The Bank is Open, Baby!

Noles1992 · 02-18-13, 04:09 PM

Big $ game.Top 100 get paid out of how many entries?

DraftKingsJosh · 02-18-13, 04:13 PM

Also, if you're thinking that the title of the post has nothing to do with the contest, this is because I forgot to mention that the contest is called the $150k NBA Bank Shot.

DraftKingsJosh · 02-18-13, 04:16 PM

Originally posted by Noles1992

Big $ game.Top 100 get paid out of how many entries?

825 total entries

StevenSuarez · 02-18-13, 04:24 PM

Looks awesome.

Noles1992 · 02-18-13, 04:32 PM

Nice, going to have to play some of the sattelites to see how that works out.

Wrigley · 02-18-13, 05:07 PM

Daily fantasy seems to really be getting huge

DraftKingsJosh · 02-18-13, 05:57 PM

Originally posted by Wrigley

Daily fantasy seems to really be getting huge

We think so!

Jrod124 · 02-19-13, 12:45 AM

Love DraftKings, best CS reps of any of the daily sites I have played at

Wulfman14 · 02-19-13, 12:57 AM

damn fantasy seems to be becoming more popular than sports betting .

milwaukee mike · 02-19-13, 08:14 AM

Originally posted by Wulfman14

damn fantasy seems to be becoming more popular than sports betting .

in the united states where for some strange reason it's less illegal to bet money on individual athletes than the team...

oiler · 02-19-13, 08:26 AM

sounds fun maybe will join

DraftKingsJosh · 02-19-13, 09:13 AM

Originally posted by oiler

sounds fun maybe will join

I hope you do...let me know if you have any questions

DraftKingsJosh · 02-19-13, 09:15 AM

Originally posted by Wulfman14

damn fantasy seems to be becoming more popular than sports betting .

It's definitely a fun *and legal* alternative. Daily fantasy is getting bigger and more popular, which makes us able to keep increasing the prize pools.

RudyRuetigger · 02-19-13, 09:59 AM

any chance you guys get golf?

DraftKingsJosh · 02-19-13, 12:15 PM

Originally posted by RudyRuetigger

any chance you guys get golf?

Yes for sure, but probably not until the Masters

ProPicker713 · 02-19-13, 12:28 PM

How would you be able to do fantasy on golf though?
Hole in one ? BIRDIE?

DraftKingsJosh · 02-19-13, 01:51 PM

Originally posted by ProPicker713

How would you be able to do fantasy on golf though?
Hole in one ? BIRDIE?

I'm not exactly and I know we're open to suggestions. Maybe separating the various golfers into tiers and needing to "draft" a player from each tier or something similar.

RudyRuetigger · 02-19-13, 02:31 PM

draftstreet already has a good formula that works like other sports

grouping players into tiers is a much easier way to start out though

BigDeem5 · 02-19-13, 03:14 PM

Rudy is shawppp

Wulfman14 · 02-20-13, 12:12 AM

Originally posted by milwaukee mike

in the united states where for some strange reason it's less illegal to bet money on individual athletes than the team...

yep that makes perfect sense hahaha

Jrod124 · 02-20-13, 12:17 AM

Originally posted by RudyRuetigger

draftstreet already has a good formula that works like other sports

grouping players into tiers is a much easier way to start out though

Yep assign each player a salary and u score points based on how they do on each hole. Plus extra bonuses for a win, top 5, top 10 finish etc. Would awesome if they got golf at Draftkings

MexicanStallion · 02-20-13, 12:25 AM

Awesome offer. Sounds great. Should be fun.

Mike650i · 02-20-13, 01:41 AM

These big contests are great. Ever consider going multi-day for these ones so there's more drama/skill involved?

ProPicker713 · 02-20-13, 02:02 AM

You guys ever do like a big final in vegas?

me-first · 02-20-13, 05:14 AM

great contest..golf would be great also..

DraftKingsJosh · 02-20-13, 09:06 AM

Originally posted by Mike650i

These big contests are great. Ever consider going multi-day for these ones so there's more drama/skill involved?

Thanks for the interest, MIke65oi. We've considered it, but never actually pulled the trigger because we believe that the appeal and fun of daily fantasy is really over just one day's worth of games.

DraftKingsJosh · 02-20-13, 09:07 AM

Originally posted by ProPicker713

You guys ever do like a big final in vegas?

Not yet, but our NFL Chase for the Crown winner got an all-inclusive trip to the Super Bowl! I booked it myself and it looked awesome--I know our winner had a good time. We'll be doing something similar later in the baseball season

DraftKingsJosh · 02-20-13, 10:17 AM

Nice article on the SBR homepage about the $150k Bank Shot

ttwarrior1 · 02-20-13, 02:53 PM

i guess no private roll this week for sbr members

ttwarrior1 · 02-20-13, 02:58 PM

multi entry, lol lol lol

pass

side bet anyone that someone will win with more than 1 entry?

RealMadrid · 02-21-13, 03:54 AM

Originally posted by Wulfman14

damn fantasy seems to be becoming more popular than sports betting .

in my opinion, not for the long time...like bet exchanges.

Wrigley · 02-21-13, 05:19 PM

Originally posted by DraftKingsJosh

It's definitely a fun *and legal* alternative. Daily fantasy is getting bigger and more popular, which makes us able to keep increasing the prize pools.

I might try it out come baseball season make day to day much funner

mr. leisure · 02-21-13, 06:29 PM

Looks good josh

DraftKingsJosh · 02-22-13, 09:23 AM

Originally posted by mr. leisure

Looks good josh

Thanks! Let me know if you have questions