Chiefs Is there any way to escape this FanDuel/Draft Kings onslaught? - Page 5

Jim Jones · 09-14-2015, 12:39 PM

Holy shit, every other commercial yesterday was FanDuel/Draft Kings. Every other radio commercial is the same way. HOW MANY DIFFERENT PROMO CODES CAN THEY POSSIBLY HAVE THAT ALL GIVE YOU THE EXACT SAME DISCOUNT?!

Who is funding this stuff? They must be spending millions on top of millions for this promotional push.

**Nzoner** · 09-14-2015, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

still a healthy R.O.I. but the people entering 1 $25 entry to "win $1M dollars!" are playing against a loaded deck

you'd literally need to stumble into the perfect fantasy lineup ...

I usually enter 4 per week ... I finished like 17th once and every 0.1 points would win you another $1000

I was one ODB TD away from like $20,000 ... Giants were on the 3 ... I was having a panic attack

of course, it didn't happen

I've got a couple of interesting line-ups still in play tonight,nothing close to a million dollars but I'd sure as hell take another $700 for a $2 entry.

Hootie · 09-14-2015, 03:15 PM

well the $5M guaranteed pays out 20% of the entrees ... and 30% of the entrees submitted are "shit at the wall" lineups ... so you can realistically play the $5M guaranteed with 5-10 50/50 lineups and probably cash (with big score potential) almost as easy as playing the 50/50's where people don't use "shit at the wall lineups"

**TimBone** · 09-14-2015, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

they gave out over a billion dollars because they count your entry fee money as winnings ...

so if you spend $25 to win $45 they send you $70 and they count that as "giving out" $70 ... when you're really only winning $20

This math doesn't add up.

**Nzoner** · 09-14-2015, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Ceej

There's some real skill pumping out a shit ton of lineups out trying to win some money.

Tell you one thing I've learned is don't be afraid to take a chance on some no names or off the radar guys even if it means being 4-5 thousand dollars under the cap.

Hell tonight in a few contests I've got names like Leonard Hankerson,Levine Toilolo and Riley Cooper starting.

Hootie · 09-14-2015, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TimBone

This math doesn't add up.

You're right.

User error.

They pay out 90% of the money that is collected. Approximately.

So if they collect $10B in entry fees ... they truly do pay out $9B. It's utterly meaningless, though.

Their bottom line is probably about an 8% total rake (less rake for bigger money contests). I assume 5-7.5% of that goes to the cost of running their business ...

I wouldn't be surprised if their profit is 0.5% of their total rake ... but if they are getting $1,000,000,000 in play ... that's a lot of ****ing money.

Hell, their profit might be far less than 0.5% now that I am running the numbers.

Hootie · 09-14-2015, 03:20 PM

most importantly, they pay taxes on their bottom line ... which is why "fantasy" is legal (A GAME OF SKILL!) and online poker is illegal (apparently no skill involved).

Just 'Merica being 'Merica

ChiliConCarnage · 09-14-2015, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

most importantly, they pay taxes on their bottom line ... which is why "fantasy" is legal (A GAME OF SKILL!) and online poker is illegal (apparently no skill involved).

Just 'Merica being 'Merica

Well that and the people who've historically lobbied hardest against sports gambling are all in and investors in DFS.

Hootie · 09-14-2015, 03:25 PM

make no mistake

DFS is going to make the owner's of the NBA, NFL and MLB a disgusting amount of money. Disgusting. It generates so much interest in these sports by the degenerates of America.

Hootie · 09-14-2015, 03:25 PM

(spoken by 1 of the degenerates of America)

**Nzoner** · 09-14-2015, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Hootie 2.0

(spoken by 1 of the degenerates of America)

this x 2

Hootie · 09-14-2015, 03:28 PM

which is why Adam Silver came out and lobbied for FanDuel ...

I like the NBA. I don't like watching 82 NBA games. When I have a FanDuel lineup going? I bought NBA TV for crying out loud

**gblowfish** · 09-14-2015, 03:29 PM

These guys are turning a whole generation of twenty somethings living in their mom's basements into degenerate compulsive gamblers.

And I wish that one dude in the now airbrushed red Brady jersey would stop putting both of his hands in his mouth up to the knuckles. God knows where his hands have been....

Bambi · 09-14-2015, 03:29 PM

KK is doing a Draft Kings spot right now, lol.

Bambi · 09-14-2015, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Ceej

There's some real skill pumping out a shit ton of lineups out trying to win some money.

Shit is loaded with bots.

Don't waste your time.

Bambi · 09-14-2015, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Nzoner

While it wasn't a huge win I did enter a $2 NFL tourney last December on Fanduel and won $700 so some of us peeons are winning a little.

I won $60 playing a CBB afternoon game with like 9 other guys.

I only trusted it cause it was a small pool of players so I knew no bots were going to swoop in at the last minute and take the pot.

That's what would constantly happen when I tried playing NBA. Funny how many of those "players" knew both Timofey Mozgov AND Mason Plumlee were going to go off on the same night.

"Amazing"

09-14-2015, 12:39 PM
Jim Jones Gettin T4iggy With It Join Date: May 2005 Casino cash: $9955155	Is there any way to escape this FanDuel/Draft Kings onslaught? Holy shit, every other commercial yesterday was FanDuel/Draft Kings. Every other radio commercial is the same way. HOW MANY DIFFERENT PROMO CODES CAN THEY POSSIBLY HAVE THAT ALL GIVE YOU THE EXACT SAME DISCOUNT?! Who is funding this stuff? They must be spending millions on top of millions for this promotional push.
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09-14-2015, 03:15 PM	#62
Hootie Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Casino cash: $10004900	well the $5M guaranteed pays out 20% of the entrees ... and 30% of the entrees submitted are "shit at the wall" lineups ... so you can realistically play the $5M guaranteed with 5-10 50/50 lineups and probably cash (with big score potential) almost as easy as playing the 50/50's where people don't use "shit at the wall lineups"
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09-14-2015, 03:20 PM	#66
Hootie Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Casino cash: $10004900	most importantly, they pay taxes on their bottom line ... which is why "fantasy" is legal (A GAME OF SKILL!) and online poker is illegal (apparently no skill involved). Just 'Merica being 'Merica
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09-14-2015, 03:25 PM	#68
Hootie Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Casino cash: $10004900	make no mistake DFS is going to make the owner's of the NBA, NFL and MLB a disgusting amount of money. Disgusting. It generates so much interest in these sports by the degenerates of America.
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09-14-2015, 03:25 PM	#69
Hootie Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Casino cash: $10004900	(spoken by 1 of the degenerates of America)
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09-14-2015, 03:28 PM	#71
Hootie Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Casino cash: $10004900	which is why Adam Silver came out and lobbied for FanDuel ... I like the NBA. I don't like watching 82 NBA games. When I have a FanDuel lineup going? I bought NBA TV for crying out loud
Posts: 56,356

09-14-2015, 03:29 PM	#72
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17666178 VARSITY	These guys are turning a whole generation of twenty somethings living in their mom's basements into degenerate compulsive gamblers. And I wish that one dude in the now airbrushed red Brady jersey would stop putting both of his hands in his mouth up to the knuckles. God knows where his hands have been....
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09-14-2015, 03:29 PM	#73
Bambi Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New York City Casino cash: $10036993	KK is doing a Draft Kings spot right now, lol.
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