A few weeks ago I found myself researching a company that had a betting game that has turned out to be a lot of fun -- FanDuel.
The basic idea is that you pick a standardized fantasy salary-cap sports team and play head to head or in large pools with other fantasy players, for money! Because fantasy sports are categorized legally as a game of skill, this game is not considered gambling. Think: the stock market, pretty much the same difference.
The first week that I played I just played two $5 games -- one head-to-head card and one pool game. I got creamed in both, and I took my research and licked my wounds and retreated to my fortress.
Last week I played two more $5 games, but this time I used some numbers based on Yahoo! Sports fantasy predictions. I won one and lost one, but I noticed some things.. Hmmm.. I tweaked my models for this week and I think I'm going to do a bit better <g>.
At any rate, it's a fun way to watch football but for heaven's sake don't play this without bringing the math.
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