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Fantasy Baseball

Star Fantasy Reacts to HBO’s ‘Real Sports’ Piece About Daily Fantasy Sports

If you’re like us, you tuned in to watch Carl Quintanella’s portrayal of the daily fantasy sports industry on Tuesday’s Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel.  According to the FSTA, 41 million people played fantasy sports last year in the USA alone. It should come as no surprise that our burgeoning industry is capturing the curiosity of the media.

Submitted by Press Release on, Sep/26/2014

ABC News Report: ‘I Lost $70k Playing Fantasy Sports’

Fantasy Sports is gambling, hence, the activity does come with a fair amount of risk.  This is illustrated in a Sunday special from ABC News, which examines one Fantasy Football player who claims to have lost at least $70,000 betting on individual players in leagues offered at the likes of FanDuel.com and DraftKings.com.

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Submitted by Tyrone Black on, Sep/21/2014

$5 Billion in Bitcoin Fantasy Sports Contests Annually: Victiv.com Joins the Fray

Bitcoin + Daily Fantasy Sports contests could amount to big bucks.  Try $5 billion.

Fantasy Sports has always seemed like a promising area for Bitcoin acceptance, suggests Kenny Spotz of the CoinTelegraph.com.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Sep/18/2014

Fantasy Sports Players Are Giving Up Their Day Jobs

(Associated Press) - Cory Albertson was cruising at 30,000 feet and, like others on the plane to Detroit, taking care of some business on his laptop.

 

Submitted by Associated Press on, Aug/23/2014

PPH Sportsbook Betting: A Correlation Between Fantasy Baseball and Betting?

Some PPH bettors, including WagerHome.com patrons, might be under the impression that fantasy sports are more or less for children, while sports betting is for grownups. Perhaps there is a bit of truth to that, since sports betting is, for most, a more expensive pastime, and it is probably easier to understand pure numbers like home runs, RBI's, OPS (on base plus slugging), wins, strikeouts, etc. than to gain an instinct for the subtleties that are presented by an analysis of the odds on a baseball game. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/05/2014

Fantasy Baseball Hitter Advantages Week 3: Totals Betting Alert

Tristan H. Cockcroft of ESPN.com forecasted some vital Week 3 hitting advantages for both Fantasy Baseball aficionados and sports bettors alike.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Apr/15/2013

Fantasy Baseball Week 3 2013 Hot Pitcher Advantages to Watch: Cards Pay Off Big Time

Gambling911.com your hot Fantasy Baseball Week 3 2013 hot pitcher advantages that should prove of value to sports bettors as well and most certainly did during Week 2.

Submitted by Ean Lamb on, Apr/12/2013

Fantasy Baseball 2013 Week 2, Pitching Advantages and Bet The Cardinals

Fantasy Baseball 2013 Week 2 pitching advantages easily go to the St. Louis Cardinals based on past stats (assuming the starting pitcher of the opposing team sticks around for very long).  For sports bettors, the Cardinals should be atop your list of bets for Week 2.

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Apr/05/2013

Red Sox vs. Yankees Line – April 3: Latest Fantasy Baseball Player News

The Red Sox vs. Yankees line for April 3, 2013 had New York as a -118 favorite at Sportsbook.com.  This was compared to -125 at some other books.   Find Latest Fantasy Baseball Updates from Gambling911.com Here

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Apr/03/2013

2013 Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Rankings Released: Clayton Kershaw on Top

Tristan H. Cockcroft of ESPN.com has released the first 2013 Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Rankings Tuesday April 2 that have the Los Angeles Dodgers Clayton Kershaw ranked number one ahead of pre-season favorite Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers. (Visit Gambling911.com regularly to get the most updated 2013 Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Rankings here)

Submitted by Don Shapiro on, Apr/02/2013

Phillies vs. Braves Betting Line: Jose Fernandez Most Added Fantasy Player

Carrie Stroup here with your Phillies vs. Braves betting line for April 1, 2013.  Find more MLB lines and claim your FREE $100 BET when you join Sportsbook.com here.  We also have an important Fantasy update on Jose Fernandez of the Florida Marlins. 

Submitted by Carrie Stroup on, Apr/01/2013

Fantasy Baseball 2013: Injured Stars Could be Bargains

ESPN.com’s Eric Karabell points out that a number of players will start the season on the Injured List and, when it comes to Fantasy Baseball in 2013, this could spell some pretty sweet bargains.

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Derek Jeter was the talk of Major League Baseball’s injured on Tuesday.  He’ll start the 2013 season on the DL due to an ankle injury.   

Submitted by Ean Lamb on, Mar/26/2013

Washington Nationals Odds to Win 2013 NL East

The Washington Nationals odds to win the 2013 NL East were at EVEN at Sportsbook.com, which was offering a FREE $100 BET to new signups here.

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Mar/26/2013

2013 Fantasy Baseball Rankings – Pre Season

Numerous sites will feature their very own 2013 Fantasy Baseball rankings.  Gambling911.com has reviewed some of the more knowledgeable sites out there to get a better feel for which players in each position rank the highest.  For those of you looking to bet futures, be sure to check out Bookmaker here and receive up to $2500 in FREE CASH

Submitted by Dan Shapiro on, Mar/25/2013

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