So, I just joined Draft Kings...

[Spider-Dan]

MikeO, you are wrong.

In point of fact, picking various players from various NFL games DOES affect the outcome of 1 specific game: the game in which you are competing against your fantasy opponent (to see who gets more fantasy points that week).  So your rationale isn't even valid.

The law in question is the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006.  In that law, there is an exception for any contest that "has an outcome that reflects the relative knowledge of the participants, or their skill at physical reaction or physical manipulation (but not chance), and, in the case of a fantasy or simulation sports game, has an outcome that is determined predominantly by accumulated statistical results of sporting events, including any non-participant's individual performances in such sporting events."

In other words, fantasy sports are considered a game of skill.

[MikeO]

Actually you are wrong but I really don't care enough to argue this with you in circles.

[Phishfan]

The idea that daily fantasy sports are "games of skill" but poker is "gambling" is hilarious to me, but we all know the real reason why the definitions were worded that way: casino money in the pockets of politicians.

Actually the daily fantasy games were not invented until after the gambling law was passed so it probably wasn't even on lawmaker's nor the lobbyists radar at the time.

[VidKid]

Forget all the arguing, I just want to know how Brian did... are you rich yet?

[Brian Fein]

Forget all the arguing, I just want to know how Brian did... are you rich yet?

I won $38.50 on my $10 "entry fee."  I'm rich!

[Dolphster]

In Week 2, I won $105.50.  But my "investment" was $40.  So really it was only a $65.50 investment.  In Week 1, I put in $45 and didn't win a penny.  So I'm barely above the break even point for the season. 

I'm not playing a single Dolphin player this week.  So they will probably have a breakout game with the offense setting all kinds of records.   

[Brian Fein]

Week 3: I spent $11 of last week's winnings and joined 5 contests this week.  I won a whopping 50 cents.  This was my winning lineup:

QB   Aaron Rodgers   5 PaTD, 333 PaYds, 1 300+Pass, 16 RuYds   37.92
RB   Dion Lewis   30 RecYds, 5 REC, 1 RuTD, 37 RuYds   17.7
RB   Joseph Randle   3 RuTD, 87 RuYds, 18 RecYds, 2 REC   30.5
WR   Travis Benjamin   1 RecTD, 45 RecYds, 4 REC, 1 FUM   13.5
WR   Jarvis Landry   67 RecYds, 8 REC, -1 RuYds, 1 2PT   16.6
WR   Brandon Marshall   1 RecTD, 109 RecYds, 10 REC, 1 100+Rec, 1 FUM   28.9
TE   Rob Gronkowski   101 RecYds, 4 REC, 1 100+Rec   17.1
FLEX   Alfred Morris   19 RuYds   1.9
DST   Seahawks   2 SACK, 1 DefTD, 1 0 PA   18

Total: 182.12

I finished 17,237 place, which was top 10% of this league.  It was a 25-cent entry fee.

Imagine if I had Devonta Freeman instead of Alfred Morris...  Would have bumped me up to 850th place or so, for winnings of $2.50, 10X the entry fee.

[Tenshot13]

Okay, I joined FanDuel today and I've got 3 contests going on.  Already addicted lol.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Has anyone done both fan duel and draftkings?  what is the difference? 

[Brian Fein]

Okay, I joined FanDuel today and I've got 3 contests going on.  Already addicted lol.

you see how you can get roped in. 

Has anyone done both fan duel and draftkings?  what is the difference? 

I'm curious about this myself.  I think the difference is minimal.  Perhaps Tenshot can give some insight and we can openly compare and contrast.

[Tenshot13]

you see how you can get roped in. 
I'm curious about this myself.  I think the difference is minimal.  Perhaps Tenshot can give some insight and we can openly compare and contrast.

From your description in the opening comment, I would say they are pretty much identical, other than some user interface stuff on their websites.

Side note:  I did horrible on my first outing.  All my sleepers were duds and I picked the wrong studs.  No winnings this week 

[Brian Fein]

I'm in the money this week, hoping I don't get passed up by 80,000 people tonight.  Let you know later...

[Dolphster]

After doing great last week, I was severely humbled this week.  LOL

[MikeO]

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/06/sports/fanduel-draftkings-fantasy-employees-bet-rivals.html?_r=0

And now we have a scandal with Daily Fantasy Sports . Didn't take long

[Brian Fein]

Won $7 this week - basically broke even.  placed 69,633rd out of roughly 575,000 teams.  Here was my lineup:

QB   Aaron Rodgers   1 PaTD, 224 PaYds, 33 RuYds   16.26
RB   Devonta Freeman   3 RuTD, 81 RecYds, 68 RuYds, 5 REC   37.9
RB   Karlos Williams   1 RecTD, 30 RecYds, 40 RuYds, 3 REC   16
WR   Keenan Allen   1 RecTD, 72 RecYds, 4 REC   17.2
WR   Larry Fitzgerald   99 RecYds, 7 REC, 1 FUM   15.9
WR   A.J. Green   82 RecYds, 7 REC   15.2
TE   Jason Witten   57 RecYds, 4 REC   9.7
FLEX   Chris Johnson   11 RecYds, 83 RuYds, 3 REC   12.4
DST   Cardinals   1 SACK   1