There are many parallels and lessons that can be learned for your daily fantasy baseball tournament play based on backgrounds in other games such as tournament poker or thoroughbred handicapping. MLB DFS, like those other two pursuits, is a game where you have multiple opportunities daily to get in on the action in a high-variance […]

One of the stumbling blocks that new daily fantasy baseball gamers have to overcome is the way in which they’ve been trained to value certain statistics. When a kid is becoming a baseball fan, his interpretation of what is most important will come largely from the way certain events are celebrated by the announcer or […]

Football is the undisputed DFS Prom King, but in terms of the truly daily sports, nothing approaches the popularity of the NBA. On the major sites, you will find the head-to-head lobby filled with players from the micro-stakes all the way up to the five-figure buy-ins. The GPP and 50/50 lobbies are stuffed with huge […]

One of the most essential tools in the arsenal of a good DFS player, regardless of sport, is a solid set of research sources to call upon in their daily routine. Hockey is no exception, and just as in every other sport, there are advanced statistics documenting what’s going on over at the frozen pond.

In terms of selling a fight with pre-fight hype and trash talk, Irishman Conor McGregor might just be the pound-for-pound best in the world.

On Friday, StarsDraftofficially launched. The site, formerly Victiv, is owned by Amaya Gaming, the parent company of PokerStars, and continues to promote one of Victiv’s promotional staples, the Bankroll Builder. Week 1 of the NFL season officially begins on September 10 with a game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the now-not-Tom-Brady-less New England Patriots.

In breaking news, Amaya, the parent company of PokerStarsand Full Tilt, made good on its promise to enter the daily fantasy sports world before football season started by acquiring Victiv. The site will be renamed StarsDraftand, according to a press release, will be “initially launched at StarsDraft.com in select US markets and later through the […]

On Wednesday, Online Poker Report’s Chris Grove (pictured) published a series of Tweets regarding the legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS). As we’ve written about before, Nevada gaming officials are digging into the legality of DFSand could potentially shut the industry down in the state or change the way it’s taxed and licensed. Other states […]

According to Online Poker Report (OPR) and a Tweet from ESPN writer David Purdum, Nevada Gaming Control Board officials have begun examining the legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS), which US players can play on sites like FanDueland DraftKings for real money.

In recent days, PokerStars, the world’s largest online poker site, has been surveying players about daily fantasy sports. Why? As we’ve reported here before, PokerStars is launching its own DFS site or acquiring an existing one, potentially by the start of football season.

Once again, the action will be hot and heavy on Saturday night over at DraftKings, where they are offering up MLB tourneys at every buy-in level imaginable. One of the features is the 2015 MLB All Star Game VIP Experience tourney, where a mere $3 entry gets the winner an All Star Game trip including […]

One of the biggest rumors this week in the online poker world has Amaya Gaming, the parent company of PokerStarsand Full Tilt, purchasing DraftDay, a US-facing daily fantasy sports site.

This author met longtime PocketFiver and World Poker Tour host Tony Bond18Dunst (pictured) in Los Angeles during the American Poker Awards cocktail hour. When asked what else he was doing besides producing content for WPT broadcasts, Dunst quickly responded, “Playing daily fantasy sports,” or DFS. We caught up with him during Monday’s WPT Championship dinner […]

With the usual full schedule of quality matchups, the action looks very strong on Saturday night over at DraftKings, where, as always, they are offering up MLB tourneys at every buy-in level imaginable. Let’s dig in and see if we can uncover a play or two that unlocks the bundle of cash!

This week’s FanDuel Sunday Million is offering up $2 million in prize money, with 91,954 entrants competing for a $200,000 top prize. Payouts will be issued to 19% of the field (17,475 places), so since you’re watching anyway, make Championship Sunday a little more fun and get in! In last week’s three-way tie for first, […]