Florida set to ban Draft King and Fan Duel

**thunderous** · 10-22-15, 09:06 PM

Great News! I hope more states follow suit.

**jjgold** · 10-22-15, 09:32 PM

It's over

**DOM_Toretto** · 10-22-15, 09:39 PM

Still don't understand why the haters on here are against DFS??????

Money to be made.

First step in legalizing sports betting.

Damn fools.

**goduke** · 10-22-15, 09:47 PM

They are sore losers because they donk off money every week and can't understand why they lose. What these idiots don't realize is if they ban draftkings what do you think would be their next target? With fantasy sports running sports betting is not the focus. People need to learn

**daneblazer** · 10-22-15, 09:50 PM

Illinios, Pennslvania will follow

then anywhere with a few Indian casinos after them

sites wouldn't listen to players. It's a shame but they ****** it up themselves

**That Dude** · 10-22-15, 09:56 PM

NBA and MLB commissioners both came out in supports of DFS in the last few days. With that much money behind them I think they are safe for the most part. Wouldn't surprise me to see some form of regulation but an outright ban is very unlikely.

**slambam** · 10-22-15, 10:00 PM

Already banned in many states, including Iowa where I am.

**daneblazer** · 10-22-15, 10:06 PM

Originally posted by That Dude

NBA and MLB commissioners both came out in supports of DFS in the last few days. With that much money behind them I think they are safe for the most part. Wouldn't surprise me to see some form of regulation but an outright ban is very unlikely.

There will be a legal showdown for sure. Too much $ involved not to be. They can't charge more rake than they do and have it sustainable. Take it out of their 50 trillion dollar advertising budget

**MoneyLineDawg** · 10-22-15, 10:06 PM

A microcosm of what's wrong with America

The next time they focus on an issue or problem that actually matters in society will be the first.....Fukk em all

**Goat Milk** · 10-22-15, 10:07 PM

NFL only survives because of fantasy football. It turned the league around.

**daneblazer** · 10-22-15, 10:17 PM

Perhaps if they were a little more subtle with their advertising they would be catching such heat? It's fukking eeeeeeeverywhere. And respectable people shilling for it too. I don't need Bill Cowher telling me his best fanduel values before the game

**Vegas39** · 10-22-15, 10:17 PM

Originally posted by Goat Milk

NFL only survives because of fantasy football. It turned the league around.

League worth 45 Billion + and fantasy saved them

**Goat Milk** · 10-22-15, 10:22 PM

Originally posted by Vegas39

League worth 45 Billion + and fantasy saved them

Check how much viewership has gone up over the years. Going up every year. That's why league is worth as much as it is. Viewership = revenue, obviously.

Fantasy exploding more and more. More youth getting into it. Numbers growing much higher.

Why do you think Adam Silver wants to legalize gambling and is pro daily fantasy?

He knows that it can take associations/leagues to new heights

We've already seen it with NFL.....

Why was MLB most viewed sport in the US for years?

Until what?

Until Fantasy Football exploded.

Do some research and you'll find the correlation

Common sense

**TheMoneyShot** · 10-22-15, 10:43 PM

Goat you're out of your mind pal.

Fukking fantasy leagues made the NFL? This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

**Kermit** · 10-22-15, 10:52 PM

Originally posted by TheMoneyShot

Goat you're out of your mind pal.

Fukking fantasy leagues made the NFL? This is the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

I have to admit that I know many people that have bought the NFL ticket on Direct TV just to watch obscure games now because of Fantasy. Fantasy football has made even the worst games of the week worth watching. It is also not unusual to hear the commentators talking about player's fantasy stats in games.

It certainly didn't make the NFL, but it is making it more interesting and appealing to casuals as well as hard core fans.

**Vegas39** · 10-22-15, 10:55 PM

Originally posted by Kermit

I have to admit that I know many people that have bought the NFL ticket on Direct TV just to watch obscure games now because of Fantasy. Fantasy football has made even the worst games of the week worth watching. It is also not unusual to hear the commentators talking about player's fantasy stats in games.

It certainly didn't make the NFL, but it is making it more interesting and appealing to casuals as well as hard core fans.

Sure there are more casual fans no argument with that. Goat saying NFL only survives because of fantasy is idiotic

**Kermit** · 10-22-15, 10:57 PM

Originally posted by Vegas39

Sure there are more casual fans no argument with that. Goat saying NFL only survives because of fantasy is idiotic

Yeah, I don't know where he came up with that from. If Obama came out tomorrow and banned everyone in America from playing Fantasy Football with the penalty of death, the NFL would still continue to survive.

**daneblazer** · 10-22-15, 10:57 PM

Look at March Madness. Would it be around if people didn't fill out brackets? Yes. Would it be nearly as popular? No

**Kermit** · 10-22-15, 11:02 PM

Originally posted by daneblazer

Look at March Madness. Would it be around if people didn't fill out brackets? Yes. Would it be nearly as popular? No

That is a good point.

I used to run weekly Football polls back in the 90's and early to mid 2000's and the amount of people that played them that didn't know shit about football was amazing.

**Goat Milk** · 10-22-15, 11:46 PM

I didn't mean NFL wouldn't survive without fantasy

My point is NFL is thriving now with fantasy

You guys never answered any of my points.

Why is there a huge correlation between the increased popularity of fantasy and the NFL revenue over last decade?

Why has baseball diminished as the top watchable sport in the US?

They're even doing fantasy segments on ESPN now.

Without fantasy NFL would not be the number 1 sport in America -- and it never was -- until fantasy came into the picture....

Anyone like silver that wants to legalize gambling is simply looking out for their business revenue.

To say Goddell has done all this for NFL is simply incorrect. Invention of fantasy football fukkin took the NFL to a new height.

**jjgold** · 10-23-15, 07:03 AM

Lol

NFL was always big

Fantasy overrated

**swordsandtequila** · 10-23-15, 07:29 AM

Fantasy has played a big roll in the surge of the NFL's popularity, but straight up gambling is and always was the driving force. None of the major sports would have the ginormous tv contracts (i.e. the source of most of their riches) without both. People are fooling themselves if they think otherwise.

Oh, and morning shift va-JJ, you're a clown.

**konck** · 10-23-15, 07:33 AM

Originally posted by DOM_Toretto

Still don't understand why the haters on here are against DFS??????

Money to be made.

First step in legalizing sports betting.

Damn fools.

It would make sense that DK and FD have a few employees on this site who else backs cheaters who got caught stealing millions from the public

**shaunovery** · 10-23-15, 07:40 AM

Sooner the better, when they eventually come across the pond it will explode

**SteelRain** · 10-23-15, 07:41 AM

Smallworld fantasy basketball in the late 1990/early 2000s were the best. Good Times.

**jjgold** · 10-23-15, 07:57 AM

Shows how hard sports betting will be too pass

**konck** · 10-23-15, 07:57 AM

Hard to figure out why the government doesn't just boot these scammer and take over using profits
for SS and such poker itself could support SS d with a very strong online gaming commission it gives
Joe Public a fair shake ....maybe Trump will do it

**swordsandtequila** · 10-23-15, 07:59 AM

Originally posted by konck

It would make sense that DK and FD have a few employees on this site who else backs cheaters who got caught stealing millions from the public

You mean like Wall Street?

**Optional** · 10-23-15, 08:00 AM

The big two went silly with too many ads and made themselves a big target plus an annoyance to people who didn't care either way previously.

**WadeSurge** · 10-23-15, 08:20 AM

Originally posted by Optional

The big two went silly with too many ads and made themselves a big target plus an annoyance to people who didn't care either way previously.

Exactly. An ad every commercial break during any sporting event, sometimes multiple times for both sites during a single commercial break. Shit is ridiculous.

**Buffalo Nickle** · 10-23-15, 08:28 AM

Apparently you can only get away with this stuff on Wall Street where if you F up, the govt not only upholds it but gives you a bonus.

Not sure you can even say this was totally unethical. Just guys knowing how the system works and using that to their advantage. I have even heard that is what America is all about. They sure don't think the same about high frequency trading because it is the billionaires making the $$$.

**jjgold** · 10-23-15, 08:32 AM

Would been OK if they stayed under the radar

**Buffalo Nickle** · 10-23-15, 08:37 AM

The companies should have done something about it when all their guys were making millions. But those were the guys that designed the system so probably hard to cut them off. All these guys came from poker and sportsbooks. They created a system they could take advantage of.

**Microphone** · 10-23-15, 08:46 AM

Originally posted by Kermit

Yeah, I don't know where he came up with that from. If Obama came out tomorrow and banned everyone in America from playing Fantasy Football with the penalty of death, the NFL would still continue to survive.

It would, right down with MLB.