includes a specific exemption for fantasy sports, provided the prizes are determined in advance and the imaginary teams don’t correspond to any real teams.
New York Post I expect TradeSports and BetFair to join this industry, one day. -
Posted in Entertainment, Regulations, Sports
Tagged Betting, fantasy betting, fantasy gambling, fantasy sports, Fantasy Sports Trade Association, FSTA, Gambling, Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, laws, New York Post, Regulations, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
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Expect the big prediction exchanges to diversify into fantasy sports, soon.
World Sports Exchange (Antigua & Barbuda): Welcome to Fantasy Sports Exchange Fantasy Sports Exchange is a revolutionary new style of fantasy sports wagering. Gone are the days of waiting months to see your expertise payoff. Now you can create a … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis (Industry), Betting, Gambling
Tagged Antigua, fantasy sports, fantasy sports wagering, Kevin Garnett, Peyton Manning, Player, USD
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Fantasy Sport: The only way to crack open the US betting/gambling/gaming market… LEGALLY.
Wikipedia: A fantasy sport (also known as rotisserie, roto, or fairy-tale sport; or owner simulation) is a game where fantasy owners build a team that competes against other fantasy owners based on the statistics generated by individual players or teams … Continue reading
Posted in Betting, Gambling, Regulations
Tagged Canada, Chris Russo, Congress, cricket, fantasy sports, fantasy sports games, fantasy sports leagues, Fantasy Sports Trade Association, football, George W. Bush, internet access, Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, league commissioner, Mace DVR-1600NT 16 Channel 160 GB Digital Video Recorder (DVR) with Internet Access, manager, National Football League, NFL, online contest, online gambling, online gambling operators, online lotteries, play fantasy sports, played fantasy sports, Player, point systems, President, professional sports, public fantasy sports businesses, real sports owner, Senior Vice President, simulation, simulation sports game, soccer, sports gambling, sports industry, sports leagues, sports writers, team player, United States, United States Congress, USD
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YooNew, fears and hopes
YooNew is an online exchange based in New York City where fans may buy and sell “ticket derivatives”. The ticket derivatives are rights to tickets conditional on certain teams playing in certain playoff matches. So if you were to buy … Continue reading
Posted in All Best Posts Ever, All Guest Authors's Posts, Analysis (Market Proposals), Exchanges & Markets, Regulations
Tagged fantasy sports, fantasy sports league, individual athlete, New England Patriots, New York City, non-sports questions, online exchange, professional sports organization, simulation, simulation sports game, simulation sports team, sports events, USD
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ProTrade = The Jock Exchange, the first public stock market that trades in professional athletes??
Dominique Basulto, the extraordinary blogger who writes for Endless Innovation, sends me a couple of intriguing links. — New York Post (about Portfolio, the new business magazine I told you about on Sunday): [...] One of the more riveting pieces … Continue reading
Posted in Exchanges & Markets, Finance, Inventions & Innovations
Tagged A.S.A., athlete, California, co-founder, Dominique Basulto, fantasy sports, football, Jeff Ma, Justin Wolfers, Mateo, Michael Lewis, Mike Kerns, New York Post, Player, prediction markets, ProTrade, ProTrade co-founder, soccer, sports agent, sports star, sports teams, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, United States, Wall Street
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