Daily Fantasy Sports

Doog_de_Jour

First off, I wasn't 100% sure what board this should be on, so mods feel free to move as you see fit.

I play "normal" fantasy football, but not the daily, Draft Kings/FanDuel variety, so I found this week's "Last Week Tonight" and the recent NY court rulings interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq785nJ0FXQ

sarktastic

I think the rapid expansion of unregulated gambling is a guud idea.

dnc

sarktastic said:

I think the rapid expansion of unregulated gambling is a guud idea.

I'm fine with this. I think anyone claiming Daily FS isn't gambling is, well, FS.

ThomasFremont

Anything to stop those fucking ads

topdawgnc

The defense of the two organizations is that customers use skill to pick multiple players, which, you know, is different than using skill to pick a parlay of multiple teams.

RaceBannon

Don't be successful in America

ThomasFremont

RaceBannon said:

Don't be successful in America

That part bothers me. I don't begrudge their success.

If they'd toned down the ad campaign they might have pissed off fewer people.

The ads did this. Otherwise, nobody cares. And computer geeks with algorithms would keep fleecing typical sports fans like the drooling sheep they are.

CuntWaffle

RaceBannon said:

Don't be successful in America

Profiteering

doogsinparadise

Disruption: stealing market share by ignoring regulations that your more established competitors have to follow. Lather, rinse, repeat.

sarktastic

ThomasFremont said:

RaceBannon said:

Don't be successful in America

That part bothers me. I don't begrudge their success.

If they'd toned down the ad campaign they might have pissed off fewer people.

The ads did this. Otherwise, nobody cares. And computer geeks with algorithms would keep fleecing typical sports fans like the drooling sheep they are.

Don't forget, another thing that brought this on was cheating by the employees of these two firms using betting intelligence to lay bets at the other firm and clean up.

topdawgnc

sarktastic said:

ThomasFremont said:

RaceBannon said:

Don't be successful in America

That part bothers me. I don't begrudge their success.

If they'd toned down the ad campaign they might have pissed off fewer people.

The ads did this. Otherwise, nobody cares. And computer geeks with algorithms would keep fleecing typical sports fans like the drooling sheep they are.

Don't forget, another thing that brought this on was cheating by the employees of these two firms using betting intelligence to lay bets at the other firm and clean up.

This and the one before it.

Had these two companies quietly fleeced stupid people ... they'd be fine.

Greed ... is good ... but be smart about it.

PurpleJ

Gambling should be legal. Everybody does it.

[Deleted User]

No one really gives a shit except the King of all Gambling crooks, Vegas! They are trying to shut them down.

http://www.adweek.com/prnewser/draftkings-fanduel-ordered-to-shut-down-in-las-vegas/118610

No selling crack on my corner bitches!

Tequilla

Legalize it and tax it ... not that difficult

topdawgnc

Tequilla said:

Legalize it and tax it ... not that difficult

We're talking about gambling, not prostitution.

PurpleJ

Tequilla said:

Legalize it and tax it ... not that difficult

Tax gambling specifically? Or just tax earnings with income tax? Why does everything that gets legalized need to be taxed?

sarktastic

If they would teach basic gambling strategy in elementary school and allow kids the fun of a little recess gaming... maff test scores would rise.

Doog_de_Jour

sarktastic said:

If they would teach basic gambling strategy in elementary school and allow kids the fun of a little recess gaming... maff test scores would rise.

Funny thing is, they often sell raffle tickets (don't you dare call it a lottery) for school fundraisers.