DFS sites forced to pull out of Nevada until granted gambling licenses

[WVHillbilly]

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/a560...fantasy-sports-sites-ordered-shut-down-nevada

Thoughts?

How long until these sites start going down everywhere?

 

[smallfrie]

Already happening in Florida. I think other states are going to follow.

 

[Mr Sandbag]

This is sad, especially if they aren't granted a license to operate there in the near future.

 

[WVHillbilly]

This is sad, especially if they aren't granted a license to operate there in the near future.

Agreed. I think it likely hurts their cause with the DoJ investigations that are ongoing.

 

[bubbasbestbabe]

How can you have insider knowledge in fantasy football? There isn't any. All info about football is available to everyone. There's a thing called the internet, ya know? This is a none issue being used to get either a piece of the action or as an excuse to get rid of something that Vegas missed the boat on.

 

[WVHillbilly]

How can you have insider knowledge in fantasy football? There isn't any. All info about football is available to everyone. There's a thing called the internet, ya know? This is a none issue being used to get either a piece of the action or as an excuse to get rid of something that Vegas missed the boat on.

Actually in these games, knowing who your opponents as a whole picked can be a huge advantage. If you can hit on players who might be likely to succeed who your opponents aren't picking, you're much more likely to win. Picking against the majority is a major key to success in these games. So what these guys stand accused of is using the (secret) numbers from their own sites to play against the players on the other sites thus gaining an advantage their opponents do not have.

 

[Debi]

https://www.cardschat.com/news/amaya-pulls-back-on-starsdraft-in-wake-of-dfs-troubles-15972

 

[teepack]

Actually in these games, knowing who your opponents as a whole picked can be a huge advantage. If you can hit on players who might be likely to succeed who your opponents aren't picking, you're much more likely to win. Picking against the majority is a major key to success in these games. So what these guys stand accused of is using the (secret) numbers from their own sites to play against the players on the other sites thus gaining an advantage their opponents do not have.

Exactly. They were looking at players who were underutilized in their games and then using those players in games on their competitors' sites.

 

[Mr Sandbag]

From what I understand it's just one employee though. The entire business shouldn't be torn to shreds because of it. It's an opportunity to improve. I highly doubt the business model of these sites is to use lineup stats to win money at other sites. Just take a look at how much money they rake in contests like the Millionaire Maker every week. It would make absolutely no sense to compromise that.

 

[we will rock you]

this is a damn shame if dfs falls apart

 

[thesoxwin]

How can you have insider knowledge in fantasy football? There isn't any. All info about football is available to everyone. There's a thing called the internet, ya know? This is a none issue being used to get either a piece of the action or as an excuse to get rid of something that Vegas missed the boat on.

I do not know the advantage, but if there wasn't an advantage why do it in the first place? The internet doesn't have the inside information that this guy was using...to win.

 

[Mr Sandbag]

From what I heard he used stats about how often certain players were used in lineups, which basically allowed him to follow a contrarian strategy perfectly. Obviously not a guaranteed win but def an edge.

But apparently he was cleared of all wrongdoing (he received the stats after lineups were locked or something).