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    Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    With the million commercials on TV I was wondering who here played there and if you like it or not?


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    Re: Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    Curious myself.
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    Re: Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    I started last week and it's addicting. There is a learning curve to it. My suggestion is to start in 50/50 .25 quarter leagues and stay out of multiple entry leagues. The odds are against you .
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    Re: Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    I spend a couple hundred bucks a year on football. I like it better than season long fantasy, and I only play the $25 entry million at FanDuel. I think I lost about $100-$200 last year. I seriously doubt I will ever cash in anything more than a nominal amount but it's fun.

    I know a kid who plays dozens of entries a week, math guy, seems to grind out a positive ROI but no super major hits yet. I think he won a few grand in one night in baseball, if he's hit for more he hasn't told me.
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    Re: Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    I hate the commercials with a passion, so annoying.
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    Re: Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    It's a scam where a few people "win" all of the money.

    No thanks.

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    Re: Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    Friend of mine won $5k this year in NFL week 1. I haven't played yet but probably will soon.

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    Re: Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    Quote Originally Posted by RedTeamGo! View Post
    It's a scam where a few people "win" all of the money.

    No thanks.
    It's absolutely not a scam in any way. However, only a few percent are going to be long term winners. It's gambling, this is surprising to people?
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    Re: Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    Quote Originally Posted by Redsfaithful View Post
    It's absolutely not a scam in any way. However, only a few percent are going to be long term winners. It's gambling, this is surprising to people?
    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...ntasy-football

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    Re: Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    I read that the day it came out - it isn't saying the sites are scams. It's saying most people are going to lose. This shouldn't be surprising.

    Do you think Las Vegas is a scam?

    For the site to be a scam they would have to be stealing money or not paying out legitimately somehow.
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    Re: Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    I am always wondering in the league with 1,000 people, how many of the players are bots ?
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    Re: Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    Quote Originally Posted by 19braves77 View Post
    I am always wondering in the league with 1,000 people, how many of the players are bots ?
    Most of them, read the article. Extremely intelligent mathematicians are creating and running algorithms to win millions. Anyone that signs up for those sites and plays anyone but other "fish" are sheep to the slaughter.

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    Re: Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    So long as each entry is owned by a real player, even mathematicians, it's not a bot in the sense that 19braves77 is talking about.

    Some poker sites had actual bots.
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    Re: Any of you guys play DraftKings or Fanduel

    Remember.... in gambling THERE HAS TO BE far, far more losers then winners.
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