Fantasy Sports

Associated Press: DraftKings, FanDuel Under Intense Scrutiny

(Associated Press) - Think wagering $20 to win $1 million by picking a winning combination of NFL players for a fantasy team this Sunday is gambling? The league says it isn't.

So do fast-growing daily fantasy sports companies like DraftKings and FanDuel that offer the games and advertise with the long gambling-adverse pro football organization.

Submitted by Associated Press on, Sep/14/2015

Fox Sports FanDuel NFL Fantasy Player of the Day Travis Kelce

Travis Kelce was named FanDuel.com’s NFL Fantasy Player of the Day Sunday during Fox Television’s early day broadcast, and there was good reason for this.

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Kelce was their featured receiver in the first quarter of Sunday's game against the Houston Texans. 

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Sep/14/2015

Daily Fantasy F***ed Looks at the Man Behind DFS Site Swagger Stadium

Gambling911.com Sister site DFS911.com begins its new series called “Daily Fantasy F***ed” whereby they look at some of the – excuse our French – f***ed up occurrences taking place in the world of Daily Fantasy Sports.

Submitted by Payton on, Sep/13/2015

Vikings-49ers Monday Night Football Betting Line: Daily Fantasy Sports Picks

Gambling911.com has your Vikings-49ers betting line and Daily Fantasy Sports picks for Week 1 of the 2015 NFL season.

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Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Sep/13/2015

Eagles-Falcons Monday Night Football Betting Line: Daily Fantasy Sports Picks

Gambling911.com has your Eagles-Falcons betting line and Daily Fantasy Sports picks for Week 1 of the 2015 NFL season.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Sep/12/2015

Saints-Cardinals Betting Line: Daily Fantasy Sports Picks

Gambling911.com has your Seahawks vs. Rams betting line and Daily Fantasy Sports picks for Week 1 of the 2015 NFL season.

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Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Sep/12/2015

Browns-Jets Betting Line – Week 1 NFL 2015: Under Temptation

Gambling911.com has your Browns-Jets betting line for Week 1 of the 2015 NFL season.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Sep/12/2015

Packers-Bears Betting Line, Daily Fantasy Sports Picks: Rodgers a DFS ‘Must'

Gambling911.com has your Packers-Bears betting line and Daily Fantasy Sports picks for Week 1.  

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Sep/12/2015

Colts-Bills Betting Line, Daily Fantasy Sports Picks: Why the Under is Hot

Gambling911.com has your Colts vs. Bills betting line and Daily Fantasy Sports picks for Week 1.  

Buffalo was coming into this game as a +2.5 home underdog.  The total was set at 45. Just shy of 80% of those betting this game were backing Indianapolis, though the volume was not as high as the Dolphins-Skins or Packers-Bears games. 

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Sep/12/2015

Dolphins-Redskins Betting Line, Daily Fantasy Sports Picks: 90 Percent on Miami

Gambling911.com has your Dolphins-Redskins betting line and Daily Fantasy Sports picks for Week 1.  

The line on this game was Dolphins -3 with a total of 43.5. Nearly 90% of the action was on Miami, making them a must cover for bookies on Sunday. The Dolphins are the most wagered on side Sunday along with Green Bay.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Sep/12/2015

San Diego Chargers Fantasy Football Picks 2015: Phillip Rivers, Ladarius Green

Gambling911.com has your San Diego Chargers Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Rivers comes into the season priced right around $7K. 

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Sep/11/2015

New DFS911.com Series ‘Daily Fantasy F***ed’ to Focus on Seedy Side of Sector

You’ve asked for it and DFS911.com in conjunction with sister site Gambling911.com have heard you loud and clear.  Introducing “Daily Fantasy F***ed”, a new series of articles that will focus on the seedy side of the Daily Fantasy Sports world.

Submitted by Jagajeet Chiba on, Sep/11/2015

Philadelphia Eagles Fantasy Football Picks 2015: Sam Bradford a ‘Must’ for Week 1

Gambling911.com has your Philadelphia Eagles Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Sep/11/2015

New York Giants Daily Fantasy Football Picks 2015: Eli Manning a Solid Choice Early

Gambling911.com has your New York Giants Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Sep/11/2015

New Orleans Saints Daily Fantasy Football Picks 2015: Avoid Drew Brees?

Gambling911.com has your New Orleans Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, Sep/10/2015

Vanity Fair Includes Men Behind DraftKings and FanDuel in ‘New Establishment 2015’

Vanity Fair on Thursday featured a piece profiling the men behind Daily Fantasy Sports biggest sites, DraftKings and FanDuel: Nigel Eccles and Jason Robins.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Sep/10/2015

Minnesota Vikings Daily Fantasy Football Picks 2015: Teddy Bridgwater, Charles Johnson

Gambling911.com has your Minnesota Vikings Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Sep/10/2015

Kansas City Chiefs Daily Fantasy Football Picks 2015: Alex Smith, Jeremy Maclin

Gambling911.com has your Kansas City Chiefs Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Sep/10/2015

Jacksonville Jaguars Top 10 Fantasy Unit in 2015 Says Berry

Matthew Berry of ESPN.com has gone out on a limb to suggest that the Jacksonville Jaguars will finish the season as a top 10 defensive unit. 

This is great news for season wins total bettors, who can get the Jags at just -120 to win six or more regular season games.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Sep/10/2015

Detroit Lions Daily Fantasy Football Picks 2015: Matthew Stafford, Golden Tate

Gambling911.com has your Detroit Lions Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Sep/10/2015

Denver Broncos Daily Fantasy Football Picks 2015: Peyton Manning, Owen Daniels

Gambling911.com has your Denver Broncos Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Submitted by Mary Montgomery on, Sep/09/2015

Amaya Enters U.S. Daily Fantasy Sports Market by Launching StarsDraft by PokerStars

Austin, TX - Amaya Inc., (Nasdaq: AYA, TSX: AYA) (“Amaya”), a leading consumer technology company and owner of PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, today announced the launch of StarsDraft by PokerStars, a Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) website, ahead of the start of the NFL season. Amaya acquired Austin-based DFS site Victiv.com in August and its management team, led by CEO Matthew Primeaux, has re-branded the site and integrated it into the PokerStars platform.

Submitted by Press Release on, Sep/09/2015

Daily Fantasy Site Swagger Stadium Says ‘All is Good’ as Players Suffer

Should Daily Fantasy Sports sites be regulated and licensed?  We here at Gambling911.com say this may be necessary as a few of the early sites begin to slow pay and no pay their customers. 

While it is nearly impossible to escape the DraftKings and FanDuel ads that have proliferated our television screens of late, the sad reality is that some folks wrongly believe the industry is safe.

Submitted by Nagesh Rath on, Sep/08/2015

Daily Fantasy Sports Football Championship to Reward $150K With Just $2 Entry

The leading white label software provider for Daily Fantasy Sports operators has just announced its inaugural $150,000 online Fantasy Football Championship for 2015.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Sep/08/2015

Tony Romo Daily Fantasy NFL Salary, Profile September 2015: A Promising Month

The Dallas Cowboys starting quarterback Tony Romo Daily Fantasy NFL salary had him priced at $7.3K at Star Fantasy Leagues, a leading Daily Fantasy Sports site. 

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Sep/07/2015

Cincinnati Bengals Daily Fantasy Football Picks 2015: Andy Dalton, Jeremy Hill

Gambling911.com has your Cincinnati Bengals Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Sep/07/2015

Chicago Bears Daily Fantasy Football Picks 2015: Jay Cutler, Eddie Royal

Gambling911.com has your Chicago Bears Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Starting quarterback Jay Cutler enters the season priced at $6.8K.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Sep/07/2015

Carolina Panthers Daily Fantasy Football Picks 2015: Cam Newton, Greg Olsen

Gambling911.com has your Carolina Panthers Daily Fantasy Football picks for 2015 with early season pricing courtesy of StarFantasyLeagues.com and subject to change.

Starting quarterback Cam Newton comes in priced at $7.6K.  Newton has consistently averaged better than 24 fantasy points per season though that average has dropped slightly each season since his rookie year.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Sep/07/2015

Another Daily Fantasy Sports Site Going Under: Swagger Stadium Not Paying

Gambling911.com is receiving reports that another Daily Fantasy Sports site, Swagger Stadium, is having difficulty paying customers while support is nonexistent. 

G911 and sister site DFS911.com has previously reported on the closure of SideLeague.com and the slow pay issues at Draftster.com. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Sep/06/2015

Redskins Season Wins Total Betting Odds 6.5 With RGIII Demoted to Backup

The Washington Redskins season wins total betting odds were coming in at 6.5 with the OVER promising a potential payout of $165 for every $100 bet.

Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Sep/05/2015

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