DraftKings and FanDuel?

[TarHeelMark]

Anybody played either of these weekly fantasy football games? I've been tempted, but skeptically reluctant of wanting to dive into that money pit. Seems like an extremely easy way to lose some cash week after week.

I had one co-worker told me they played a $3 game, finished in the top ten and made $35; nothing to write home about, but at least he came out on the positive side.

 

[gteeitup]

i do both

also, there are many promo deals that will match your initial contribution...look for those.

 

[TarHeelMark]

i do both

also, there are many promo deals that will match your initial contribution...look for those.

have you had much success?

 

[keysersosay#1]

I have heard, again heard, that it is all a rip off . I do not bet really at all so I am not involved.

 

[gteeitup]

have you had much success?

i've had some...you have to play in many formats though in order to have "success".

don't recall a total from one game, but one time i put in $1 in four different leagues($4 total) and won $11 total.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

Anybody played either of these weekly fantasy football games? I've been tempted, but skeptically reluctant of wanting to dive into that money pit. Seems like an extremely easy way to lose some cash week after week.

This sums up how I feel about these two sites, and why I haven't tried them yet. Also have been mulling getting a 5-Dimes account but....that also seems like a great way to lose a lot of money.

 

[Raising Heel]

I would pay good money to not see their commercials 97 times during a game or on every website I visit.

If Peyton Manning ever did a Draft Kings commercial, I'm pretty sure the universe would collapse upon itself.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

I would pay good money to not see their commercials 97 times during a game or on every website I visit.

If Peyton Manning ever did a Draft Kings commercial, I'm pretty sure the universe would collapse upon itself.

I just hate when they put the Fruity Munch on the top shelf!

 

[gteeitup]

update...

just won $4.50 from $1 in one league...so yes, it's a process.

 

[TarHeelNation11]

Who wants to stake me on 5 Dimes? We'll split the winnings fiddy-fiddy

 

[Op2]

It amazes me that it's legal. It's clearly gambling.

I played a bit, a year or so ago, and I don't get the appeal. I like ordinary fantasy football way better, maybe because I do it with people I know and that's part of the fun. Then again, I've played Fan Duel with people I know too and it's still not much fun, for me at least.

The marketing angle seems to be that you can make money doing it. But of course, for every dollar one person wins, another person loses, and also people lose even more because the company has to run itself and make money. The TV ads, about a guy spending $200 and ending up with $50,000, or whatever, are incredibly cheesy. I feel like I'm watching an ad for the Psychic Friends Network or maybe the state lottery.

If your goal is to make money then there are many better ways. If your goal is to have an interesting competition involving friends, and maybe have some wagering involved to make it more interesting, you run it yourself without much problem and you'd avoid having a middle man take 10%, or the government 35% in the case of a big win.

To each his own, but it's not for me.